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News/Celebrations
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Jordan Hancock and Kaitlyn Castro ...SHS Seniors....head up Operatio Warm Fuzzy Project
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The Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma is thrilled to announce "who" the Operation Warm Fuzzy Project Leaders are for the school year 2010/2011! And they are... Sherman High School Seniors Jordan Hancock and Kaityln Castro! Both of these outstanding young ladies have already made a delivery of beautiful OWF blankets to the center for our clients and they are now turning their attention to raising funds for the material to make more and more blankets. You can donate to the project online. We are thrilled that Jordan and Kaitylyn and carrying the torch to keep the OWF project going. It was founded in 2004 by 16 year old Sarah Fallon and has been sustained each year by outstanding teenagers.
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Knight Family Chiropractic shows "SWEET APPRECIATION" to our staff
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 Amy Knight and son Josh from Knight Family Chiropractic paid a visit to our center on Tuesday, August 11th to show their appreciation for the work we do in the community. Amy brought our staff a delicious cake to celebrate. We greatly appreciate Amy and Ryan Knight for their recognition of our center and for the efforts that provide to our community each year through their annual school supply drive. Thanks Knight Family Chiropractic!
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A BIG THANK YOU To the 2009 PARADE OF HOMES Builders, Sponsors & HBA GFC Members
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As part of the Home Builders Association of Grayson-Fannin-Cooke Counties’ 2009 Parade of Homes, a final total of $6,000 was contributed to the Child and Family Guidance Center of Texoma. The symbolic $5,000 check in this picture was presented during the Parade on behalf of the Association by Mr. Jason Sofey, Parade Chair and Area General Contractor, and received on behalf of the Center by Dr. Lanna McClain, the Center’s Board President and Area Pediatric Physician. Article and Photograph Provided By: Eugene H. Lund.
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CFGC Staff Appreciation Lunch...Fun had by All!!!
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 May 4th CFGC Staff was treated to a fun and relaxing lunch that included delicious food from LaMesa, sparking beverages, scrumptious desserts and chair massages by Tranquility Spa in celebration and appreciation for the wonderful work the therapists and front office staff provide to our clients.
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Wal-Mart Superstore in Sherman donates $1000.00 to CFGC
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 Rodney Gray froma Wal- Mart Superstore in Sherman, Texas presents Jessica Hamilton from CFGC with a $1000.00 check to help the center provide psychological services for low income families. CFGC is extremely grateful to Wal-Mart for their support to help Texoma families.
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Elias & Hanna Regensburger Foundation grants CFGC $3750.00 to help low income families
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 The Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma Board of Directors and staff extends their heartfelt appreciation to the Trustees of the Elias and Hanna Regensburger Foundation for their recent donation of $3,750.00. Board President, Dr. Lanna McClain states, “We are very grateful to the Regensburger Foundation for this generous gift that enables us to continue to provide critically needed mental health services to low income children and their families. This financial gift makes it possible for our therapists to bring hope and healing to Texoma families.”
Dr. McClain presented a certificate of appreciation to David Fourrier
of Chase Bank representing the Elias and Hanna Regensburger Foundation.
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Sherman Chamber's Vegas Nights Benefit Child & Family Guidance Center
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 Sherman Chamber President Traci Carlson presented a check totaling $1492.00 to Board President Dr. Lanna McClain at the Center’s April board meeting. Dr. McClain expressed gratitude by stating “We are very grateful to the Sherman Chamber for selecting our agency to be a charity recipient of your 2008 annual gala event. We want to thank all of the Sherman Chamber Vegas Nights Gala sponsors, volunteers, and staff who worked so hard to make the event a great success. The funds will help our agency to provide critically needed mental health services to low income children and their families.”
Left to right: April Patterson, Sherman Chamber Membership Services Liason, Dr. Lanna McClain, CFGC Board President, and Traci Carlson, Sherman Chamber President
Steve Matheny volunteers to be Child & Family Guidance Center 's "Handyman" |
Steve Matheny has volunteered to be CFGC 's Handyman...coming by each week to see what needs to be repaired and fixed. Steve can do anything when it comes to home repairs and landscape maintenance. Retired a few years from MEMC, Steve is happy to help out and keep CFGC looking great.
 We think Steve is GREAT!
Wal-Mart Superstore in Sherman donates to Child & Family Guidance Center |
We sincerely thank Bryan Lambert Sherman Wal-Mart Superstore manager for the $500.00 gift to the Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma. This gift enables us to provide psychological service to low income Texoma families. Thank you, thank you Bryan!
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Community Youth Support Child & Family Guidance Center |
A BIG Thank You to Kelsi Burnett, our Operation Warm Fuzzy (OWF) 2008/2009 Sherman High School Senior Volunteer.
Kelsi raises the funds for the material and along with her mother, Debbie (pictured) and Kelsi’s friends make the OWF Blankets that each new client at Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma receives at the end of their first session. Kelsi and friends have made over 100 blankets.
We are greatly blessed to have Kelsi carry on this wonderful tradition that was created by Sarah Fallon in 2004.
A BIG Thank You to All the Members of En Croix: Fellowship of Christian Dancers from Denison High School for bringing snacks to Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma for our children.
Not listed in order of photo
Lauren McCraw, President …(Lauren volunteered at the center during the summer of 2008), Meagan Humphreys, Berylynn Yates, Deanna Shives, Marlena Chuck, Emily Fuller, Nancy Romana, Andrus Piazza, not pictured, Kayla Winegeart, not pictured
Texoma Health Foundation awards CFGC $15,000 and representatives tour center |
CFGC board members enjoyed a visit from Texoma Health Foundation representives who toured the new Child & Family Guidance Center on August 28th. THF board president, Herman Ringler and president, Michelle Lemming, and assistant director, Michelle Daniels visited the center to meet board members and staff and to learn more about services that a recent grant will help fund. CFGC board members Tim Blalock, Lisanne Anderson, Joe Madden, Stacy Rake, and Gina Smith were on hand to thank the THF representatives personally for the recent grant of $15,000 to help serve uninsured and underinsured Texoma families.
Picured left to right: Joe Madden, Stacy Rake, Herman Ringler,
Gina Smith, Tim Blalock, Michelle Daniels, and Michelle Lemming
Pictured from Left to Right: Michelle Daniels,
Michelle Lemming, Tim Blalock, Herman Ringler,
and Lisanne Anderson
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Target Store Grants CFGC $1000.00 to help Low income Texoma Families
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CFGC received $1000.00 from the local Target Store in Sherman, Texas on August 5th, 2008. We are proud to have the support of Target. The funds will help us provide counseling services to low income families that are uninsured or underinsured. Thank you Target for being a great community leader and supporter of CFGC.
CFGC Receives $2,500.00 from Emerson Process Management/Fisher Controls International |
Brenda Hayward, Executive Director of the Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma gratefully accepts a $2,500.00 check from Dusty Payne, Human Resource Manager and Todd Lowe, Plant Manager of Emerson Process Management/FisherControls International. The funds will help augment the reduced fee scale provided to clients for services who are uninsured and/or underinsured. The company has been a long time supporter of CFGC through financial donations for program services, sponsorship of the Annual Harley event, and employee drives to provide snacks and program supplies for clients. Dusy Payne supports the organization through board membership and his tremendous advocacy of the agency at Emerson and throughout the community. CFGC and the community is blessed to have suppport of Emerson Process Management/Fisher Controls International Company. Thank you Dusty and Todd!
| Sherman Rotary Club grants CFGC $1,000.00 |
President Rad Richardson and Fellow Rotarians Joe Fallon, Jr., Mack Snider, and Frank Gadek accept a certificate of appreciation for the grant.
The funds will be combined with other donations to help augment the reduced fee structure at CFGC to help serve clients regardless of their ability to pay.
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Child & Family Guidance Center of Texoma
804 E. Pecan Grove Road,
Sherman, TX 75090
Phone 903-893-7768
Fax 903-893-4979
Email: help@cfgcenter.org
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