Student 19 is 6-years-old, and she hopes to go to an outside camp, especially Sunny Fox Farm horse camp, while both her parents are working full-time over the summer. The family is catching up from some financial upheavals over the last year and getting back on their feet.

WGN donated $250.00 to help this student with horse camp at Sunny Fox Farm in Wimberley!! 

Student 18 is 12-years-old and started Boy Scouts this year. He hopes to be able to go on his first summer camping trip to Colorado with his troop. His mom is recently divorced and works in Wimberley, earning at 150% of the federal poverty limit.  This family received help from WGN and from Wimberley Boy Scouts.

WGN donated $250.00 to help this student with Boy Scouts summer camp in Colorado! 

Student 17 is 5-1/2 years old and goes to Blue Hole Primary School. He can’t wait for June to learn all about horses at Sunny Fox Farm summer camp. His single mom works full-time, earning 150% of the federal poverty limit. She is thankful for camp for her son that will be a good break for him while she is caring for live-in family going through cancer treatments. If you want to help this family, call or text 512-648-4400.

WGN donated $250.00 to help this student with Horse Summer Camp at Sunny Fox Farm in Wimberley! 

Student #16 is an eight-year-old WISD student excited about the 8-weeks of sports summer camp at the YMCA. He hopes to go and play basketball, soccer, tennis and swim and decide what sport he loves the most to focus on at school. His single mom only earns at 150% of the federal poverty limit and struggles to pay bills. Please help Student 16 make it to summer camp so he can find the sport that he loves! This family received a scholarship from the Y and from WGN.

WGN donated $220.00 to help this student with Sports Summer Camp at the Dripping Springs YMCA.

Student #15 is a 16-year-old WISD student on a quest to be an Eagle Scout like his two older brothers. He is out of popcorn credit and needs financial help for summer camp at Lost Pines. His single mom is a teacher’s aide and cleans cabins, earning at 150% of the federal poverty limit. Please help Student 15 make it to summer camp so he can earn merit badges to be an Eagle Scout! 

WGN donated $250.00 to help this student with Summer Camp at Lost Pines Boy Scouts.

Student #14 is 11-years-old and loves participating with his boy scout troop here in Wimberley. This July, the troop will be traveling to the Black Forest of Colorado to pick up some merit badges, and he hopes to be able to go. His mom thinks it will be one of the best experiences he’s had in his life. She is separating from the father, earning at 150% of the federal poverty limit and having a hard time covering bills. Please help Student 14 make it to summer camp! 

WGN donated $250.00 to help this student with Boy Scout Summer Camp

Student #13 is a 14-year-old girl, who needs help with her Spanish class. She is trying to keep her grades high enough to make it to honors classes at Wimberley High School and then attend college on scholarships.  She loves to speak Spanish and thinks it’s very important for her resume. Her mother is a struggling single mother who works full-time and earns 150% of the federal poverty level.  The Spanish tutor costs $25/class.

$250.00 has been donated to help this student with a Spanish tutor! 

Student #12 is a bright, active 12-year-old student who needs help with junior high school math. His single mother recently had a car wreck, works full-time in Wimberley and struggles paying bills.

$200.00 has been donated to help this student with a math tutor! 

Students #11 are a 12-year old boy and 9-year-old girl who hope to continue playing in WYSA sports. Their parents are struggling under the weight of unexpected medical expenses and missed time from work. They are a very active family in Wimberley that have grown up very involved with sports here and need help to cover this current season of WYSA baseball for their son, and softball for their daughter. Baseball costs $200 and softball is $165 for the season from February – May 2023.  Please help this family experiencing a temporary set back.

$365.00 has been donated to help these students play sports in Wimberley! 

Student #10 is 6-years-old.  She’s been taking a free children’s cheer class at church and loves it so much that she’s teaching herself cartwheels.  She spends most of her time practicing cheering and tumbling, and hopes to take an advanced class at Dance Elite in November to learn better techniques.  Her mom and dad have a household of young children and have recently moved in with her parents and are having a hard time making ends meet with his salary and the cost of living. Please help their daughter with Dance Elite class for 4 months that will cost $300.

$300 has been donated to help this student with dance class from Dance Elite! 

Student #9 is 14-years-old. He’s home-schooled at Texas Prepratory School — a public online school where he interacts daily with teachers and students.  Home-schooling was a requirement because his mother had a kidney transplant, and her doctors worried she’d be vulnerable to Covid-19 if her son returned to school.  He previously attended Jacobs Well Elementary and then Danforth Jr. High. He’s a bright student and now thriving with this program.  Her son’s an avid fisherman and would like to be a professional fisherman.  Mom is just now getting back to work and applying for jobs. She needs help paying for his Spectrum internet so that he can complete his school work.  She qualified for the Affordable Connectivity Program with the $30 credit, so their monthly bill will be $53.62/month.  Please help her son with 4 months of internet, costing $214.45, while she gets back on her feet. 

If you’d like to help the family in other ways, please call or text 512-648-4400.

$214.45 has been donated to help this student use the internet for home-schooling! 

Student #8 is 15-years-old and a developed artist for her age, winning awards.  She is a gifted high-school student, too, with As in her classes.  A family friend gave her a children’s guitar when she was ten because of her growing interest in music.  Student #8 has been longing to learn to play as a musical escape, especially from her worries over her mom’s recent health problems.  Her mom is a house cleaner and plans to be back on her feet in 8 weeks, earning enough to cover all her bills, plus a few extras for her daughter.  The guitar classes from a local teacher are $25/ week.  Please help her daughter with 8 weeks of class for $200.  The guitar she’s been using is in pretty bad shape, if you would like to donate a used adult guitar, call or text 512-648-4400.

Guitar with case — donated!

Student #8 is very thankful for a community member who donated two weeks of class and a generous local foundation that donated an additional eight weeks of guitar class.

Student #7 is almost 11-years-old. He wants to play trumpet at Danforth Jr. High beginning band.  He passed audition and hopes to play the same instrument that his mom played in junior high thru high school.  Unfortunately, mom lost her trumpet in the flood, but another family member had one to give him.  They took it to Strait Music for a cleaning and tuning, which will cost $122.  A refurbished mouthpiece to fit his mouth is $52, and a tuner is $42.  Strait Music gave WGN a discount and does not charge sales tax to a nonprofit.  His mom needs the help because she has not been able to get child support and works full-time as a tank truck driver.  Please help her son, so that he can play the trumpet in band this 6th grade! 

$216 has been donated to help this student play the trumpet!

Student #6 is 13-years-old. She’s been playing softball with WYSA and was invited to play with the All Stars softball team! She’s a hitter and gets up there and just wacks the ball. Because she’s so small, people don’t expect her to be that good, but she is, and thrives at it. Her mom is divorced with 3 other children and is a popular third-grade teacher at Jacobs Well Elementary. She says she can’t downsize anymore and is having a hard time covering rent and other bills, so is taking on side work over the summer. Her daughter won’t be able to play without support. WYSA All Stars is $179 for this summer. They do not offer scholarships. 

$179 has been donated to help this student play All Stars!

Students 5 are two brothers and a sister.  The boys, who are 13- and 9-years-old, have always wanted to learn martial arts because their dad practiced martial arts when he served in the military.  Their little sister is 4-years-old, and she is in constant motion.  Mom wants her to go to the summer camp that teaches a lot of different types of movement, so she can find out what her daughter loves. Their dad is 100% combat disabled and their mom is his caretaker. They’re on a fixed income and have a very tight budget that pays for necessities. Summer camp is perfect for the kids because it doesn’t take a large time commitment, taking mom away from their father who needs full-time care. Please help their children with martial arts summer camp that costs $150/ child and gymnastics camp that is $120 for their daughter.

$420 has been donated to help these students go to summer camp!

Students 4 are a 7-year-old brother and 6-year-old sister who attend Blue Hole Primary.  They love to pretend they’re ninjas and are so excited to learn karate.  Their mom would like them to do a sport they can take together, too, for a bonding experience.  She is a teacher’s aide working toward her teaching certificate. Their father is between jobs and this is a temporary set back.  The karate class is one day a week from June – August and is $80.00 per child.  Karate uniforms are $35 each.  Please help their children with summer classes for $160 and karate uniforms for $70. 

$230 has been donated to help these students take karate this summer!

Students #3 are a brother and sister in sixth and seventh grade. The boy is age 11 and loves playing basketball all the time. He’d like to go to Texan Hoops Camp with his friends, starting on May 31st. His mom would also like him to try football camp in July.

The girl, age 13, is very athletic and would play any sport that fits in with her busy gymnastics schedule. She’s been competing in gymnastics since she was seven and placed 5th last week in the Gold Regionals 2022, which includes 7 states. She also loves playing volleyball and would like to go to camp in July. None of the camps offer scholarships.

Their mom is divorced without child support and has three jobs in Wimberley, including restaurant work, and elder care. Volleyball camp is $60. Basketball camp for her son is $75 and then football is probably $60. She has bills for gymnastics due in June. She asked if we can possibly help them find a sponsor for her daughter, or she will have to pull her from the sport. Please call us at 512-648-4400, if you’d like more information to sponsor her daughter’s love for gymnastics.

Mom asked us to share these photos of her daughter with a great smile

$195 has been donated to help these students go to camp this summer!

Students #2 are sisters who are ages 5 and 12. They hope to be able to take dance camp over the summer.  The 5-year-old already dances about the house in joy. The 12-year-old loved dance class before her parents divorce. Their mom says her ex-husband isn’t paying child support, so she’s doing everything she can to keep up with the daily household bills. She is thankful for the community help because her oldest is going through some bad times and this would be a physical outlet for her and an opportunity to make friends with kids her age.

$325 has been donated to help these sisters go to dance camp!

All the items on their Wish List are purchased

Student #1 is 12 years old. He has been playing tennis in P.E. class and really enjoys it. His mom has been hoping that he’d find an athletic interest because of their rough year. She is a teacher’s aide, going through a divorce, and works part-time at a local grocery store.  Please help her son with  a tennis racket and shorts that are on the Wish List, $36 for a tennis physical, and $15 for the school t-shirt.

$50 has been donated to help this student play tennis!

All the items on his Wish List are purchased