Local media made it out Wednesday, August 1, 2012, to the National Shooting Complex to promote Alzafar Shriners Pulling for Kids – a charity clay shoot. Pulling for Kids is an exciting new event coming up on August 25 to raise money for Shriners Hospitals for Children in Houston and Galveston.
WOAI-TV’s own Cleto Rodriguez started the media coverage at 5 a.m. with his “Where’s Cleto?” segment. Members of the media competed with each other to find out who the real “top gun” is in San Antonio. Michael Garofalo (WOAI-TV), Eric Johnson (WOAI-TV), Mike Hernandez (KABB-TV), Raoul Cortez (KABB-TV), Joe Reinagel (KENS-TV), Bill Taylor (KENS-TV), Phil Anaya (KENS-TV) and Leland Outz (San Antonio Express-News) competed in a Media Challenge clay shoot to generate awareness for the event. The media winners will be announced at the Pulling for Kids event.
Pulling for Kids – a charity clay shoot is happening Saturday, August 25th from 9 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio. The skeet, trap and sporting clay shoot is limited to the first 500 people to register, so shooters are encouraged to sign up quickly. The fun includes valuable door prizes, a silent and live auction, along with breakfast, dinner and a post event celebration. For more information or to register for the event visit pulling4kids.org.
ABOUT ALZAFAR SHRINERS & SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
Most know the Shriners as the jolly men sporting red fezzes, elaborate clown costumes and racing around in mini-cars during Fiesta and other area parades. However, behind the fez lies a serious business: raising funds for the 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children across the nation.
- Shriners Hospitals for Children provide medical care for children suffering from burns, orthopedic conditions, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate conditions
- The first Shriners Hospital for Children was opened in 1922 in Shreveport, LA
- Worldwide, nearly one million children have been helped regardless of a patient’s ability to pay
- Texas has two Shriners Hospital locations: Houston & Galveston. The Galveston Hospital is home to the world-renowned burn center
- Alzafar Shriners are headquartered in San Antonio and are celebrating their 97th year of service with more than 2,000 members
- The Alzafar Shriners have established their presence in 24 South Central Texas counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Dewitt, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kinney, Kerr, LaSalle, Maverick, McMullen, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Wilson, Zapata & Zavala
- Alzafar clubs are located in Laredo, Canyon Lake, Medina Lake, Kerrville, Seguin/New Braunfels and Del Rio
- Each year, more than 700 children from San Antonio and South Texas are treated at Shriners Hospitals for Children
- Alzafar Shriners log more than 40,000 miles a year transporting patients to a Shriners Hospital for Children in Texas