Spindletop Army Volunteers with YMCA in 2019
YMCA of Greater Houston With 25 centers across the Greater Houston area, the YMCA of Greater Houston is committed to building stronger communities for youth development. Values and skills learned early are vital building blocks for life. Because of the YMCA, more young people are taking a greater interest in learning and making smarter life […]
Spindletop Volunteers Judge Drone Racing Competition with Workshop Houston
All-Earth Ecobot Challenge Workshop Houston provides creative, technical and educational resources to at-risk youth. Their vision is to lay the groundwork for a just society by creating a community that provides children and teens with support, expanded opportunities and alternative definitions of success. In May 2019, Workshop partnered with the Harris County Department of Education […]
Spindletop Helps with Back to School Efforts at the CCSC
Christian Community Service Center (CCSC) serves the poor, hungry, disabled and otherwise needy while respecting their religious, ethnic, or cultural differences. Since 1986, CCSC has prepared under-resourced students through its Back to School program. This year, more than 6,500 children (Pre K— 12th grade) received grade appropriate school supplies and vouchers for uniforms and shoes. […]
Spindletop Volunteers Host a Play Day & Story Telling at Casa de Esperanza
The goal of Casa de Esperanza is to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect – one family at a time. Casa de Esperanza provides hope and healing for children and their families in the Greater Houston area whose lives have been disrupted by abuse, neglect, homelessness, poverty, substance abuse, parental incarceration and/or HIV-infection. […]
Spindletop Army Volunteers with the Citizens of Brookwood Community, 2019
2019 Volunteering at Brookwood Community The Brookwood Community is a residential facility and vocational program for adults with disabilities. Located in Brookshire, TX, Brookwood provides an educational environment that creates meaningful work, builds a sense of belonging and awakens genuine purpose in the lives of its citizens. In 2008, the Spindletop Greenhouse was built. The […]
54th Annual Spindletop Golf Tournament
Spindletop was founded with an invitational golf tournament in 1966, and it continues to be the world’s largest oil industry charitable golf tournament. Nearly 300 oil and gas executives gather annually to raise funds for Houston-area youth charities. Under the direction of the Spindletop Board of Directors and the Spindletop Tournament Committee, the two-day Spindletop […]
2018 Spindletop Holiday Ball
The Spindletop Holiday Ball continues to be the premiere event in the oil and gas industry. For 46 years, executives and their spouses have come together to celebrate the season of giving, to enjoy fellowship amongst their peers and help support Spindletop’s mission of funding youth charities. Each year the ballroom is beautiful with the […]
Good Times Rolled at the 2019 Mardi Gras Celebration!
Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez! The Spindletop Mardi Gras Celebration is rich in tradition! Held on the Friday night prior to the Lenten Season’s Ash Wednesday and during the excitement of the Mardi Gras season, 250 guests arrived at the beautiful Crystal Ballroom located in the historic Rice Hotel. Upon arrival, they were greeted by […]
From Spindletop Cooks Cookbook: Spindletop Iced Sugar Cookies
Spindletop Iced Sugar Cookies For Cookies: 1 cup sugar 1 cup Crisco 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups flour For Icing: 1 box powdered sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla Drops of milk Food coloring Sprinkles Cookies: Cream sugar, Crisco and egg together. Cream in vanilla. Add salt and flour, 1 cup at a time. Roll […]
Helpful Internet Resources for At-Home Schooling
In this unprecedented time of required homeschooling for everyone, patience is key. This may be the first time for a parent to experience being a schoolteacher, and we hope this advice from our beloved and wise Dr. Seuss will be helpful to parent and child! Just try to do your best, and do not worry […]