March/AprilTimbers 2013

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Isaiah 61:3
EST. 1974
Post Office Box 507 • Springville, AL 35146
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P.O. Box 507 • Springville, AL 35146
Phone (205) 467-6226 • Fax (205) 467-6206
March/April 2013
“So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified” Isaiah 61:3
Big Oak Ranch is a Christian home for children needing a chance. The
Ranch takes in children between the ages of six and eighteen who are
orphaned, abused, neglected, or homeless. Comfortable two-story
brick houses are home for up to eight children and a quality Christian
couple. Our houseparents provide the consistent love, discipline and
direction our children so desperately need and deserve.
April
Big Oak Ranch, Inc. is a non-profit, non-denominational organization that is privately funded. The ministry consists of:
A) Big Oak Boys’ Ranch in Gadsden, AL
B) Big Oak Girls’ Ranch in Springville, AL
C) Westbrook Christian School in Gadsden, AL
The Timbers mailing list is confidential and is not shared with any
other organization. Questions, comments or corrections should be
addressed to the attention of Rhonda Hindman.
Board Members
Big Oak Ranch is owned and operated by Big Oak Ranch, Inc.
and its board. We would like you to know our working Board
of Directors:
Miller Welborn (Chairman), President, Welborn &
Associates Inc., Lookout Mountain, TN
Patsy Burks, Chairman of the Board, Lighting & Lamp,
Birmingham, AL
Richard Grimes, Senior Vice President, RealtySouth
Birmingham, AL
Jim Leonard, Leonard Properties
Birmingham, AL
Darrell Piatt, Alabama Power (Retired)
Birmingham, AL
Sandy Sansing, Owner, Sandy Sansing Nissan, BMW &
Chevrolet, Pensacola, FL
William B. Eyster, Jr. (Board Emeritus), Eyster
Properties, Inc., Birmingham, AL
Randy Pittman, (Board Emeritus), Samford University,
Birmingham, AL
Darrell
Tracy
Brien
Lorien
Chase
Dylan
Jasmine
Justin “JP”
Beckcie
Amber
Eric
Autumn
Kaitlyn
May
04/01/95
04/03/95
04/03/95
04/03/95
04/04/95
04/09/98
04/09/98
04/19/96
04/21/05
04/23/94
04/23/97
04/25/01
04/25/97
Brooke
Sawyer
Brittney
Kylea
Kati Lin
Alex
Hope
Tucker
June
05/04/03
05/05/11
05/08/99
05/09/95
05/12/97
05/16/94
05/26/04
05/28/99
Caitlin
Gibbs
Tyler
Chris
Caleb
DeVernon
Cade
Rollins
Anna
Ciera
Vanessa
Norma
Blaze
06/02/94
06/02/11
06/07/95
06/15/96
06/19/97
06/21/95
06/22/12
06/23/10
06/24/03
06/24/00
06/27/95
06/27/01
06/29/96
ON THE COVER
Paige is 13 years old
and lives in the
Thompson Home
with his houseparents
Jae and Amy Thomas.
What is a Resource Family?
A Resource Family is one in which a child (children) would come to
your home to visit for either a weekend or an occasional week away
from Big Oak Ranch. The time commitment here would be anywhere
from 2-12 times per year.
If you and your family are interested in ministering to our children, often
times becoming a Resource Family to one child (children) is a great way
to get involved.
Many of our regular resource families come to know and love the child
they are sponsoring and become an extended family to them, such as an
Aunt or Uncle would be.
Omar Harris came by to visit. Omar came to live
with us when he was 14 years old and graduated
in 2002. He is now in the Air Force as a staff
sergeant. He visited with us for about an hour on
his way home to Tampa, FL where he is stationed.
Pictured left to right: Mr. Noel, Omar, John
Jenkins, Melissa Robinson and Donna Duke.
Please contact Lynn Hazard at (205) 467-6226, ext. 1215 at the Girls
Ranch or Donna Duke at (256) 892-0773 at the Boys Ranch if you would
like more information on becoming a Resource Family.
H
aving been here for nearly forty years, I have accumulated a file drawer full of
letters from current and former residents. Some days I sit and read through
them as a reminder of why we started Big Oak Ranch. They have literally
changed my life and further validate what the Lord laid on my heart long ago. So many
of these letters, cards and notes have simply said thanks to the Ranch staff for just being
there for each child. I have noticed that not one of them comment on the physical plant
or buildings. These are necessities that we have to have to raise our children, but what we
give our children goes far beyond that. The love and support that our houseparents and
staff give to our children are what these notes reflect each and every time.
One young 11 year old girl recently wrote a card and in her childlike writing she said,
“Thanks for all y’all do to take care of us.”
Just think the word “y’all” includes you, too. You are a very large part of the changes we
see everyday. We could not do what we do without you and your support for our children.
YOU are being used by GOD to literally transform these young lives. There would be NO
Big Oak Ranch without the Lord moving in your heart and spirit to support us.
I sure hope you enjoy the fruit of your labor as you look through these pages. Children’s
lives are literally being changed because of YOU. Thank you for being a useable tool in
GOD’S toolbox.
Thank you for loving our children!
Your friend,
John Croyle
Executive Director
John & Tee Croyle
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Is 18 years old
Has been a resident at Big Oak Ranch for almost 4 years
Lives in the McElrath Home with houseparents Barry and Donna Ryan
Is a member of Harvestfield Church and an active member of the youth group
Has a sister, Megan who lives in the Transition Apartments at Big Oak Girls’ Ranch
Is a junior at Westbrook Christian School
Played varsity football for three years
Is a member of the Chapel Committee at Westbrook
Is Vice President of the SGA at Westbrook Christian School
Is taking a welding course at Gadsden State while attending Westbrook
Volunteers at Big Oak Fire Dept. and taking courses to become a certified First Responder
Has worked part time at a local fast food restaurant for the past 3 years
Volunteers at the Salvation Army each month
Is a compassionate young man with a servant’s heart, and has publically shared his
personal testimony of salvation through Christ on several occasions
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A problem is an opportunity for you to do your best.
Aaron is a member of the
Civil Air Patrol and got
to fly for the
first time.
The Hannah Home lookin’ snazzy in their Easter best!
L to R: Trey,Casey, Isabelle, Chase, Juan, Jonithan and Khai
Ty enjoying a
quiet day on the lake!
Houston practicing
bike safety!
Way to go Houston!
Juan
makes
“tree climbing”
look easy
Dalvin’s got game!
• Twin size masculine or neutral
color comforters sets
Max and Eli
enjoying a beautiful
spring day outside!
• Bed Pillows
• Toasters
• Blenders
• Towels
• Kitchen Towel Sets
• Knife Sets
• Vacuum Cleaners
“I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.”
Philippians 4:13
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Please send donated items to:
Big Oak Boys’ Ranch Inc.
250 Jake Mintz Road, Gadsden, AL 35905
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Is 12 years old
Has been a resident of Big Oak Ranch for 4 years
Lives in the Darden Home with houseparents Todd and Tracy Moore
Is looking forward to several upcoming field trips and 6th grade
graduation with her class at Westbrook Christian School
Has been in Kingdom Kids (Choir) for the past 4 years
Enjoys being active outside riding bikes, jumping on the trampoline,
swimming, playing volleyball and basketball with her housedad and shoe
shopping with her housemom
Is currently participating in her 3rd year of Bible Drills
Is a good student, earning mostly A’s with an occasional B on report cards
Is making plans to attend summer sports camps to prepare for middle
school tryouts
Is the youngest in her home and enjoys having olders brothers and sisters
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Start every day with an inspiring thought.
Happy 13th Birthday Emily!
“Orange” you glad that
Lorenza and Vanessa have
such great smiles?!
The girls from the Jernigan Home look beautiful in their Easter
dresses. L to R: Amber, Nera, Beckcie, Caitlin, Carlie and Brittney
The Eddleman-Mann Home are having fun dyeing Easter
eggs! Zoe, Emily, Kaitlyn, Michael, Hope and Mason.
The girls and Housemom from the Thompson Home take a
second to show us how beautiful they looked Easter morning.
L to R: Kelsie, Mom Thomas, Kyleigh, Paige, Taylor and Hallie
• 8 matching seat cushions for dining
• room chairs
• Food dehydrator
• Large cutting board (not wood please)
• Waffle iron
Amber takes a moment
to pose with her
adorable little sister and
“dalmation for the day”
Gail.
• Steamer mop
• Electric broom
• 2 box fans
• 2 small swing curtain rods
“Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.”
Psalm147:5
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Please send donated items to:
Big Oak Girls’ Ranch Inc.
P.O. Box 507 Springville, AL 35146
If you are the parent of a teenager, you are coming down to what John calls the two-minute drill. In football the last two minutes
are crucial; the whole game builds to those moments that can determine the final outcome. The Two-Minute Drill to Manhood
is John's game plan that will help moms and dads make sure their sons are ready for authentic manhood. Based on John's life
and experience parenting more than 1,800 children at Big Oak Ranch, as well as parenting his two biological children, he drills
down into seven actionable life principles drawn from the word “MANHOOD” itself:
M – Master
A – Ask and Listen
N – Never Compromise
H – Handle Responsibility
O – One Purpose
O – One Body
D – Don’t Ever, Ever, Ever Give Up
SCHEDULED BOOK SIGNINGS:
May 11 • Books-A-Million, Gadsden, AL (3:00 p.m.)
May 18 • LifeWay Christian Store, Tuscaloosa, AL (1:00 p.m.)
May 25 • Books-A-Million, Brookwood Village, Birmingham, AL (6:00 p.m.)
June 1 • Books-A-Million, Trussville, AL (2:00 p.m.)
As you can see from the pictures, our children went in all different directions for
Spring Break - some went the the mountains, some went to the beach but all of them had an incredible time with their Ranch families.
Thank you for making this possible!
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Thanks SO much to Stace Beechum and Abbie Ashley from Gold’s Gym for making the 5K Race SO successful this year! Thanks
also to the many participants and sponsors, including McClellan Family Chiropractic, Advocare, Oral Surgery Associates, Regional
Biomedical Laboratory, Etowah County Chamber of Commerce, Performance Chiropractic and Doctors Med Care. Special thanks
to Rob Huff for donating the t-shirts for the day. As you can see from the pictures, everyone had a wonderful time – many of our
children, houseparents and staff participated in the Race and Fun Run! Thanks SO much Gold’s Gym for an incredible event!!
Stace Beechum and Abbie Ashley from
Gold’s Gym and Mr. John
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Big 12 Club
It takes roughly $12,000 a year to
raise a child at Big Oak Ranch.
That’s $1000 a month to
provide the basics of
food, clothing, housing
and education. The Big
12 Club is a special
group of donors who
commit to $12,000 a year to ensure that our children have the essentials they need. But more
than the essentials of food and shelter – the Big
12 Club makes possible the impossible; they
make the unimaginable real.
Like other families, we continue to support our children after they move on to
college or other continuing education.
The Big 12 Club ensures that we
have the resources to cover housing and health care, books and
fees, and all of the other costs
that come with completing a
child’s education. Join us, and
you make the dreams of children like Melissa reality!
Melissa is currently taking classes
at Wallace State Community
College. She is transferring to
Troy University this fall, and
majoring in Early Childhood
Education.
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and very courageous; do not be afraid or dismayed,
for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
This verse reminds me of God’s faithfulness. No matter where I am, He will be there with me; I do not have to
be afraid of anything because everything happens for a reason, and it is all in Gods’ plan. I came to the ranch 7
½ years ago when I was 13. Now I am 20, going to college, very involved in my church, and working as a team
leader at the Cookie Company. It has been a challenge to get to this point in my life, but I would not trade it
for anything. I know that God has blessed me with a chance to make a difference in this world, and He has given
me a family who cares, loves, and supports me in all I do.
One day I hope to be an international missionary and share with other children a chance for a new life. I have
been on two foreign mission trips to Honduras for VBS activities with children in orphanages and to Romania
for a Bible/sports camp; we also went to Germany and Austria on that second trip. I have also gone on domestic mission trips to Florida, Georgia, New York, and within Alabama.
If Mr. John, Darin and Lisa Moseley, and all of you who have given to support the Ranch had not been here to
help me, I would not be who I am today. Thank you all for giving me a chance!
- - Melissa
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The following people have made contributions to Big Oak Ranch in Memory or in Honor of family members, friends, & loved ones.
The contributions were received between 02/1/2013 — 03/31/2013. If your name does not appear, please look for it in our next Timbers.
We regret the unintentional omission or misspelling of names on these lists.
In Honor of:
Adam, Allie, Anna
Mr. & Mrs. Zachary Tidwell
Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Blum
T. Rowe Price Program for
Charitable Giving
Morgan Carr
Ms. A. Crenshaw
Mr. & Mrs. Brodie Croyle
Mr. B. Bryan Jones
Nurgun Erdol & Charles Cooper
Mrs. Cordelia Humphrey
Ms. Sigrid Elizabeth Ezell
Mr. Stephen Ezellk
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Greenshaw
Mrs. Martha Ford and Keith
Mr. & Mrs. Lester & Leslie Hales
Mr. & Mrs. Jack H. Winstead
Mr. Pete Hanna
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Read
Mr. Connie Haydock
Outreach Bible Study
Sunday School
Mrs. Sharlotte Head
Ms. Marty Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. James Higdon
James & Peggy Kyzer
Mr. & Mrs. Zack Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert York
Mrs. Annelle Phillips Long
Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Kanche
Mrs. W. L. Marsalis
Ms. Bettye A. Anglin
Mr. William Acker Meigs
Ms. Anne L. Kitchin
Men's Fight Club
Mr. Ned Bowden
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Morris
Mr. Roy W. Wilson
Jadyn and Jordyn Panzer
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Panzer
Mr. & Mrs. D. Patterson
Mrs. Martha Ford and Keith
Mike & Kim Perkins
Mr. James D. Prim
Mrs. Pettus Randall
Ms. Bettye A. Anglin
Mrs. Judy Reeder
Ms. Bettye A. Anglin
Milas & Miriam Rolen
Mr. Marion Sanford
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Ryan & Family
Ms. Mildred Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Short
Mrs. Martha Ford and Keith
Mrs. Connie Swafford
Mrs. Martha Ford and Keith
Freddie & Pat Templin
James & Peggy Kyzer
Miss Beverly Virciglio
Ms. Kimberly Virciglio
Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Watkins
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Burrow
Dr. Elias C. Watson III
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Hale
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Webb
Mrs. Martha Ford and Keith
Mr. Edward D. West
Don and Norma Echols
Mr. & Mrs. Cam Whorton
Mrs. Martha Ford and Keith
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wofford
Mrs. Martha Ford and Keith
In Memory of:
Mrs. Francis Adkins
Mrs. John B. Ray
Dr. John Akin III
Dr. & Mrs. William P. Buck DMD
Ms. Joyce Alford
Mr. & Mrs. Monty Lee
Mrs. Nancy Anderegg
Mr. Robert Arvin
Mr. Roy Joe Andrews
Mrs. Carolyn W. Andrews
Mr. Bill Ashe
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Hale
Ms. Betty Ayers
Mr. John E. Echols
Mr. Earl Bailey
Jimmy and Shelby Knight
Mrs. Margaret "Peggy" Bailey
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Abernethy
Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Adair
Ms. Leigh Allison
Mr. & Mrs. F. H. Bromberg Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Francis Crockard Jr.
Mrs. Warren B. Crow III
Edwards Chevrolet
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Hicks
Mr. & Mrs. Cory Jackson
Mr. & Mrs. Carlisle Jones Jr.
Ms. Elizabeth Jones
Ms. Beverly King
Ms. Ann B. Lee
Mrs. Dorothy Morgan
Mrs. Jean B. Norris
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Powell
Mr. Conrad W. Rafield III
Dr. Jerry Reasner
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Sanders
Mr. & Mrs. B. G. Seale
Ms. Caroline C. Stautberg
Mr. & Mrs. James Thomas Wall
Ms. Inez Barrow
Mr. Dennis T. Barrow
Robert "Bob" Bartee
Mrs. Jan S. Forrer
Baby Baxter
Mrs. Ann Baxter
Mrs. Mary K. Beard
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur V. Carbonara
Mr. Bobby Bearden
Mr. John E. Echols
Mr. & Mrs. Beiser
Ms. Ann L. Weigler
Mrs. Odelle M. Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hollis II
Mr. Elzie Thomas Blake
Because We Care Group
Tallaweka Baptist Church
Dr. E.A. Bownes
Mr. Michael Bownes
Ms. Peggy Bradley
Barry & Connie Atkinson
Mrs. Betty Brewer
Steve and Jackie Griffith
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Jimmy and Shelby Knight
Mr. Preston Brooks
Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Brooks
Mr. & Mrs. John Ed Bryant
Mark and Sheila Norton
Mr. Matthew Burgess
Mr. & Mrs. J. Eddie Andrews
Mr. & Mrs. William D. Henderson
Mr. Jerome "Hot Shot" Burnett
Jimmy and Shelby Knight
Mrs. Ruth Bush
Mrs. Dale Gantt
Mrs. Ira Beard Capps
Mrs. Anita R. Barnett
Mrs. LeMerle Carnes
Mr. & Mrs. John Roberts
Mrs. Colleen Carroll
Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Ezelle
Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Hill
Mrs. Bonnie Cates
Hugh 'Deacon' and Juanita Jones
Mrs. Diane B. Chesteen
G. L. S. & Associates, Inc.
Mr. Gerald L. 'Bubba' Childress Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Childress
Mrs. Jackie Churchwell
Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Perry
Mrs. Elsie Clotfelter
Mr. G.H. Sanders &
Mrs. Guynelle Sanders
Mr. Algernon Sidney Coleman Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Sam M. Engelhardt III
Mr. Guillermo Armand Contreras
Ms. Paul Scopel and Family
Dr. Malcolm Cook
Dr. & Mrs. Oliver Charles Baker
Mrs. Annie Sue Cain Cooper
Mrs. Anne Speake
Mr. James Young Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Josey
Mr. Jimmy Coskrey
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Helms Jr.
Mrs. Dee Cosper
Mr. & Mrs. Clark Keller Jr.
Mrs. Elderine "Bill" Cotton
Mrs. Janice Whitten
Mr. Claude "Buddy" Cranford
Mr. Albert Hutchins
Mrs. Margaret Ann Crawford
Mr. & Mrs. Darwin Ricketson
Mrs. Fay Treaster Crocker
Ronald Burns
Ms. Adelia Heins Cox
Dr. & Mrs. Ross Davis
Hale Sides LLC
Ms. Imogene Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Manley
Mrs. Colleen Meloney
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Owens III
Mr. & Mrs. David F. Parker
Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Parson
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Shelton
Mr. Kenneth Sims
Mr. Kenneth G. Sims
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Toups
Mrs. Lillian Treaster
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Tucker
Ms. Ann C. Warren
Mr. Frank Croyle
Mr. & Mrs. Winston Williams
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Dailey
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Phillips
Mr. David Daniel
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Crawford
Mr. Pete Davis
Harold & Clara Johnson
Mr. Drew Demaray
Dr. & Mrs. John T. McCarley
Mr. Mathern J. Denard
Mrs. Bertha Denard
Mrs. Jane DeShavo
Ms. Sarah H. Flickinger
Mr. Lawrence Dumas III
Ms. Susan Justice & Family
Mr. Richard Vance Dunn
Ms. Dottie Benak
Mr. Rick Dunn
Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Mason
Mrs. Carol Dutt
Wayne & Carol Dutt
Mrs. Phyllis Enright
Mrs. Margaret Carter
Mr. George Eyraud
Mr. & Mrs. Sheard McCulley
Mr. Billy Warren Federer
Ms. Sara Carden
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Elrod
Mr. Jerry Goldin
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Hogeland
Mr. & Mrs. Delbert Jonak
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Jonak
Jimmy and Shelby Knight
Mrs. Cathy Kulas
Dr. & Mrs. Jim Padgett
Vinemont Quarterback Club
Ms. Jeanne L. Fletcher
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Fletcher III
Mr. Connie Frederick
Ms. Carol Sanderson
Mr. Ray Freeman
Ms. Sarah H. Flickinger
Mrs. Joe L. McKinney
Mr. G.H. Sanders &
Mrs. Guynelle Sanders
Mr. Jerry Fuller
Mr. & Mrs. C. & Claudine
Northcutt
Mr. Howard Haston Garrison
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Shepherd
Mrs. Patsy Gaskin
Mrs. and Mr. Dee F. King
Dr. & Mrs. John T. McCarley
Mr. Robert Brent Gatz
Mr. & Mrs. John Collett
Mr. Micky Gee
Community Foundation of
Greater Birmingham
Mrs. Chris Gillespie
Ms. Betty First
Mr. Benny F. Graham
Mrs. Anita R. Barnett
Mrs. Venora Gree
Ms. Sarah H. Flickinger
Mr. Alvin Gross
Ms. Karen Gross
Mr. Bill M. Guthrie
Betty & Leslie and
Betty Longshore
Mr. & Mrs. Duke A. Young
Mrs. Rissette Gutierrez
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Wilson
Mr. Robert Gwin
Altadena Valley Country Club
Peggy N. Butts
Mrs. Regina Horn
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Moss
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip West
Ms. Doris Deloach Crosby Hall
Randy and Connie Thomas
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Mr. Ted Hallmark
The Thompson Foundation
Mr. Richard Harris
Mrs. Gloria Reeves
Terry Harris
Neil and Barbara Gunter
Mr. Jack H. Harrison
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Richardson
Mrs. Betty Helms
Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Helms Jr.
Mrs. Minnie Hendrix
Ms. Barbara D. Dennis
Mrs. Jeanette Henney
Bishop & Ellen Holliman
Mr. & Mrs. A. B. Henson
Mr. G.H. Sanders &
Mrs. Guynelle Sanders
Sterling & Lamar Holland
Craig & Wanda Foskey
Mrs. Holley
Mr. & Mrs. Lamar R. Brunson
Mrs. Midred Holliman
Billy & Jean Moore
Mr. G. F. Holmes Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. C.O. McCawley
Mrs. Ann T. Pearce
Mrs. Ruth Holt
Mr. & Mrs. O. Marshall Guthrie
Jack Howard
Mr. & Mrs. Troy Putman
Mrs. Eleanor Johns
Mrs. Carol Grissett
Ms. Gwendolyn Jones
Drs. Miller, Matthews, Clark
& Holmes
Mr. Leo Karpeles
Mrs. Jane Hodges Johnson
Ms. Susan Justice & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Shepherd
Mr. Thomas G. Keaton
Mrs. Thomas Keaton
Mr. Crawford Kelley
James and Libby Whisenant
Mr. Charles Kerr
Gail Moebes
Dr. William Kessler
Marcus and Zoe Cassimus
Mr. Rex Kimbro
Mr. & Mrs. John Roberts
Mr. J.D. Kirkland
Ms. Gail Clever
Mr. Michael Klyce
Mrs. and Mr. Dee F. King
Mr. Reggie A. Lambert
Ms. Marty Mitchell
Mike and Sarah Stonicher
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Walls
Capt. Lynn M. LaPointe
Mr. John Turner
Mr. William Legg
Ms. Jennifer Ahia
Mrs. Cathy Lenoir
Because We Care Group
Tallaweka Baptist Church
Mr. Terry Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Brooks
Mr. Lockridge
Mrs. Rebecca Danley
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Lazarus
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Stichweh
Mr. Charles D. Long III
Mrs. Michelle Forsythe Jones
Mr. Rob Jones and RJ
Kevin, Molly &
Maryanne Partlow
Mr. J. W. Long
Steve and Jackie Griffith
Mrs. Say Longshore
Dr. & Mrs. William P. Buck DMD
Mr. William Loper
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Wilson
Mr. Teddy Lozier
Mr. & Mrs. Grant Hicks
Mr. James Don Marler
Mr. & Mrs. R. Evan Gordon Jr.
Mrs. Olive Martin
Mr. & Mrs. Steven G. Globetti
Mr. Edsel Martz
Mr. Michael Martz
Mr. Clinton McCarver
Mrs. Carol Grissett
Mr. Tyler McChurch
Mr. & Mrs. Randal Sallis
Mr. Richard McDaniel
Betty & Leslie and
Betty Longshore
Dr. & Mrs. John T. McCarley
Mrs. Helen H. Smalley
Mrs. Lucille Spader
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund West
Mr. & Mrs. James Young
Robert McLain
Enviro Air Services, Inc.
Mrs. Thera Booker McLain
Mr. Charles Earl McLain
Mrs. Billy (Martha) McLaurine
Mrs. Hansell G. Burke
Mr. & Mrs. James T. Duncan
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Goodwin &
Laura Carter
Mrs. Jane Hodges Johnson
Mr. Peter Petruzzi
Mrs. Diane Weatherford
Mrs. Vicki P. Wilkins
Ms. Jane Bugg
Mr. & Mrs. I. Kenneth Dawson
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Simpson
Mrs. Edwina Miles
First Baptist Church-Glencoe
Mr. Tony Miller
Mr. & Mrs. David Woodruff
Mr. James E. Mitchell
Mrs. Phyllis J. Logan
Mr. Hinton Mitchum
Senator and Mrs. Zeb Little
Mr. Walter Monroe
Mrs. Lawrence Dumas III
Mr. John Lee Moore
Ms. Janice B. Birdyshaw
and Family
Mr. C.E. Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Millwood
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Williams
Mrs. Pauline Needham
Hugh 'Deacon' and Juanita Jones
Mrs. Joan Wheeler Neville
Ms. Elizabeth Jones
Mrs. Rosemary Nicastro
Ms. Jennifer Ahia
Mr. Hugh C. Nickson Jr.
Ms. Bernadette Nickson
Mr. Bobby Norsworthy
Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Hamiter Jr.
Mr. James Norton
Mark and Sheila Norton
Mr. James D. Norton Jr.
Mrs. Don Norton
Mr. Robert Olive
Betty & Leslie and Betty
Longshore
Mrs. Betty Osinga
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Wilson
Mr. Richard Thomas Owens
Mrs. Larue Ivey Holtzclaw
Mr. Jerry N. Oxford
Dr. & Mrs. William P. Buck DMD
Mrs. Betty C. Jordan
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Russell
Mr. Joe Page
Dwight & Barbara Gill
Martha Pardee
Cdr. & Mrs. Bernard L. Minetti
USN (Ret)
Mrs. Barbara Parker
Mrs. Rhonda K. Vogel
Rep. James Paster
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Moore
Mr. Marvin Patton
Mrs. Ruth Patton
Mrs. Jane Ramsden Peck
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Peck
Rev. James Perigo
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Thompson
Mrs. Joyce Peteman
Mrs. Gladys Sport
Mr. Carlton Pinkerton
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bailey
Ms. Anne Michaels
Silhouettes Dance Club
Ms. Nancy Taylor
Mr. Fletcher O. Posey
Ms. Sarah H. Flickinger
Mrs. Frances Postel
Mr. & Mrs. Hilbert W. Wilkinson
Ms. Leila Presson
Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Ezelle
Mr. James Fred Quattlebaum
Senator and Mrs. Zeb Little
Mrs. Betty M. Rankin
Mr. Thomas R. Rankin
Mr. Bertram Raskin
Mrs. Ina Sue Groves
Mrs. Lela Mae Reed
Ms. Anne Wagner
Mr. Robert Gordon Roberts Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Gardner
Mr. & Mrs. Edsel Webster
Mr. Maynard Rolling
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sport
Mrs. Gwen Runyan
Mr. & Mrs. Mike B. Miller
Mr. Michael Russell
Mrs. Betty Russell
Mr. Tom Saffles
Ms. Sarah H. Flickinger
Mrs. Charles Sava
Mr. & Mrs. Hilbert W. Wilkinson
Mr. Elmore Scott
Dr. & Mrs. William P. Buck DMD
Mrs. Anna Lois Sharit
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Samples Jr.
Mr. Jerry Sharp
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Marthaler
Mrs. Virginia Shelton
Senator and Mrs. Zeb Little
Mr. Edward Sherling Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Jack W. Trigg
Mrs. Polly Shoulders
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Baynes
Mr. Thomas (Tom) John Sillers
c/o Gary Bell
Mr. Oscar Chunn
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Coggin
Mr. & Mrs. Matt Davis
Mr. John E. Echols
Ms. Stacy Hames
Ms. Susan Jo
Lakeland Presbyterian
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Randolph
TCBH MB Small Group Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Welch
Mr. Mickey Smith
Senator and Mrs. Zeb Little
Mr. Bill Steltemeier
Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Perry
Mr. William Robert Stocks
Ms. Ouida Eidson
Mr. John Clyde Strickland
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Junkins
Col. J. T. Sullivan
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Colburn
Mr. Garston Swain
Mr. Robert Swain
Mrs. Jeanette Swanson
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Hay Atkins
Caledonian Society of Alabama
Mrs. Barbara W. Snook
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Tucker
Dr. Robert H. Tant
Mrs. Naomi Turner
Mrs. Ruth Temples
Because We Care Group
Tallaweka Baptist Church
Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Miller
Mr. Ralph Thacker
Ms. Janice B. Birdyshaw & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Samples Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Samples
Mr. Jack Thomas
Ms. Elizabeth M. Stott
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Mrs. Elaine Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Bryant
Mr. James Edward Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Lucas
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Thuston
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Shackelford
Mr. Hugh Tomlin
Mrs. Ruth Patton
Mr. Steve Tondera
Ms. Gail Clever
Col. Tom Tonkin
Mr. & Mrs. Hilbert W. Wilkinson
Foster Turner
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Wortham
Ardell Reed Turnure
Mr. & Mrs. Rex Wagner
Mr. Hugh Valentine
Mr. & Mrs. Fred N. Beason
Mr. C. R. "Bobby" Vance
Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Ethridge
Mr. A. J. Virciglio
Ms. Kimberly Virciglio
Mr. Selton Waldrop
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Thompson
Mrs. Geraldine Walker
Mrs. Erlene Gibbs
David & Glenda Phillips
Mrs. Dorothy Washington
Ms. Linda W. Redd
Mr. Watkins
Mr. Brian Clark
Mr. Doc Watson
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Coursey III
Mr. Perry Lynn Watwood
Senator and Mrs. Zeb Little
Mrs. Shirley Weatherholtz
Mr. & Mrs. Hilbert W. Wilkinson
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Wilks
Mr. Jerry Grimmitt
Mr. Pat Williams
Dr. & Mrs. C. Eugene (Gene)
Brown
Mrs. Virginia (Ginny) Williams
Mr. John Moore
Mrs. Trudy Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Tucker
Judge Robert V. Wooldridge
Dr. & Mrs. Ernest C. Brock Jr.
Mr. Ralph Emerson York
Mr. & Mrs. David Ewing
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis & Patti Hood
This we believe. We must be good stewards of God’s blessings by:
A. ensuring that your contributions are used to enrich the lives of our children--spiritually, mentally,
emotionally, & physically;
B. maximizing every gift to its fullest; and
C. conducting every area of business in an honorable way.
This plan will ensure that your support is used where you & God intended - to relieve the suffering of children.
-- Board of Directors of Big Oak Ranch
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