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Chevron Phillips Charity Golf Tournament Rescheduled
The Chevron Phillips Charity Golf Tournament has been rescheduled to begin the morning round at 7 a.m. and the afternoon round at noon on Nov. 14 at...
Calder Woods Residents to Return to Beaumont
DALLAS, Texas – 09-22-08 – 9:00 a .m. – Buckner Retirement Services has announced that it is safe for independent living residents to return to Calder Woods...
Dallas-based Refugees Start School with New Shoes from Buckner
By Analiz GonzálezBuckner International(DALLAS, Texas) — Thirty-six refugee children from around the world received Shoes for Orphan Souls in Dallas on Aug. 28.Buckner staff distributed the shoes...
Jaci Velasquez ‘Sole-d Out’ to Benefit Orphans
(DALLAS, Texas) — 91.7 The TRUTH (KVTT) and Shoes for Orphan Souls® will host a free concert and event featuring Jaci Velasquez on Saturday, Sept. 27 from...
Give to Buckner Hurricane Relief Now!
Evacuations Costing Buckner Thousands Click here to make a donationWe need special help during this hurricane season!Typically, we ask for disaster relief to help offset the suffering...
Buckner Calls Halt to Hurricane Ike Evacuation
DALLAS, Texas: 09/10/08 4:00 p.m. — Buckner International President Kenneth Hall said the Dallas-based non-profit has no plans to evacuate its retirement communities or children and family...
Buckner International Seeks Donations for Hurricane Evacuation, Relief Efforts
(DALLAS, Texas) – Evacuations in Southeast Texas during Hurricane Gustav cost Buckner International thousands of dollars, and with the imminent arrival of Hurricane Ike along the Texas...
Lufkin’s First Baptist Church Houses Buckner Hurricane Evacuees
By Analiz GonzálezBuckner International(LUFKIN, Texas) — Lufkin’s First Baptist Church housed four Buckner foster families who evacuated from Beaumont during Hurricane Gustav Aug. 31-Sept. 2, with church...
Calming an Anxious Heart
By Tim & Theresa Oloffson Many prayers and preparations went into the six months leading up to the 2008 camp for the children at the orphanage in...
A Blessed Journey of Healing
By Dagmar MuellerI am not even sure where to start our story, so I thought I might begin with the happy ending. On December 22, 2005, we...