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Texas Rangers, Buckner International Deliver Baseball, Shoes and Joy to Orphans
SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS, Dominican Republic – Children living at the Nuestros Pequeno Hermanos Orphanage received new shoes and baseball tips from the Texas Rangers and Buckner...
Best Buy Provides Funding for Upgrades at Buckner FYI Center Computer Lab
BEAUMONT—Buckner Children and Family Services received a $6,000 Community Partnership Grant from Best Buy this month to purchase new hardware and software for the FYI Center computer...
Mexico and Peru Programs Receive 30 Refurbished Apple Computers
By Chelsea Quackenbush Buckner International North Way Christian Community Church and ComputeReach donated 30 PowerMac G4 desktop computers for Buckner’s Mexico and Peru programs. Each location received...
Spanish-Speaking Preschoolers Find a Promise for Success
By Lauren Hollon Buckner International TYLER, Texas — Students at Niños de Promesa are looking at a promising future. Like many preschools, they spend time listening to...
Shoe Shortage Delays Shipments to Children!
The supply of new shoes for orphans has been low since spring, forcing Buckner to delay shipments to children in need. We need your help to refill...
Buckner in Sierra Leone Helps Families Achieve Self-Sufficiency
By Lauren Hollon Sturdy Buckner International Half of the population of Sierra Leone lives on less than $1 a day. In this country, people do what they...
Join Buckner at the Texas Rangers Game Sept. 24
Monday, Sept. 19, is your LAST CHANCE to buy tickets in the Buckner block for the Sept. 24 Texas Rangers game! DALLAS – Buckner International will...
Buckner Mexico Seeing Green
By Lauren Hollon Sturdy Buckner International MEXICO — The Pan de Vida foster group home in Mexico City recently harvested more than 1,000 pounds of tomatoes, but...
Former Buckner Philanthropist of the Year Passes Away
Nancy Blackburn Hamon, widow of the late Texas oilman Jake Hamon, died Saturday at home in the penthouse where she lived. She was 92. She was named...
Buckner Celebrates 10 Years in Kenya
By Scott Collins Buckner International A delegation of volunteers led by President Albert Reyes joined staff and dignitaries from across Kenya to celebrate the 10th anniversary of...