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“Katy Reality Show”
"Helping Our Neighbors"

     Okay Katy, we all love the new reality shows.  Who doesn’t watch “Extreme Makeover?"  Building homes for families to make their lives better.  It gives you a great heart warming feeling to see hundreds of people give so much to people who need so much and have so little.   

     What about “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette?"  You all know how popular that is.  Okay guys, you know you watch them too, just to keep harmony at home.  That’s our excuse.  We men don’t really get into that old soap opera mushy stuff.  We are way too cool for that.  Nonetheless, reality shows are a huge hit. 

     Here is reality for you!  Right here in Katy Texas!  A true life reality that needs us to step up and be counted.  No one wants to get left out of this.  This is our chance “Katy” to show our support and “Help Our Neighbor”. 

     We are famous for football here!  State champions every year, or so close you can smell victory.  Any one who has ever attended a Katy football game at home or away, see Katians and cannot believe our side of the stands is always solid red.  Anyone who has not gotten a ticket early enough can tell you.  When you are sitting on the opposing teams side with plenty of empty seats, the other teams' fans are in total awe with admiration, envy and jealousy.  It’s hard to believe we “Katy Fans” turn out so completely for our kids.  I mean, its “Friday Night Lights” for real in Katy.  On game night, Katy businesses may as well close for an away game, because Katy is virtually a ghost town.  Everyone has gone to the game!  Roll up the sidewalks and the “Last one gone, turn out the lights."   

     Well here’s our chance to show the whole state of Texas that our love, loyalty and devotion to our community is not limited to just our kids and sports teams. 

     I am not talking about only Katy.  To me, when I think of Katy, I think of all Katy I.S.D.  Sure there are some sports rivalry between schools, but Cinco Ranch, Seven Lakes, Taylor, Mayde Creek, Morton Ranch, Woodcreek, and Firethorne, to name a few, possess the Katy area spirit.  All of which are great communities that show great spirit as well as dedication.  We are one huge exceptional community that really cares about everything, especially people in need.   

    Well, we have a family in need of such love and caring right here in Katy.  Someone that has touched and impacted the lives of so many families in our community.  A lot of people don’t even know their names or even know  these two people have directly or indirectly helped to make the Katy area communities a better place to live. 

     “Don Acord?"  Do you know this name?  Has he done anything for you?  Well, chances are he has and you just don’t know it.  His wife Cheryl, what has she done for you or this community that you are aware of?  Well who are they and what makes them so special?  The answer is “nothing."  These are just two of the many hard working, devoted people who seek no recognition or reward and usually would not consider themselves special.  This is the reason why all of our communities will all come together.  They will all stand up, join together and rally around this family to show them our community spirit.  The same kind of spirit that we show our sports teams and the devotion we have for the people of our community. 

     Don’t think for one moment, if you don’t help with this, that it will go unnoticed.  Even the smallest of help will go a long way to help in this Katy area family in need.  No matter how small of a part, you as individuals play in this effort, the amount of self satisfaction you will get from helping the Acords will be emotionally overwhelming when you see the end result. 

     This fundraiser has the ability to shape up to be the biggest, most successful event the Katy area has ever seen.  There will be no “black eyes” on this entire community for not being involved or not supporting this cause, because we will all unite.  We will not fail because every person with a heart in this area will be involved.  I know the people in our area and deal with the school districts.  I have great customers from all the surrounding areas and I am asking them all to “Please Help." 

    Life kicks us all when we are down and we all have tragedies that no one else even knows about.  We hear about other people having “life shattering” events in their lives and we feel sad for a moment then have to go on dealing with our own every day problems.  Life is so fast it is hard to take time out for any one else, but we wish that we could.  Let’s start here!  Just do it.  Show our Katy area spirit!   “Help our neighbor!”  Let’s start a trend like our winning tradition.  

     Don Acord, fifty years old, works for Mrs. Baird’s Bakery.  Don has worked with Katy Youth AAU basketball and Katy Youth football for years. He has helped with countless fundraisers and projects for every school in this entire district.  He has helped secure bread, hamburger and hotdog buns and countless other items for all of our school community events throughout the years.  He befriends every one that he meets and is always ready to drop the name of a friend wherever it may help.  Don supplements his income by dressing and playing the local Santa Claus every year.  Going to parties and helping children, as well as adults, keep the spirit of Christmas alive.  On numerous occasions taking time out his own busy schedule “Santa” has gone to homes of severely physically challenged children out of the goodness of his heart, simply because he was asked to and does it at no charge.  To see the light and excitement in those kids’ eyes breaks my heart, and being such a special person, Don thrives on it.  

     In 1982, Don married his lovely wife Cheryl, now forty six years of age. She has worked in the Katy school system for fifteen years.  Ten of of those years were at Cinco Ranch ISD Attendance Office.  She has countless friends and knows every kid there.  She is a big part of this community and is loved by all who know her. In 1980, Cheryl had Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, in 1998 thyroid cancer, in 2006 a tumor was removed from her para-thyroid and in 2007, skin cancer.  She beat them all!  Unfortunately, she now faces bigger problems.  She just had a tumor removed from her neck.  They have found six tumors on her brain, cancer in her left lung, chest cancer as well as cancer in each hip. She will soon begin a regiment of treatments, and even with insurance, the cost will be unbelievable. 

     Their children Kimberly 26, Donnie 22 and Sarah 20, all graduated from Katy High School and reside in Katy.  The whole family is devastated, but Cheryl is a trooper as usual.  She has said that “If it is my time to go I’m ready."  She will fight, so will her family and the wonderful people of this God fearing community. 

     We will start this effort by sending emails.  We need ideas from all of the loving, devoted people, family and friends in this community, surrounding communities and state.

     Free TV spots, free radio spots, great ideas, plans and most of all, we need Katy area community spirit to make this happen.  The feeling of satisfaction, pride, community respect and admiration we will all get from the surrounding communities will be immeasurable.  I cannot do this alone, but with your help and support this will be an awesome accomplishment.  Don’t let the Acords, yourself or our community down.   Let’s show everyone the Katy area fighting spirit!

     Email your ideas to goodoleboyscatering@hotmail.com. Tell us what you can do to help.  We need time to plan and make this all happen.  We will start by exchanging info through email and then face to face meetings, so we can all work on ideas and details.  Procure items for live and silent auctions, food donations for plate sales and anything that you can do to help.  All ideas will be considered. 

     Please let us know if you would like to form a committee to head up part of it.  This could be huge and I don’t mind if someone wants to take the lead.  I will be glad to follow.      

     Our first big event will be on August 28, 2010 from 1pm to 3pm in the Pavilion at the The Home Décor & Remodeling Show.  Come to Good Ole Boys at 26403 Katy Freeway to pick up your free VIP admission to the show at the Leonard E. Merrell Center located at 6301 South Stadium Lane, Katy, TX.  Good Ole Boys will be serving sausage sandwiches.  Food is being provided for donations.  There will be a Jumping Kiddie Kingdom, Splatterhouse Paintball and 4 Seasons Recreation Bungee Jump.  There will also be a 5 piece Chicago style rhythm and blues music performance by The Sugarland Brass Company from 1 pm til 3 pm.  All Are Welcome - Just Some Good Ole Fashion Food, Fun and Music for the Acord Family. 

     We have a second big event occurring on September 11, 2010 at the Elks Lodge located at 1050 Katy Fort Bend Road in Katy, TX from 3pm to 8pm.  We are selling $10 tickets for Barbeque Plates loaded down with three meats and three sides.  Dine-in or take out from 3-8 pm.  Call us at 281-391-4333 to purchase your ticket in advance.  Come play the Black Jack & Craps tables from 7pm till 10 pm.  Purchase donation chips and play.  Prizes will be given to the two biggest winners of the night.  There will be music, food and a silent auction.  We need more items for the live auction, such as free golfing, restaurant dinners, game tickets, etc.

• Hooter’s wing party for up to 25 people
• Rain Forest Café coupons for $10 off dinner for two and Youth Gift Basket
• Cracker Barrel complimentary dinner for two
• 2 Orleans gift cards worth $30 each
• Red Oak Grill gift card worth $20
• 2 Fudrucker’s complimentary dinners
• Vida Loca gift card worth$20
• Beautiful Paintings by Kristen
• Beverly's Magnificent Baskets
• And others to be added soon

Other Donations:

• 500 BBQ tickets by Minute Man Press
• Moonwalk by Jeremiah's Moonwalk