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Having a central home for our Kids Unlimited family
has long been a dream of the foundation.
We need a location that is within reasonable reach of Houston’s
Medical Center. We hope that, eventually, we can have a home
where families of cancer children would be able to stay while
their child is undergoing treatment. We dream of a location
where we can hold most of our foundation events rather than
in the multiple places as we do now. We also hope to be able
to have enough land for future growth.
We feel very fortunate to have found a location that
fits ALL of our needs! It is located south of Houston along
Highway 288. This is a very direct route to the Medical Center.
Also, the Center is developing along this southern track so
that future plans will put us even closer as the Medical facilities
expand.
The 12.5 acre location offers many fine features that
suit our present and future needs. On the property is a 3/4
acre pond that is perfect for our many fishing tournaments.
It is a true joy to see the face of a child who feels the
sense of accomplishment in catching a fish! Also, on site
is a large farm house which is in excellent condition. This
structure can serve us well as an office and foundation on
which to build our dream facility. The yard has many large,
old shade trees which are perfect to picnic under. An out
building/barn can serve as a central storage place for all
the organization’s materials such as tables, chairs,
trailer, supplies, banners and signs that now are being personally
stored by the board members. Eventually, when we can acquire
a foundation van, we can park it under the generous carport.
The lot is large enough to handle all of our event parking
needs. Also, future growth could see a softball field, an
addition to the house that will allow for large indoor banquets,
an open, covered pavilion for outdoor food service and even
future building to accommodate short-term stay for families.
One day, we may even have a swimming pool for the children.
Please study the map and photos to see how well the
property is situated in an area that has plans for much development
of roads and facilities. Help us celebrate the future headquarters
for the Kids Unlimited Foundation. This property is scheduled
to be ready for hosting our events beginning in January 2001.
This dream comes with a price tag. We must raise $330,000.00
for the purchase of the property (see our fundraiser "thermometer"
to chart our progress.) If you are part of a company that
would like to contribute toward our dream, please contact
us and we will give you all the information on the Kids Unlimited
Foundation and our "Kids Ranch" that you might need
to base your decision upon. If you work for a company that
has a community relations group that donations to causes like
ours, please contact us and we would be glad to put together
an information package just for them. We sincerely need sponsors
help in making this chance-in-a-lifetime become a reality.
If you are a member family or volunteer, please arrange
with us to visit the "ranch" at the very next opportunity.
We are extremely proud that our kids’ family has grown
up so much and that this big step in our growth is becoming
a reality. Please join us in this celebration and see what
has become possible because of the volunteers, sponsors and
families of Kids Unlimited.
Directions
Destination: 1530 Fruge Road, Houston,
TX 77047
- From Houston, take 288 south to beltway 8.
- At beltway 8, exit onto the access rode heading west and
stay to the right on the feeder. You will go a couple of
miles and then u-turn under beltway 8, before the railroad
tracks, heading back (east) toward 288.
- Before reaching 288, you will turn right onto Hooper Road
(south.) Stay on Hooper Road about a mile until you come
to Fruge Road.
- Take a left onto Fruge Road and go about 4/10ths of a
mile and the property is on the right. It is a two-story
yellow house with a pond in front. Drive through the gate
and up the long drive to the house.
- Parking will be in front of the house or along the drive.
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