The Ranch Recieves Four Stars!
The Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches recently received an esteemed four-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest evaluator of charitable organizations. Highlighted for sound fiscal management, the Ranch is among the top quarter of the 5,500-plus charities Charity Navigator evaluates each year.
“Trust me we know the value of a dollar at the Ranch,” says Mike Cumnock, Ranch CEO. “Ninety-five percent of our operating support comes from grassroots donors throughout Arkansas, and this recognition from Charity Navigator is a positive outcome of the hard work we do to stretch every dollar in providing a home environment for the state’s abused, abandoned and neglected youth.”
New & Improved Ranch Thrift Store Opens in Batesville
The Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches has partnered with Luke 4:18 Ministries to open a new and improved thrift store in Batesville. Thrifty’s officially opened today, June 18, and several Ranch supporters came out around lunchtime to celebrate with free hot dogs and drinks (special thanks to Citizens Bank of Batesville and Pepsi).
Drop by sometime to check out the renovations, visit with volunteers from Luke 4:18 or make a purchase. Store hours are Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday. Proceeds help benefit the Ranch and Luke 4:18 Ministries.
First Community Bank Golf Tourney Pics
Thanks to all those who came out May 19 to Eagle Mountain Golf Course in Batesville for a round of golf to benefit the Ranch. Check out our gallery of pics for all the fun -
Home Plate Heroes Pics
Thanks to all those who came out last night and supported the Ranch at Home Plate Heroes! Special thanks to Pulaski County Sheriff Doc Holladay and event organizer Suzi Elder for stopping by our table. Here’s some pics from the evening -
Rancher Robert Paul Featured in Ark. Dem. Gaz.
Current Rancher Robert Paul will reach major a life achievement this month when he walks across the Batesville High School football field and receives his diploma. Reaching this point has not been an easy feat, as this week’s Three Rivers Edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette provides insight into all the obstacles Paul has overcome and his plans for the future -
Front & Center: Robert Paul
Graduating senior overcomes difficult childhood to graduate with honorsBy BY JEANNI BROSIUS Staff Writer
Sunday, May 16, 2010
THREE RIVERS AREA – Editor’s note: The Three Rivers Edition is running a high school senior as the Front and Center this week in honor of all the students who are graduating this month. His friends call him Bobby, but the world will soon know him as Robert.
Seventeen-year-old Robert Paul is no average honors graduate. The positive outlook and frequent smiles from the Batesville High School senior may cause one to believe Paul has led a charmed life. His reality is quite the opposite. He has worked hard and fought, what at times seemed like a losing battle, for his future.
Click here to continue reading the article at Arkansas Online
Home Plate Heroes 5/20 to Benefit the Ranch
Join us May 20 for Home Plate Heroes at Dickey Stephens Park in North Little Rock. A $25 ticket includes ballpark food, drink and games and can be purchased online at www.jimelder.org. All proceeds benefit several Arkansas non-profits including the Ranch! (more…)
Cops That Care Raises more than $9,000 for the Ranch
For the straight second year, Cleburne County Sheriff Marty Moss hosted Cops That Care, a four-man scramble benefiting the Ranch, at the Tannenbaum Golf Club in Drasco. Twenty-four teams composed of law enforcement agencies throughout the state, as far northwest as Fayetteville and southeast as Lake Village, participated in the golf tournament April 2, raising more than $8,300. Prizes included a glock handgun, two one-year memberships to the Hot Springs Village Golf Course and a Club Car golf cart. The winning score was 57 was shot by Stan Lee, Louis Lee, J.R. Stewart and Sam Query.
Ranch houseparent Cherie Davis featured in Dem-Gaz
Cherie Davis, houseparent at the Ranch’s Batesville campus, was recently featured in the Three River’s edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette -
“Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch house parent gives her ‘kids’ a taste of home life
By BY JEANNI BROSIUS Staff Writer