Eva’s Heroes would like to thank everyone in attendance for participating and donating. Your contributions during fundraising events like Casino Night are what fuel Eva’s Heroes to continue organizing activities and programs for the San Antonio community.

Be on the lookout for future Eva’s Heroes events including Haute & Heroes Presented by L’Oreal Paris, on Tuesday, November 28. Click here for details.

Then, on March 29, all of the proceeds for the day will benefit Eva’s Heroes!  Here are three ways you can help make this our best fundraiser ever:

1. Pre-order lunch for your office that day
2. Take your family for lunch and/or dinner
3. Tell your friends to eat at Jersey Mike’s.

By purchasing:

• 5 submarine sandwiches will pay for activities for one day of camp for one participant
• 10 submarine sandwiches will pay for summer camp supplies for one week
• 20 submarine sandwiches will pay for transportation for one day of summer camp
• 50 submarine sandwiches will pay for participant to attend a week of summer camp, with food and transportation

It takes so little to make such a huge difference in the lives of those we serve every day. I ask you to call in your order for March 29th and to plan to eat at Jersey Mike’s at least one other time during the month of March. With your help, we will make dreams come true.

Armed with firsthand stories, research, and statistics, we will advocate in support of legislative initiatives that will create communities of inclusion, communities that celebrate disability rights as civil rights and encourage an economy that benefits from the contributions of all members. Further we want to ensure our elected officials understand the benefits of community inclusion from both a financial and a humanitarian perspective.

Autism now affects 1 in 68; cerebral palsy 1 in 323; Down syndrome 1 in 700. It is estimated that 1-3% of Americans have an intellectual disability. The growing numbers of individuals with intellectual disabilities mean that we have more voices to advocate for the type of communities that value all of its citizens.

We will share the experiences of a young man with cerebral palsy who is dependent upon his mom to get help him get out of bed and into his wheelchair each morning. But once he is out of bed, he is working on a college degree, interning at the Capitol in Austin, and working another part-time job.

We believe that as citizen lobbyists we can and will make difference in the lives of those we serve every day.

We want our legislators to understand who we are. Eva’s Heroes is a proven Texas-based not-for-profit that transforms individuals and families and builds community. Founded through the power of one sister’s love for another, we share the experience of teens and young adults through unique programs, education, and real-world socialization in community-based settings. Our record of achievement in growing confidence, self-determination, and independence at low or no cost to those we serve shines brightly as a beacon of leadership and responsibility to create a better future for those with special needs.

We are excited for the opportunity to advocate with and for those we serve every day. We will be sharing more about the successes of our lobby day in the coming weeks.

In addition to his incredible skill at the game, he is known for his philanthropy and his quiet and gentle nature. San Antonio loves and appreciates his loyalty—he’s spent his entire nineteen-year career with the Spurs.

Tim Duncan and the Spurs are certainly important to our participants. Our participants love going to the games—we’re very fortunate that so many of our corporate sponsors donate Spurs tickets for our participants and their families.

When we scheduled the photo shoot for the See Us, Hear Us, Know Us photo exhibit, we asked participants to wear clothing that showed something that they liked, that was important to them. So many of them showed up in Spurs’ jerseys that people might mistake them for the team—except several young ladies were in team attire too.

If you want to check out the Spurs’ most devoted fans, visit our photo exhibit, which is currently at University Hospital. 

Photo: City Of San Antonio

Share Your Birthday:

Wish I knew whose birthday cake this is! If they’d share their birthday, we could expand our programs to accommodate some of those kids on our waiting lists! But even if your cake has a lot fewer candles, we still want you to share your birthday. Donate $1 for each candle on your birthday cake to Eva’s Heroes. Have your friends do the same, both in your honor and on their own birthdays. Every dollar helps enrich and empower individuals with special needs!

When: On your birthday OR before.

Where: Click here 

Stay tuned for information about our other upcoming events:

Baskets & Blankets Picnic: Sunday, May 1 at Brackenridge Park. Click here to check it out!

See Us. Hear Us. Know Us. Click here to see where the location is today.

2016 is going to be a fabulous year. We hope you’ll come along for the ride!

Since the beginning back in 2006, Eva’s Heroes has experienced great expansion in the breadth and depth of our services. Today our programs affect more than just participants; we also impact families. It’s so rewarding to see firsthand how Eva’s Heroes is making a difference in the lives of participants and their entire family.

Eva’s Heroes is unique to San Antonio because it specifically serves more than 1,500 individuals with intellectual special needs ages 14 years and older. Many wonderful South Texas area organizations offer services for younger children, but parents of older kiddos with special needs are often faced with the heart-breaking challenge of finding a safe, unique, yet challenging environment for their teens and young adults. That explains the popularity of our Summer Enrichment Program, which saw record enrollment last year. Our programs have grown so much that we now have waiting lists for all of them. We’re working really hard to accommodate everyone.

Throughout the year, we will look back on all of our great memories and share our plans for the next 10 years.

Until next time, meet Seth. Listen to his story. Hear him speak, get to know him. And get to know us, Eva’s Heroes.