Our Mission
Shared Beat is a 501(c)(3) volunteer organization.
Our mission is to empower children and their families
through health & wellness care and education so they
can achieve self-reliance & a positive future.
What We Do Differently
-Create local healthcare capacity in communities
-Provide year-round continuity & support
-Excellent stewards of resources to ensure sustainability
Focus Area: Guatemala
Why Guatemala?
-Guatemala has the highest child & maternal death rate
in Central America, 6 times that of the United States.
-49% of children under 5years of age are chronically malnourished.
-21.5% of Guatemalans earn less than $1.00/day
-56.2% of Guatemalans live below the poverty line making
less than $4.00/day.
-60% of enrolled students finish 6th grade.
-38% of secondary school aged students enroll in
secondary school.
-1% of Guatemalan children go to college
What's New
Thank you to the Dorothea Haus Ross Foundation
for the Health Education Grant!
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Congratulations to Shared Beat President
Dr Wright Hartsell on recieving the Methodist Healthcare System Grace Ann Durr Humanitarian Award!
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Thank you to everyone for making the 6th annual Shared Beat Crawfish Boil a success!
Special Thanks to:
Crawdaddy Table Sponsors
MPS Construction**
Methodist Healthcare**
Patient Placement/Susan Kilgore**
TeleTracking**
John & Melanie Deane
Famous Sisters Book Club
Wright & Jenny Hartsell
Roy & Renee Hirchak
Mary & Bur* Jackson
Mary Kirkendall/Kathleen Bassett
George Metz III, DDS
Jaime & Carla Moreno
Lou Ann & Dock Mullins
Pam & John Mulrow
Mud Bug Sponsors
Dean & Audrey Bearden
Mike & Linda Duffy
Bob & Dena Frolichstein
Larry & Cindy Taylor
University of Incarnate Word PT Program
Event Sponsors
Mark & Donette Bisett
Barr & Sally Baynton
Marie Berkenkamp
Wright & Jenny Hartsell
JMB Enterprises
Angie & Billy Lemmons
Nooner's at Fair Oaks
Jim & Kathy Rogers
Rick & Vickie White
Auction Donors!
Jane Appleby, A Tempo, Art Pace, Marie Berkenkamp, Don Bisett, Gina Bisett, Blackeyed Pea, Blue Tulle Designs/Mary Kanafani, Boerne Wine Company, Terri Burney-Bisett, Calient Harley Davidson, Maria Carter, Michiko Childs, Beverly Chambers, Jack & Cala Coleman, J Collier Jewelry, Clear Water Outdoor Designs/Kyle Abbott, Joseph Connolly & Pam Bilbrey, Bev & Mark Curry, Pat Deane, John & Melanie Deane, Discounts Trees of Brenham, Nancy Egan, Rebecca Evart, Freebirds, Green Vegetarian Cuisine, The Grill at Leon Springs, Sheryleen Grothus, Shane Hamilton ERA Colonial, Wright & Jenny Hartsell, Hilmy Cellars, The Home Accessory Company, IMAX Theater, Fumiko Iwasaski, Mary & Bur* Jackson, Kendall Oaks Estates/
Mary Kirkendall, Shirley Kennon, La Carreta Mexican Imports, John & Verna Lammers, Las Finezas of Boerne, Logans, "The Mainers", Lupita Martinez, Mayan Dude Ranch, Claudia Messner, MPS Construction & Design, Natural Bridge Caverns, Pappasito's Cantina, Pericos, Pleasant Hill Winery, Phillip Rodriguez, Jim & Kathy Rogers, San Antonio Children's Museum, Silo's Restaurant, Karen Sites, Garrett Silvert-Noftle, Singing Waters Vineyard,
Otey Smith, Somatic Therapies Massage Center, Michael Stratis, Cindy Taylor, Becky Terrazas, Texas Folklife Festival, Texas Hills Vineyards, Vegeria Vegan Restaurant, Wang Dang Doodle Executive Committee, The Wash Tub, Water 2 Wine San Antonio,
Rick & Vickie White, William Chris Vineyards,
Bob & Torri Wilson, Woodrose Winery
Event Donors!
Charles & Carol Aulbach, James & Gina Bissett, Dan & Sharon Blake, George & Colleen Brin, Varshash Broumand, Norchel Camacho, Joseph Connolly & Pam Bilbrey, Nora DeWitt & Thad Prather, Bob & Dena Frolichstein, Randy Futch, Jimmy & Katie Garrison, Amy & Jason Goertz,Tim & Jane Goles, Rebecca Green, Sheryleen Grothus, Cynthia Hamilton, Alisa Hartsell, Roy & Renee Hirchak, David Hnatow, Mike & Alex Huott, Mary Jackson, Steve King, John & Verna Lammers, Paula Larson, Jason Lott, Lupita Martinez, Claudia Messner, Sam & Tania Mehta, Stacie Miller, Janet Mirze, Diana Montez, Brad & Cindy Morrison, Karen Olguin, Kim & David Pipes, David & Kim Riojas, Jim & Kathy Row, Kristen Scheller, John & Linda Stafford, Dick & Annie Stephens, Michael Stratis, Bruce & Linda Tingle, Mark & Gigi Trudzinski, Valerie Vogel, Joyce Walker, Angie Williams & Royce Calhoun, Anne Yeakle, Rob & Lucy Zeigler
Volunteers!
Kyle Abbott, Jordan Ames, Kathryn Adcock, Audrey Bearden, Brandon Bearden, Bryan Berkenkamp, Erin Berkenkamp, Donette & Mark Bisett, Don Bisett,
David & Terri Bisett, Seth Bisett, Kennard Bisett,
Carl Bradtmiller, Zach Brin, Mark Burkholder,
Sonia Bustamente, Andrew Celaya, Jack & Cala Coleman, Norchel Camacho, James Crandall,
Maegan Drummond, Ethan Epley, Sondie Epley, Amanda Freely, Samuel Garrison, Jane Goles,
Ted Goles, Rebekah Garza, Alisa & Jeremy Hartsell, Emily Hartsell, Dallas & Derreck Henson, Chad Hirchak, Layton Hood, Mary & Bur* Jackson,
Cody & Alison Jobson, Claire Johnson, Peggy Keasler, Dan & Susan Kilgore, Corrine Kimbro, Hailea McNeil, Claudia Messner, Shanelle Mohun, Manny & Lordis Munoz, Blayn Palla, Dillon Peterson, Cheyenne Poston, Jacob Poston, Edwin Serrano, Thomas Sillence, Erin Silvert-Noftle, Garrett Silvert-Noftle, Andrew Turkowski, Joel Williams
