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Toolbox supports Burn Survivors through a day of golf

On Friday, June 3, Texas Burn Survivor Society (TBSS) hosted the Eleventh Annual Survivors Golf Challenge at Canyon Springs Golf Club in San Antonio. Toolbox Studios has proudly supported TBSS in past years by sponsoring a team at their annual golf tournament. This year, we decided to field our own team instead. Director of operations Jason Sousa, senior production specialist Stacy Thomas and account intern Julia Orrange spent the day golfing for a cause. The Texas Burn Survivor Society has provided 49 years of patient support to assist thousands of burn and thermal injury survivors and their families across the state. With a score of 64 (eight under), and the Toolbox team placed seventh.

Toolbox tours Dallas Cowboys stadium

While calling on clients and prospects in Dallas, Toolbox was treated to a private tour of the new Dallas Cowboys mega stadium courtesy of our friends at the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association (CBAA). Toolbox president Rob Simons and marcomm director John Navarrete got a behind-the-scenes preview of the Cowboys locker rooms, posh VIP lounges, the CBAA offices, and the mighty flat screen “Jerrytron”—the largest high-def screen in the world, which hangs 90 feet off the ground and is named after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. No question that everything is bigger in Texas.

The 74th AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic will be played at the Cowboys’ new stadium on January 2, 2010.

Toolbox Wii Bowling Tournament of Champions

It was white knuckles and fierce rivalry this week as the Toolboxers transformed the production room into an arena of ten-pin obliteration. However, despite our competitive natures here at Toolbox, we managed to have a great time letting loose and showing off some of our Wii skills. And, in doing so, I think we all learned something new about each other that we might not have known otherwise. For example, Joanne gets very “vocal” when she competes, Mark and Steven are all talk, and our newest addition to the Toolbox team, Jason, has a wicked lefty slice (we’re pretty sure he had been practicing for quite a while). In the end, marketing specialist Alyse annihilated the runner-up (me!) by bowling a turkey in the tenth frame to take home the trophy in the final round of competition (I’m pretty sure the trophy was a warm 40 oz. of Bud Ice). Congratulations, Alyse! (We’re still considering having WADA check her out for athletic legitimacy). Until next time, shine those shoes and throw ‘em straight – the summer tournament is gonna be a battle!

And it goes to the cards… The 2009 San Antonio Regional Golden Gloves is a Hit

As a follow-up to our previous blog post on Toolbox's support of the Boys & Girls Club through Golden Gloves, here’s a first-hand recap of the event.

Ding ding! The word is in: San Antonio just premiered some of the best amateur up-and-coming boxers from South Texas in 15 bouts that would make anyone’s head spin. From Sub Novice to Open Super Heavy 201+, all of the fighters in this year’s San Antonio Regional Golden Gloves Tournament showed incredible athleticism, superb agility and indisputable heart. The open division finals, held at Alzafar Shrine Temple this past Saturday night, let viewers watch young guns like Mark Martinez and Adam Castillo raise their arms in triumph with likes of past local Golden Gloves winners such as Tony Moreno, Danny Rios and Mike Ayala, as well as past national winners such as Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston and Evander Holyfield.

As a ringside spectator, I can attest to the compelling strength and perseverance that lit up the room when these young men and women took the ring. In all, 18 fighters emerged victorious and will go on to Fort Worth (March 4-7) to compete at the state level. Those who have proven victorious at the state level will travel to the national level Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions (May 4-9).

The event was a huge success, raising over $90,000 in proceeds for the Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio. Congratulations to all the winning fighters. And to those who were not so fortunate—train hard… There’s always next year.