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FRANK’S INTL. DONATES $50K THROUGH CRAWFISH BOILLong time KICKSTART KIDS supporter, Frank’sInternational, held its 28th annual OTC Crawfish Boilon Tuesday, May 3rd. Guests were asked to donatefunds to KICKSTART KIDS in exchange for anevening full of crawfish and entertainment. Theevening featured a live Cajun band and performancesfrom KICKSTART KIDS’ Landrum Middle School andHouston City Wide Demo Teams.We are so proud of our customers and areasupporters for helping us with this effort,” said KeithMosing, Chairman and CEO. “KICKSTART KIDS is awonderful program and we are happy to contributeto the positive impact they are making in children’slives.” Mr. Mosing along with his staff presentedthe donation check of $50,000 to Tammy Benefiel,KICKSTART KIDS’ Houston Area CommunityDevelopment Manager (pictured above.)KICKSTART KIDS has been the beneficiary ofthe Frank’s International Crawfish Boil for 10 years.This year’s event hosted 1,700 attendees and serveda total of 13,000 pounds of Louisiana crawfish.Frank’s International provides the broadest rangeof tubular technologies for drilling and completionsworldwide. Frank’s International has its roots in theentrepreneurial spirit and legacy of “Mr. Frank” Mosing,who established Frank’s Casing Crew & RentalTools in 1938. Managed and owned by over threegenerations of Mosings, Frank’s has continued to growand excel by meeting the challenges and exceedingthe expectations of an ever-evolving oil and gasindustry. In 1981 Donald Keith Mosing formed Frank’sInternational (FI), a separate and independentcompany, and expanded the business across NorthAmerica and into South America, Asia, Africa andEurope. Today, the two companies cooperate in astrategic alliance. FI now operates plants, offices andmanufacturing facilities in more than 40 countriesworld-wide.If you would like to support the KICKSTART KIDS,please contact Tammy Benefiel at 713-868-6003.(tbenefiel@kickstartkids.org)FRANKSINTERNATIONAL.COMSPRINGTOURNAMENTS&CEREMONIESSpring is one of the busiesttimes of the year for KICKSTARTKIDS. This Spring of 2012 was noexception to the rule. Students werebusy preparing for tournaments,belt ceremonies, demo teamperformances, in-school testing;all while anticipating the end of theschool year.This past Spring studentscompeted in the Houston CityQualifier as well as the StateChampionships. The Houston CityQualifier was held at Dulles MiddleSchool and featured studentsfrom local area Houston schoolscompeting for a spot at the StateChampionship which was held thefollowing month.KICKSTART KIDS AREA UPDATESCENTRAL TEXASFROM PAM OWENSThe Central TexasTeam wishes to extenda warm welcome to ournew City Leader WarrenScott. Warren brings awealth of knowledgeand talent and will bethe perfect addition tothe team. A big thank you goes out toall of our parents who have tirelesslyvolunteered for our tournaments andevents throughout the year. A specialmention goes to Rebecca Doty whoorganized parent volunteers andplayed a big role in logistics andplanning for our events.Central Texas is gearing up forthe summer karate program as wellas a focus on instructor training anddevelopment. In addition, plans areunderway for a special fundraisingevent in the Bryan/College Stationarea being planned for November.Please contact Pam Benson Owens at:powens@kickstartkids.org if you areinterested in supporting our efforts inCentral Texas.The State Championships wereheld at Stevenson Middle Schoolin Houston and featured 365KICKSTART KIDS students fromacross the state of Texas. Everystudent that competed in the StateChampionship first had to place atthe City Qualifier as well as the CityChampionship to be eligible.We are very proud of all of ourKICKSTART KIDS students.Spring also marks thesecond round of belt ceremoniesfor students earning new beltranks. Parents, school faculty andfriends that joined us at the beltceremony witnessed the student’shard work and sacrifice over thepast year.NORTH TEXASFROM MARISSA LEACHThe North TexasCommunity AdvisoryBoard is currentlyreviewing its goals andaction plan by developinga self-sustainingmodel for KSK.Kevin Mitchell, North Texas’Community Advisory BoardChairman, and I have beenmeeting with each memberindividually for their feedback andlevel of commitment. Each memberhas a unique area of expertise thatwe hope to match with their area ofinterest. We are very excited aboutthe results to date and we lookforward to the impact we are sure tomake in the future.We are very excited aboutour student’s success at ouryear-end belt ceremonies.Thank-you so much for your support!!Grand Master and Mrs. Norrisattended 5 of the Spring BeltCeremonies and were able towitness the program and thestudents in action on each of thesecampuses.In Galveston, at Central MiddleSchool, the Mayor of the City wasin attendance in order to proclaimMay 10th, 2012 as KICKSTARTKIDS Day on the island ofGalveston.If you would like to attend orpossibly even help sponsor a beltceremony in your area pleasecontact us at kickstartkids.org orgive us a call at (713) 868-6003.GREATER HOUSTONFROM TAMMY BENEFIELOn May 26th theHouston area had asecond fundraiser whichwas held at ConstellationField in Sugar Land at theSkeeters baseball game.The KSK Citywide DemoTeam gave a stellarperformance on the field just before thegame began. One of the Skeeters staffmembers approached me shortly after theperformance and said that the studentswere “truly amazing and captivating”.The Citywide Demo Team has beenextremely gracious attending several eventsin the past year, dedicating their time andtalents to help support our mission andraise awareness for our cause. Thank youso much Citywide, we appreciate you!KSK is to receive 50% of all dedicatedKSK tickets sold at the Skeeters game.I saw a lot of KSK t-shirts representingus throughout the ballpark. A big thankyou to all of the parents and students thatcame to support us.