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FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — The Tom Ramsey Foundation, a nonprofit organization, partnered with Austin PBS to provide 1,000 Fort Cavazos children a day of entertainment with Daniel Tiger — the main character in “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” an animated musical television series created by PBS KIDS — hands-on activities and a $75 gift card to purchase a bicycle, or whatever else the family may need.
The event, which took place Dec. 14, 2024, at Abrams Physical Fitness Center, was the first on the installation since 2020 where The Tom Ramsey Foundation, which was previously known as the Celebration of Love, donated more than 1,000 bicycles. The organization chose to partner with Austin PBS to bring a different experience to the children on the installation.
“(This event) means a great deal to us,” said Tom Ramsey, chairman and founder of The Tom Ramsey Foundation. “What better way to come and celebrate our children at the end of the year. … There’re no greater children that I can think of more than our military children to be blessed during the holidays.”
The event also gave Austin PBS an opportunity to showcase the resources available to the families of Fort Cavazos and how they choose to be a good neighbor.
“There are two intentions (of Austin PBS’ involvement),” explained Benjamin Kramer, chief education officer with Austin PBS. “One is to show the Fort Cavazos community that Austin PBS is their home station for PBS content. We want to be here and say, ‘We’re here and we’re part of your neighborhood just as much as you’re a part of ours.’
“The second intention, of course, is more specific to the event: to celebrate the holidays, to offer families things that they can do with their kids over the holidays and to bring the message of ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,’ that we are all good neighbors and that now is a great time of year to say thank you to the people in our lives,” Kramer continued. “... We know that military families lead complicated lives, and this is a way for us to come here and say, ‘We’re here for you. We hope you’re using our media. If you’re using our media, we hope your kids are learning from it.’”
After the meet and greet with Daniel Tiger, Evalynn Hosea, 2, couldn’t stop saying she met him. Sierra Hosea, an Army spouse and Evalynn’s mom, shared Evalynn loves Daniel Tiger, despite being a little scared to meet him.
It was interactions like that that made Ramsay feel the event was important.
“To know the sacrifice that our families make for us to have our freedom,” Ramsay said, “there’s no words that could mention that (importance), other than to come back here and serve and give back to our children.”
| Date Taken: | 12.19.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.31.2024 15:27 |
| Story ID: | 488221 |
| Location: | FORT CAVAZOS, TEXAS, US |
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