03/17/2023
Beyond being the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo in the world, a must-attend social event, and a concert venue, the Houston rodeo scholarship program is the true heart of the rodeo, awarding 800 scholarships and more than $14 million per year.
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo would not be the well-run success that it is today without the vision, dedication, and hard work of its volunteers. What began as a small group of people with a dream has developed into an event supported by the efforts of 35,000 volunteers. The volunteers contribute an estimated 2.1 million hours of work per year, averaging almost 68 hours per person.
We’d like to celebrate our very own volunteers from Edge: Debbie Adams, Jonathan Hicks, and Adrienne Kurtz. All are long-serving committee members at HLSR and have donated hours of their time and energy to making the Rodeo a success every year.
Debbie Adams: Parade Committee 30 years; past Vice Chairman of Special Children and Vice Chairman of Rookies; Grand Entry Committee 14 years.
Jonathan Hicks: Member of the International Committee; Captain of the Grub Gang subcommittee; 13 years total experience.
Adrienne Kurtz: Member of Parade Committee 17 years; Vice Chairman of Auction on Parade; Vice Chairman of Dignitary Breakfast on Parade; Captain of Howdy on Parade; Grand Entry Committee 12 years; Captain of Wagon Loaders on Grand Entry.
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