Shriners Children’s Celebrates TSSA Lifetime Donations Of Nearly $3B

The Texas Self Storage Association (TSSA) was recently invited to tour the Shriners Children's Texas hospital in Galveston, an organization that has been the beneficiary of TSSA’s charitable fundraising efforts for the last 24 years. This year, the association was honored with a newly installed engraved plaque just outside of the Quiet Mobility Room on a patient services floor of the hospital. 

The engraved plaque is displayed in honor of TSSA’s longstanding commitment for raising funds to help support the children at Shriners. "The association is grateful for the opportunity to have its name permanently engraved outside of one of the most special rooms in the hospital, and we are incredibly thankful to our members who have contributed to help make this milestone possible," said a TSSA representative. 

The Quiet Early Mobility Room is a safe space for patients learning (or re-learning) how to stand or walk. The floors are covered with padding so that if a child falls, they are protected from injury. This room also serves as a space to provide therapy for patients who are easily overwhelmed or overstimulated. In the Quiet Early Mobility Room, there are fewer distractions and noises compared to the rehab gym.  

After the hospital tour, TSSA representatives presented a check for the 2024 fundraising total in the amount of $179,694.05, bringing the association’s lifetime donation total to $2.71 million!

From left: Dina Garcia, Superior Metal Services; Briana Little, District Director, Office of State Senator Mayes Middleton; TSSA Charitable Fundraising Chair Doug Hunt, Access Self Storage; Kristy Spurr, TSSA Executive Director; Katherine Hughes, Shriners Senior Director of Philanthropy; Holly Barr, TSSA Director of Membership & Business Development and Meaghan Rhame, TSSA Director of Education & Events.

Why Shriners Children’s Texas? Shriners Hospitals for Children has pioneered some of the most significant advancements in treatment for children with orthopedic conditions, spinal cord injuries, burns and cleft lip and palate. The hospital provides highly specialized acute, reconstructive and rehabilitative care, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. Because of generous supporters, Shriners has provided specialty medical care for more than 1.5 million children since 1922.

About TSSA

The Texas Self Storage Association was established in 1986 and is a non-profit trade association dedicated to enhancing the quality of the self-storage industry in Texas. The association provides opportunities for members to increase their knowledge of the self-storage industry through education, research, discussion and exchange of information.

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