Children’s Hospital Trail Ride

10/04/2026

🔥🤠 Save the Date — CHTR Cook-Off Weekend 2027!

The 31st Annual Children’s Hospital Trail Ride BBQ Cook-Off is coming back March 12–13, 2027, and we’re already getting excited for another great weekend at Kosciusko Hall!

Whether you’re coming to compete, shop, show off your ride, or simply spend the weekend with us, there will be plenty going on!

🥩 BBQ COOK-OFF

Chicken • Ribs • Brisket

💲 Entry Fee: $200
🏆 $5,000 Guaranteed Payout

Plus, we have some fun $25 jackpots planned!

🍹 Friday: Bartender’s Choice
🌶️ Saturday: Bloody Mary & Chili

Cook-Off registration is available online through the CHTR website. Register by March 1!

For Cook-Off questions, contact Mark Mika at (830) 299-2335.

🛍️ VENDOR MARKET

Our Vendor Market is coming back, too! We’re looking for vendors who would like to join us for the weekend and bring a little shopping to the festivities.

Interested in becoming a vendor? Contact Karson Urbanczyk at (210) 326-3755 for more information.

🚗 CRUISIN’ CAR SHOW

Got a hot rod you love showing off? Bring it out and join us for Cruisin’! We’d love to see those rides and add a little extra horsepower to Cook-Off weekend. 😎

🔥 JPA KID’S COOK — SATURDAY, MARCH 13

Let the younger cooks get in on the action!

💲 $25 Entry Fee
👧 Junior Division: Ages 7–12
🧑 Senior Division: Ages 13–17
⚠️ Limited to 15 kids total

📍 Kosciusko Hall
7975 FM 541
Stockdale, TX 78160

From BBQ and shopping to hot rods and our next generation of pitmasters, there’s something for everyone at CHTR Cook-Off Weekend!

And as always, it all comes together for one important reason—supporting CHRISTUS Children’s Foundation. ❤️

09/30/2026

🤠 THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING TRAIL FEST! 🤠

What a night! We want to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out and supported Trail Fest this past weekend! ❤️

Whether you purchased a reverse raffle ticket, joined us for dinner and dancing, participated in the auctions, donated, volunteered, or simply came out to spend the evening with us — thank you for showing up and supporting our trail ride community.

Events like Trail Fest are only possible because of the people and organizations who continue to support these traditions year after year. We loved getting to come together with our fellow trail ride organizations for a night of good food, great music, fellowship, and a whole lot of fun! 🤠

A special thank you to everyone who worked behind the scenes to help put the evening together, our donors and auction supporters, and all of YOU who helped make the night such a success.

We’re grateful to have been a part of it and even more grateful for this community. Until next time! ❤️🐴

09/21/2026

❤️🤠 Help Us Make CHTR 2027 Another Incredible Year!

Planning is already underway for the 2027 Children’s Hospital Trail Ride, and we’re reaching out to our incredible community for help!

Every year, the generosity of local businesses, families, friends, and supporters helps make our events possible and allows us to continue raising funds for CHRISTUS Children’s.

There are several ways you can support CHTR in 2027:

🎟️ Raffle Item Donations
🎁 Silent Auction Items
🤠 Live Auction Items
❤️ Monetary Donations
📖 Brochure Advertisements

Important Deadlines:

📅 Raffle items & brochure advertisements:
Due by the end of October 2026

📅 Live & silent auction items:
Due by Wednesday, March 17, 2027, before our Trail Ride weekend on March 19–21.

Whether you donate an item, purchase an advertisement, make a monetary contribution, or simply help spread the word, every bit of support helps us continue our mission.

Interested in donating or learning more? Reach out to any CHTR member or one of our directors:

Bobby Jones — (830) 299-1573
Ray Urbanczyk — (830) 299-1439
Dawn McCarthy — (210) 885-4048
Annette Gorzell — (210) 365-3058
Travis Culpepper — (361) 343-6932

Thank you for continuing to support CHTR and helping us carry on a South Texas tradition dedicated to making a difference for children and families. ❤️

Together, let’s make 2027 another year to remember! 🤠

09/17/2026

🤠 TRAIL FEST 2026! 🤠

We’re excited to join our fellow trail ride organizations for Trail Fest on Saturday, September 26 at Mesquite Hall in Adkins!

🎟️ Reverse Raffle / Door Prize Drawing
💵 $100 per couple donation
⭐ Grand Prize: $2,000 Gift Card
💳 1st ticket drawn receives a $500 gift card
💳 Tickets 298 & 299 receive $250 gift cards
💵 Every 50th ticket drawn receives a $100 check

And you DO NOT have to be present to win!

Doors open at 6:00 PM, with dinner at 6:30 PM and the drawing beginning at 7:30 PM. Stick around for the silent & live auction and dance from 9:00 PM–1:00 AM! 🎶

CHTR is proud to be part of an evening bringing together trail ride organizations from across our area. Come out, support the trail ride community, and have a great time while you’re at it! 🤠❤️

📍 Mesquite Hall | Adkins, TX
📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026

For tickets, reach out to us or one of the participating trail ride organizations or one of the CHTR officers!

08/23/2026

08/14/2026

Looking for a way to get involved in your community while making a difference for children and families?

We’d love to have you join us at our next Children’s Hospital Trail Ride monthly meeting!

📅 Sunday, August 23
🕛 5:00 pm
📍 Kosciusko Community Hall

Our meetings are held on the 4th Sunday of each month and are open to anyone interested in learning more about CHTR. Whether you’ve been part of our organization for years or are simply curious about what we do, there’s a place for you.

Every idea, every volunteer, and every helping hand helps us continue our mission of supporting the CHRISTUS Children’s Foundation.

Come meet the team, hear what’s ahead, and discover how you can be part of something that has made a difference for nearly four decades.

We hope to see you there! ❤️🤠

08/10/2026

🎶 Exciting news — Paul Sanchez will be playing at the Reverse Raffle this September! 🎶

CHTR is proud to be one of the trail rides helping put on this year’s event, and we’re working hard to reach our ticket goal!

🎟️ We still have 20 tickets left to sell!

Come enjoy a great night of live music, fun, and fellowship while helping us do our part to support a great cause. Every ticket gets us one step closer to our goal! ❤️

If you’ve been thinking about getting a ticket, now’s the time! Message us to grab yours, and come spend the evening with us! 🤠🎶

🤠 Help CHTR Reach Our Goal! 🤠

The Children's Hospital Trail Ride is proud to be one of the trail rides helping support this year's Trail Fest Reverse Raffle! ❤️

Our goal is to sell 33 tickets, and we're 20 tickets away from reaching it! If you've been thinking about purchasing one, now is the perfect time.

🎟️ Your $100 couple donation ticket includes:
✨ Dinner
🥤 Drinks
💃 Dance
🎁 Silent & Live Auction

🎟️ Reverse Raffle with chances to win:
• $2,000 Grand Prize Gift Card
• 1st ticket drawn wins a $500 Gift Card
• 298th & 299th tickets drawn win $250 Gift Cards
• Every 50th ticket drawn wins $100 Cash

Need not be present to win!

📅 Saturday, September 26, 2026
📍 Mesquite Hall – Adkins, TX

If you'd like to purchase a ticket or have any questions, please reach out to one of our officers:
• Bobby Jones – (830) 299-1573
• Ray Urbanczyk – (830) 299-1439
• Dawn McCarthy – (210) 885-4048
• Annette Gorzell – (210) 365-4058
• Travis Culpepper – (361) 343-6932

Every ticket sold helps support this great event, and we'd love to see CHTR reach our goal. Thank you for supporting our trail ride and the organizations that work together to make a difference! ❤️🤠

👧 Children's Admission
• Ages 0–5: Free
• Ages 6–10: $20
• Ages 11+: Included with a raffle ticket ($100). Two children may be admitted on one raffle ticket. Contact one of the officers for complete details.

08/07/2026

📅 Save the Dates for CHTR 2027! 🤠

It may seem early, but we wanted to give everyone plenty of time to mark their calendars! We can’t wait to welcome you back for another incredible year of supporting CHRISTUS Children’s through western heritage, fellowship, and community.

🐴 2027 Event Schedule

🥩 Cook-Off
📅 March 12–14, 2027
📍 Kosciusko Community Hall

🌵 Trail Ride
📅 March 19–21, 2027
📍 Kosciusko Community Hall

🤠 Roping
📅 April 9–11, 2027
📍 Dockery’s Arena

🏇 Barrel Race
📅 Date to be announced
📍 Location coming soon!

Whether you’re cooking, riding, roping, racing, volunteering, sponsoring, or cheering everyone on, there’s a place for you at CHTR. We can’t wait to make more memories and continue raising funds for the children of CHRISTUS Children’s.

Stay tuned—more details will be shared as each event gets closer!