Nacogdoches Treatment Center is a non-profit organization. Primary funding
comes through donations, memorials, the United Way, vendor fees from various
agencies, grants and volunteer quilting fees.
A large portion of support also comes from fundraising events such as our poinsettia sale during December and our Loblolly Liberator Bike Ride in the spring. Other events, including a benefit concert, are held to raise additional much-needed funds.
2009 Bazaar: Nov. 12-13, 2009 at Nacogdoches Treatment Center
The Craft Bazaar has been our most popular and successful event. Crafters meet at the Center to work in a group, but most of them also work on items at home and bring them in just in time for the Bazaar. All of the crafters are volunteers who make handmade items from mostly donated materials.
Our craft Bazaar is held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the second Friday in November. Special Thursday night hours will be 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Come early, shop, order your Christmas poinsettias and eat lunch.
2009 Ride Date: March 28, 2009
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Riders tour the East Texas area while raising funds during the Loblolly Liberator Bike Ride.
The Bazaar features quality hand-made crafts, a bake sale, a quilt raffle, a silent auction, quilts, hand-made aprons, knitted and crochetted items such as afghans. A luncheon also is served.
The unique name of the bike ride, Loblolly Liberator, originated from one of the Treatment Center’s employees, a paraplegic who participated in his first bike ride benefit—a 25-mile course—with a hand cycle. "Loblolly" is a type of pine tree that is native to our East Texas area; "liberator" represents the experience of being released.
The programs at the Nacogdoches Treatment Center focus on helping free—or liberate—people from their barriers.The bike ride features four different courses (a 10-mile, 30-mile, 53-mile and 77-mile). All proceeds go to fund the NTC. The great thing about the bike ride is that anyone can get involved.
One way to participate in the Loblolly Liberator is to ride. Biking through East Texas is a great way to spend a Spring day. You can participate as an individual, or get a team of co-workers, friends and family members to join in the fun.
If bike riding isn’t for you, why not offer your time on event day to help out? Plenty of opportunities exist for volunteers. Helping staff rest stations or driving ‘pick-up’ wagons for riders who may need assistance are just a couple of ways you can help.
If time won’t allow your physical participation, consider fiscal participation. The Loblolly Liberator is a fundraiser designed to support the programs of the NTC. While we do hope the event attracts numerous participants, we also depend on the event to assist the Treatment Center financially.
