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“If you give a man a fish, he will eat for today. If you can teach a man how to fish, he can eat for a lifetime… We seek to teach our men & women how to fish so that they can eat for a lifetime” ~ Brad Bowie Take a few minutes and enjoy our latest video on what Safe Harbor does for men & women in and around Memphis, Erin, Knoxville, Nashville & Clarksville, TN and Little Rock, AR. As always, thank you to everyone who supports, volunteers, partners with and prays for Safe Harbor & Lighthouse Ministries. |
Thank you to our sponsors! Without them, our shows would not be possible!
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Tunica BITS supports Fresh Start Women's Program!
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Past Battle in the Saddle Events
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How does Battle in the Saddle help?
In 2013 Battle in the Saddle had the first barrel race at the Agricenter Showplace Arena in Memphis, TN. With the over $18,000 raised from this show we were able to renovate the bathrooms at the mission. You can see they had a complete overhaul.
Bathroom Before
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Shower Before
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Remodeling in progress
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Bathroom & Shower After
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In 2014 Battle in the Saddle shows raised enough money to buy a new stove to replace the outdated units. With the number of meals prepared a commercial type unit was needed to meet the needs for Safe Harbor. Retail price on the unit is $8,133.79.
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In 2015 we set a goal of reaching $20,000 to re-roof the Homeless Mission. While we aren’t at the goal we need yet, the past year of barrel races has significantly helped to get us started. We look forward to 2016 in pushing us to the $20,000 goal. With the help from our contestants and our great sponsors the roof will be replaced and we will continue to improve the lives of those who are looking for their safe place. |
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A huge THANK YOU to all that rode this year at Tunica Battle in the Saddle! We used the money raised to buy these mattresses. Through our partnership with Tempur-Pedic we only had to pay shipping & handling on this $232,000.00 load of mattresses! Thank you so much and see you in January 2018!!! |
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For More information on Better Barrel Races click here to visit their website!
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Tunica is WPRA approved for the Great Lakes and Southeastern Circuits!
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Past Champions
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Battle in the Saddle Facebook Page |
Safe Harbor of Memphis Facebook Page |
How Battle in the Saddle was born
The idea for Battle in the Saddle was born by a couple of men who love to go to barrel racing events and watching their kids compete. Watching families fellowship together, watching friendships form. There are however those that do not have that opportunity. Those that are homeless, hungry and nowhere to go. These 2 men work for Safe Harbor, a place of refuge, a place to start over. Safe harbor provides about 210 meals a day for the men in Memphis another 60 meals a day for the women of fresh start. This Barrel racing Fundraiser will help provide those meals and much more. We look forward to a great event full of fellowship and barrel racing.
