Prepare2Fly

08/04/2026

Bring the Cheer to our Annual Holiday Hustle 5K by sponsoring a table along our pathway.

We are looking for awesome businesses, groups, churches, and families to be part Trail Sponsors! There are many ways you could join us and the fun part is, you get to choose! Here are some ideas:

- Official Sock Sponsor - give out fun Christmas socks to our
runners
- Official Peppermint Sponsor - give out little peppermints
- Official Cookie Sponsor - give our runners a boost of energy with
some yummy cookies
- Official Water Table - we would love to have a couple of these
along the way for runners to grab
- Official DJ - we would love to have music along our trail, and are
seeking a couple of people with speakers to play fun and festive
music for our runners. Music makes everything more fun!
- Official snack Station - provide granola bars or bananas for our
runners
- Official Cheering Station - looking for several cheer squads to
help cheer our runners along.
- Official..... YOU NAME IT! We would love to have you!

Add your brand, use this as a way to advertise your business, bring some holiday cheer and have some fun with us!

Race Details:
December 5th
Starting Line: Crockett Civic Center
Route: runners will run through the park up 5th St. They will enter the square and make their way around the square heading back down Goliad. They will run between the Crockett First United Methodist Church and First Baptist Church Crockett and in front of Tyer Printing and Good Shepherd Fellowship. They will continue past Janie's Flower Shop. Finish line is in the park.

Let us know if you are interested in being a sponsor this year and join in on the fun! You can send us an email at: [email protected] or message us here on Facebook.

08/02/2026

Last night's Team Spirit SINGO was so much fun! The crowd was awesome and their energy matched!

- Groveton showed up with an entire table filled with cheerleaders, high energy, and even brought a tambourine!! They also had the BEST reaction to winning last night. See video in comments!

- Lovelady had some crews who knew every song in the Classic Rock and 90s Throwback and even embarrassed their teens a bit by singing loud and proud (maybe even danced a bit 😉)! It was greatness!! Their teens might disagree. 🤣

- Crockett showed up and showed out by being the biggest personality in the room, making friends with every table, cheering for everyone, and bringing the energy!!! What a fun night!!!

If you missed it, we will be back in October 3rd for "Decades Night," where we will play hits from the 50s/60s - 70s - 80s - 90s AND 2000s!

Dress in your favorite era, bring friends, and come sing-a-long!

08/01/2026

Tonight's the Night! Who's coming? Let's pack Stesti Beer Garden - Lovelady tonight! Great food and a fun night!

07/31/2026

Tomorrow Night - Stesti Beer Garden - Lovelady
SINGO!
Team Spirit Night
Great Prizes - New Playlists - Great Food
Come have some fun!

SINGO is about to get EVEN MORE FUN!

We've got an incredible lineup of themed nights planned, and you won't want to miss a single one!

🏈 AUGUST 1 – Team Spirit Night
Wear your favorite team colors or jersey and get ready for a night of tailgating tunes, great music, and lots of laughs!

😢 SEPTEMBER – No SINGO this month... but don't worry—we're making up for it in a BIG way!

🕺 OCTOBER – Decade Night
Break out your poodle skirts, bell bottoms, big '80s hair, flannel, or anything in between! We'll be rocking hits from the '50s through the 2000s all night long.

💄 NOVEMBER – Girls Night Out
Grab your besties and enjoy an evening of singing, laughter, and fun prizes celebrating all things girly. It's the perfect excuse for a night out!

🎄 DECEMBER 12 – Christmas Night
Throw on your ugly Christmas sweater or your favorite Christmas PJs and celebrate the season with holiday music, festive fun, and plenty of Christmas cheer!

SINGO is held the FIRST WEEKEND of every month (except December, when we'll celebrate on December 12).

Bring your family, invite your friends, and come ready to sing your heart out! 🎶

❤️ Great Music.
🎁 Great Prizes.
😂 Great Friends.
🎤 That's SINGO!

Who are you bringing with you? Tag them below! 👇
Stesti Beer Garden - Lovelady

07/31/2026

We are so very thankful for everyone who sponsored us this year, volunteered, and just helped make this year's Sole Mates event a success! Really proud of our community and can't wait to do it again next year!

This year, we served 9 school districts and 2 counties. Next year, we plan to grow and include Anderson County!

07/31/2026

If you attended Sole Mates 2026 as a Sponsor or Volunteer, please fill out this survey for us. We would love to have your feedback, as we are always looking for ways to improve. To those who have already submitted your survey, thank you so much!

Thank you for being a Sole Mate! Your generosity helped make a difference in the life of a student this year. We are always looking for ways to improve the Sole Mates experience for both our sponsors and our families. Please take a few minutes to share your feedback.

07/28/2026

TEAM SPIRIT NIGHT is almost here!

It's time to grab your jersey, school colors, or favorite team gear and join us for a night of SINGO with a tailgating twist!

🎶 Think...
🏈 Game day anthems
🎤 Tailgating favorites
🎉 Friendly competition
😂 Lots of laughs
🎁 Great prizes
❤️ Great people

Whether you're cheering for the Aggies, Longhorns, Bulldogs, Lions, Vols, Crimson Tide, Cowboys, Texans, or your hometown school—we want to see your team spirit!

📅 Saturday, August 1
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Stesti Beer Garden - Lovelady

Bring your family, invite your friends, and get ready to sing along to all your favorite tailgating tunes!

Who knows...your team might not win on Saturday, but YOU could win at SINGO! 😄

🏆 Wear your team colors!
🎵 Sing your heart out!
🎁 Win awesome prizes!

Tag your game-day crew and let us know who you're bringing! ⬇️

07/26/2026

Please share.

❤️ A Quick Note About Sole Mates ❤️

First, thank you to everyone who has supported, shared, encouraged, and believed in the mission of Sole Mates. Because of this amazing community, we were able to serve 170 students from 9 school districts this year!

Lately, I've received many Facebook friend requests and private messages asking for shoes. I wanted to clarify how our program works.

Sole Mates is an annual relationship-based program hosted by Prepare2Fly. We are not a shoe bank or a year-round shoe distribution program. Our goal is to connect students and families with caring community members who become their "Sole Mate," creating relationships that extend far beyond a pair of shoes.

Each year, student registration is open from March through May, sponsors are matched throughout the summer, and our celebration event takes place in July. Every registered student is matched with a sponsor, so we do not have extra shoes available after the event.

If you have questions about Sole Mates, would like to register a student during our registration period, become a sponsor, volunteer, or support the mission in another way, please contact Prepare2Fly directly through our page, website, or email rather than my personal Facebook account. This helps us keep everything organized and ensures no one is overlooked.

Thank you for understanding and for supporting a program built on more than providing shoes. Our heart is to build relationships, strengthen our community, and remind every student that they are seen, valued, and loved.

Changing Lives. Creating Legacies.

Prepare2Fly

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07/26/2026

One group I would like to peronally thank is Shoe Sensation Crockett, Larry T Daniels, Tiffany Anderson (Regional Mngr), and the staff for helping us make the 3rd Annual Sole Mates a success. I cannot say enough about this incredible staff. They were so easy to work with, helped me shop, conducted a sock drive for our families, sponsored waters, and just made it so easy for us to purchase over 100 pairs of shoes! Thank you, doesn't seem like enough. You have a partnership with Prepare2Fly as long as you want it!