3. Dedicated Teamwork
Sonia Ramirez
Lifestyle
A Texas Rodeo Treasure
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1961 : Name changes to Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
1963 : The School Art Program begins.
1974 : The first World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest. Elvis Presley sets attendance record of 43,944. On his second show, on the same day, he breaks his own record drawing 44,175, for a one-day record 88,119.
1992 : Four-year scholarships upgraded from $8,000 to $10,000 retroactive to all students currently on scholarship.
1993 : Tejano superstar Selena breaks attendance record at the Astrodome by drawing a crowd of exactly 57,894 fans.
2001 : Largest presentation of scholarships to date, with 300 four-year $10,000 awards through the Metropolitan, Opportunity and School Art scholarship programs, totaling $3 million.
2012 : The Professional Bull Riders held their first event at Reliant Stadium, and it was their first to be a part of RodeoHouston.
2013 : George Strait, Martina McBride, and the Randy Rogers Band set a new all-time attendance record with 80,020
2016 : Banda Los Recoditos/Los Huracanes Del Norte broke the all-time Go Tejano Day attendance record with 75,508.
How could such an elaborate and finely tuned event unfold without a hitch? With a dedicated team of Volunteers and staff covering each and every aspect of the process. Yvonne Gonzales is a long standing example of the dedication to these committees. “I am on Wine Competition Committee. My 3rd year with them and 10th year volunteering with HLSR,” says Gonzales.
Lisa Hernandez is another volunteer committee member. “I assign drivers to offsite pickups. The drivers transport the rodeo guest from their destination to the HLSR. Most of our guests are associated with the division of chairman or special interests of the HLSR. The rest of the transportation committee helps transport rodeo guest with NRG.”
There are over 32,000 folks serving on 108 committees that range in everything from Auctions Assistance, Carnival Ticket Sales, the Horse Show and Mutton Bustin’ to name but just a few.
