nonprofit
Giving Back in a
Big Way
While the Steven and Le Ann Cyr Family Charitable Fund helps a wide variety of worthy causes, the common theme remains the same: to help people in need.
D
r. Steven Cyr, founder and director of Orthopaedic and Spine Institute (OSI) Medical Centers, is well-known in the Texas medical community for being a driven and compassionate physician. Cyr and his wife, Le Ann (co-founder of OSI Medical Centers), have not only been busy growing their practices (OSI, their newest venture, Children’s Orthopaedic and Spine Center and HealthCrave Medical Centers), they are also giving back to the community with the Steven and Le Ann Cyr Family Charitable Fund. The mission of the Steven and Le Ann Cyr Family Charitable Fund is simple: They give back to those in need of help, especially in areas that have most touched their lives. The fund’s focus is to give back to Christian-based charities, educational programs/ institutions, organizations serving military men and women and to
● ● ● ●
54 nfamily magazine
youth sports organizations. Although the foundation aims to help a multitude of worthy causes, the common theme is to help people in need. One such cause the charity supports is St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. The original vision for St. Jude’s Ranch for Children came from Fr. Jack Adams, an Episcopal priest, more than 40 years ago. Adams, who was located in Southern Nevada, had a dream to create new lives for abandoned, abused and neglected children. More than 40 years later, 1,000 children have been helped by Adams’ vision. The ranch has three campuses spread over Texas and Nevada, and all of them work to “break the cycle of abuse and neglect by mending spirits and
renewing hope.” All of the locations give a multitude of services for at-risk youth including an emergency placement center, which provides a safe haven for children who have been removed from unsafe and abusive homes. The center works to address the children’s immediate and long-term needs. In June, the Cyr Family Charitable Fund participated in the St. Jude’s Ranch Doc McStuffins toy drive event. The residents of St. Jude’s Ranch were able to visit with Drs. Eric R. Ritchie and Hongbo Lui from the Children’s Orthopaedic and Spine Center for checkups for their new stuffed animals they received at the event. Getting colleagues, friends and family involved in the Steven and Le Ann Cyr Family Charitable Fund is important to the Cyrs. The Cyr Family Charitable Fund also gives to many charities concerning health. One such organization is the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The
girls with painted hands image MANDY GODBEHEAR/shutterstock.com
by Lisa Munter