Spring Branch Business Profile: donutnv

By Liz Clearman

I’m not sure I can imagine a more fun food truck than a mobile donut trailer, and I’m in luck. DonutNV of West Central Houston, TX, owned and operated by Mike Sadler, is a unique concept that brings hot, fresh, mini donuts with over 16 tasty topping choices and seven flavors of fresh-squeezed lemonade to your events or parties — or, just for a fun Tuesday summer morning in your neighborhood. The philosophy behind the DonutNV franchise is to operate a S.W.E.E.T. business based on Smiles, Wow-ing, Enticing, Engaging, and Thanking each customer. A mobile donut truck with tasty options that offers refreshing ice-cold lemonade? Bringing smiles and enticing customers sounds like a pretty easy task when your business model involves sweet pastries and toppings that everyone loves.

In 1991, Mike and his then-girlfriend/soon-to-be-wife, Lynn, were at a ski resort in Canada where they came across a business that offered delicious flat, flavored, donut-like pastries that the couple fell in love with. “The food was amazing, and the line was around the corner, so I half-jokingly suggested to Lynn that we buy and operate one of those businesses instead of finishing our engineering degrees,” Mike remembered fondly. “We talked about it all day and both came to the conclusion that what that business really needed was to be mobile, not brick and mortar in a single location. Ironically, 32 years later, when DonutNV hit my radar screen out of the blue, I immediately thought back to 1991 and knew this was no coincidence.” to help you pursue your financial goals and aspirations.

Mike’s inspiration for jumping into the donut biz more than three decades after encountering that pastry shop in Canada was to “find a way to bring some fun into people’s lives, and to be able to give back to the community — offering great products and services that people love, a way to partner with local organizations and charities to support their fundraising efforts, and to create fun well-paying jobs for locals of all ages and skill levels.” The Sadlers moved to the Spring Branch area in 1997, and have two children, William and Ashley, who attended both Spring Branch Middle and Memorial High schools. They’re fully integrated into the community via Spring Branch Memorial Sports Association and their church, St. Martin’s Episcopal, and they love the people, atmosphere, sense of community, and enthusiasm that exists here.

He’s especially grateful to the friends and acquaintances who showed up in droves to support him and his children when Lynn was diagnosed with cancer, went through treatments at MD Anderson, and sadly passed from the disease in 2021. “It’s been a really hard transition, and the amazing people here in Spring Branch really showed their true hearts to help us through. We were overwhelmed by the love and outpouring of support in all its forms after Lynn passed,” Mike said.

Call or text Mike at 832.558.8114, email westcentralhoustontx@ donutnv.com, or visit DonutNV’s website at donutnv.com to book the West Central Houston-based food truck for your next party, school, corporate, or charity event. The DonutNV team looks forward to serving our readers and bringing smiles (and delicious donuts) to the community.

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look no Further For aFter-School care optionS in SbiSd

By Liz Clearman

It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over (well, not weather-wise as that pesky heat continues to stick around) and that, much to the dismay of our kids, school starts in the middle of this month. If you’re a working parent or just need some help after the school hours end, peep this list for a bit of help deciding where to enroll your kiddos so that you don’t have to stress about what they’re doing after class lets out. Several schools in the district have programs that meet on-campus, making it even easier for your child to transition from the school day to after-school care, and other options have transportation from certain campuses to their locations, where parents then pick up their children at the end of the day.

As always, please be sure to do your due diligence and check with each program individually to ensure that they have a relationship with your child’s campus (I’m not responsible for any mishaps!), and remember that this is by no means an exhaustive list.

Adventure Kids Playcare: adventurekidsplaycare.com/locations/memorial-city-houston-tx (located at 10403 Katy Freeway #220)

After3: after3asp.com (located on-campus at Frostwood, Meadow Wood, Memorial Drive, & Rummel Creek elementaries)

Boys and Girls Club Spring Branch: bgcghprograms.com/clubexperience (located at Buffalo Creek, Housman, Spring Branch, Westwood, & Woodview elementaries, Spring Oaks Middle, & the Spring Branch Family Development Center) Family Point Resources: familypointresources.com (located at 725 Bateswood Drive)

Idea Lab Spring Branch: idealabkids.com/programs/classes (located at 8404 Katy Freeway) iKids U: ikidsinc.com/ikids-u (located at Bunker Hill, Cedar Brook, Hunters Creek, Nottingham, Sherwood, & Wilchester elementaries)

Kid Fit Memorial: kidfit.club/daycare (located at Nottingham & Meadow Wood elementaries & Spring Forest Middle)

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Kidventure: kidventure.com/after-school-programs (located at Holy Spirit Episcopal School & The Kinkaid School)

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KinderCare: kindercare.com

(located at 937 Bunker Hill Road & 10170 Emnora Lane) YMCA of Greater Houston ymcahouston.org/programs/childcare-and-camps/after-school (typically offered at different school sites; none listed at the time of publication)