Shear success: Texarkana man battles past homelessness to complete barber school

We are very proud of a recent past resident, Matthew Quinn, who the Texarkana Gazette featured on the front page of yesterday's paper. Matthew worked hard to attend and graduate from Tonsorial Arts Barber School during his stay at Randy Sams, and he also worked in our internal job training program at Randy Sams during his stay with us. Additionally, he met with and utilized assistance with action steps toward other aspects of self sufficiency from our full time shelter case manager. He very recently moved out because he obtained housing (congrats!) and achieved his goals. We are thrilled about his successes and look forward to his continued success, as well as his plans to continue partnership with Randy Sams by facilitating barber services to our residents.

Randy Sams Invitational Cornhole Tournament

Randy Sams Invitational Cornhole Tournament

Randy Sams would like to thank our community for their support of our mission to serve the homeless in our midst!

Congratulations to the winners of the Randy Sams Invitational Cornhole Tournament held August 4, 2024

1st Place Winners: Ledwell Team
L to R: Ruger Green, Cliff Harvin (Pictured with Larry Oxford board member)

2nd Place Winners: Ledwell Team (wearing orange shirts)
L to R: Jimmy Whorton, Buck Jackson (Pictured with Jennifer Lacefield, CEO of Randy Sams)

3rd Place Winners: Ledwell Team (wearing gray shirts)
L to R: Dale Allison, Brandon O'Neal (Pictured with Jennifer Lacefield, CEO of Randy Sams)

All Winners: Ledwell Teams
L to R: Cliff Harvin, Ruger Green, Jimmy Whorton, Buck Jackson, Dale Allison, Brandon O'Neal

We especially thank the companies and individuals who have supported our Cornhole tournament!

  • BWI Companies
  • Cadence Bank
  • Capital Title
  • Commercial National Bank
  • David Mims Insurance
  • Diamond Bank
  • Fay J Packaging
  • GilRay Restoration
  • Gregg Orr Auto
  • James Henry
  • Johnston Ford
  • Barbara Larry, The Counseling Center
  • Ledwell Office
  • McLarty Ford
  • Mike Mahone Insurance
  • Red River Lumber
  • Reliance Mechanical
  • Robbins Toyota
  • RRCU
  • Saint James Episcopal
  • Southern Insurance
  • Southwest Title
  • Texana Bank

A big thank you to the many organizations who support us with grants to provide food and shelter for the homeless in our community.