Join the SBANT Facebook Group! Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life. Are you a Facebook junkie that wants to know what is going on with SBANT? Do you want to meet new people with interest in Spina Bifida? And those involved with the Spina Bifida Association of North Texas...

Golfer Honored at Memorial Tournament Spina Bifida Association of North Texas member Austin Granville Baker, IV passed away last January 6th at the age of 26. Austin’s good friend Cody Caldwell and his parents Sherrie and Austin Baker, III joined forces to create the Austin Baker Memorial Golf...

2009 Camp TLC - A Success Like No Other Each summer SBANT partners with Camp John Marc to offer the best camping experience available for young people living with Spina Bifida. Camp John Marc offers a beautiful Texas setting in Bosque County, where they promise to provide a high-quality camp experience...

The Hispanic Talent Show was a great success this year. Talent show took place at Bachman Recreation Center on May 30th . Sponsors: Advocate Medical, Victors Rosas, Paul Fitzgerald and Bachman Cecenas Productions and Bachman Recreation Center. Volunteers: David Mercurio, Roxane Cantu....

Do you have a child (ages 10 - 29) with Spina Bifida? If so, researchers from Kennedy Krieger Institute invite you to participate in an online research study! We are interested in learning more about how and when children with Spina Bifida learn to manage their medical self-care and home responsibilities...

Spina Bifida Association of North Texas Awards Scholarships On Tuesday, May 12, 2009, members of the Spina Bifida Association of North Texas gathered in Dallas to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of three 2009 – 2010 scholarship students. Jessica Alvarado, a former scholarship recipient...

Austin Baker IV, the son of Austin and Sherrie Baker of Denton, died after complications from surgery on January 6, 2009. He was 26 years old. He leaves behind two younger brothers, Aaron and Abel. At the time of his death he was a manager at his family’s business in Fort Worth and living in a home he...

Memorials Please visit these pages to read about dear members of the North Texas Spina Bifida community who have recently passed. If you know of someone who should be mentioned here, please contact Gaye Morrison at 972-278-1496.   Carol Barrett Leah Gaither Austin Baker...

Leah Gaither Leah Alice Gaither precious daughter of Madeline and Eugene Gaither was born August 11, 1973 in Dallas, Texas passed away peacefully on July 1, 2008. She was a loving daughter, sister, cousin and aunt and will be missed by many friends and family. Leah was a resident of Red Oak, Texas and...

A Tribute to the Memory of Carol Barrett….. The following is one of the Eulogies delivered at Carol’s funeral My name is Gaye Morrison and I am honored that Jay and Carol’s parents , Frances and Johnny, permitted me to say a few words about my friend Carol today. I am privileged to...