A Celebration so Big, We Needed Four Days!

Fall 2022, we had several special events planned to celebrate the grand opening of our newest venue – The Multi-Assistance Center at Morgan’s Wonderland! The MAC will revolutionize healthcare for individuals with disabilities. We invited the public to be part of this four-day celebration.

With the public’s help, we raised just over $1 Million! THANK YOU!

Plan to join us for next year, September 23, 2023, at Morgan's Wonderland Camp for our 14th Annual Gala.

We kicked off the celebration with a smaller, intimate, Visionary Dinner Reception on Friday, Sept. 23.  The Visionary Dinner included a cocktail reception, a tour of The MAC, and an elegant, seated dinner.

This year’s annual TV special was dedicated to educating the public about the new Multi-Assistance Center at Morgan’s Wonderland. This one hour, commercial-free special was written, directed and hosted by Morgan’s Inclusion Initiative Creative Media Director, Leslie Mouton and aired on all 4 major networks between September 23rd – October 1.

Our Annual Gala is our largest annual fundraiser for Morgan’s Inclusion Initiative. Our 13th Annual Gala this year was held in the Morgan’s Wonderland Event Center on Saturday, Oct. 1. Famed television and screen actor Joe Mantegna served as keynote speaker. Joe has made more than 200 film and TV appearances most famously in “The Godfather: Part III” and in hit TV drama “Criminal Minds,” where he played Special Agent David Rossi.

On Sunday, Oct. 2, we invited the public to attend the Grand Opening Celebration of The Multi-Assistance Center at Morgan’s Wonderland (MAC). The free event offered the public a chance to hear from actor Joe Mantegna, learn about The MAC, meet our community partners, and take a tour of the new $45 million, 165,000-square-foot facility.

Mark Your Calendars!

For more information regarding each event, including how to attend or sponsor, please click the respective butterflies above.

Meet The MAC

The Multi-Assistance Center (MAC) at Morgan’s Wonderland is at the center of our festivities.

Why is The MAC so special it requires four days of celebrations?

 The MAC will revolutionize health care for individuals with disabilities. Our unique care model, community partnerships, and our navigators are a game-changer in caring for the overall health of individuals with disabilities.

All too often, individuals with special needs get fragmented, uncoordinated health and social services from providers spread all over the community.

 The MAC offers a unique, one-stop-shop model that provides medical and non-medical services for individuals with special needs of all ages.

Visionary Dinner Reception

Friday, Sept. 23 | 6 - 9 p.m.

Be among the first guests to attend an event inside The MAC!

Our Visionary Dinner Reception will begin with a personalized tour of The MAC. Enjoy tasty hors d’oeuvres and bubbly champagne on each floor as you make your way through the building and learn about our community partners and the services offered at The MAC. After the tour, guests will enjoy an elegant dinner inside The MAC, prepared by Page Barteau Catering. Leslie Mouton will emcee the event with comments from Founder Gordon Hartman, and MAC CEO Allan Castro.

All Visionary Dinner purchases include reserved tables at the exclusive reception, reserved tables at our sold-out 13th Annual Gala, “A New Day, An Inclusive Way” on Saturday, Oct. 1, and reserved seating at The MAC Grand Opening Celebration on Sunday, Oct. 2. Proceeds benefit Morgan’s Inclusion Initiative, supporting and sustaining all of our nonprofit entities.

 Valet service will be provided for guests.  Dress for this event is cocktail attire

A Big "Thank You" To Our Generous Sponsors

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Encourage others to join the fun by tuning in live!

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Watch with family and friends on Friday, Sept. 23, Sunday, Sept. 25, or Saturday, Oct. 1.

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Join us in-person at the Grand Opening of The MAC on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 1 - 5 p.m.

Learn More HERE.

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13th Annual Gala

Saturday, Oct. 1 | 5:30 - 10 p.m.

A New Day! An Inclusive Way!

Our 13th Annual Gala is sold out! The 13th Annual Gala, “A New Day, An Inclusive Way,” benefits Morgan’s Inclusion Initiative. This year, the event will take place in the Morgan’s Wonderland Event Center.

The evening starts at 5:30 with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres followed by a seated dinner, presented by Page Barteau Catering.

The evening, emceed by KENS-5 chief meteorologist, Bill Taylor, will include an array of entertainment, a live auction, and keynote address by famed film and television actor Joe Mantegna. Joe has appeared in more than 200 films and TV programs, including “The Godfather: Part III” and ABC’s “Criminal Minds,” where he plays Special Agent David Rossi.

Valet services will be provided for the event. The dress code is Festive Fun.
For outfit inspiration, we invite you to visit our Pinterest board.

A Big "Thank You" To Our Generous Sponsors

The MAC Grand Opening Celebration

Sunday, Oct. 2 | 1 - 5 p.m.

We are excited to offer the public a chance to see The MAC up close and in person.

Our Grand Opening Celebration is FREE and open to the public. It will include an opening ceremony emceed by our own Leslie Mouton and KSAT-12 chief meteorologist Adam Caskey. There will also be a Resource Fair where you can learn more about the service providers housed at The MAC (MACers), free tours of The MAC, and several food trucks.

The dress code is casual attire

A Big "Thank You" To Our Generous Sponors

Champion Sponsor

Luminary Sponsors

Vanguard Sponsors

Premier Sponsors

Innovator Sponsors

Advocate Sponsors

Benefactor Sponsors

Patron Sponsors

Adam Caskey

Adam's enthusiasm for the weather dates back to an early age, when he developed a natural curiosity for the inner workings of the atmosphere with a distinct interest in storms.

As he grew older, Adam’s interest in the weather blossomed, so he followed his passion all the way to the University of North Dakota where he learned from some of the best in the industry and earned a degree in Atmospheric Science.

From Fargo, North Dakota to the nation's capital to here in San Antonio, Adam has experienced and covered all sorts of severe weather conditions with temperatures ranging from 40 degrees below zero to scorchers well over 100 degrees.

While in Washington D.C., Adam earned the coveted "Certified Broadcast

Meteorologist” designation by the American Meteorological Association, and in 2017, The Washington Post deemed him one of the country’s coolest Meteorologists. When he’s not busy forecasting enthusiastically for KSAT-12, Adam can be found refining his hobby of making homemade thermometers from scratch. Adam takes pride in crafting and calibrating each and every accurate thermometer for his very popular “Thermometer Thursday” segment where he gives them away to loyal viewers and donates them to local charities.

A native Minnesotan who enjoys the outdoors and loves to fish, Adam now calls San Antonio home where he resides with his wife, Pam and their three kids who all love their frequent visits to Morgan’s Wonderland.

Joe Mantegna

Joe was awarded the Tony and Joseph Jefferson Award for his acclaimed performance as Richard Roma in David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross. Some of Joe’s film and television highlights are; House of Games, Searching for Bobby Fisher, Godfather III, his Emmy and Golden Globe nominated role of Dean Martin in The Ratpack, his Emmy nominated role of Pipi Delana in “The Last Don,” and the voice of Fat Tony on The Simpsons. For two seasons Joe stared with Mary Steenburgen and Amber Tamblyn in the critically acclaimed CBS drama Joan of Arcadia, winner of the 2004 People Choice Award for best new drama as well as picking up three Emmy nominations. In 2008 Joe reprised his Emmy nominated role of Lou Manahan opposite Debra Messing in USA Network series The Starter Wife. Joe has also lent his voice to the Disney/Pixar film, CARS2 and continues his 26-year run as Fat Tony on The Simpsons. In April of 2011 Joe received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Joe lends much of his free time to several philanthropic endeavors. In May of 2012 Joe was appointed the National Spokesperson for The U.S. Army Museum, to lead the fundraising campaign to build the long-planned National Museum of the United States Army. He’s also an ambassador for the Gary Sinise Foundation, a charity that focuses on the needs of our most severely wounded veterans, as well as hosting the National Memorial Day Concert since 2006. His passions also include various autism related charities as well as being a long-time supporter of the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children.

In 2014 Joe received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for his dedication to the community and craft of acting. Joe wrapped up his role as FBI Special Agent David Rossi in the fifteenth and final season of the Hit CBS Drama Criminal Minds in 2019.

Never one to slow down, Joe’s latest endeavor is an Amazon Prime Original series entitled “Forget Normal,” a touching look at the struggles of adults with autism. It was released in January of 2022 to rave reviews.

Joe resides in Los Angeles with his wife of over 40 years Arlene, and their two daughters Mia and Gia.

Bill Taylor

Bill Taylor is the weather chief for KENS 5 in San Antonio, Texas.

He grew up in northern New Jersey and first moved south when he was 19. For most of his life, he thought "down south" was Virginia. Then, he found out about southwest Louisiana and the Cajun life. Between crawfish boils and Mardi Gras, he squeezed in a degree in journalism from McNeese State University in Lake Charles.

Bill began his television career there, too, at NBC affiliate KPLC. Upon landing the weekend weather chair, he enrolled in the meteorology program at Mississippi State University. Then, it was on to Dixie and the state of Alabama. Following a four-year study of the skies over Montgomery, where he worked for WSFA-TV, he applied for a weekend weather position at KENS 5.

"I've been privileged to serve the viewers of South Texas since 1996. The most important thing I do is keep people ahead of severe, life-threatening weather situations. But that's only at 5400 Fredericksburg Road. THE MOST important thing I do is serve three girls as a dad," Bill says. "I enjoy EVERY SECOND I'm blessed to spend with Carissa, Kendall and Peyton. And, when we can, my beautiful wife Jamie and I really enjoy a round of golf and a good wine."

Allan Castro

Allan Castro, serves as Chief Executive Officer at The Multi-Assistance Center at Morgan’s Wonderland. Allan has been leading the planning and development of The Multi-Assistance Center at Morgan’s Wonderland since inception in 2018. Allan is a healthcare industry executive with 20 years of experience building, managing and growing health care centers, programs, products and teams that deliver results and provide value. Allan has worked at hospital systems, outpatient health centers, non-profit organizations and a national hospital association. This broad experience has allowed Allan to develop a wide-ranging health care and non-profit industry knowledge allowing him to assist healthcare and social services entities improve clinical and operational performance. Allan possess strong strategic, coalition-building, operational, analytical and interpersonal communication skills.

Gordon Hartman

Native San Antonian Gordon Hartman is a philanthropist and former homebuilder who at the age of 15 started his own landscaping business while attending a local seminary. By age 19, he had saved enough to begin his homebuilding business, and by age 23, he had started a land development company. Founded in 1983, Gordon Hartman Homes built housing for low- to moderate-income families. Over the next 22 years, Gordon grew his company into the largest locally-owned homebuilding and land-development enterprise in San Antonio. In recognition of his successes in business, he has earned membership in both the San Antonio Business Hall of Fame and the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Gordon was also inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in 2018 for bringing professional soccer to San Antonio.

Leslie Mouton

Leslie Mouton, a two-time Emmy-award-winning former TV news anchor and public speaker, is the Creative Media Director for 501 c(3) nonprofit Morgan's Inclusion Initiative.

A native of Lafayette, La., Mouton graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and started her journalism career in 1988 in Alexandria, La. After spending 21 years anchoring for KSAT 12, San Antonio's ABC-TV affiliate, she retired from broadcast journalism in June 2020 and joined Morgan's Inclusion Initiative in January 2021.

Mouton gained national attention after going public with her breast cancer battle in October 2000. At the age of 35, Mouton discovered a lump in her breast during a self-exam and learned it was a very aggressive form of breast cancer. She anchored a newscast without her wig to bring awareness and encourage other people battling breast cancer. At a time when cancer was still considered taboo, her actions gained the attention of ABC's "Good Morning America," "Weekend Today," and "Oprah." Newspapers worldwide and television programs "Inside Edition" and "Primetime" featured stories about her battle.

Mouton has received numerous awards, including The Congressional Action for Cancer Awareness Award and the Macy's Heart and Soul Award. She was named one of the Texas Jaycees' "Ten Most Outstanding Young Texans," and she was honored with official citations from both the City of San Antonio and Bexar County for her work in raising awareness about breast cancer.

Mouton is married to retired Air Force pilot Tony "Maddog" Mattox, and they have one daughter, Nicole Danielle Mattox.