Core Value: Community
We take pride in contributing our time and resources to make our communities a great place to live and work. We are successful when our communities are successful.
Summary of February Community Hours:
- 656 hours served.
- 249 different activities performed.
- 114 organizations were assisted.
- 81 employees volunteered.
- 15 areas were helped.
Top Volunteers for January:
- Gregg Booth
- Lewis Gissel
- Jason Hendrix
- Blythe Cox
February Recap by Region
Rio Grande Valley:
The Valley region always goes over and beyond to be the ‘People you Know’ in the community. Here are the month’s highlights:
- Laura Villarreal, Elias Trevino, Cynthia Quintanilla, Anabel Ledesma, Monica Schoonover, Erika Dominguez, Martha Rosales, Alexander Acosta, Ronda Johnson, Brent Baldree, Amara Cano, Makayla Mendoza, Rita Garcia, Alejandro Juarez, Haley Medrano, Nydia Bravo, Nayelli Ramirez, Natalie Navarro, Ximena Beas, and Carlo Montalvo volunteered at the Smokin’ on the Rio World BBQ Championship for a total of 118 hours!
- Marta Rosales spoke 𝖺𝗍 𝖺 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖺𝗇𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝗅𝗂𝗍𝖾𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗒 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗁𝗈𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖻𝗒 Easterseals Rio Grande Valley, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 she 𝖼𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝗍𝗈𝗉𝗂𝖼𝗌 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗌 𝖡𝖺𝗇𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖡𝖺𝗌𝗂𝖼𝗌, 𝖡𝗎𝖽𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖢𝗋𝖾𝖽𝗂𝗍.
- Diana Delaunay hosted a series of highly successful literacy presentations for BISD, Brownsville Affordable Homeownership Corporation, Ortiz Elementary School, and Workforce Solutions Cameron County.
- We teamed up with the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce to present the Charro Days Mixer.
Hill Country:
In the Hill Country region, teamwork is constantly displayed, whether employees volunteer or attend events together. Here are this month’s highlights:
- Blythe Cox, Desiree De Leon, and Heather Reed attended a gala fundraiser for the Crisis Center of Comal County, which raised over $30,000.
- Keri Sandvig, Blythe Cox, and Desiree De Leon participated in the Make-A-Wish Central & South Texas Wine, Women & Shoes fundraiser.
Houston:
The Houston region is always looking for ways to better their community one volunteer hour at a time. Here are this month’s highlights:
- Houston hosted a Boot Shine event for customers to kick off the Houston Rodeo.
- Kim Perry volunteered on a bank panel for the Yes Prep Secondary School event.
DFW:
The DFW region knows that we are only as successful as our communities and strives to build up DFW constantly. Here are this month’s highlights:
- Our team in North Dallas sponsored and attended the North Dallas Chamber’s Real Estate and Economic Conference, which was hosted at SMU.
- James Huggins and the team officially cut the ribbon to open our LPO location in Forney, TX.
