Our 2025 Community Service Goal is set: Grow our number of volunteers.

Our participation steadily grew throughout 2024, but even at our peak, only 90 volunteers—less than 25% of our team—contributed in a single month. Imagine what we could achieve if that number doubled!

Let’s find new ways to serve and encourage more of our colleagues to get involved. Whether you or a coworker take your first step and log your first volunteer hour, or you finally log your monthly hours in Kadince, we’ll track and celebrate our growing participation rate each month.

Together, we can set a new milestone for Team TRB and show our communities just how deeply we’re invested in their success.

Let’s all get to work.

Brent Baldree

President

2025 Volunteer Tracker 

Top Volunteers in July:

1. Jessie Bishop – 60 
2. Alejandro Cardenas – 49.5 
3. Emily Kirchner – 43 
4. Marta Rosales – 27.5 
5. Kathy Estes – 23.5 

Where We Served in July:

• Boys & Girls Club of McAllen – 88 
• The Texas Hunters and Sportsman’s Expo – 61 
• Center Point Volunteer Fire Department – 60 
• Pharr Rotary Club – 43.5 
• City of Fredericksburg – 30 

Central Texas  

Disaster Relief & Community Support 

• Lance Spruiell helped lead TRB’s Central Texas Flood Relief efforts. 

• Keri Sandvig, Kathy Estes, and Noah Garza also supported relief work in Kerr County following the floods. 

Chambers of Commerce & Economic Development 

• Luis Valdez attended the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon. 

• Kim Summers attended a Bulverde Spring Branch Chamber luncheon and the Boerne Kendall County Economic Development Corporation meeting. 

Boards & Committees 

• Greg Lick participated in a Kerrville Rotary Club board meeting. 

• J.R. Stewart attended Tandem Arts Partnership committee meetings and joined a new board member orientation with the Hays CISD Education Foundation. 

Education & Youth Programs 

• Kim Summers volunteered at a Boerne ISD student orientation event. 

• Greg Lick presented to students at the Kerrville ISD summer program. 

Community Engagement 

• Kim Summers attended the Bulverde 4th of July Parade representing TRB. 

• Greg Lick attended the Kerrville Rotary Club fireworks celebration with community members. 

Networking & Leadership Events 

• Lance Spruiell joined the Hill Country Economic Development Summit. 

• Kim Summers attended the Kendall County Women’s Leadership Event.

Houston 

Chambers of Commerce & Networking 

• Lewis Gissel attended a Houston West Chamber of Commerce networking event. 

Boards & Committees 

• Gregg Booth participated in a Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) committee meeting, where he also mentored a prospective new member. 

Leadership & Community Engagement 

• Tracy Harris attended the Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber ATHENA Leadership Award Luncheon, celebrating leadership finalists in the region. 

• Paula Flores volunteered with the USO, welcoming active-duty military members and their families. 

Youth & Education Programs 

• Lewis Gissel supported the Richmond Youth Program for Entrepreneurs by reviewing student business plans and budgets during the Mercy Goods Youth Camp. 

North Texas 

Chambers of Commerce & Business Alliances 

• Michelle Houston attended the Southlake Chamber of Commerce Monthly Membership Luncheon, where the mayor delivered the keynote address. 

• Kimberly R. Chambless attended a Metroport Chamber ribbon cutting, represented TRB at the chamber’s Networking @ Noon event, hosted her monthly Coffee on TRB event at Higher Grounds Coffee in Justin, and joined the Success Champions Happy Hour Networking event. 

• Melody Barrons attended the Coffee on TRB event at Higher Grounds Coffee in Justin and engaged with community members. 

Civic, Cultural & Nonprofit Engagement 

• Michelle Houston attended the Denton Rotary Noon Lunch, participated in a Greater Denton Arts Council handbook committee meeting, supported a Denton Festival Foundation planning session, and attended an advanced screening hosted by the Denton Black Film Festival Institute. 

• Christopher Spain supported The Samaritan Inn by promoting financial education through a Goalsetter quiz initiative. 

• Denise Knight, Sissy (Georgia) Runions, Cristie Escochea, Debbie Crump, Stacie Dearing, Michelle Houston, Joanna Knabe, Kimberly R. Chambless, Olivia Lazo, and Cynthia Mathis all participated in Vogel Alcove’s Bye Bye Bags project, assembling care packages for children in need. 

Faith & Schools 

• Chase (Austin) Harris volunteered on the security team for Sunday services at The Well Argyle Church and represented TRB at a Ponder ISD vendor fair. 

South Texas

Community Events & Celebrations 

• Diana Delaunay organized TRB’s Annual 4th of July Hot Dog Event and Customer Celebration. 

• Jocelyne Quintanilla, Eduardo Hernandez, Naomi Rocha, Claudia Medina, and Yesenia Ortiz supported TRB’s 4th of July Customer Appreciation Day activities. 

• Frances Gonzalez, Lindsay Gonzalez, and Maria Idalia Peña volunteered with the Brownsville Housing Authority’s Back to School Bash, distributing supplies to families. 

• Diana Delaunay and Maria Idalia Peña also supported the Brownsville Housing Authority’s event by passing out supplies to low-income families. 

• Valeria Suarez volunteered at the Texas International Fishing Tournament (TIFT), supporting a youth booth and raffle activities. 

• Laura Villarreal attended the Ron Hoover RV & Marine Fishing Tournament, assisting with check-in and reception. 

Boards & Committees 

• Daniel Padilla represented TRB at the Palm Valley Animal Society’s Putts for Pets board meeting. 

• Brenton Baldree attended monthly board meetings for the McAllen Country Club and Affordable Homes of South Texas, Inc., as well as executive board meetings for AHSTI. 

• Brenton Baldree also joined the Rio Grande Regional Hospital board meeting and represented TRB as a White Marlin Sponsor at the Texas International Fishing Tournament corporate sponsor party. 

• Jamie Rosas participated in the Rio Grande Valley Partnership Executive Board Meeting, attended McAllen ISD’s Leadership Academy through the McAllen Education Foundation, and supported the TIFT Corporate Sponsor Expo and Children’s Play Day. 

• Diane Hack represented TRB’s Public Funds division at Region One’s 3rd Annual School Finance & Operations Conference, where TRB was a Platinum Sponsor. 

• Marta Rosales also attended the Region One School Finance & Operations Conference and helped manage TRB’s sponsored booth. 

Education & Youth Programs 

• Sophia Abarca presented a financial literacy workshop on budgeting and saving to teens at the Gladys Porter Zoo summer program. 

• Diana Delaunay led a financial literacy session for high school and college students volunteering as mentors at the South Texas Discover Education Center at the Gladys Porter Zoo. 

• Maria Idalia Peña also taught budgeting and savings at the Gladys Porter Zoo. 

Rotary & Service Clubs 

• Fred Garza attended Pharr Rotary Club meetings. 

• Alejandro Cardenas participated in meetings for the Pharr Rotary Club and the PSJA Education Foundation. 

• Mario Ysaguirre attended a Rotary Club of McAllen meeting and an HOA board meeting for the Embers Homeowners Association. 

Community Service & Relief Efforts 

• Janette Medrano reported that the TRB Gateway Account surpassed its goals as part of financial literacy outreach. 

• Belinda Esparza volunteered at Notre Dame Catholic Church on July 4 to distribute food and supplies to Kerrville flood victims and restock shelves.