United Way Annual Report 2009

UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CAMERON COUNTY � 2009 ANNUAL REPORT

United Way of Southern Cameron County

ANNUAL REPORT2009

UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CAMERON COUNTY � 2009 ANNUAL REPORT UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CAMERON COUNTY � 2009 ANNUAL REPORT

MISSIONTO IMPROVE LIVES BYMOBILIZING THE CARING

POWEROF COMMUNITIES.

VISIONUNITED WAY OF SOUTHERNCAMERON COUNTYIS THE LEADERDELIVERING COLLABORATIVESOLUTIONS FOR A HEALTHY,

T H R I V I N G COMMUNITY.


Everyone deserves opportunities to have a good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement and good health.

Advancing the common good is less about helping one person at a time and more about changing systems to help all of us. We are all connected and interdependent. We all win when a child succeeds in school, when families are financially stable and when people are healthy.

OUR WORk IN EDUCATIONEducation is the foundation for a good life. Access to high quality early childhood education has proven to lead to better academic achievement during the school years. On-time high school graduation opens the door to a world of opportunities in higher education and the workplace. We are committed to:

Children entering school prepared to succeed

Elementary school children having grade-level skills in math and reading

High school students graduating on time

OUR WORk IN INCOMEKnowing about money helps families increase income, save for the future and build assets. These are 3 steps that lead to financial indepedence. We are commited to:

People working through crisis situations and gaining financial stability

People increasing their income and saving for the future

People gaining their most important asset – a home of their own

OUR WORk IN HEALTHGood health allows children to be better students and adults to be stable, productive members of society. Access to health care, reducing risky behaviors and decreasing obesity in children and adults are fundamental to improving the overall health of our community by decreasing school and work absenteeism and mitigating the financial risk created by poor health. We are committed to:

People in our communities having access to healthcare

Children and adults not engaging in risky behaviors

People improving their health and fitness

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AdvANciNg ThEcOmmON gOOd:CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL


It takes everyone in the community working together to create a brighter future. Together, we can accomplish more than any single group can on its own.GIVE. ADVOCATE. VOLUNTEER. LIVE UNITED.

GIVE.The workplace campaign is the easiest and more powerful way to invest in your community. You can direct your contribution to one of the action areas–Education, Income and Health–or choose all three. Visit with United Way to explore other ways to give.

ADVOCATE.You can make change happen with your voice. Get informed. Tell your friends. Write a letter to the editor. United Way needs people who are passionate about education, income and health to make some noise. Sign up for United Way

hOw TO LivE UNiTEdLIVING UNITED MEANS BEING A PART OF THE CHANGE.

Action Alerts so you can stay in the know about advocacy opportunities right here in southern Cameron County.

VOLUNTEER.United Way works with volunteers and local nonprofits to develop the best opportunities for youth, busy working adults and seniors. Sign up to receive local volunteer opportunities.Visit the liveunitedrgv.org website for opportunities to LIVE UNITED and join our Facebook Group: United Way of Southern Cameron County.

Sisters, Susan Walker (BPUB)and Patti Ayala (Frost Bank)with their mom, Delfina Medina


MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEOUnited Way of Southern Cameron County has served the people of our communities for over fifty years, but even though we’ve been working here for a very long time many people still don’t know what it is we DO.

United Way advances the common good by creating opportunities for a better life for all. Our focus is on education, income and health—the building blocks for a good quality of life. How do we advance the common good by providing opportunities in education, income and health? United Way recruits people and organizations that bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done. What does that look like in real life? Here’s an example:

Last September a counselor at one of our local school districts called me. She was very concerned that there were not enough licensed chemical dependency counselors in our community to provide substance abuse treatment for her students. Could United Way do something to help?

Because our health strategy focuses on children and youth being healthy, fit and not engaging in risky behaviors, we immediately agreed to get involved. We recruited people and organizations we knew had the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done and invited them to United Way for a planning meeting. We asked our counselor friend to invite everyone she knew, too, to join us for the meeting. We recruited counselors, judges, principals, ministers, probation officers and counseling professors and asked them to bring anyone else who could help us make the right decisions.

Within one week the Youth Substance Abuse Task Force had formed, met and identified two burning priorities: more licensed counselors providing substance abuse treatment for our kids; and more people in our community becoming licensed chemical dependency counselors. By the last week of September a nonprofit partner from Harlingen agreed to come to Brownsville to provide substance abuse counseling if United Way could find rent-free office space for their new treatment facility. On October 5, the Brownsville City Manager agreed to provide space at the City of Brownsville Recreation Center. Within two weeks of the problem being identified, United Way had recruited the right people with the expertise, passion and resources to get something done. That’s what we do.

And you may notice that I’ve never once mentioned money. Money wasn’t the solution to this problem. This problem was addressed through relationships. You may also wonder what became of priority number two—having more licensed chemical dependency counselors working in our community. We got a two-for-one solution with our new program provider, VAC Community Youth Services. VAC is a licensed Clinical Training Institute, which means their counselors can supervise local UTB counseling students as they get their counseling internship hours that are required to become a licensed chemical dependency counselor.

That’s real change, and we invite you to be a part of the change. You can give, you can advocate and you can volunteer.

That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.

Traci WickettPresident and CEOUnited Way of Southern Cameron County

TABLE OF CONTENTS

How to LIVE UNITED .................2Advancing theCommon Good ........................ 3Our Initiatives .........................4Community Impact ..................8Statement ofFinancial Position .................. 102009 FoundersCircle Members ..................... 12The People WhoMade it Happen .................... 162009 Annual WorkplaceCampaign Companies ............ 19Community Partners .............. 22

On the cover:Pete, Liz, Emily and Parker HarrisLIVE UNITED in their community.

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United Way of Southern Cameron County identifies root causes of community problems and develops collaborative strategies to address them. Education, income and health are key to building a strong, dynamic and thriving community. Ensuring our children are ready for school, that the uninsured have access to health care and that families walking an economic tightrope have the opportunity to become financially stable are the cornerstones of our initiatives.

SUCCESS BY �The vision of Success By 6 is that every child in our community enters school prepared to succeed. Success By 6 empowers parents and caregivers to turn everyday moments into learning opportunities, provides access to educational activities and books for young children, professional development for early child care teachers, and advocates for policy changes that will enhance quality early education for our children.

THIS YEAR:8,599 books were distributed to children at events in our community. 618 children accessed reading opportunities and books through the United Way Children’s Book Club on a monthly basis. 4,500 new mothers received Born Learning Newborn Packets with information, resources and support as they became their child’s first teacher.Over 150 parents participated in “Breakfast Clubs” or Play and Learn sessions, throughout the community.Over 100 children celebrated Dr. Seuss’ Birthday in partnership with Target employees and community partners who read to children in the park while parents collected information about valuable community resources.Over 125 children enjoyed games, crafts and reading and 92 children between the ages of 0 – 4 registered for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at United Way’s annual Dia de los Niños event. The launch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library allows for age-appropriate books to be delivered to the homes of registered children on a monthly basis, increasing their access to reading opportunities. Over 500 children between the ages of 3 to 5 were screened for early literacy readiness and received kits with tools they can use at home to develop literacy skills.The Early Childhood Resource Room is available at United Way of Southern Cameron County for parents, caregivers and early childhood professionals of the community seeking curriculum ideas, research and activities for early education.

STRENGTHENING FAMILIESThrough the use of a framework developed by the Center for Social Policy, United Way of Southern Cameron County has worked with social service agencies, early child care providers and local pediatricians to understand the role they can play in strengthening families. This framework ensures that a safety net is in place to provide all families with support and the resource referrals they need to make their families stronger, more resilient to crisis and connected to the larger fabric of the community. Through this initiative we have worked with local pediatricians to screen children, 0-4 years old, using a research-based screening tool for developmental milestones. United Way also trained professional advocates to help parents attain the assistance needed for their children with special needs, identified gaps in services and convened people and organizations to broaden their networks and create meaningful strategies to meet critical community needs.

FAMILY ENGAGEMENTFOR STUDENT SUCCESSUnited Way of Southern Cameron County was one of fifteen United Ways in the United States to receive a grant from the AT&T Foundation to create a plan for engaging families of high school students to increase their rate of on-time high school graduation. Using data from the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, we identified the most important predictors that a student will drop out of school and have created strategies to address those risk factors before the student even enters 9th grade. At-risk students and their families contributed to the creation of new strategies to help families support student achievement and attendance.

OUR iNiTiATivES


FAMILYWIZE PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS PROGRAMUnited Way of Southern Cameron County continues to team up with FamilyWize as part of a national partnership to provide prescription drug discount cards to the community. These cards, on average, reduce the cost of medicine by 20%. This year we distributed thousands of these cards in pharmacies, hospitals and to our nonprofit partners. To date over 10,180 cards have saved community members $101,714.

DALLAS COWBOYS FOOTBALL CAMPIn the summer of 2009, Dallas Cowboy, Sam Hurd, and his teammates, Deon Anderson, Mike Jefferson and Quincy Butler, along with football coaches from Brownsville and Los Fresnos

high schools, conducted a football camp for the youth of southern Cameron County. Participants spent the day running drills with the Cowboys and learning about the importance of staying in school and keeping a healthy lifestyle. The United Way Dallas Cowboys Football Camp hosted 401 young athletes, making this the largest youth football camp in the State of Texas.

LET YOUR HEART BE LIGHTUnited Way of Southern Cameron County and The Brownsville Herald celebrated fourteen days of Christmas with fourteen stories of local senior citizens in need. Each day a different senior was featured and readers were invited to respond with help for some of our most vulnerable neighbors. The outpouring of support was overwhelming. Donations of

Bea Lopez, Store DirectorH-E-B Port Isabel�0�0 Campaign Chair


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hospital beds, wheelchairs, handicap bars, housing repairs, and even the Sony Walkman one senior wished for were granted.

HOPE FOR THE HOLIDAYSHope for the Holidays is United Way of Southern Cameron County’s annual Christmas project. The project brings together local businesses, civic and professional groups, individuals and schools to collect new clothes and shoes for children who have been identified by their teachers or counselors. This year the project provided pants, shirts, shoes, underwear and pajamas to 100 Brownsville children. Gifts were delivered to the children’s homes by school administrators and staff, providing them with greater insight into the home lives of the children they serve.

FINANCIAL STABILITY PARTNERSHIPUnited Way of Southern Cameron County convened community leaders from diverse sectors of the community to help working families achieve financial stability, this partnership offers individuals and families access to free income tax preparation, savings programs, homeownership opportunities, access to public and private benefit programs and continued financial education.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)The VITA project helps working families access the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) which is the federal government’s largest anti-poverty initiative. United Way of Southern Cameron County’s VITA project targets working families and provides them with free tax preparation and e-filing by community volunteers who are trained and certified in tax preparation. The median household income for Brownsville is $24,000 (2005 US Census) and the average Earned Income Tax Credit is $2,000. This year the project filed 1,581 returns and brought in over $1,431,917 in Earned Income Tax Credits. This project not only helps families claim the Earned Income Tax Credits, but they also save the fees normally paid to a tax preparer for services. This reduces the number of high cost refund anticipation loans and decreases fraudulent tax filing practices. The project helps working families put money in their pockets and is an effective community economic development strategy.

Assets for Independence - Individual DevelopmentAccounts (I.D.A.s)

United Way of Southern Cameron County launched Assets for Independence in 2006, which provides low income individuals and families with Individual Development Accounts (I.D.A.s) – matched savings accounts that help accumulate savings for homeownership. The Assets for Independence project takes working families on a year-long educational journey during which they learn about money management including budgeting, credit, and the home buying process. Program participants have the opportunity to save $2,000 during the program year. Through a matching grant from the federal government and a local match from community members and businesses, working families who successfully complete the educational program have their savings matched $2:$1 for the down payment or closing costs on their new home. Since its inception in 2006, 33 participants have saved a total of $44,411 and 12 have become new home owners.


Mike & Lynda FurgatchCommunity Champions

UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CAMERON COUNTY �0 2009 ANNUAL REPORT UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CAMERON COUNTY �� 2009 ANNUAL REPORT

United Way is in the business of creating meaningful and tangible impact in the areas of Education, Income and Health. The following is a description of this year’s outcomes thanks to our community’s investment and partnerships.

OUR WORk IN EDUCATIONThis year your investment helped…

199 young children and their parents participate in a family literacy program to improve children’s vocabulary, letter and color recognition – all important skills for school readiness.191 children stay focused on academic improvement in Math and Reading with after school tutoring and homework assistance.

OUR WORk IN HEALTHThis year your investment helped…

146 children improve their speech and physical capabilities with more than 4,200 hours of rehabilitative therapy. 449 child victims of abuse share their story and begin the healing process with the help of professional counselors.2,275 children know what is appropriate and inappropriate touching and how to get help.1,033 women and youth learn about HIV/AIDS and their risks for contracting the disease.594 community members get tested for HIV/AIDS and learn about reducing their risk of contracting the disease.178 youth work to improve their health through improved fitness and increased physical activity in sports and recreational programming.422 mothers improve the health of themselves and their families through proper nutrition, prenatal care and breastfeeding their infants.

OUR WORk IN INCOMEThis year your investment helped…22 individuals gain work skills and construction certifications needed to increase their earning potential.518 individuals improve their English as a Second Language skills, a step towards attaining a life goal.930 people in crisis have a roof over their head and hot meals while being connected to other social services to help them regain their independence.1,144 people prepare meals with the contents of 412 bags of groceries distributed at local food pantries.

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PARTNER PROGRAMS

American Red Cross - South Texas ChapterEmergency and Disaster Services

Boys and Girls Club of Laguna MadreAfterschool Tutorials

Health Improvement Through Physical Fitness

Boys and Girls Club of Los FresnosAfterschool Tutorials and Homework Help

Brownsville Literacy CenterEnglish as a Second Language

Family Literacy Project

Cameron County Children’s Advocacy CenterCommunity Education and Therapy Services for

Child Victims at Monica’s House

Community Development Corporation of BrownsvilleConstruction Training Program - YouthBuild

Friendship of WomenCommunity Education and Supportive Services

Infant and Family Nutrition AgencyStork’s Nest

Family Nutrition Program

Moody ClinicRehabilitative Care for Children

Ozanam CenterEmergency Shelter and Transitional Housing

Proyecto Juan DiegoAfterschool tutorials and Homework Help

Early Education and LiteracyHealthcare with Referrals and Follow up

Tip of Texas Family Outreach Family Strengthening Project

Valley AIDS CouncilOutreach and Testing for Non Target HIV/AIDS Population

Youth Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Workforce Solutions Cameron Parental Involvement Outreach and Education


Teri Alarcon, PrincipalHanna High School�00� Board Chair

UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CAMERON COUNTY �� 2009 ANNUAL REPORT UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN CAMERON COUNTY �� 2009 ANNUAL REPORT

ASSETSCurrent Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents $427,732 Investments $340,003 Receivable Pledges (net) $450,689 Prepaid Expenses $662 Grants and other Receivables $9,088 Total Current Assets $1,228,174 Land, Building and Equipment at Cost, Net of Accumulated Depreciation $334,991 Land Held for Sale $4,000TOTAL ASSETS $1,567,165

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETSCurrent Liabilities Program Allocations Payable $828,506 Other Payables $63,666 Current Maturities on Long-Term Debt $19,491 Total Current Liabilities $911,663 Long Term Debt $ 72,388Net Assets Unrestricted Undesignated $ 33,993 Board Designated $314,563

Temporarily Restricted $234,558 Total Net Assets $583,114 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $1,567,165

STATEmENT OFFINANCIAL POSITIONAs of June 31, 2009 (audited report)


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The strength of the Founders Circle lies in each member’s belief that the communities of southern Cameron County are indeed worthy of significant personal investment. The United Way of Southern Cameron County is pleased to acknowledge the leadership and generosity of the individuals listed in this directory as well as those who chose to remain anonymous.

Their substantial gifts to our community through United Way place them among an exceptional group of leaders who provide a shining example of humanity. By unifying the efforts of our philanthropic leaders, we can significantly impact the areas of Education, Income and Health of our communities.

Alexis de Tocqueville Circle ($10,000 +)Alexis de Tocqueville was a French nobleman who came to America in 1831. During his travels all over the young nation, he became inspired by America’s charitable spirit and volunteerism. In his book, Democracy in America, he wrote, “I must say that I have seen Americans make great and real sacrifices to the public welfare, and I have noticed a hundred instances in which they hardly ever failed to lend faithful support to one another.”

Padre Nicolas Balli Circle ($7,500-$9,999)Padre Balli, a Catholic priest, evangelized the Native Americans, principally those on Padre Island, where in 1804 he started its first settlement. The Balli family migrated from Spain in 1569 and became major land owners in the lower Rio Grande Valley.

Charles Stillman Circle ($5,000-$7,499)The founder of the original town site of Brownsville, Charles Stillman came to the area from Connecticut in 1828. In addition to his extensive land holdings, Stillman was involved in mercantilism, ranching and shipping.

Francisco Yturria Circle ($3,000-$4,999)Francisco Yturria was one of the early developers of the South Texas area through banking, commerce and ranching. He established the first bank in Brownsville.

Ruben Edelstein Circle ($2,000-$2,999)The primary founder of the United Way of Southern Cameron County, Ruben Edelstein served Brownsville as mayor from 1975–1979. As mayor he did a great deal to promote civic and commercial endeavors.

J. T. Canales Circle ($1,500-$1,999)J. T. Canales served as state representative for Cameron County and brought social justice and stability to the area when it was in turmoil. He was a descendant of Jose Salvador de la Garza, original grantee of the Espiritu Santo land grant in Cameron County.

Gladys Porter Circle ($1,000-$1,499)One of the founding members of the United Way of Southern Cameron County, Gladys Porter was a philanthropist who directed strategic community investments through the Sams Foundation. She was responsible for the construction of the Brownsville zoo which bears her name.

Arnulfo Oliveira Circle ($500-$999)Arnulfo Oliveira was an educator who served as principal of Brownsville High School and president of Texas Southmost College. He established upper level and graduate education in Brownsville. He was known as a charismatic leader who molded many lives in a positive direction.

LEAdERShiP giviNgTHE FOUNDERS CIRCLE


Brett Springston,SuperintendentBrownsville I.S.D.


CHARLES STILLMAN CIRCLEJoe Anonymous (Seriously!)

FRANCISCO YTURRIA CIRCLEIrv & Pamela DowningBarry and Brenda GoodrichGuy and Dorothy TimmRick & Traci Wickett

RUBEN EDELSTEIN CIRCLEJohn & Gail Bruciak Eduardo A. & Belinda P. Campirano Jerry & Diane HequembourgLarry & Susan HoltzmanPaul & Pamela KavanaughMarcia Patterson Charles Sweeney Andres Torres, Jr.The Handley Family

J. T. CANALES CIRCLERene and Lisa CapistranDaniel & Rachel DavidsonJesse & Cynthia DuranDavid & Polly InfanteDavid & Ivianne MerrillAngela & Robert MiddletonAlbert & Linda Perez Mr. & Mrs. Joe G. RiveraAl & Nancy Villarreal1 Member wished to remain anonymous.

GLADYS PORTER CIRCLERichard BetzJames CalvertBruce DalbyMorris & Patricia EdelsteinJulie Edelstein-BestD. Noe & Maria D. GarzaBarbara HausmanEddy Eloy Hernandez

Jerri L. HernandezJohn W. & Maria Pilar HerreraChristine Hess-GalvanSteven HoelscherArnold KagleRaul & Hilda Marquez, Jr.Gregg McCumber Tish McCutchenBeverly MillerMary Jo MonfilsDr. Wayne & Sharon MooreYolanda PurdonHugo RamosBernardo & Antonia C. ReyesCarlos & Felipa RodriguezFred & Frances RustebergBernardino SalinasDebbie SearsRobert & Betty SwantnerDavid & Mariana TumlinsonManuel & Maria Luisa Villarreal2 Members wished to remain anonymous.

ARNULFO OLIVEIRA CIRCLEDavid Ricardo Abrego, Jr.Perry Aby, IIIFrancisco AcevedoDahlia AguilarRita Tyler AguilarAlfredo AguirreArturo AlanizJavier AlarconSantos Alarcon, Jr.Teri AlarconJ. Pablo AlbaradoJanie AlegriaJorge AlemanDebbie AlfordGraciela AlonsoGeorge L. & Lorraine

AlvarezMarco AmendarizMary AnaJesus Tabasco & Angie RiveraRodrigo AnzuresAlex ArellanoPatricia ArguellesTele AtkinsonIsaias AvalosMaria AvilaEvie AvinaRobert & Liz Avitia, Jr.Rolando AvitiaMariano & Patti AyalaRachel Renee AyalaCesar & Florence AymaFernando & Maribel BacaManuel BarajasCricket BarlowLeo BarreraDonna BarronRolando Barron, Jr.Rolando Barron, Sr.Allison BastianRussell BeaufordNicolas BeltranLynette BenavidezEmily J. Alpert & Bertha JanisLynn BlackCarolyn BogardusAntonio BoladoEpifanio BotelloRusty & Robin BrechotJames BriseñoDave & Drue BrownWilliam BrownJohn P. & Carolyn J. BuchananRobert & Ann BuchananMichelle BuenrostroRudy BuitureiraRichard BurstAngela BurtonRichard & Christine BurtonMaria CaldwellSuzanne CalvertCarlos CamachoCorinne CamarilloEduardo Campirano, Jr.

Bruce CappelJulian CardonaJames CarrJacinto R. CastilloCynthia CastroGriselda CastroJessica CastroRicardo CavazosLuis CerdaJose Chaidez, Jr.Leticia ChapaAriel ChavezMaria ChavezMartha ClarkDonald ClupperMarjorie ConnellCharles A. & Lynda N. CorbeilBlanca CoronadoJuan Manuel CortezSalvador CortezCrystal Jaime CruzJuan Carlos CruzAlbert CuevasJose CurielPamela Nadine DanserMr. & Mrs. William B. DavisSusie DayMarisa De la FuenteHerminio De La RosaMaria and Leonardo de los ReyesDaniel DeAndaEnedelia Dena-LopezMaria de Lourdes DeytzWilliam DietrichJuan G. Sosa & Dolores LessnerCleofe DomingoDwen & Deborah DukeJohn EdgeGilbert ElizondoNoemi EscalanteJuan J. EspinosaJesse EspinozaDonna EymardMario FajardoHerlinda FariasJose FernandezGeorge FinchD. Fisher

Mary FloresLizbeth FuentesOscar FuentesArnold GalvanBecky GalvanManuel GalvanAlfonso GarciaAriana GarciaCarlos GarciaDoroteo Garcia, Jr.Gabriela GarciaIliana GarciaLidia GarciaMaria GarciaMaria Linda GarciaRicardo GarciaRobert GarciaSehila GarciaBertha GarzaGerardo GarzaJose Garza, Jr.Luis & Myrta Garza Nohemi GarzaRodolfo GarzaRene GarzoriaDeborah GaspichRandy & Marilyn GilbertConnie GomezGenoveva GomezInocensia Rose GomezRose & Roman GomezErica GonzalesGustavo GonzalesJennifer GonzalesAbe GonzalezEdmundo & Peggy GonzalezHoracio Gonzalez, Jr.Leticia GonzalezMargarita GonzalezMariano Gonzalez, Jr.Miguel A. GonzalezNapoleon GonzalezRebecca GonzalezSergio GonzalezYolanda GonzalezJeff Gowen Mr. & Mrs. Arturo GraciaRoxanne GranadoArmando GuerraEduardo Guerra

ThANK yOUTO OUR FOUNDERSCIRCLE MEMBERS


Maria del Carmen GuerraGuillermo GuillenImelda GunnoeDaniel Gutierrez, Jr.Daniel GuzmanEloisa GuzmanRafael & Graciela GuzmanChad HainleyDawn HallCynthia HamiltonDavid HammKarla HaroElizabeth HarrisJay HarrisNancy HarrisMichael HeggieCarlos HernandezEnrique HernandezFreddy HernandezHilda HernandezMary HernandezPedro HernandezJason HiltsAlfredo HinojosaGeorge Hinojosa, Jr.Rosa HinojosaAna HollandLarry & Mary Elizabeth HollmannLinda Jo HotcavegEduardo HuertaMarco HuertaSandra HuertaJoyce HuttJose IbarraIvan JaimeJesus & Lynn JaramilloMiguel Jimenez, Jr.Terry H. & Vivian JohnsonJudith KennedyHeather KenonGeralyn KirkpatrickJerry KlingerRosalva LarrasquituJose LealMr. & Mrs. Modesto LealOmar Leal Victor Leos, Jr.Daniel LermaHector & Michelle LermaLuis Liendo

Tom LinvilleRose LongoriaBea LopezHolly LopezJuan LoyaManuel LoyaAlicia LueraNoemelch Seymour LumangGraciela Luna ZarateKevin LyonRosa MaciasRodolfo MaldonadoEnrique Marks, IIIAbel MartinezAmado MartinezDavid MartinezHomero MartinezJaime MartinezJay MartinezAlfonso Garcia & Mary Lou BrossKirk MasseyKenneth McCleary, IIChristie McManusBetsy McWhorterElizabeth MeadeErika MedinaMaria del Rosario MenchacaAdrian MendozaLinda K. MercadoVicky MercadoTony MezaAbraham MirelesNick & Lisa Mitchell-BennettJames MitchimIda Molina Raul G. MoralesYvonne MoranAdriana MorenoLuis & Diana MorrisonMark MoseleyDr. Edward Ude & Ms. Theresa De La GarzaMarie MuñozSteven MyersAdriana NashCynthia NicholasBryan Damien NicholsDavid NoonkesterIrma Ortega

Norma OrtegaCynthia OrtizMaria OrtizSonia OrtizVictor PancieraMayra ParadaJames PaschallVictoria PeaseGilda Jo PeñaRaul PeñaYuritzi Peña-YerenaJesus PerezLeonardo PerezNilda PerezPatricia PerezRebecca PerezSonja PetersonAlfredo PizañaTina PizañaMary Lou PonceGary PowellBertha PresasDan QuandtSamuel & Graciela RamirezElizeo RamosCarlos Rangel, Jr.Vilma RangelMaureen RattrayMarshall & Mary Lou RayWallace Reed, IVElvis ReidDelma ReneyDaniel & Anne RentfroJorge ResendizEduardo ReyesRene RicoElla RiosSilvia RiveraWilliam RoachMark RobertsLeslie RobinsonJose A. RochaAnna RodriguezFernando RodriguezJeffrey & Modesta RodriguezMario & Carmelita RodriguezRamiro RodriguezRobert & Leticia RodriguezRonnie & Sandra Rodriguez

Esther RojasJesus RosasAlma RubioRobert RuizRoberto RuizRose RuizSergio RuizMargarita SalazarNelda SalazarCarol SaldanaNorma SaldañaMaria San MiguelElizabeth SanchezMartha SanchezMr. & Mrs. Manuel SanchezSandra SanchezMario SandovalDora SaucedaJuan SaucedaDavid SchaelchlinLuis & Irma SeguraRich SelentMr. and Mrs. Ryan SheaMario SilvaSandra SilvaTomas SilvaCaroline Skill-HernandezTim & Ludi SnyderBrett SpringstonSherry StoutGene StreetGeorge SulewskiJames Sullivan

Antonio A. Torres, Jr. & Susie MarfileñoLaurie TaliancichClaudia Tiedt Janie Torres Ricardo Torres, Jr.Frank TreviñoWilliam & Yolanda TurbevilleCristina ValdezOmar ValdezAllison VallesJuan Antonio VargasCelso VasquezHanani VasquezMartin VegaJorge VelaRene VelaMarkus VillanuevaRaul VillanuevaAurelio VillarrealEloy VillarrealVictoria VinsonBrenda WilburnJacqueline WilliamsPatty WilsonJohn WoodRonald WoodLarry WrayMr. & Mrs. Carlos ZamoranoRaquel Zapata-Ambriz28 Members wished to remain anonymous.

...AmERicANSMakE grEaT aNdREAL SAcRiFicESTO THE PUBLICwELFARE. . .

- Alexis de Tocqueville


Tipotex Chevrolet TJ Maxx Town of South Padre Island Union Pacific Foundation Union Pacific Railroad United Health Group United Parcel Services United Way Capital Area United Way of Southern Cameron County USAAValero Energy Corporation Valley AIDS Council Valley Regional Medical Center Walmart Supercenter 1000 Walmart Supercenter 0413 Walmart Supercenter 0456 Walmart Supercenter 5493 Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Advisors Workforce Solutions Cameron Zachry Construction Corporation

Képpel AmFELS Kohl’s Laguna Madre Water District Law Office of Daniel Rentfro Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District Lone Star National Bank Long Chilton, LLP Luke Fruia Motors Magic Valley Electric Coop Marshalls #0791 Metro Electric Mile High United Way Moody Clinic Nationwide O’Reilly Auto Parts Patillo, Brown, Hill & Cascos, CPAs Payless ShoeSource Point Isabel Independent School DistrictPort Fabricators Ransome & Ray Rich Products Rio Bank Ruben S. Garcia, Jr. State Farm Saint-Gobain Abrasives Sam’s Club Security Service Federal Credit Union Serafy Foundation South Texas Eye Centers SpawGlass Contractors, Inc. Sprint PCS St. Mary’s Catholic School State Farm Insurance Su Clinica Familiar Target #2152 Target #763 Texas Gas Service Company Tex-Mex Cold Storage The Brownsville Herald The Vermillion Tip of Texas Family Outreach

ThANK yOUFOr OPENINg YOUR DOORS TO UNITEd wayOF SOUTHERNCAMERONC O U N T Y


COWBOY CAMPRene Capistran, Event ChairDavid BetancourtRaul Maldonado, DPMDavid L. Tumlinson, IVSam HurdDeon AndersonMike JeffersonQuincy ButlerWillie HallLarry WilliamsSteven HolickMark PerezTuffy MartinezChris Patterson

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TASk FORCEDahlia R. AguilarTeri AlarconMelissa AlvaradoSuzette ArecharJudy CoyneEugenia Curet, Ph.D.Michelle Del Castillo-Davis

The Reverend Reese FriedmanCesar GarciaRose GomezJose Luis GonzalezKito HoltzmanBarbara MagallanesHonorable Ben NeeceChris PattersonCris SalinasBob SmithPatricia TicerRosa VillarrealSelma Yznaga

COMMUNITYVOLUNTEERSMarcos AlcalaJuan AldapePatricia AldapeGaby AlemanElinor AlpertLeonard AlpertJose AlvarezJuan AlavarezLorena AlvarezSylvia Anzaldua

Keren AristaPhillip AristaGenoveva ArratiaChris AtkinsonChuck AtkinsonDaniel AtkinsonDavid AtkinsonMary AvilesDulce AviñaMarlene BarnowskiDonna BarronEddie BarronLizbeth BellevilleCommissioner Sophia C. BenavidesHelia BenavidezVanessa BennettEnelda BlancoKaren BlancoSuan BolesRobin BrechotDevin BrodenAngelica BrownLety BuitronSebastian CabralesAlberto S. CabrulaAlejandra CamachoCelia Campana

Belinda P. CampiranoMarisa CampiranoAlex CamposTom CamposGeorgina CantuMariana CantuAngela CardenasJaquelyn CarnesiLaura I. CarpioEleazar CarrascoMaribel Castelan-SosaAlex Jennifer CastilloArianna CastilloCesar CastilloDavid CastroR. Daniel CavazosAlex Jennifer CeballosPat CelayaClaudia CerdaHolly CervantesJennifer CervantesRebeca CervantesSara CespedezLillie ChampionLaura ChapaDaniel ChioYuri ChoDalinda Cisneros

Ryan CisnerosEliseo CobosSeth ColwellJohn ContrerasPrax CortinaAngel CovarrubiasSandy CuevasAnnette DanielsJacob DavilaMario DavilaEnrique de la Garza, IIILourdes de LeonEnedelia Dena-LopezMelissa DiazChristopher Zidane DunlapStacey DunlapSarah DziubanekErnestina EchavarriaPeter Egly, Jr.Rachel EpsteinMario N. EscamillaJessica EscandonFrancisco EspinosaSanta EstrellaAntonio FloresGraciela Flores

képpel AmFELSJose Joel Salazar, Amado Martinez,Alejandro Escobedo, Jorge Aleman, Carlos Rangel Jr., Javier Galvan

képpel AmFELSJose Joel Salazar, Amado Martinez,Alejandro Escobedo, Jorge Aleman, Carlos Rangel Jr., Javier Galvan


Greg FloresHiram FloresIvonne FloresMary FloresSamuel FloresSergio FloresVictor FloresDavid FordStephanie FordPerla FriasAlex FuentesChris GarciaDerick Lee GarciaMichael GarciaSanjuana GarciaJesus GarzaJulio GarzaKarina GarzaMiriam GarzaNicholas GarzaSusan GarzaLuc GassieDavid R. GaytanAlicia GomezErica GonzalezRene Xavier GonzalezCommissioner Dr. Rose GowenArianna GraciaEdna V. GuajardoLorena Alessandra GuajardoEduardo GuerraJuan J. GuerraJordan GuerreroCynthia GuijarroHenry GutierrezVicky GutierrezDamian HairstonDavid HandleyElizabeth HarrisEmily HarrisParker HarrisPeter HarrisYuansi HeAnnie HernandezCaitlyn HernandezJanie HernandezJohn HernandezJose HernandezJuanita HernandezLucie HernandezMaria T. Hernandez

Marco HernandezPaola HernandezAlma HerreraCarolina HerreraAna HinojosaThomas HinojosaBarry Horn †Dalton HouseArnoldo JimenezOdilia JimenezPete JimenezSamuel A. JuarezValeria JuarezMike KendallKeven KrugerKymm KrugerWilliam LabonteGuillermo LambarriSandra LangleyKaitlyn LapeyreAnnika LarsonGreg LarsonHanifath “Ani” LawaniAnna LealPatty LealSergio Leal, Jr.John LeosVictor LeosAlma N. LermaCesar LiraCommissioner Ricardo LongoriaAbby LopezAlly LopezKenny LopezAndrea LozanoSenator Eddie Lucio, Jr.Representative Eddie Lucio, IIISarah LuskKevin LyonDaniel MaldonadoVictor MaldonadoJohn MarksEmma MartinezGustavo MartinezJamie MartinezMagda MartinezNatalia MartinezNorberto MartinezSteven MartinezZelene MartinezLaura Maxwell

Jose MejiaLuis MendiettaNoemi MendiettaAnna MendozaMatthew MillerNick Mitchell-BennettIrene A. MolinaKevin MolinaFrancisco “Paco” MontoyaOmar MorenoChang NaWesley NorstadtAndrea Lucia OlveraCheyla OrtegaAnnie OrtizKayla OrtizMaria OrtizMarilee OrtizVicente OrtizNadine Nicole OsejoLorina PalaciosMaria Idalia PeñaSaul PeñaChuy PerezOrlando PerezPaloma M. PerezPeter PerezStephen PerezSylvia PerezBlanca Perez-MorenoVeronica PinonCynthia PuenteShae PuenteJennifer PulidoVictor QuezadaAmanda QuirogaClaudia Gabriela RamirezKatherine RamosMaria RamosMary RamosJohn RayCristina RendonRandy ReyDanny ReyesMichael ReyesSamantha ReyesJoe G. RiveraKarla RiveraVictor RiveraLety RiverollTom H. Robinson

Anna RodriguezFrancisco RodriguezLuisana RodriguezRamiro RodriguezRosie RodriguezRudolfo RodriguezSergio RodriguezVanessa RodriguezEloisa Ruiz DiazNataniel SalaisLiz B. SalazarBelinda SaldanaAlicia SalinasAlma A. SalinasEric SanchezGuillermina SanchezMariel SanchezNelly SanchezVicente SanchezDebbie SearsRuben SerranoElizabeth ShullGenesis SillasChris SilvaMateo SilvaNatalie SilvaSandra SilvaAnil SinghSusan Smith-LingoMaggie SolisAlynne SolwayAissa SosaMelissa SosaShannon StaleyDuncan SudarshanYvonne SudarshanJavier TalanconFrida TamayoGabriel TamayoJavier TamayoLilian TamayoLiliana TamayoMelissa Tamayo

Monica TamayoMontserrat TamayoOfelia TamayoErick TapiaRay TaylorJazmin TeránNick ThomasAnne ToalBrenda TreviñoCommissioner Anthony P. TroianiGlenda TrujilloAshley TumlinsonHelda ValdezDiana VegaYvette VelaSofia VenturaAnna VillanuevaMaria L. WadeJason WalkerMary WalshAaron WolcottLin WolcottCommissioner John WoodTerah WoodleyWesley WoodleyGina WuKevin WuHernan ZamoraCommissioner Melissa ZamoraNatalia ZapataGreg ZarcoHeidi ZimmermanPriscilla Zuñiga

We wish to also thank all those we

unintentionally left off this list. We consider our volunteers to be our most valuable

resource. Thank you for all you do.

Volunteer of the Year AwardMaria Ortiz

Cameron Tax Service

Loaned Executive of the Year AwardBernardino Salinas

Képpel AmFELS


AD Welding AEP Central Power & Light Ambiotec Engineering Group American Red Cross – South Texas ChapterAPCI ARAMARK AT&T Bank of America Ben E. Keith Foods Best Buy Brownsville Independent School District Border Press Border States ElectricBoys & Girls Club of Laguna Madre Brinker International – Chili’s Brisky & Perez Insurance Agency Brownsville & Matamoros Bridge CompanyBrownsville Literacy Center Brownsville Chamber of Commerce Brownsville Community Health Clinic Brownsville Economic Development Council Brownsville Housing Authority Brownsville Navigation District Brownsville Public Utilities Board Brownsville Rio Grande Int’l Railroad Burton Auto Supply Burton McCumber & Cortez Cameron County Children’s Advocacy Center Cameron Tax ServiceCameron County Capital One Bank Consumer Credit Counseling Services of South Texas Chase Bank of Texas City of Brownsville City of Los Fresnos

City of Port Isabel Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Colvin, Chaney, Saenz & Rodriguez, LLP Communities in Schools Community Development Corporation of Brownsville Convergys CUBCO Construction, Inc. Delphi Dillard’s Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Texas Exxon Mobil Falcon International Bank Federal Express First National Bank Friendship of Women Frost Bank General Motors, LLC Gladys Porter Zoo Gonzalez Engineering & Surveying, Inc. H-E-B Store #1H-E-B Store #2H-E-B Store #3 H-E-B Store #4 H-E-B Store #5 H-E-B Store Port IsabelHertz Corporation Hoffman-La Roche Holiday Inn - BrownsvilleHP-Hartford Financial Services IBM Infant & Family Nutrition Agency Inter National Bank IBC Bank JC Penney #2806 Johnson & Johnson

2009 wORKPLAcEcAmPAigN cOmPANiES


Tipotex Chevrolet TJ Maxx Town of South Padre Island Union Pacific Foundation Union Pacific Railroad United Health Group United Parcel Services United Way Capital Area United Way of Southern Cameron County USAAValero Energy Corporation Valley AIDS Council Valley Regional Medical Center Walmart Supercenter 1000 Walmart Supercenter 0413 Walmart Supercenter 0456 Walmart Supercenter 5493 Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Advisors Workforce Solutions Cameron Zachry Construction Corporation

Képpel AmFELS Kohl’s Laguna Madre Water District Law Office of Daniel Rentfro Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District Lone Star National Bank Long Chilton, LLP Luke Fruia Motors Magic Valley Electric Coop Marshalls #0791 Metro Electric Mile High United Way Moody Clinic Nationwide O’Reilly Auto Parts Patillo, Brown, Hill & Cascos, CPAs Payless ShoeSource Point Isabel Independent School DistrictPort Fabricators Ransome & Ray Rich Products Rio Bank Ruben S. Garcia, Jr. State Farm Saint-Gobain Abrasives Sam’s Club Security Service Federal Credit Union Serafy Foundation South Texas Eye Centers SpawGlass Contractors, Inc. Sprint PCS St. Mary’s Catholic School State Farm Insurance Su Clinica Familiar Target #2152 Target #763 Texas Gas Service Company Tex-Mex Cold Storage The Brownsville Herald The Vermillion Tip of Texas Family Outreach

ThANK yOUFOr OPENINg YOUR DOORS TO UNITEd wayOF SOUTHERNCAMERONC O U N T Y


kymm kruger, Maureen Rattray, David Hamm, Frankie Acevedo,Sherry Camacho, David HandleyValley Regional Medical Center

BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGHEST PER CAPITABrownsville Early College High SchoolFaulk Middle SchoolBenavides ElementaryBISD Main Administration

LOS FRESNOS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGHEST PER CAPITARancho Verde Elementary LFCISD

POINT ISABEL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HIGHEST PER CAPITAGarriga Elementary

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ACHIEVEMENT AWARDSBrownsville Public Utilities BoardCameron County Clerk’s OfficeCity of Brownsville Police DepartmentH-E-B Stores - Brownsville and Port IsabelTipotex Chevrolet

ExEMPLARY CAMPAIGN AWARDSDillard’sJC PenneyValley Regional Medical Center

kymm kruger, Maureen Rattray, David Hamm, Frankie Acevedo,Sherry Camacho, David HandleyValley Regional Medical Center


77 Flea MarketAcademy Sports + OutdoorsAir Padre KiteboardingAnahi Navarro PhotographerBada Bing BagelsBank of AmericaBenny’s by the Bay – Sea RanchBen’s LiquorsBest BuyBest Western at South Padre IslandBoogedy Bear’s PartylandBrownsville Academic CenterBrownsville Community Health CenterBrownsville Events CenterBrownsville Farmers MarketBrownsville Fire DepartmentBrownsville Foundation for Health and EducationBrownsville Housing AuthorityBrownsville Independent School DistrictBrownsville Museum of Fine ArtBrownsville Police DepartmentBrownsville Public Library SystemBrownsville Public Utilities BoardBrownsville Sports ParkBrownsville Urban Center at Gonzalez ParkBurton McCumber & Cortez, LLPCentral Ready MixChildren’s Museum of BrownsvilleChili’s Grill & BarChurch of the AdventCity of BrownsvilleCity of Brownsville Parks and RecreationCity of Brownsville Public Information Services - Channel 12Coca Cola Bottling Co.Communities in SchoolsCommunity Council of the RGV - 211

Community Development Corporation of BrownsvilleConsumer Credit Counseling Service of South TexasDesigns by LizaDillard’sD’Pizza JointDolphin Watch HeadquartersDrywall Systems, Inc.Ethel Whipple Memorial LibraryFeldmans LiquorFernando BenavidezGladys Porter High SchoolGladys Porter ZooGlazer’s Family of CompaniesGoldstar Investigations, LLPH-E-B StoresHalff AssociatesHoliday Inn – BrownsvilleHot TopicIBC BankInterim Health CareJohn Faulk Images + DesignJP Morgan Chase FoundationKéppel AmFELSKohl’sKRGV Channel 5KVEO News Center 23L&F DistributorsLa Villita Head StartLos Fresnos Consolidated Independent School DistrictLos Fresnos High SchoolMiller LiteOffice DepotOffice of Senator Eddie A. Lucio, Jr.Old NavyOriginal Dolphin WatchPayless ShoeSource

2009 cOmmUNiTy PARTNERSPoint Isabel Independent School DistrictPort Isabel Public LibraryPort of BrownsvilleS.P.A.R.S.Saint-Gobain AbrasivesSan Benito START CenterSchlitterbahn Beach WaterparkSerafy FoundationSerenity Springs Day SpaSouth Texas HealthcareSouth Texas Rehabilitation HospitalSpawGlass Contractors, Inc.Staybridge SuitesStephen PutegnatStewart Title Cameron CountySudarshan Eye ExpertsSunrise MallTargetTexas Gas ServiceThe Brownsville HeraldThe Dallas Cowboys Pro ShopThe University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost CollegeTip of Texas Association for Counseling and DevelopmentTony Roma’sUnited Ways of TexasValleVillarreal Dental CenterValley AIDS CouncilValley Regional Medical CenterWalmart Super CenterWells FargoWhataburgerWink’s Saloon, Grill & Roping ArenaWorkforce Solutions CameronZonta Club


GLADYS PORTERHIGH SCHOOLJuniors and seniors at Gladys Porter High School transformed their school library into a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Site where they prepared 103 returns for their families and neighbors. Together they accessed $128,720 in Earned Income Tax Credits for their neighborhood.

BISD BROWNSVILLEACADEMIC CENTERAND VALLEY AIDS COUNCILTogether, these two extraordinary groups created a powerful task force to establish a substance abuse treatment facility, the VAC Community Youth Services Center. They joined their voices and advocated for our youth.

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Photograph by Theresa Najera, courtesy of The Brownsville Herald


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