When Noble Texas Builders unveiled its new headquarters in La Feria, scores of business leaders and elected officials showed up. Many wanted to check out the remodeled building that had been empty for a number of years. There were company employees brimming with enthusiasm. They now had one of the most modern office buildings in the Rio Grande Valley. In this small city of about 7,000 people, Texas Noble Builders…
End Polio Now funds vaccinations “A lot of people don’t know that we didn’t get rid of polio in America until 1979,” said Doyle Clark, accountant and Rotarian. Valley Rotary clubs are collaborating with each other and working with the global effort to entirely eradicate and end polio by 2020. In the 1950s, the Valley was hard hit by a deadly polio epidemic. Three children from one family died within a…
Habitat for Humanity opened its second Valley ReStore in October in Harlingen. “We wanted to strengthen our presence in Cameron County and provide low-cost building materials and home accessories,” said Wayne Lowry, regional executive director of the nonprofit. The McAllen ReStore, selling new and used home décor, furniture and building materials, has been netting enough to cover the cost of half a house a month, Lowry said. “Our typical house…
In 2013, VAMOS scholarships were given to 49 new graduates of Valley high schools. The renewable awards cover all their unmet financial obligations at a four–year college or university. The scholarships are a critical element in improving educational opportunities for Hispanic students of Starr, Hidalgo and Cameron counties who rank in the top 25% of their class. Yet individual mentoring is a less visible but equally important mission of VAMOS,…
“The Food Bank RGV couldn’t have the same impact without the generosity and support of local businesses,” said Terri Drefke, Food Bank RGV Chief Executive Officer. “We are always looking forward to creating new partnerships in our mission to end hunger in South Texas.” Growing from an emergency food pantry started in Pharr in 1983, the Food Bank today has grown to the fifth largest food bank in Texas and…