Highlights Of Gary Job Corps Recent Community Involvement

Gary Job Corps Recent Local Community Involvement with Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union, Texas Preparatory School, Kyle Chamber of Commerce Shamrock Shuffle 5K and First Responder…

Gary Job Corps Recent Local Community Involvement with Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union, Texas Preparatory School, Kyle Chamber of Commerce Shamrock Shuffle 5K and First Responder Appreciation Award for Kyle Police Department.

Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union teaches
Money Management at Gary Job Corps

RBFCU has been providing Money Management classes at Gary Job Corps since 2008. 

Michelle Herrera and Jennifer Crawford are the two instructors that make up RBFCU’s Financial Education Department. They provide real world financial knowledge in regards to Financial Services, Saving, Budgeting and Credit.

The credit union philosophy is “People Helping People” which is why RBFCU is so invested in helping these students achieve financial success in their future.

Gary Job Corps is a federally funded program providing young men and women between the ages of 16 to 24 with vocational training in over 20 vocations and academic education acquiring high school diplomas or GED’s.

Gary trains over 1,400 students on the 800 acre campus.

Pictured from Gary Job Corps, Susanne Ritter, Career Transition Readiness Supervisor, from RBFCU, Michelle Herrera, Specialist/Financial Literacy, and Jennifer Crawford.

“Cat in the Hat” Celebration

Gary Job Corps students and staff celebrated Dr. Seuss’ Birthday by reading for the students at the Texas Preparatory School.

Students have participated in the Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration, started by the National Education Association (NEA), for the past 5 years by reading at Travis and Bowie Elementary in addition to the Texas Preparatory School.

Twenty years ago, the NEA decided to do something big to get kids excited about reading. They called it “Read Across America.”

Launched and celebrated annually on Dr. Seuss’s birthday, March 2^nd, it was – and still is – the largest celebration of reading this country has ever seen.

Kyle Chamber of Commerce Shamrock Shuffle 5K

Gary Job Corps students and staff volunteered at the Kyle Chamber of Commerce Shamrock Shuffle 5K Run/Walk held at Wallace Elementary in Kyle, TX.

Over 200 runners and 36 business sponsors made the event a success. For the past 5 years the Kyle Chamber has sponsored 5K runs such as the Resolution Run and the Kyle-o-Meter. The Shamrock Shuffle will be the signature run event for the year.

Students and staff from the Gary Job Corps Center have been volunteering with the City of Kyle and the Kyle Chamber for years, assisting with the Market Days, Kyle Chamber Health Expo, Business to Business Expo, Pie in the Sky Celebrations, and 5K runs.

For further information contact Kyle Chamber CEO Julie Snyder 512-268-4220 or go to www.KyleChamber.org.

Kyle Police Receive First Responder Appreciation Award
from Gary Job Corps Community Relations Council

The Gary Job Corps Community Relations Council (CRC) recently held a First Responder Appreciation Luncheon honoring many local law enforcement and EMS providers.

The Gary CRC has held over the years appreciation luncheons for work-based learning providers, fire and law enforcement, and education administrators.

Additionally, the CRC has held fundraisers for local disaster reliefs such as the floods in central Texas area, fires in Bastrop, tornado’s in Oklahoma, and Hurricanes Katrina and Irma.

Locally, the Council has participated in Christmas caroling at local nursing homes, “Reading Across America” at local elementary and middle schools, food and fund collecting for Hays County Food Bank, collecting books for the Martindale Library and fundraising for the San Marcos Animal Shelter.

Pictured are from the City of Kyle, Police Chief, Jeff Barnett; City Manager, Scott Sellers; KPD Captain, Pedro Hernandez; Gary Job Corps, Business Community Liaison, Randolph Goodman; HOPE Volunteer Coordinator, Irma Pardo and Career Transition Readiness Supervisor, Susanne Ritter.