Mission CISD attends the United Way of South Texas 2019 Awards Ceremony. The non-profit organization honored the many volunteers and outstanding supporters that have gone above and beyond to participate in their annual campaign. Mission CISD was one out five school districts honored with the Golden Apple Award which is presented to the top school district contributors.
“It is a great honor to be named one of the top five school districts that had the most contributions but most importantly, it is about helping people in our community with our donations,” said Sylvia Cruz, Director of Risk Management/ Campaign Coordinator. “The organization assures that 100 percent of the donations stay in Hidalgo and Starr Counties.”
They have over 100 programs through 23 partner agencies and many community impact grant recipients. They have programs such as the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance which is a free tax service for families earning $54,000 or less, Day of Caring in which volunteers are able to package school supplies for incoming freshmen to rotating school districts, Back-To-School Instyle Shopping Spree which provides middle school students attire for back to school, and many other programs that not only help students and member of our community.
“We look forward to continuing our support of our students and community through United Way,” said Cruz. “We would also like to extend an invitation to anyone in the district that would like to contribute to the campaign.”
For more information on this annual campaign please contact the Risk Management Department at 956-323-5545.
Pictured are United Way Board Members and representatives from the top five districts to receive the Golden Apple Award which are: McAllen ISD, La Joya ISD, Edinburg CISD, PSJA ISD, and Mission CISD (Ms. Sylvia Cruz).