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DRDA’s purpose is to secure a sustainable and lasting future not only for our clients, employees, and families, but our community as well. That is why we are proud to support the community that we live and work in. Local businesses create commerce and commerce effects communities. This commitment to our community ties into our company culture and values as we work to improve the future, not just account for the past.

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Texas Center for the Missing is a 501(c)(3) missing persons organization formed in March of 2000 after the disappearance of 17-year-old Gabriel Lester, who was reported missing from his high school. Gabriel’s mother, a Houston-area businesswoman, decided after his remains were located four months later to turn her tragedy into a positive effort that would have an impact on missing children and their families in Greater Houston. Texas Center for the Missing strives to stay true to their founding mission to help searching families find hope.

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Christian Andrew Burke was born on December 15, 1994, and was murdered at the age of 20 on April 26, 2015. He was a 2013 graduate of Taylor High School. He was attending Houston Community College, with plans to transfer to The University of Houston. Christian had many talents, and was constantly exploring novel business ventures. With great hope for the future, his mind continually flowed with new concepts and entrepreneurial innovations. He had dreams of helping people and inspired them to dream big. He set the bar high and encouraged people to meet those expectations because they were capable. To celebrate Christian, his parents set up a non-profit corporation, The Christian Andrew Burke Entrepreneurial Scholarship Fund, to provide College scholarships to future entrepreneurs of the world. They begin the selection process each year on Christian's birthday, and award between 5-10 college scholarships each year based on the students' conduct, character, grades, and financial situation.

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Across the country, approximately 1 in 5 children under 18 live in poverty. Without community support, they are more at risk for missing school, dropping out and failing to earn a high school diploma. By helping the most vulnerable students stay in school and succeed in life, they are building stronger, healthier and more economically stable communities where every person is capable of reaching his or her greatest potential. Working directly in 2,300 schools in 25 states and the District of Columbia, Communities In Schools builds relationships that empower students to stay in school and succeed in life. They have a school-based staff partner that works with teachers to identify challenges students face in class or at home, and coordinate with community partners to bring outside resources inside schools. From immediate needs like food or clothing to more complex ones like counseling or emotional support, Communities in Schools do whatever it takes to help students succeed.

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Seabrook Rotary hosts the heartwarming annual “Clothes for Kids” on a Saturday in December. Volunteers take over 60 local kids, from very low-income families, on a one-hour Target shopping spree and purchase what for most of them are the only new clothes they will receive all year. The kids are identified, selected, and transported by school staff. Parents do not attend, rather, the kids are paired with adult volunteers. The Seabrook Rotary raises enough money each year to purchase an average of $230 in clothing per child.

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