The Herby Ham Activity Center has hired a new director according to board president Brenda Carter.  After an interview process, the HHAC board voted to hire Amy Gallaway Coleman, a native Uvalde who had moved to Missouri. 

   “We have hired a Director! Her name is Amy Coleman and she is a Native Uvaldean and graduated from Uvalde High School. She has been displaced for a number of years and is anxious to move back home. She is married and a mother of 5 grown sons. For the last 5 years, she has been the Activities Director at two different Senior Facilities in Missouri. They are sorry to see her leave but happy she will be back in Texas  and near her boys and other family members.” Brenda Carter wrote in the HHAC March Newsletter. 

    “Moving back home after 30 years feels really good. And I’m super excited about my new opportunity and to be back HOME! Closer to our boys and of course my sister! Can’t wait to be a part of this awesome community,” Coleman said. 

Coleman’s first day on the job will be Monday, March 13, 2023. 

Sue Schwencke-Rankin has announced her retirement in the HHAC February 2023 Newsletter.  Sue has served as the Center’s director for seven years. 

  Kaboom! will once again be coming back to Uvalde in April of 2022 with a new playground project in mind, this time at Esperanza Park located on Grove Street in Uvalde, Texas according to Kaboom! organizer Jennifer Diamond who spoke to the Rotary Club of Uvalde Thursday, January 5th, at noon via Zoom at the Club’s regularly scheduled meeting.

The build dates for the project are Tuesday, April 18th through Thursday, April 20th, 2022.

“We will be working with the community and the City and many of the residents to build a new playground,”  Diamond said. She went on to say she is expecting to have some volunteers for the funding program.

After Diamond’s presentation. The Rotary Club of Uvalde voted to partner with Kaboom! to help coordinate the effort and to recruit volunteers and prepare the logistics.

Diamond said the park project they are planning will be smaller than the DeLeon Park Playground which was constructed in October 2022. “It will be smaller as the park itself is smaller. It will be closer to 2500 square feet,” Diamond said

The big build day is slated for Thursday, April 20th and they are looking for 50 to 100 volunteers on that day according to Diamond.

 

DALLAS December 15, 2022 — The Uvalde Foundation For Kids has been selected for the 2022 Dallas Award in the Non-Profit Organization category by the Dallas Award Program.

Each year, the Dallas Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Dallas area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2022 Dallas Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Dallas Award Program and data provided by third parties.

About Dallas Award Program

The Dallas Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Dallas area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.

The Dallas Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community’s contributions to the U.S. economy.

SOURCE: Dallas Award Program