RACKSPACE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW
2016: YEAR AT A GLANCE 28,340 539 $660k + VOLUNTEER HOURS LOGGED 24 HOUR CLUB MEMBERS CHARITABLE GRANTS The thing I want to highlight is that Rack Gives Back changes lives. - the mentality behind it - -Ricky Banda, Rackspace Security Analyst
TEAM VOLUNTEER PROJECTS ZURICH DFW
RGB SPOTLIGHT: BLACKSBURG Blacksburg Rackers are passionate about STEM education and community outreach. Over the past year, they have hosted countless community events with Letʼs Code Blacksburg, led hands-on coding and robotics workshops for local schools and universities, held ʻteach the teacherʼ days for local educators, and so much more. Thank you, Rackers, for all you do!
WEEK OF VOLUNTEERING SEPTEMBER 12-16 MEXICO COLLECTED DONATIONS FOR THE ELDERLY DFW NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK AUSTIN CARNITAS SOUP KITCHEN MORGANʼS WONDERLAND, SA PETS ALIVE!, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS SYDNEY SYDNEY OZHARVEST
STEAM EVENTS: BUILDING FUTURE RACKERS THROUGH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH FIRST ROBOTICS LEGO BUILD DAY HOUR OF CODE BLACKSBURG AUSTIN RAX.IO BOTS RACKER FAMILY PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP DURING RAX.IO JOB SHADOW DAY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SPENT THE DAY IN TRAINING WITH OUR TECHNICAL RU INSTRUCTORS, AS PART OF A CITY-WIDE STUDENT JOB SHADOW PROGRAM.
CRISIS AT CHRISTMAS MOVEMBER ZURICH BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK DRIVE 625 BACKPACKS FULL OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES WERE GIVEN TO STUDENTS IN THE CASTLE NEIGHBORHOOD. SFO RACKERS RECOGNIZED RACKERS WERE NOMINATED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM THE ED FUND.
2,670 FAMILIES FED ACROSS THE U.S. 425 EVENT VOLUNTEERS 10TH ANNIVERSARY Our family would like to extend a very grateful and thankful message to him and the entire company... I was in awe of what we saw the morning of the pick-up. I saw employees, young teenagers, families, children... It was overwhelming to see the happy responses and unity of your company. The whole fanfare was very vivid and quite remarkable. That was the first part that brought tears to my eyes. The next was when we arrived home and opened our box and bag to find all that we did! I want to say thank you on behalf of my family of six and to let you know that we were able to start our own family tradition of Thanksgiving together this year... now we intend to keep it.
RACKPARENTS RESPITE CARE PRIDE FIESTA YOUTH EAST LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES VIVA CORE4 STEM RISE XY ZONE, MLK MARCH RACKER RESOURCE GROUPS: SUPPORTING RACKERS AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES RACKVET HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE, WARRIOR & FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER SHINE : HOSTED INFO SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS FROM GREY COURT COLLEGE TO LEARN ABOUT THE TECH INUDSTRY POWER GIRLS INC. SCIENCE FESTIVAL
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2016: RACKSPACE FOUNDATION BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS $802,448 $16.36 2300 DONATED BY RACKERS AVG. RACKER DONATION PER PAYCHECK DONORS IN 2016 2016 PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Big Brothers Big Sisters workplace mentoring for HS students Chess before/afterschool chess clubs in each school CHESS COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS Communities in Schools social workers in each school Gemini Ink creative writing afterschool club for elementary students Girlstart afterschool STEM club and summer camp for 3rd-5th grade girls GIRLSTART SUMMER LITERACY COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS NATIONAL IMPACT GRANT Communities In Schools (national) selected our cluster of schools as an Impact Community to receive strategic investments for research, practice and growth. We were one of three national grants awarded. Our CIS partner was selected for being a model of excellence in how they serve students who may be at greater risk for dropping out. Our program will be used as a research center to help pilot new initiatives and conduct studies showing how wraparound services help students graduate. The partnership between Rackspace, North East ISD and Rackspace was a highly influential factor in the grant award decision. Good Samaritan Community Services The Kane Chronicles summer camp for 6th-8th graders Say Si afterschool art club for elementary students Trinity University College Advising Corps college advisors for high school students Southwest Key social workers focused on families in crisis Youth Orchestras of San Antonio strings lessons and instruments, strings summer camp for middle and high school
THANK YOU, RACKERS, FOR ALL THE WAYS YOU HAVE SHARED FANATICAL SUPPORT WITH OUR COMMUNITIES THIS YEAR!