TAXIS FIESTA AND YELLOW CAB DRIVE SOCCER
INTO SPRING BRANCH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
MIDDLE SCHOOL RECEIVES DONATION AND EDUCATION FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS
Houston (May 23, 2006) – To commemorate Taxis Fiesta’s 20th year anniversary of operation, and to recognize them as the Houston Dynamo’s official transportation providers, Taxis Fiesta and Yellow Cab have donated $20,000 to the Spring Branch Education Foundation to fund the Spring Branch Independent School District (SBISD) Middle School Soccer Program. Yellow Cab and Taxis Fiesta donated the leading contribution for the after-school soccer program which will kick the program off and provide the students the necessary gear to begin playing regulation games.
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Spring Branch Education Foundations Scores With Taxis Fiesta And Yellow Cab Donation
Pictured from left to right are (top) Gary Junek, chairman elect of the Spring Branch Education Foundation; Oliver Luck, president of Houston Dynamo; Roman Martinez, executive vice president of community affairs for Texas Taxi, Marlise Skinner, President of Texas Taxi; Duncan Klussman, superintendent of Spring Branch Independent School District; CeCe Thompson; executive director of Spring Branch Education Foundation; (bottom) SBISD students Paul Garcia, Augustine Lopez; Ariel Sims and Adolfo Bocanegra. The $20,000 donation will help fund a middle school soccer program in SBISD.
Photo by Scott Corron, 281-827-3384
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“Yellow Cab and Taxis Fiesta recognize that after- school programs in middle school years are critically important in keeping students engaged in school, building team oriented relationships and keeping kids off the streets,” said Roman Martinez, executive vice president of community affairs for Texas Taxi, parent company of Taxis Fiesta and Yellow Cab.
Yellow Cab and Taxis Fiesta are assisting the schools by building the grounds and the relationships to encourage the development of sports teams at the schools, in hopes that other companies will follow suit and support school soccer programs.
General Manager of the Houston Dynamo, Oliver Luck said, “Taxis Fiesta and Yellow Cab should be commended for the work that they have done in HISD as well as in SBISD. Houston Dynamo is honored to have Taxis Fiesta and Yellow Cab as partners and we look forward to collaborating on many more community projects. The Houston Dynamo is committed to assisting the SBISD soccer program.”
Dr. Duncan Klussmann, SBISD Superintendent of Schools, notes, ”our schools and our students benefit immeasurably from partnerships like this one with Yellow Cab and Taxis Fiesta. After school hours are a critical time to engage students in relevant, creative extra-curricular activities. Now more than ever we need all sectors of our community working with us to help students explore new skills and interests, provide academic and social enrichment, learn about teamwork and build their future stories. The Middle School Soccer Program has enabled us to engage hundreds of students in a healthy, fun-filled way.”
Taxis Fiesta’s and Yellow Cab’s partnership with SBISD and its Spring Branch Educational Foundation is just one of many charitable outreach initiatives that encompasses the Yellow Cab/Taxis Fiesta Cares program, a program that provides charitable dollars, taxi advertising, employee volunteer time and other resources to local charities and companies. Taxis Fiesta and Yellow Cab’s vast community involvement ranges from working with local charities and events, including the Houston Police Foundation, the HISD Foundation, Child Advocates, Inc., Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and Fiestas Patrias. Yellow Cab/Taxis Fiesta Cares has also created programs such as annual scholarships, mentoring partnerships with local schools, underwriting local youth athletic events and building community awareness campaigns concerning drinking and driving.
For information on Yellow Cab/Taxis Fiesta Cares, contact yellowcabcares@houstonyellowcab.com.
About Taxis Fiesta
Serving Houston for 20 years, Taxis Fiesta is Houston’s only bilingual computer dispatched fleet. With more than 200 independent contractor operated cabs, Taxis Fiesta’s taxi service is available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. All cabs are equipped with digital cameras as well as Global Positioning Systems. For more information, log onto www.taxisfiesta.com.
About Yellow Cab
Yellow Cab is Houston’s only computer dispatched taxi fleet. With more than 1,200 independent contractor-operated cabs in the Houston area, Yellow Cab’s taxi service is available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. All cabs are equipped with digital cameras as well as Global Positioning Systems. For more information, log onto www.yellowcabhouston.com.
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