IIA Houston Food Bank Donation
After Hurricane Harvey, The
Houston Chapter received a generous donation of $1,000 from Bob Kodzis from
Flight of Ideas who had recently served as facilitator to our Board Leadership
Retreat and has worked with the Houston Chapter on several occasions over the
years. Despite Hurricane Irma having hit his hometown, Orlando, within a couple
of weeks of his pledge, Bob insisted that his contribution remain strong to the
Houston Chapter to support hurricane relief efforts. The Board was touched by
Bob’s generosity and decided to increase the donation amount to $10,000 total
and agreed that the Houston Food Bank, where every $1 contributed provides three
meals, would be a great organization to help with the Hurricane relief cause.
Subsequently, the Houston
Chapter received an inquiry from Remi Nel, Southern Region’s District
Representative, connecting The North New Jersey Chapter leaders who were
looking to provide donations to Chapters affected by the recent weather
tragedies. The New Jersey Chapter made a very generous donation of $500 in
support of the donation to the Food Bank and hurricane relief efforts. The
Houston Chapter’s Board approved a temporary amendment to the Houston Chapter’s
Articles of Incorporation to allow for the donation which was unanimously approved
by the members during the December 4th luncheon. Greg Bone, Houston Chapter
President, presented Linda Casey of the Houston Food Bank with both the pledge
and large check after the membership vote passed at the December luncheon below.
