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Three deserving members of the community have been honored by the Westchase District Advisory Board for their contributions to the community.
The Community Impact Awards are presented annually to recognize individuals or organizations from the community who exemplify the best attributes of our community's constituency.
The 2022 honorees are:
Johnny Davis is a coach at Paul Revere Middle School. For five years, Johnny has operated Santa's Sleigh, collecting donations from friends and area businesses to provide gifts to students experiencing homelessness or extreme poverty. In the first two years of the program, he helped a handful of kids. In 2022, he worked with the SpringSpirit organization to share gifts with 400 kids.
Kristen Jones is Director of Missions at First Methodist Houston. She has worked closely with West Houston Assistance Ministries to help families at Sneed Elementary, Westchase Neighborhood School and Community Preschools. At First Methodist, she has started a food pantry, ESL classes, a sewing class and, soon, job training for refugee families in the area.
Diana Root was recognized for her volunteer work with Literacy Now. She delivers supplies to the reading intervention staff at various schools and serves regularly at Literacy Now's flagship operation at Belmont Place/La Fontaine Apartments. Literacy Now's volunteer coordinators laud Diana's work and her willingness to do anything asked of her.
"It's such an honor to recognize Johnny, Kristen and Diana and to publicly thank them for their work in the community," said Tom Gaden, Director of Quillian Center and chairman of the Advisory Board.
The Advisory Board meets quarterly and is made up of area business owners and community leaders who want to contribute to the growth and continued success of Westchase District. If you'd like to nominate someone you know (or yourself!) to serve on the Advisory Board, email Disa Lyon.
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