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RGV LEAD Board President Shares Story with Interns

By |2023-02-08T10:00:30-06:00September 30, 2022|FROM THE DESK OF|

Sept 2022 | Vol.4, Iss. 1 RGV LEAD Board President Shares Story with Interns RGV LEAD Board chair, Lizzy de la Garza Putegnat, continues to motivate employers, students, and people across the Rio Grande Valley. She recently spoke at the Workforce Texas Interns Unite banquet. She had this to say about the event: What a great event! Huge thanks to the Texas Workforce Commission, and in particular Commissioners Aaron Demerson and Julian Alvarez (pictured right), for coordinating this event in partnership with other entities; and thank you for inviting me to be a motivational speaker! I hope my [...]

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Time To Plant Seeds

By |2023-02-06T17:48:38-06:00September 30, 2022|FROM THE DESK OF|

Thought for the Month! September 2022 Time To Plant Seeds Nowadays, people seem to want to find ways to maintain the fountain of youth, or at least find ways to make themselves more appealing. After all, first impressions can make or break a career move, so we try to put our best foot forward by being the best we can be. Many of you have heard of Audrey Hepburn. We know her from films such as Breakfast at Tiffany’s, where she wore oversized sunglasses and created a fashion statement with the little black dress. She has been recognized [...]

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RGV LEAD Board President Impacts Women

By |2023-02-08T10:01:31-06:00August 30, 2022|FROM THE DESK OF|

August 2022 | Vol.3, Iss. 8 Women Empowering Women - Lizzy De La Garza Putegnat Lizzy de la Garza Putegnat, RGV LEAD Board president, continues to impact people throughout the Rio Grande Valley. A Duke University graduate, Lizzy brings to the table words of wisdom and knowledge beyond her years. When Lizzy isn’t busy performing her job as the Executive Director of Marketing & Public Relations for Titan Fuel, she can actively participate on the Texas State Technical College Board of Regents or the Children's Advocacy Centers of Cameron & Willacy Counties Board. Lizzy was recently honored with [...]

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Time to Plant The Garden of Daily Living

By |2023-02-08T10:03:28-06:00August 30, 2022|FROM THE DESK OF|

Thought for the Month! August 2022 Time To Plant As the 2022-2023 school year begins, teachers and students are adjusting class schedules, registering or dual enrollment classes, reviewing course credits, revisiting career pathways, and doing all the necessary things to ensure the ultimate goal is reached – graduation. But wait! There’s a lighter side to the beginning of school! Yes, students and teachers alike begin to think about football games under Friday night lights, pep rallies, bonfires, watching the marching band, witnessing the ROTC display Old Glory, cheerlead-ers tumbling and being tossed in the air like cannons; and [...]

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A Message from RGV LEAD Board President

By |2023-02-08T10:04:26-06:00May 30, 2022|FROM THE DESK OF|

May 2022 | Vol.3, Iss. 9 A Message from RGV LEAD Board President Lizzy de la Garza Putegnat, RGV LEAD Board President, and Titan Fuel were pleased to announce that the Executive Committee was in agreement that moving forward, the Board meetings will go back to being in person (not hybrid). Lizzy's Message to Board Members: We didn't take that decision lightly. Given that school districts, higher ed, and most (if not all) businesses and boards are back to meeting in person (as well as at conferences) we felt it was time to do the same. Those [...]

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RGV LEAD Board Announces “Shooting for Success” Skeet Shoot

By |2023-02-08T11:06:23-06:00September 23, 2021|FROM THE DESK OF, NEWS|

Vol.3, Iss. 1 | September 2021  RGV LEAD Board Announces “Shooting for Success” Skeet Shoot  Bird season has started, but RGV LEAD won’t be shooting live birds, just clay pigeons!  That’s right, get your shotguns ready and let’s hear you yell, “Pull!” RGV LEAD - Rio Grande Valley Link-ing Economic and Academic Development is excited to announce it will host the Inaugural “Shooting for Success” 2021 Skeet Shoot Fundraiser on November 12th at El Dorado Sporting Clays just north of Edinburg.  Teams will have several sponsorship levels in which to participate.  The sponsorships range from a 3-person [...]

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Life starts all over again . . .

By |2022-10-04T12:02:23-05:00September 5, 2021|FROM THE DESK OF|

Vol.3, Iss. 1 | September 2021 Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall. ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald Thought for the Month September  2021 You know that feeling. You get up one September morning and all of a sudden, it “feels like fall. “ What exactly does “feel like fall” mean? It means that after those long, hot summer days, you can breathe in the fresh air, take nice walks in the evening, plant your fall garden, go to football games, decorate for Halloween and Thanksgiving, buy pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks, [...]

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Making Sense Out of Change

By |2023-02-08T10:10:32-06:00August 28, 2021|FROM THE DESK OF|

Vol. 2, Iss. 12 | August 2021 The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. ~ Alan Watts Thought for the Month August 2021 If the 2020-2021 school year taught us anything, it was that life isn’t stagnant. Change is inevitable. Change can be scary. It’s the unknown. It’s life. What is important to consider is that what we do with change makes a difference in our lives. Just like a dance, we need to change steps and move with it. When we [...]

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Thought for the Month: Celebrate the 4th of July

By |2021-09-23T17:35:33-05:00July 2, 2021|FROM THE DESK OF|

Vol. 2, Iss. 11 | July 2021 Thought for the Month July 2021 It’s the 4th of July, 2021. How did you and your family celebrate our nation’s independence? Maybe you had an outdoor BBQ and spent the evening shooting fireworks with family and friends, or you attended your city’s firework display. However you spent it, you most likely felt a sense of freedom to be able to celebrate wholeheartedly after missing out on the infamous 2020 cancellations!  As we celebrate our Nation’s freedom, let’s remember to share with our youth that freedom is not something [...]

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