BBVA Compass and NBA Cares bring books, basketball and fitness to
Pharr elementary school
PHARR, Texas, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NBA legends
Robert Horry, T.J. Ford, Bob
Lanier and Felipe Lopez today
brought books, basketball, fitness and more to Cesar Chavez
Elementary School as part of BBVA Compass and NBA Cares' Team.
Works. In Schools joint initiative.
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The program is designed to enhance the overall learning
environment for students and faculty.
"The bank's top corporate citizenship priority is supporting
public education," said BBVA Compass McAllen City President
Robert McDaniel. "We see it as a
huge investment in the future, and teaming up with the NBA has
allowed us to help bridge the achievement gap in schools across the
bank's footprint, especially in struggling areas."
The basketball legends joined more than 20 BBVA Compass
volunteers to read aloud to students and to help catalog and shelve
more than 500 new books in the library, including 360 English,
Spanish and bilingual books for students in kindergarten through
second grade through the bank's Reading Counts literacy program.
Thirty tablet computers and a laptop also were donated to the
school's fifth-grade class as part of the initiative.
In addition, NBA legends guided students through fitness and
basketball activities during an NBA FIT clinic, which encourages
students to live an active and healthy lifestyle.
"We are proud to take part in a program that emphasizes the
importance of volunteerism, and more importantly allows students to
actively participate," said Principal Roel
Faz. "After today's volunteer efforts, our students should
have a newfound sense of pride in their school and education."
This marks the third consecutive year that BBVA Compass and NBA
Cares have teamed up for the Team. Works. In Schools initiative to
revamp schools across the bank's footprint. The event marks the
13th hands-on service project since the program's inception in
2010.
About BBVA Group
BBVA is a customer-centric global financial services group
founded in 1857. The Group has a solid position in Spain, is the largest financial institution in
Mexico, and has leading franchises
in South America and the Sunbelt
region of the United States. Its
diversified business is geared toward high-growth markets and
relies on technology as a key sustainable competitive advantage.
BBVA ranks among the leading eurozone banks in terms of return on
equity and efficiency. Corporate responsibility is at the core of
its business model. BBVA fosters financial education and inclusion,
and supports scientific research and culture. It operates with the
highest integrity, a long-term vision and applies best practices.
The Group is present in the main sustainability indexes. More
information about the BBVA Group can be found at www.bbva.com.
About BBVA Compass
BBVA Compass is a Sunbelt-based financial institution that
operates more than 709 branches, including 368 in Texas, 93 in Alabama, 79 in Arizona, 65 in California, 45 in Florida, 38 in Colorado and 21 in New Mexico. BBVA Compass ranks among the top
20 largest U.S. commercial banks based on deposit market share and
ranks among the largest banks in Alabama (2nd), Texas (4th) and Arizona (5th). BBVA Compass has been
recognized as one of the leading Small Business Administration
lenders and ranked third in American Banker's 2012 reputation study
of the leading 30 banks in the U.S. Additional information about
BBVA Compass can be found at www.bbvacompass.com.
Editor's Note:
BBVA Compass is a trade name of Compass Bank. Compass Bank,
member FDIC.
About NBA Cares
NBA Cares is the league's global social responsibility program
that builds on the NBA's mission of addressing important social
issues in the United States and
around the world. Through this program, the NBA, its teams
and players have donated more than $205
million to charity, completed more than 2.1 million hours of
hands-on community service, and created more than 750 places where
kids and families can live, learn, or play, in 23 countries and
territories on five continents. NBA Cares works with
internationally recognized youth-serving programs that support
education, youth and family development, and health-related causes,
including: KaBOOM!, Special Olympics, Boys and Girls Clubs of
America, UNICEF, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Global
Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis.
SOURCE BBVA Compass