We are proud to announce that the Tex-Mex Legacy Foundation has awarded seven scholarships to our Team Members for the upcoming 2020 Fall Semester, totaling $7,000. We are so incredibly honored to have had the means and opportunity to give back to those that work so hard for our guests daily.
Our company’s third core value is “Reinvesting in our Team Members and Local Community,” and this is just one of many ways we strive to live by that value every day. You can get to know a little bit about our seven scholarship recipients below:
Alejandra Angulo- Gringo’s Fuqua
- Environmental Studies/Aspiring to be an Environmental Lawyer
- May 2024 – Texas A&M.
- Fun Fact: “I graduated from South Houston High School.”
Joshua Hill – Gringo’s Spring
- I plan on majoring in finance and my career goal is to become a financial advisor.
- May 2024 – Texas A&M.
- Fun Fact: “I’m really scared of heights, except when I’m skateboarding.”
Henry Tejada – Gringo’s Rosenberg
- Human Resource Development – College of Technology
- May 2021 – University of Houston
- Fun Fact: “I have been working at Gringos since the age of 16! I started as a busser and slowly moved up to a bartender, shift lead, and head wait. I enjoy serving my guests and making them have an amazing dining experience.”
Candace Cummings – Gringo’s “The Original”
- BA of Literature with a 7-12 Teaching Certification
- Fall 2022- University of Houston Clear Lake
- Fun Fact: “I love writing and learning. I watch documentaries constantly. My favorite show is Planet Earth.”
Kelly Wacker – Gringo’s Texas City
- San Jacinto College – Associate of Applied Science in Radiography
- 2022 – San Jacinto College Central Campus, then onto my masters
- Fun fact: “I have maintained a 4.0 GPA.”
Devon O’Brien – Jimmy Changas Pasadena
- Economics with a minor in mathematics to become an Equity Research Analyst.
- Spring 2020- University of Houston
- Fun Fact: “I once got on tv for getting hit in the face by a baseball at an Astros game.”
Alexia Hazlett – Gringo’s La Porte
- My career goal is to receive an RN license and to continue my education further to become a Nurse Practitioner.
- 2023 – San Jacinto College
- Fun Fact: “I have a YouTube channel with over 100,00 subscribers and a video with over 73 million views for making a music lyric video.”
The Tex-Mex Legacy Foundation was founded by Russell and Monica Ybarra. Russell’s parents, Eugene Ybarra and Alice Ybarra instilled upon him and the entire family the importance of giving back to the community and supporting the community in which you operate. Continuing the legacy of giving back to the community, the Tex-Mex Legacy Foundation was formally created in a quest to take Russell Ybarra’s philanthropic work to the next level. Armed with three principles in mind, the foundation was created to help our veterans and first responders, to provide scholarships to the community, and to provide assistance to families that we serve in times of crisis and emergencies.
