Texas Border Business
Weslaco, TX- When planning began for Hidalgo County Metropolitan Planning Organization (HCMPO)’s 4th Annual Walk-N-Rolla, Andrew Canon, transportation director, discussed shaving his head with HCMPO staff, as an incentive for surpassing $15,000 in net proceeds.
Hidalgo County MPO surpassed their proceeds goal by $4,000 through sponsorships and registration fees collected during their 1980’s-themed Walk-N-Rolla 5K and Bike Ride held Saturday, April 12. Sporting homemade 80’s costumes, over 300 valley natives took part in this unique event, bringing the total donation sum to $19,000.
This year marks the second year the Walk-N-Rolla proceeds have gone to the 501(c)3 nonprofit, South Texas Juvenile Diabetes Association, said Association Vice President Elizabeth Zuniga. The money will primarily go to funding the association’s camp for diabetic children to be held June 28 at UTPA, visit: www.stjda.org to learn more.
HCMPO Staff, STJDA and local elected officials gathered on Thursday May 15th for the check presentation ceremony during HCMPO’s regularly scheduled Transportation Policy Committee meeting.
And as promised, Canon is sporting a new hair style these days.
“I’m not enthusiastic about the look, “Canon shared, as he sat in Rhonda’s Barbershop, located in the Petit Shopping Center on N. 10th street McAllen, Friday morning, “but it’s a small price to pay, when considering the challenges diabetic children and their families face every.”
For more information contact HCMPO at 956-969-5778 or at cborrego@hcmpo.org, find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HCMPO.
