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RACKSPACE®
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
2016
YEAR IN REVIEW
2016: YEAR AT A GLANCE
28,340
VOLUNTEER HOURS LOGGED
539
24 HOUR CLUB MEMBERS
$660k +
CHARITABLE GRANTS
“The thing I want to highlight is that
Rack Gives Back - the mentality behind it - changes lives. ” -Ricky Banda, Rackspace Security Analyst
TEAM VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
LONDON
SAN ANTONIO SAN ANTONIO
ZURICH
LONDON
LONDON
SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO
DFW
RGB SPOTLIGHT:
BLACKSBURG
Blacksburg Rackers are passionate about STEM education and community outreach. Over the past year, they have hosted countless community events with Letʼs Code Blacksburg, led hands-on coding and robotics workshops for local schools and universities, held ʻteach the teacherʼ days for local educators, and so much more. Thank you, Rackers, for all you do!
WEEK OF VOLUNTEERING SEPTEMBER 12 - 16
MEXICO COLLECTED DONATIONS FOR THE ELDERLY
AUSTIN CARNITAS SOUP KITCHEN
DFW
NORTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
SAN ANTONIO MORGANʼS WONDERLAND, SA PETS ALIVE!, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
LONDON
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS
SYDNEY SYDNEY OZHARVEST
STEAM EVENTS:
BUILDING FUTURE RACKERS THROUGH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH
RAX.IO BOTS SAN ANTONIO: RACKER FAMILY PROGRAMMING WORKSHOP DURING RAX.IO
FIRST ROBOTICS
SAN ANTONIO: LEGO BUILD DAY
HOUR OF CODE SAN ANTONIO AUSTIN BLACKSBURG LONDON
JOB SHADOW DAY
SAN ANTONIO:
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SPENT THE DAY IN TRAINING WITH OUR TECHNICAL RU INSTRUCTORS, AS PART OF A CITY-WIDE STUDENT JOB SHADOW PROGRAM.
CRISIS AT CHRISTMAS LONDON
MOVEMBER LONDON
ZURICH
BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACK DRIVE SAN ANTONIO: 625 BACKPACKS FULL OF
SCHOOL SUPPLIES WERE GIVEN TO STUDENTS IN THE CASTLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SFO RACKERS RECOGNIZED RACKERS WERE NOMINATED BY THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM THE ED FUND.
2,670
FAMILIES FED ACROSS THE U.S.
425
EVENT VOLUNTEERS
10TH
ANNIVERSARY
family would like to extend a very grateful and “ Our thankful message to him and the entire company...
I was in awe of what we saw the morning of the pick-up. I saw employees, young teenagers, families, children... It was overwhelming to see the happy responses and unity of your company. The whole fanfare was very vivid and quite remarkable. That was the first part that brought tears to my eyes. The next was when we arrived home and opened our box and bag to find all that we did! I want to say thank you on behalf of my family of six and to let you know that we were able to start our own family tradition of Thanksgiving together this year... now we intend to keep it.
”
RACKPARENTS SAN ANTONIO: RESPITE CARE
PRIDE SAN ANTONIO: FIESTA YOUTH
EAST
VIVA
SAN ANTONIO:
SAN ANTONIO: CORE4 STEM
LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES
RISE
RACKER RESOURCE GROUPS: SUPPORTING RACKERS AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITIES
SAN ANTONIO:
XY ZONE, MLK MARCH
POWER SAN ANTONIO:
GIRLS INC. SCIENCE FESTIVAL
RACKVET SHINE
SAN ANTONIO:
HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE, WARRIOR & FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER
LONDON:
HOSTED INFO SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS FROM GREY COURT COLLEGE TO LEARN ABOUT THE TECH INUDSTRY
SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO
SAN ANTONIO
LONDON
BLACKSBURG
SAN FRANCISCO
NEW YORK
DFW
AUSTIN
2016: RACKSPACE FOUNDATION
$802,448 DONATED BY RACKERS
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
$16.36 AVG. RACKER DONATION PER PAYCHECK
2300
DONORS IN 2016
2016 PROGRAM OVERVIEW: Big Brothers Big Sisters – workplace mentoring for HS students Chess – before/afterschool chess clubs in each school CHESS
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS
Communities in Schools – social workers in each school Gemini Ink – creative writing afterschool club for elementary students Girlstart – afterschool STEM club and summer camp for 3rd-5th grade girls Good Samaritan Community Services – “The Kane Chronicles” summer camp for 6th-8th graders
GIRLSTART
SUMMER LITERACY
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS NATIONAL IMPACT GRANT Communities In Schools (national) selected our cluster of schools as an “Impact Community” to receive strategic investments for research, practice and growth. We were one of three national grants awarded. Our CIS partner was selected for being a model of excellence in how they serve students who may be at greater risk for dropping out. Our program will be used as a research center to help pilot new initiatives and conduct studies showing how wraparound services help students graduate. The partnership between Rackspace, North East ISD and Rackspace was a highly influential factor in the grant award decision.
Say Si – afterschool art club for elementary students Trinity University College Advising Corps – college advisors for high school students Southwest Key – social workers focused on families in crisis Youth Orchestras of San Antonio – strings lessons and instruments, strings summer camp for middle and high school
THANK YOU, RACKERS, FOR ALL THE WAYS YOU HAVE SHARED FANATICAL SUPPORT® WITH OUR COMMUNITIES THIS YEAR!