04/20/2026
Choices of Champions II was a success! 100+ youths from around the Coastal Bend were encouraged, emboldened, and excited to make positive changes in their lives.
We did not do this alone! We had many volunteers and dozens of sponsors. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Women Encouraging Women & The Family!
THANK YOU to all of our speakers for pouring out your wisdom and insight!
THANK YOU, Del Mar College East & Center for Economic Development Staff, for providing the facilities!
THANK YOU, South Texas Family Planning & Health Corporation, for providing the free sports physicals!
THANK YOU, Latin Fuego Cardio Madness, for providing lunch!
THANK YOU, Judge Joe Benavides and AEP Texas, for the conference t-shirts!
THANK YOU, Hollywood Buses Limos, for providing transportation!
THANK YOU Judge Thelma Rodriguez, AE Fitness, Crunch Fitness, for providing door prizes!
THANK YOU, Elisha Murray, for the decorations!
THANK YOU Palm Harbor Homes Corpus Christi, Rally Credit Union, CoastLife Credit Union, and Delta Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Kingdom Runners for other conference supplies!
THANK YOU to our Individual sponsors:
Brandy Walker
Elaine Thomas Benson Harvey & Alynthia Chingota
Eric Harper
Elaine Benson
Cheryl Rice Luella Gafford
Alan Boyd
Regina Johnson
Corpus Christi Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
THANK YOU to our blanket sponsors:
Aaron Dilworth
Arthie Perez
Belia Cavazos
Cella Boyd
Donald Newman
Effie Stokes
Gerrie Valentine
Gertrude Stewart
Jackie Caldwell
Judy Heard
Katrina Barnes
*Kristi Falany
Marie Andrew
Marie Gonzalez
Elisha Murray Marie Mach
Mary Johnson
Mechel Nixon
*Melissa Blair
Melissa Newman
Melody Bice
Pam Trahan
Pam Williams
Pat Trahan
Renee Gianetti
Stephenie Rhodes
Terri Young
Trace Burgett
Valerie Sparrow
Willie B Spears
And THANK you to the 50+ people who came on Saturday to make signs, run registration tables, supervise rooms, assist the speakers etc. etc. etc. We could not have done this without you!
Thank you for helping us make a difference in our community!
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