BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Corporate Social Responsibility and Volunteerism\nJim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale\n#VolunteerismROCKS #sociallyresponsible \; #CareAbou tCommunity\n\n\n\n\nAfter graduating from the University of Texas at Austi n\, Mack went to work at a furniture store and discovered that he was good at sales and loved the furniture business. \; He and his new bride\, Linda\, moved to Houston in 1981 with $5\,000 and a dream. \; In 1983 when he developed a TV commercial campaign to promote Gallery Furniture\, his wacky and amusing antics provided some measure of celebrity status whi le boosting sales. \; Since then\, Jim McIngvale has grown Gallery Fur niture from a $5\,000 start-up into a $200 million a year enterprise.  \;\nHowever\, Mack has built a legacy as Houston&rsquo\;s leading philanth ropist through his continuous support of Houston community:\n\n a major contributor to scholarship funds at the Houston Livestock Show &\; Rod eo \n helped build the first mobile stroke unit in the U.S.\n provid es furniture to USO centers globally\n champions mental health issues t hrough support of Peace of Mind\, a non-profit begun by his daughter\, Eli zabeth McIngvale\, for those suffering from OCD\n raised millions of do llars for the Bush-Clinton Tsunami Relief Fund \n opened 2 of his furni ture stores during Hurricane Harvey and took in over 400 displaced communi ty members -- providing food and shelter until they could safely return ho me\n collected and donated toiletries for people restrained by the COVI D pandemic by using GF employees to make front door drop-offs\n\nNow\, Mac k has plans to open three new facilities this fall: \; a high school f or youth 16-26 to earn their GED\, a trade school which will teach many di fferent trade skills and a day care center.\nWhy should a member attend?&n bsp\;\nJim McIngvale believes that the key element to success is to be &ld quo\;grateful for everything\; entitled to nothing.&rdquo\;  \;The imp act of that message has been manifested in the innumerable acts of selfles s kindness and compassion that the Houston community and the nation has se en since his arrival to Houston in 1981. \;\nThrough the retelling of his story and the major influences in his life\, Mack will peel back the l ayers of his heart and reveal how empathy and compassion are a natural ove rflow of success. \; He will explain how contagious passion can be and the unifying bond of working toward a common goal. \; Through adversi ties experienced by the Houston community\, we will relive examples of the importance of rolling up our sleeves and helping our neighbors. \; Li sten to extraordinary stories of ordinary citizens being dispatched into a powerful and effective rescue operation.\nWithout question\, Jim &ldquo\; Mattress Mack&rdquo\; McInvgale is a philanthropic legend and the iconic f ace of our City. \; This truly amazing man will show in vivid detail t he life-saving beauty of giving and how to rally a city around a purpose a nd a cause. \; \nEducational Outcomes:\n&bull\; Uncover the power and impact of ONE person. \;\n&bull\; Realize the effectiveness of commitm ent and passion. \; \;\n&bull\; Understand how to ignite the flame of enthusiasm and mobilize it into action. \;\n&bull\; Discover how t o leverage adversity to unify a community.\nThis program is approved by EI C for 1 clock hour of credit under Domain E.\n\n DTEND:20200923T180000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T073339Z DTSTART:20200923T163000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:September 2020 CAP'D Luncheon Corporate Social Responsibility and V olunteerism UID:RFCALITEM638472764193856194 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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After gradu ating from the University of Texas at Austin\, Mack went to work at a furn iture store and discovered that he was good at sales and loved the furnitu re business. \; He and his new bride\, Linda\, moved to Houston in 198 1 with $5\,000 and a dream. \; In 1983 when he developed a TV commerci al campaign to promote Gallery Furniture\, his wacky and amusing antics pr ovided some measure of celebrity status while boosting sales. \; Since then\, Jim McIngvale has grown Gallery Furniture from a $5\,000 start-up into a $200 million a year enterprise. \;
\nHowever\, Mack has b uilt a legacy as Houston&rsquo\;s leading philanthropist through his conti nuous support of Houston community:
\nNow\, Mack has plans to open three new facilities this fall: \; a high school for youth 16-26 to e arn their GED\, a trade school which will teach many different trade skill s and a day care center.
\nJim McIngvale believes that the key element to success is to be &ldquo\;grateful for everything\; entitled to nothing .&rdquo\;  \;The impact of that message has been manifested in the inn umerable acts of selfless kindness and compassion that the Houston communi ty and the nation has seen since his arrival to Houston in 1981. \;
\nThrough the retelling of his story and the major influences in his l ife\, Mack will peel back the layers of his heart and reveal how empathy a nd compassion are a natural overflow of success. \; He will explain ho w contagious passion can be and the unifying bond of working toward a comm on goal. \; Through adversities experienced by the Houston community\, we will relive examples of the importance of rolling up our sleeves and h elping our neighbors. \; Listen to extraordinary stories of ordinary c itizens being dispatched into a powerful and effective rescue operation. p>\n
Without question\, Jim &ldquo\;Mattress Mack&rdquo\; McInvgale is a philanthropic legend and the iconic face of our City. \; This truly a mazing man will show in vivid detail the life-saving beauty of giving and how to rally a city around a purpose and a cause. \;
\n&bull\; Uncover the power and impact of ONE person
. \;
\n&bull\; Realize the effectiveness of commitment and passio
n. \; \;
\n&bull\; Understand how to ignite the flame of enth
usiasm and mobilize it into action. \;
\n&bull\; Discover how to
leverage adversity to unify a community.
This program is approved by EIC for 1 clock hour of credit under Domain E.
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