{"id":12112,"date":"2019-08-23T09:42:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T14:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/?p=12112"},"modified":"2019-08-23T09:42:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T14:42:32","slug":"envoy-finance-team-leans-gatehouse-irving-texas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.envoyair.com\/2019\/08\/23\/envoy-finance-team-leans-gatehouse-irving-texas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Envoy Finance Team leans in at The Gatehouse in Irving, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beyond our commitment to safety, reliability and customer satisfaction, Envoy is dedicated to serving the communities where we live and work. Whether we\u2019re chartering flights for our military heroes<\/a>, providing relief to natural disaster areas<\/a> or cleaning up natural habitats<\/a>, we\u2019ll continue to provide service and outreach wherever we can.<\/p>\n

Last week, coworkers from the Envoy Financial Services team lent their afternoon to volunteer at The Gatehouse in Grapevine, Texas<\/a>. The Gatehouse is a \u201cprivately funded community where women and children end cycles of abuse and poverty\u201d and provide its members with resources such as housing, transportation, and professional counseling, according to their website.<\/p>\n

Find your reason why<\/h3>\n

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The Envoy volunteers were tasked with organizing the onsite general store and Keeps Boutique, which provides clothing to members who have job interviews or other important meetings. Volunteers in the boutique did everything from sort donations to rearrange the clothes rack in the store, while those working in the general store organized the stockroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cSure, lifting heavy crates of bottled water is a good workout, but I\u2019m not here just for that,\u201d said Sean Flynn, Envoy Financial Analyst. \u201cIt\u2019s very humbling to give my time to a community that could use the help. That\u2019s the real reason I\u2019m here.\u201d<\/p>\n

For some of the volunteers, it was their first time ever giving back to the community, like Accounting Analyst Mahim Haider who said she wanted to give back her time to \u201chelp these women get back on their feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, it\u2019s also really good team building,\u201d said Mahim. \u201cWe get to spend time together outside of work and get to know each other better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pay it back<\/h3>\n

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The volunteer trip to The Gatehouse was proposed by Envoy newcomer Mallory Hubbard, who was a vice president of The Rotaract Club at the University of Texas at Dallas. With her background in networking and community organizing, Mallory saw a natural fit in taking on volunteer initiatives within the Envoy Financial Services team.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere at headquarters, I wanted Envoy to have a positive influence in the community,\u201d said Mallory. \u201cI saw the opportunity to involve us more frequently within the community, so I went for it. I just think that since I get help from others and use community resources that I should give my time back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emily Avedikian from The Gatehouse says that every bit that volunteers can accomplish comes as a big help to her and the organization. As the director of the Keeps Boutique, she normally has to take care of the shop herself.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf I can get a handful of volunteers for just two hours, that\u2019s a huge help,\u201d Emily said. \u201cIt would have taken me two weeks to do what they did today. As for our members, by making the shop more efficient it relieves the anxiety they might have about shopping.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a small act, but the volunteer team is glad they gave up their day to help others that need it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels good to help someone else,\u201d said Accounting Clerk Valentina Todd. \u201cEverybody\u2019s time is precious, so why not share that with others and give back? It\u2019s a great feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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