November 13, 2020
Houston’s biggest beer distributor earns 2021 Military Friendly Employer designation
Silver Eagle, Houston's biggest beer distributor, announced on Monday that the company earned the 2021 Military Friendly Employer designation, one of 250 in the country to receive it. Read the full article.
November 11, 2020
Vistra Donates $50,000 to Organizations Working to Support and Celebrate Veterans
Vistra announced today it is donating $50,000 to several organizations working to support active and veteran military members and to celebrate our nation's heroes. With more than 400 veterans, guardsmen, and reservists in the Vistra family, the company has long recognized the immense value military experience adds to the workplace. Read the full press release.
November 10, 2020
East Dallas Veterans Aim to Log 1 Million Meters at Carry It Anywhere Event
This Veteran’s Day, two East Dallas-based veterans are aiming to raise $10,000 for Carry The Load, a non-profit whose mission is to provide an active way to honor and remember the nation’s military, veterans, first responders and their families. CrossFit Dallas Central will host an event called Carry it Anywhere, a 12-hour long event in which participants will exercise using rowing, biking and skiing equipment with the goal to log one million meters. Continue reading here.
November 10, 2020
Charles Schwab Honors 2020 Local Heroes for Their Work With Veterans, Mental Illness and Financial Literacy
Continuing its long-standing culture of service and commitment to community, Charles Schwab honored three individuals who have dedicated their lives to helping others achieve a brighter future. Schwab created the Local Heroes program to celebrate individuals who educate, advocate for, and lift up those in need and help build stronger communities. Read the full press release.
November 10, 2020
First Lady Cecilia Abbott, OneStar Foundation Announce 2020 Governor’s Volunteer Awards Recipients
Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott, Honorary Chair of the 2020 Governor's Volunteer Awards, today announced the recipients of the 37th annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards. Carry The Load received the Service to Veterans Award for an organization. Read the full press release at the Office of the Texas Governor.
November 10, 2020
NCA Unveils “Find A Veteran, Post A Tribute” Campaign
VA’s National Cemetery Administration launched its new “Find A Veteran, Post A Tribute” campaign. Read more HERE.
September 14, 2020
19 years later: North Texans honoring 9/11 victims with acts of service
September 9, 2020
BORNE THE BATTLE #210: TONY TEMERARIO – GREEN BERET, 9/11 RESPONDER, AT&T EXECUTIVE, CARRY THE LOAD AMBASSADOR
Borne The Battle is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Podcast.
This week’s episode features Army Veteran Tony Temerario, who was also a 9/11 responder and a current AT&T executive and Carry The Load Ambassador. Temerario’s parents were both WWII Navy combat Veterans. They served in the Pacific and in Operation Neptune during the Normandy D-Day Invasion in 1944. Temerario grew up in the Washington, D.C., area and was so influenced by service that he joined the military, too. In the podcast, he talks candidly about his experiences in the military and on scene at the Pentagon after 9/11, including re-establishing communication networks for first responders and, later that night, the emotions of seeing the flag draped over the side of the Pentagon walls. More...