Day on the Bay 2022
Friday, September 9, 2022

Our Mission Statement

The Gary Greene Foundation was founded in 1994 and works to bring meaningful change to communities and individuals through a diverse array of causes – from research to fight cancer to education and social services to cultural, historical and civic institutions. Since the foundation’s inception, our agents and employees have been guided by the belief that everyone has a responsibility to give back and serve others by investing one’s talent and time to make a difference in the communities we serve.

  

GARY GREENE REALTORS FOUNDATION 
2021 DONATIONS 


TRIUMPH OVER KID CANCER 
They improve the lives of children with cancer by raising their spirits, raising the public's awareness, and funding research to improve the treatment and survivability of pediatric cancers. Each donation is matched dollar for dollar by MD Anderson. 
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NORTHWEST Go RED LUNCHEON 
The Go Red for Women movement encourages women to take charge of their heart health, since one in three women will die from heart disease in the United States. Our donation helps to create opportunities for people like our mother, sisters, and friends to live longer, healthier lives. 


NATIONAL ALOPECIA 
Donations are used for research, emotional support and aid to those that cannot afford wigs. These wigs need to be replaced every 3 months. Alopecia areata is a common autoimmune skin disease, causing hair loss on the scalp, face and sometimes on other areas of the body. In fact, it affects as many as 6.8 million people in the U.S. with a lifetime risk of 2.1%. People of all ages, both sexes and all ethnic groups can develop alopecia areata. 


CHILDRENS FUND 
They are dedicated to helping early stage charities fulfill their mission to provide critical services to disadvantaged children across the greater Houston area. The Children's Fund, Inc. focuses its donation efforts on charities that serve children in the Houston are, with small but growing budgets, minimal fund raising ability, small administrative departments, a lack of government or 
other charitable support, and limited exposure to the business community. 


OPERATION SNOW STORM 
This organization provides a child who is battling terminal cancer the miracle of a snowstorm! They do this by dumping 10,000 pounds of snow in their front yard. They provide gloves, shovels, toys and sleds so they can be a 'Snow Warrior' for a day" 


WINDROSE COMMUNITY EASTER EVENT 
Windrose Community sponsored an Easter Egg hunt which benefitted the Friday Harbor Charity there motto is Healing Cancer 1 night at a time. 


CYFAIR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 
Donations to the Cy-Fair Educational Foundation helps students discover a brighter future through student scholarships and staff development programs 


A GARY GREENE EMPLOYEE 
One of our own Gary Greene Family members had an unexpected eye surgery injury that required more medical expenses than was expected. 

PEARL MUSEUM 
A life-long Texan, Pearl Lilley Fincher was born in the town of Evergreen in 1935 and moved to Spring in 1953, where she lived until her death in 2010. Pearl was a community and arts advocate who truly lived by the philosophy "to whom much is given, much is required." She served on the boards of the American Heart Association, The Tomball Regional Arts Committee, The Centrum Arts League, and the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts. The museum was named in honor of Pearl Fincher for her significant contributions to the community of Greater Northwest Houston. 


THE 2021 MAN & WOMAN OF THE YEAR CAMPAIGN 
One of our own Melissa Mae was nominated for this prestigious award which is a 10-week fund raising competition that raises funds to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) funds important, life-saving research for various forms of blood cancer. 


BACK PACK MINISTRIES 
They identify families in the community who are struggling. They purchase food, clothing hygiene products and backpacks. They fill the backpacks with school supplies and distribute donations to help families to prepare for the upcoming school year. 


TOMAGWA 
Provides compassionate healthcare to community members with limited resources by offering, medical, dental, vision, lab, pharmacy, and case management services. This donation was to help the ministry fill 100 backpacks for kids in need with school supplies 


A GARY GREENE EMPLOYEE 
One of our own Gary Greene Family members had an unexpected eye surgery injury that required more medical expenses than was expected. 


SWING FOR A CURE 
The foundation was a sponsor for the "swing for a cure" golf tournament which benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Only 30,000 children and adults have this disease and the drug companies do not consider this a large enough amount for the population to do much research. Therefore money raised for this foundation is used for research to find a cure