Stripes Supports Beach To Bay

Pictured above (from left to right): Chris Dial, Deanna Schott, Melissa Vera-Carrasco, Mary DeMay, Gabe Cisneros and Rick Milne.

Two teams of Stripes employees competed in the 34th Annual Beach to Bay Relay on Saturday, May 16, 2009. The marathon was divided into six legs making up a total of 26.2 miles that were routed from Padre Balli Park on the island to Cole Park downtown. “I was lucky enough to be a new employee at Stripes and found an inspirational team that I could be a part of.  Several of my team members have been running for some time and that gave me the encouragement I needed to fulfill this goal,” said Melissa Vera-Carrasco. These skilled athletes exemplified not only endurance and strength, but a bond that exists both in the office and out on the track. All together there were 1,987 teams that competed this year and over $50,000 were raised for scholarships and various Corpus nonprofit organizations.

Pictured above: Lynn Shaw, Mayra Franco, Glorianna Lopez, Johnny Marin and Irene Canales.  Not pictured is Lupita Buentello.