Leading with Purpose: A Message from Lia Vallone
Dear Spindletop Friends, As I reflect on 2025, my heart is filled with gratitude for the extraordinary community that surrounds Spindletop. Every day, we witness the realities faced by Houston’s children — the hurdles they navigate, the hopes they carry and the courage they show despite circumstances that no child should have to overcome alone. […]
Community Impact in Action
In November, the Spindletop Management Committee hosted the Seventh Annual Unity in Community, a day of volunteering and fellowship! This year, we gathered at Tejas Brewery, where enthusiastic volunteers united to support six of Spindletop’s non-profit partners: Étoile Academy Charter School, Family Houston, Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston, Small Steps Nurturing Center, The Sanctuary […]
One Team, Four Communities: New Dawn Energy Makes an Impact across Houston
This year, we’re excited to welcome New Dawn Energy as one of Spindletop’s newest corporate sponsors. Eager to make a meaningful impact from day one, New Dawn Energy set a remarkable commitment to community service, launching an initiative to participate in regularly scheduled Spindletop Connections projects throughout the year. Their dedication to giving back shines […]
A New Home for Hope and Healthy Meals
In Harris County, more children face food insecurity than almost anywhere else in the country. Every single day, over 100,000 preschool-aged children may go without knowing where their next meal will come from. Kids’ Meals delivers free, healthy lunches to more than 9,000 preschool-aged children every weekday because no child should ever go hungry. These […]
A Circle of Care for Families Facing Cancer
As a parent, nothing prepares you for the words: “Your child has cancer.” In that moment, life changes forever. CanCare, the only organization in Houston dedicated exclusively to providing emotional support to anyone impacted by cancer, offers free, one-on-one time mentoring for patients and caregivers. Through compassionate, peer-to-peer connections, CanCare provides a shoulder to lean […]
Packing Hope for Houston’s Children
Transocean partnered with Kids’ Meals, a non-profit organization that delivers free, healthy meals to preschool-aged children. Transocean interns, along with various Transocean leaders, gathered to help sort and package meals in uplifting, personalized brown lunch bags. The meals were assembled to complete a balanced lunch for the receiving child to eat, fueling their ability to […]
Equipping Students for Success: Subsea7 Supports YES Prep Elementary School Students
For the third year in a row, Subseaz partnered with YES Prep Public Schools to help students start the new school year feeling equipped and supported. Subsea7 volunteers packed backpacks with all the must-have school essentials – notebooks, folders, pens, crayons, erasers, and more – giving pre-school-aged students the tools they need for a strong […]
Where Healing Meets Discovery
The Periwinkle Foundation provides a community of healing for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses through emotionally-healing camps, arts projects, and survivor programs. Periwinkle helps families beginning at diagnosis all the way through treatment and remission. Each Summer, Periwinkle hosts a week-long Day Camp for children, ages 7-12, who are currently being treated or […]
A Summer of STEM Discovery with YMCA Youth
The YMCA of Greater Houston continues to fulfill its commitment as a community-centered organization focused on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. Every day, they create opportunities that help young people grow and thrive, providing high quality programs from early childhood through graduation and beyond. In June, the Spindletop Army visited the YMCA’s summer […]
Inspiring Future Innovators Through STEM Exploration
For more than 25 years, the Youth Development Center (YDC) has worked to close academic gaps and give students a stronger path toward graduating high school and building brighter futures. YDC provides high quality academic support at no cost to 120 underserved and academically struggling students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Northeast Houston. Their […]