Mackie Monday | We are Thankful
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and enjoyed the time with your families. Aside from having to endure the Carolina Panthers destroy the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day, it was a wonderful weekend for our family and a great time to reflect on the many things for which we are thankful.
This Mackie Monday, I would like to focus on something I am particularly grateful for: the ability CES has to give back in our community.
Over the last several years, CES has enjoyed the opportunity to support a number of wonderful causes and given the season, I would like to share some of them with you. It’s because of you, our employees, suppliers, and customers, that this company sits in the position to give back graciously and it is in your honor that we celebrate some of our recipients.
This past Memorial Day, we supported the Dallas Memorial March hosted by and benefitting Carry the Load .
Carry the Load provides active ways to honor the countless military, law enforcement, firefighters and rescue personnel who dedicate their lives to keeping our country safe.
Booker T Washington High School
This year will mark our third year of underwriting support
for FLYINGHORSE, a fundraiser for the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. This sponsorship helps provide opportunities and experience for incredibly gifted students and faculty that they could not otherwise afford and helps support a thriving arts community in Dallas, Texas.
Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center
The Dallas Children’s Advocacy seeks to improve the lives of abused children and provide national leadership on child abuse issues. It is reportedly one of the first advocacy centers to be established in Texas, which now has more than 67 centers of varying sizes and services.
The Center opened in February 1991 and served 725 alleged child abuse victims during its first year alone. In January 2013, the agency moved to a state-of-the-art 56,000 square foot facility where one year later more than 4,000 children and their non-offending family members were served. We are proud to support this organization.
This will mark our second supporting the North Texas Food Bank 
(NTFB). Founded in 1982, the NTFB is a Dallas nonprofit hunger relief organization that distributes donated, purchased, and prepared foods to those in need.
The NTFB is responsible for providing access to more than 170,000 meals daily for hungry children, seniors, and families. In their 2015 fiscal year, that totaled more than 63 million meals.
In 2013, CES partnered with Operation Homefront to send a veteran and their family to Disney World. 
Additionally, we ran a fundraising campaign both online and in-store. CES partnered with Klein Tools for a special edition plier, the sale of which sent proceeds back to the aid of our wounded warriors and their families.
Operation Homefront assists military families during difficult times by providing food assistance, auto and home repair, vision care, travel and transportation, moving assistance, essential home items, and financial assistance.
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science near Downtown Dallas is said to be a “world of wonder” by The 
Dallas Morning News. The museum fascinates the imagination of all ages and homes 11 hands-on, amaze-your-brain exhibits within its walls.
Through education programs in the community and various camps for children and school groups, the Perot Museum works to inspire the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathmeticians.
The Bridge’s purpose is to end adult long-term homelessness in Dallas and the surrounding region by developing, coordinating, and/or delivering:
- Outreach/intake services
- Jail diversion/reentry services
- Emergency shelter/transitional shelter services
- Primary health care/behavioral health care services
- Recreational/educational services
- Employment income/supported employment income/disability income services
- Affordable housing/supportive housing services
I emphasize again, this community support would not be possible without the hard work of both our employees and suppliers, as well as, the support of our customers across the United States. I am very thankful for you all and what you do for CES each and every day.