Southwest Movers Association Helps Fight Hunger in Texas
Ausgust 6, 2010
Southwest Movers Association (SMA) Executive Director John D. Esparza today announced that the association will work in conjunction with Move For Hunger, a non-profit that partners with moving companies to pick up unwanted, unopened food during the moving process and deliver it to local food banks. Southwest Movers Association is the newest partner of the nonprofit in the fight against hunger.
"Southwest Movers Association and its members jumped at this unique opportunity to give back to the communities that we serve," says John Esparza, executive director of Southwest Movers Association. "By collecting just a few cans of food a week, our movers and our customers are helping struggling and hungry families in the area. This is just one way that we can easily improve the lives of our neighbors and assist fellow Texans."
Relocating can be hectic and, often times, people will take this opportunity to throw away a variety of items. However, many also clean out their pantries and discard their unused food. Participating movers will now be asking their customers to donate those unopened, unwanted food items to help hungry families. To date, Move For Hunger is working with more than 90 movers nationwide and has collected more than 40,000 pounds of food.
"According to the latest Feeding America studies, more than 480,000 Texans receive food assistance every week. Forty-two percent of those in need are children," says Adam Lowy, executive director for Move For Hunger. "Your help will directly impact thousands of families living right here in Texas. Even the smallest donations go a long way."
Participating moving companies will assist in boxing the food donations during the moving process. Move For Hunger will then make arrangements for these items to be delivered to local food banks throughout Texas, where they will be sorted and distributed to families in need.
With the support of its partners such as Southwest Movers Association, Move For Hunger is turning the average food drive into one of the nation’s largest, year-round service programs. The time is now to prepare for the holidays and cold weather by doing our part to make sure the local food kitchens and food banks have necessary supplies. For more information or to find out how you can help support Move For Hunger, visit www.MoveForHunger.org.
To join in the Move for Hunger, download the Program Enrollment Form here and fax it to (732) 774-6683.
Southwest Movers Association Foundation Announces 2009-2010 Scholarship Recipients
Southwest Movers Association (SMA) Executive Director John D. Esparza announced five recipients of academic scholarships provided by the Southwest Movers Association Foundation. The foundation is a non-profit organization that focuses on education, public relations, research and community service to promote the moving industry in Texas. Annually, the foundation offers financial assistance for educational opportunities to association members, their employees and their dependents based on academic achievement, community involvement and financial need.
The recipients of the 2009-2010 Foundation Scholarships are Jessica Boden of Lubbock, Heidi Nichole Cline of Lubbock, Leticia Dominguez of Grand Prairie, Jennifer Lynn Fuller of Grand Prairie and Jacqueline Kuo of Sugar Land.
"Southwest Movers Association and the SMA Foundation are enormously proud of the bright individuals chosen to accept these academic scholarships," said Southwest Movers Association Executive Director John D. Esparza. "They have set high standards of hard work and determination in the pursuit of their scholastic goals. I am confident they will represent the moving industry and the foundation with great integrity as they continue on their academic paths."
Jessica Boden of Lubbock is a senior at Texas Tech University where she is working on a degree in marketing with a minor in mass communications. She is a 2005 graduate of Monterey High School in Lubbock. She is a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority, Rho Lambda National Panhellenic Recognition Society and the Texas Tech Marketing Association. Boden is also a member of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce. She is the daughter of Greg Boden of Armstrong Moving and Storage in Lubbock.
Heidi Nichole Cline of Lubbock is a sophomore mechanical engineering major at Texas Tech University. She is a 2008 graduate of Coronado High School in Lubbock where she was a leader on the University Interscholastic League (UIL) Number Sense, Math, Calculator and Science teams. Cline was also a member of the student council, the National Honor Society and the school choir. While at Texas Tech University, Cline has been involved with the ECO Car Challenge Team and is on the Dean's List. She works part-time for Hart Moving and Storage as a bookkeeper and assistant. She is the daughter of Linda Cline with Hart Moving and Storage in Lubbock.
Leticia Dominguez of Grand Prairie attends The University of Texas at Arlington. She is a 2004 graduate of Grand Prairie High School and holds an associate's degree from Mountain View College in Dallas. She is a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. Dominguez has participated recently in several fundraising walks for the American Heart Association, the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Dallas YMCA. Dominguez plans to major in kinesiology and minor in English at UT Arlington. She is employed by Berger Transfer and Storage in Dallas.
Jennifer Lynn Fuller of Grand Prairie is a sophomore at San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas. She is a 2008 graduate of Grand Prairie High School and completed her first year of college at Cisco Junior College. She plans to major in criminal justice/homeland security. While in high school she received the Superior Medal Award for Artwork and was First Team All District in softball. Her father, Eugene "Rusty" Fuller, is with Berger Transfer and Storage in Fort Worth.
Jacqueline Kuo of Sugar Land is a junior at The University of Texas at Austin. She is a 2007 graduate of William P. Clements High School. Kuo is majoring in business finance and serves as the internal vice president of the Asian Business Students Association. She is also a violinist in the University Orchestra. Her father, Mike "Fu-Ming" Kuo, is president of Southwest Moving and Delivery Co.
SMA Heritage Award Winner 2009
President
Corpus Christi Transfer Co.
Corpus Christi, TX
In 1988, SMA Vice Chairman Mike Craddock established a way to honor a member of the association who had made a significant contribution to the moving industry and to the association. The first presentation was called the SWTA Outstanding Member award.
Card Check Legislation Introduced in Congress
This is labor’s top agenda item this Congress. TMTA and SMA are strongly opposed to
this harmful legislation and recently voiced our views to Congressional leaders during
our Call on Washington. However, more needs to be done. Our Texas representatives
need to hear from you, the voters who put them in office. It is imperative that you
contact your U.S. Representatives and Senators today and ask them to oppose this
legislation.
EFCA would offer union organizers a significantly easier road to success in signing up
workers. These card check campaigns also do not include important protections provided
for in law and the act would waive secret ballot elections. As demonstrated countless
times in actual organizing campaigns, card checks are often accompanied by stories of
union coercion, intimidation and abuse. The legislation would institute a mandatory
binding arbitration provision whereby a government bureaucrat would impose a nonnegotiable
first contract for two years.
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Background Checks as defined in the Texas Regulations:
"(c) A residential delivery company that sends two or more employees together into a residence shall be deemed to have complied with the requirement in Section 145.002 as long as at least one of those employees has been checked ... and, while they are in the residence, that employee accompanies and directly supervises any employee who has not been checked, and the residential delivery company or in-home service company maintains a record of the identity of any such non-checked employee for at least two years."
THE SMA MAX 3B TARIFF BECOMES EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2008
BECOMES EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 1, 2008
AND
CANCELS IN FULL, SMA MAX 3A TARIFF ORIGINALLY ISSUED EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2000.
To order your copy of the Max 3B tariff, complete the form below and return with your check or
credit card. Tariff purchasers will be entered into the SMA database to receive, via email,
updates to the tariff in pdf format, as issued, at no additional charge.
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For membership information call 1-800-759-2305 and speak with Dorothy Brooks.
Texas Apportioned Registration Information
The most important reference is on the last page, entry number 8.
Southwest Movers Association Foundation Announces 2008-2009 Scholarship Recipients
The recipients of the 2008-2009 Foundation Scholarships are Jessica Boden of Lubbock, Heidi Nichole Cline of Lubbock, Jessica Ann Cooper of Dallas, Leticia Dominguez of Grand Prairie, Kirby Kimber of Dallas and Rubenangel Zamora of Del Rio.
"We are exceedingly proud of these six scholars for the hard work and determination that they have shown in the pursuit of their academic goals," said Southwest Movers Association Executive Director John D. Esparza. "The Southwest Movers Association and SMA Foundation members feel tremendously fortunate to assist these students in their quest for educational excellence. We are confident in their ability to do great things for their communities and at their respective universities."
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