{"id":32611,"date":"2019-06-28T13:09:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T17:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=32611"},"modified":"2019-07-03T09:28:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T13:28:43","slug":"texas-animal-rescue-team-awarded-samsung-community-impact-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/texas-animal-rescue-team-awarded-samsung-community-impact-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Animal Rescue Team Awarded Samsung Community Impact Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first dog Crystal Robbins ever fostered was a pregnant Pitbull she found abandoned on a roadway. That pooch went on to have a litter of 11, which Robbins placed in loving homes. That was just the beginning of establishing her mission with Every Life Matters Animal Rescue (ELMAR)<\/a><\/strong>, a non-profit organization devoted to rescuing and finding forever homes for dogs and puppies, many with serious medical conditions. Years later, grants, donations and volunteers fuel her organization, which saves dogs and puppies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and Southern Texas.<\/p>\n

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ELMAR founder Crystal Robbins with one of the early pups her organization rescued. Photo courtesy of ELMAR.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Samsung Retail Strategy Manager Jori Robinson is a volunteer with ELMAR, and she nominated the organization in February for the Samsung Community Impact Grant<\/a> \u2013 an employee-driven corporate social responsibility program that awards up to $5,000 each month to qualifying non-profit organizations. In order to qualify for a Community Impact Grant, an organization must be nominated by a Samsung employee. The program aligns with Samsung\u2019s commitment to shared prosperity by supporting the causes that are near and dear to employees.<\/p>\n

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One of the puppies rescued by Every Life Matters Animal Rescue, a Texas-based non-profit awarded a $1,000 Samsung Community Impact Grant, thanks to a nomination by ELMAR volunteer and Samsung Retail Strategy Manager Jori Robinson. Photo courtesy of ELMAR.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u201cBecause of the Community Impact Grant, we were able to rescue, feed, spay, neuter and get shots updated for seven puppies, and we\u2019re working to adopt them out to loving families,\u201d said Robinson, who works at Samsung Electronics America\u2019s Plano, TX location<\/strong>. The $1,000 grant also funded medical treatment for two of the seven puppies, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cELMAR saves puppies that otherwise might have been euthanized or died from disease in a shelter,\u201d Robinson explained<\/strong>. \u201cMost shelters are bursting at the seams, and they have to make tough decisions about who gets to stay. With the Community Impact Grant, I\u2019m able to help ensure at least a few of those get to live a good life with loving families.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Two puppies rescued by Texas-based Every Life Matters Animal Rescue (ELMAR), a non-profit that rescues and places dogs and puppies, many of whom have serious medical conditions. Samsung awarded ELMAR with a Community Impact Grant, a donation that helped rescue, feed, spay, neuter and update shots for these and five other puppies. Photo courtesy of ELMAR.<\/p><\/div>\n

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ELMAR founder Robbins said every partner in the process makes a difference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe try to take the dogs that others won\u2019t whenever we can, and we couldn\u2019t do it without donations like Samsung\u2019s,\u201d said Robbins, who operates the organization and coordinates the rescues and fostering<\/strong> \u2013 all without a physical office. \u201cWe also have a really great group of volunteers and fosters, and together we\u2019re able to make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

ELMAR was chosen from among the grant applications by a review panel of five Samsung employees. Tariq Hasan, a Senior Manager of Business Planning and Strategic Accounts for Samsung Electronics America, is one of the of the all-volunteer Community Impact Grant selection team.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cOur purpose at Samsung is to make people\u2019s lives better, whether it\u2019s through cutting-edge technology and easy integration into daily life, or giving back to the communities we live and work in,\u201d said Hasan<\/strong>. \u201cThe Community Impact Grant program is a great avenue to do more of what we strive to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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