Updated: 9:30 PM CST December 25, 2020
COLLEGE STATION, Texas Providing resources to those struggling around the community is one of REACH Project’s goals. The need for that could have been greater than in 2020.
“We knew we wanted to do something and help but we weren’t really sure what we could do, said Max Gerall, the founder of REACH Project. We just decided to jump into our community and listen to what they had to say.”
In March and April, staff from all different departments at Texas A&M were laid off due to the pandemic. REACH Project helped hundreds of people file unemployment claims and applications.
The REACH Projects continues to help invisible Aggies through the holidays. They distributed 200 meals Monday. Author: Tristan Lewis (KAGS) Updated: 10:29 PM CST December 21, 2020
COLLEGE STATION, Texas Giving back to those around him is something Max Gerall has held in his heart for a long time.
“I knew as an Aggie I had to do something, said Gerall, the founder of the REACH Project. I had to jump into action because that’s just who we are in Aggieland.”
The REACH Project is a non-profit that aims to serve Texas A&M University s overlooked contract service employees, or known as the Invisible Aggies. He attributes these staff members for showing him compassion and helping him get through school.
Single mother Erica Pineda, a cashier and barista at Einstein Bros. Bagels on Texas A&Mâs campus, drove away from campus Monday night with a free package of food for her family.Â
Pineda is one of about 375 dining service workers on A&Mâs campus who was furloughed as the fall semester ended. She is also one of 200 people to receive a care package of meat from Texas A&Mâs Rosenthal Meat Center on Monday. The evening distribution event at the schoolâs Fan Field Parking Lot was part of a collaborative effort between the nonprofit REACH Project and the Texas A&M Foundation.Â