Yellow Cab Houston & Taxis Fiesta present 15th annual HLAGH Bike Build

Dozens of Houston hotels and allied members gathered in Hall A3 of the George R. Brown Convention Center for the Hotel & Lodging Association of Greater Houston’s (HLAGH) annual bike building event. Benefiting Child Advocates and the HLAGH, 25 teams were each tasked with building two bikes for deserving kiddos involved with the Child Advocates program. There was a competition to see which team could build their bikes the fastest while simultaneously creating a holiday card to give each child. After passing a safety inspection, teams were invited to the stage for a quick picture and then it was off to the relay race! Team members had to compete by jumping rope, bouncing on a “hippity hop”, and balancing a wiffle ball as they dashed across the hall.

Pancho Claus and his posse even stopped by with the Taxis Fiesta lowrider full of toys for the children. Fun holiday games were set up to entertain the little ones before the bike building fun began!  Hall A3 was truly transformed into a winter wonderland.

Yellow Cab Houston brought its 1927 antique model T taxi and promo Jeep for photo opportunities. Attendees enjoyed delicious refreshments from Aramark and holiday tunes from Freeman Audio Visual.

It was an honor to sponsor the event for the 9th year. Yellow Cab employees always have a blast spreading holiday cheer to those who need it most.

For more information on Child Advocates please visit: http://www.childadvocates.org

To learn more about HLAGH please visit: http://www.houstonhotels.org

Visit our Facebook page for a full album of pictures.

Yellow Cab Houston & Taxis Fiesta announce 2014 scholarship recipients

Last week, Yellow Cab Houston and Taxis Fiesta hosted the 10th annual scholarship reception that presented ten students with $1,500.00 to continue their education. Dependents of employees and independent contractor drivers (ICDs), as well as employees and ICDs themselves were eligible to apply for scholarships. Applications were evaluated based on essays, transcripts and financial need. Congratulations to this year’s recipients: Oluseyi Adewunmi,Olufikayo Adewunmi, Helen Bernard, Nicole Johnson, Euler Reyes, Yumara Suarez, Eva Trevino, Jessie Trevino, and Seleste Zamarripa. The following fields of study were represented among the recipients: pre-med, chemistry, speech pathology, engineering, nursing, nutrition, archaeology and Masters of Education. At the reception Texas Taxi CEO, Roman Martinez, Greater Houston Transportation Company President Rick Barrett, and General Manager David Wages all offered congratulations as well as words of wisdom. Congratulations to all of the scholarship recipients! Yellow Cab and Taxis Fiesta are proud to support continuing education.

 

To view the photo album, please visit Yellow Cab Houston’s Facebook page.

 

Yellow Cab Houston and Taxis Fiesta present 9th Annual Steps for Students 5k

On Saturday, February 15^th, over 10,000 people gathered downtown in support of Catholic Education. Steps for Students raises funds for local Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and is a family-friendly event that brings the Catholic community together.

Taking place outside of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, the race day festivities began at 6:30am with a sunrise mass. The 5k began promptly at 8:00am with the Yellow Cab promo Jeep serving as the pace vehicle. President and CEO of Texas Taxi, Roman Martinez, offered words of encouragement before the runners took off, expressing the importance of faith-based education and the role it has played in his life.

On race day, all 60 Catholic schools of the Archdiocese were present showing their school pride with fun props, cool team t-shirts and even a few mascots. Yellow Cab Houston and Taxis Fiesta had a blast at the post-race party among other schools, local sports teams, delicious snacks provided by HEB and great music. Participants took the opportunity to pose with the 1927 Yellow Cab Antique Taxi and the Taxis Fiesta lowrider, even taking a few of our ever-popular squishy cabs home.

Yellow Cab was proud to continue the tradition of promoting the 5k on 100 if its mobile billboards that travel across the Greater Houston Area.

After the 5k, thousands gathered to hear the results of the morning’s race. Congratulations to Holy Family School in Galveston for winning the David Guite Spirit Award! Heidi Zimmerman was the Top Female Finisher in the 5k, while Jeff Price was named the Top Male Finisher. The Female Master Winner was awarded to Martha Long, and Arno Bommer finished as the Male Master Winner. You may find the official results here.

Check out our Facebook page for more photos from the event.

Yellow Cab Houston and Taxis Fiesta are proud to support local education. Huge thanks to all who came out to run, walk, and enjoy a beautiful morning together in the spirit of furthering Catholic Education!

Yellow Cab Houston & Taxis Fiesta announce 2013 scholarship recipients

Last week, Yellow Cab Houston and Taxis Fiesta  announced their 9^th annual company scholarship recipients. The ten $1,500 scholarship awards may be used for the college or technical school of the recipients’ choice. Scholarships can be won by the dependents of Independent Contractor Drivers (ICDs) or employees of Yellow Cab or Taxis Fiesta, as well as the ICDs and employees themselves. Applications are judged based upon essays, transcripts and financial need.

Congratulations to this year’s recipients:

Bianca L. Saucedo

Brittany S. Dyer

Elizabeth Segovia

Euler D. Reyes

Eva C. Trevino

Jessie S. Trevino

Matthew Garcia

Michael O. Fayomi

Nicole A. Johnson

Yumara Suarez

Yellow Cab Houston and Taxis Fiesta are proud to support the advancement of education and knowledge. For more information regarding how Yellow Cab Houston supports education and the community please visit our website. Pictures to follow next month’s awards ceremony.

Yellow Cab Houston & Taxis Fiesta Sponsor 8th Annual Steps for Students 5k

This past Saturday, Yellow Cab Houston & Taxis Fiesta were proud to present the Steps for Students fun run benefitting Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

Taking place outside of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in scenic downtown Houston, the race day festivities began at 6am with a sunrise mass. Eight years ago, Steps for Students began with 500 participants. This year, 0ver 10,000 gathered to hit the pavement in support of local Catholic schools.

     

[Runners Rene and Brandon kept their pace as they finished the fun run]

Our very own President and CEO of Texas Taxi, Roman Martinez, gave a heartfelt speech of encouragement and inspiration before the runners took off. Expressing the importance of a faith-based, Catholic education and the role it has played in his own life. Steps for Students is an annual event that helps raise awareness and funds for local Catholic Schools. These funds help make a faith-based education accessible to all families by aiding with tuition costs.

 

[Our HAIL A CAB™ promo Jeep served as a pace car during the 5k]

On race day, all 59 Catholic schools of the Archdiocese were present showing their school pride with fun props, cool team t-shirts and even a few mascots. Participants took the opportunity to pose with the 1927 Yellow Cab Antique Taxi and the Taxis Fiesta lowrider, even taking a few of our ever-popular squishy cabs home.

  

[Participants enjoyed the Taxis Fiesta lowrider laden with Mardi Gras beads and magnets]

 

[Marketing Rep Steph and friends Carla and Daniel passed out over 800 squishy cabs on race day]

Yellow Cab Houston also spread news about the event by promoting Steps for Students 2013 on 100 of its mobile billboards.

Congratulations to the first place 5k runner, male- Alex V. of Strake Jesuit, and first place 5k runner, female-Nina M. of St. Anne!

 

[Hardworking Steps for Students volunteers and the Chick Fil-A Herd took a break to pose with our Antique Yellow Cab]

A huge thanks to all who came out to run, walk, and enjoy a beautiful morning together in the spirit of furthering Catholic education.

For more information on Steps for Students and how to become involved, please visit www.steps4students.org.

Check out the Texas Catholic Herald’s coverage of the event on our website.