Posts Tagged ‘Karen Bailey’
MVEDA Office Packed During Open House
The new MVEDA office in the First Community Bank Tower was packed Wednesday evening for an open house and ribbon cutting. MVEDA moved from its previous location to the new offices on the third floor of the bank in September thanks to a generous in-kind contribution from MVEDA’s “Double Platinum Partner” First Community Bank.
Photo by Fred Shepherd
Prior to the ribbon cutting, Board Chairman George Ruth (right) presented First Community Bank Senior Vice President Karen Bailey (center) with a small token of MVEDA’s appreciation for the bank’s generous support. Members of the Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce’s Conquistores and the Hispano Chamber of Commerce de Las Cruces performed a ribbon cutting ceremony and presented proclamations as a remembrance of the event.
The guests were treated with a great selection of appetizers from MVEDA Partner La Posta de Mesilla and MVEDA Partner Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces donated a gift certificate for a two-night stay, which was won by Robert Paquette of The Market Store.
Photo by Fred Shepherd
Photo by Fred Shepherd
Bill & Renee Cupit Recognized for Philanthropy
According to an article in the Las Cruces Bulletin, Bill and Renee Cupit, owners of Blue Horse Development, were recognized by the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico as the “Philanthropist of the Year” at an awards ceremony on April 30. Bill and Renee committed a percentage of their home sales to the Community Foundation and helped establish an endowment for the Bridge of Southern New Mexico.
At the awards ceremony, the Health Care Foundation of Southern New Mexico presented two annual awards. Karen Bailey, Senior Vice President of First Community Bank, was the recipient of the Mountain Funds Award for her service to the Board of Directors. Paul Herzog, CEO of Memorial Medical Center, was honored with the Salud Award which recognizes someone in the community who has done much to improve health in the community.
