Odessa, Texas/July 27, 2024-The Woodson Boys and Girls Club in Odessa recently held a grand opening of the Panda Cares Center of Hope. The Boys and Girls Club of the Permian Basin applied for a $45 Thousand Dollar grant that was used to transform two learning spaces at the Boys and Girls Club in the southside of Odessa.
(Andra Jones, Executive Director-Boys and Girls Club/Permian Basin)
A prerequisite for qualifying for a Panda Cares Center of Hope is the proximity to a local Panda Express.
(Andra Jones, Executive Director-Boys and Girls Club/Permian Basin)
Panda Express has partnered with the Boys and Girls Clubs beginning in 1999. Funding for Panda Express community outreach programs comes from guests willing to donate money to the fund.
(Anthony Jara, Area Coach-Panda Express/Odessa-Midland, Texas)
Panda Express has opened approximately 50 Panda Cares Center of Hope locations that include Dallas, Midland and Odessa, Victoria and New Mexico.
For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera.