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TEAM GMFS - Hurricane Harvey Update






                                                                                                                                   With your generous support, we have been able to provide disaster

                                                                                                                                   relief items like food, water and supplies to citizens in Vidor and Rose

                                                                                                                                   City, Texas. Vidor and Rose City, Texas are both small communities

                                                                                                                                   that have not received any media spotlight regarding Harvey. Lindy

                                                                                                                                   Eisenberg and Christ’s Community Church in Denham Springs have

                                                                                                                                   worked hard to deliver goods and assist in the ongoing recovery
                                                     CONGRATULATIONS!  BLAKE ROACH,                                                efforts.  Visit www.youcaring.com/TeamGMFSHarvey to follow our

                                                  Get Off Your Pumpkin Challenge Winner!                                           updates and donate!

                                                               Blake completed  105 LAPS

                                               around the Bon Carre Business Center during his lunch break
                                                winning the month long challenge and a $50 Visa Gift Card!                       Thanks to the generosity of our employees and friends,
                                                                                                                                 Team GMFS distributed our first truck load of relief items to
                                                                                                                                 the Pasadena, Port Arthur and Vidor areas. (We sent: 858
                                                                                                                                 diapers, 376 pull ups, 6,000 baby wipes, 19 large cans of
              Want to know more about GMFStrong? It’s on the Intranet!                                                           baby formula, 93 pairs of underwear, 188 pairs of socks, 83

                                                                                                                                 T-shirts, 50 bath towels, 30 wash cloths, 57lbs dog food, 28lbs
         The GMFS Wellness Page will be updated monthly please make sure to visit often for a lot of great                       of cat food, 8,064 bottles of water, and 141 cases of food!

         information and events.  The new GMFStrong wellness program kicked off June 15th with a company-wide
         meeting that included a presentation on financial wellness, physical wellness and stress management. Our
         wellness mission is to inspire our employees to lead happy, healthy, active, financially fit lives.  Wellness is
         an active process of awareness and making the best choices for a more successful existence.

                                                                                                                                                              September 16th             November 2nd
                                                                                                                                                              A team of 22 from Christ’s   Thanks to your generous donations, GMFS was able to
                                                                                                                                                              Community Church in        purchase a brand new washing machine and enough laundry
                                                                                                                                                              Denham Springs went        detergent for 2,000 loads to our neighbors in Texas! The
                                                                                                                                                              back to Vidor and Rose     washing machine was recently delivered (10/31) to Rose City,
                                                                                                                                                              City, Texas! CCC installed   Texas where volunteers have created a mobile laundromat for
                                                                                                                                                              a 3-stall shower (that     residents. Many  residents were traveling to Vidor, Texas in
                                                                                                                                                              they built themselves!)    order to wash clothes (with only 2 options in Vidor). Your act
                                                                                                                                                              for residents who are still   of kindness has turned into a huge help for people who need it
                                                                                                                                                              without water and power.   most! Thank
                                                                                                                                 They delivered donations, supplies and of course, toys   you for making
                                                                                                                                 and candy! Over 4,000 meals were cooked and served to   this possible!
                                                                                                                                 the general public!  The residents of Vidor and Rose City
                                             More challenges to come.                                                            have a long road to recovery, but we are determined to help
                                                                                                                                 every step of the way!
                                Let us know at GMFStrong@gmfslending.com

                                       how you are CHANGING YOUR LIFE!
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