OneStar Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\u201cI am honored to recognize this year\u2019s Governor\u2019s Volunteer Awards recipients as Texans whose commitment to service is making a lasting difference,\u201d said Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott. \u201cTheir dedication reminds us that service has the power to unite communities, uplift neighbors, and inspire others to step forward. These honorees represent the very best of Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rodenbaugh served as North Texas Performing Arts\u2019 board president for eight years and is on his 11th year as its full-time volunteer CEO.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn his two decades of service, Darrell has built upon a vision for a local children\u2019s theatre that began 35 years ago and transformed it into the largest youth theatre organization in the country,\u201d Plano Children\u2019s Theatre Founder Sara Egelston Akers said. \u201cThis recognition reflects not only his personal commitment, but the power of volunteer leadership to grow something meaningful into something extraordinary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rodenbaugh was awarded at a special reception at the Texas Governor\u2019s Mansion during National Volunteer Month in April.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m proud of the team we\u2019ve built and their passion for a vision that everyone should have the opportunity to take the stage and have their voice heard, building confidence, resilience, and character far beyond the spotlight,\u201d Rodenbaugh said. \u201cI\u2019ve seen that impact firsthand in my own children and in thousands of others who tell us there is nothing else they\u2019ve done that better prepared them for life.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBy recognizing volunteers like Darrell, we hope to inspire others to get involved and discover how service can strengthen communities and empower individuals to lead,\u201d said Chris Bugbee, President and CEO of OneStar. \u201cThese stories show that when people step up to serve, they not only meet community needs\u2014they build connection, understanding, and hope.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other awardees included Larry Dolan of Dallas, Dave Freriks of Lubbock and Timothy Stroud of Houston.<\/p>\n
Plano-based group NiHao Food Bank Initiative<\/a> was also awarded the Community Champion Award at the reception.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rodenbaugh served as North Texas Performing Arts’ board president for eight years and is on his 11th year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35231,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[160,162,161],"class_list":["post-290434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}