PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Matt Childers, President TCDFW​
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Greetings TCDFW Community,
 
Can you believe it is already June?! As we near the end of yet another fiscal year I wanted to take a moment to update you on some of the exciting accomplishments of the past year, while also giving you a sneak peek into what our bright future holds!

• We continued our revamped event structure and saw impressive results, with 5+ professional events that never dropped below 60 attendees!
• We were able to award $12,000 in scholarships to 6 incredibly deserving supply chain students in the state of Texas (keep reading for more)!
• We welcomed a new board member to oversee Marketing and Events. Rosanna (Roro) Hudson, who will be instrumental in helping reimagine our website and marketing efforts!
• Generated over $50,000 in sponsorship contributions, which is a record! This also included a record year for our annual golf tournament!
• Officially transitioned into a 501 (c )(6) tax designation after a multi-year approval process!

 
While these accomplishments are noteworthy and give us great excitement for the future, we still have work to do, and 2025/2026 will be an inflection point for our organization! To kick off our next fiscal year I’d like to point out a few banner events!
 

• Scholarship Award Ceremony (June 11th 11:30am) – Join us at Las Colinas Country Club for our awards luncheon where we will hand out 6 scholarships and hear directly from our recipients – this is a truly touching day and one of TCDFW’s premier events. Register HERE
• Cross-Border & Nearshoring Executive Panel (August 27th) – We cannot wait for this one – the panel is already finalized and will be announced later this month along with registration details!
• Fall Social Event (in Dallas) – More details to come here, but we will target after the August event and this include some BIG giveaways, so do not miss it!
• Annual Golf Tournament (October 20th) – Our biggest fundraiser of the year will be held at Sky Creek Ranch! We are thrilled about our new venue and we hope you enjoy it as much as we think you will!

 
There are plenty more events and announcements to come as our Board of Directors is hard at work to make this next year one of our best ever!

Cheers,
Matt Childers, President TCDFW​