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Hello Coles Crossing Neighbors! My name is Rich Henderson and I’m pleased to announce my candidacy for the Coles Crossing HOA Board.

 

I am a 17-year resident of Coles Crossing, having moved here in 2007 shortly after my wife Melissa gave birth to our twin daughters. We wanted to live in a family-centric community with exemplary schools and beautiful natural surroundings; Coles Crossing was the obvious choice. My children thrived at Sampson Elementary before moving to Spillane and then Cy-Woods where they are currently juniors.

 

Two events compelled me to get involved in the community. First, I saw the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey and how so many of my friends wanted to provide service in our neighborhood but didn’t know what to do. Soon after, my wife apprised me of issues with the HOA Board President who was stealing from our community. I attended a few meetings and heard the dismay from neighbors but also a lack of an organized response. I knew it was my turn to step up and get more involved in the community. In 2018 a small group of neighbors and myself founded the Coles Crossing Dads Club, for which I have served as the President since its establishment.

 

The mission of the Coles Crossing Dads Club is to strengthen Coles Crossing through the fellowship of its fathers. In our seven years, we’ve raised over $60,000 from various fundraisers including our annual BBQ Cook Off. We’ve awarded scholarships to neighborhood seniors, provided funds to Coles kids with medical conditions, sponsored both the Coles Crocs Swim Team and the Sampson PTO, completed home projects for neighbors in need, run the annual Christmas Lights Contest, and most recently made a significant contribution to the building of the new Sampson playground. Leading the 70+ Coles Dads for the betterment of our neighborhood is one of my proudest accomplishments.

 

Professionally, I have worked in the automotive industry for 26 years since graduating from Texas A&M University. I currently serve as a corporate operations manager with Volkswagen Group of America, and manage the most profitable and highest market-share Volkswagen dealership group in the region.

 

This March I will step down from my post as President of the Dads Club. I see serving on the Coles Crossing HOA Board as a natural progression in my community service and ask for your support in voting for me as the next member of the Board.