No community project is complete without Community Leaders; it took companies with a vision of a better future for Corpus Christi to make this community portal a reality. The Founding Sponsors provide the Community Calendar as a free resource to the citizens.

Internet Corpus Christi
Grande Communications began offering bundled broadband services - telephone, data, and cable - to the Corpus Christi community in 2000. Since the beginning, Grande and its employees have been involved in the community. Our employees donate their time, talent and personal contributions by mentoring at various schools, adopting families during the holidays, in addition to participating in the Texas Scholars and the Coastal Bend Tech Prep program. Throughout the year, Grande is involved with various community activities, including Bayfest, which support the non-profits in Corpus Christi.

Dining Corpus Christi
Whataburger is proud to call Corpus Christi home since 1950. The Dobson Family and The Whataburger Family Foundation make it possible for Whataburger to support many organizations, and we take pride in the ability to give back to the community that we share. We value efforts to make our community a better place to live, and we're glad to help out whenever possible.

Because of this commitment to community, family members are involved in the PDAP walk in Kingsville, KEDT - Channel 16 Auction, Operation Paintbrush, and Special Olympics, to name a few. Other organizations with whom Whataburger is involved are American Cancer Society, Salvation Army, and United Way. Local schools, churches, and sports teams are common partners and we embrace the opportunity to work together to benefit the community. The goals of the Corpus Christi Daily /Community Calendar are to provide a one-stop source that lists events in our community and create awareness of those events. Whataburger recognizes the importance of community involvement and for this reason, we are happy to be a founding sponsor of the Community Calendar.

Banking Corpus Christi
Wells Fargo Proud to Sponsor Corpus Christi Daily.com.

Wells Fargo is committed to supporting organizations that make significant contributions to the quality of life for the communities in which we live and serve. In fact, BusinessWeek ranks us among the top ten givers in all of corporate America. We are proud to sponsor the Corpus Christi Daily and help provide a free resource for non-profit, civic and government organizations to promote their events. At Wells Fargo, we know that we can only be as successful as the communities we serve. We give a percentage of our profits to community initiatives and organizations, and as our company grows, so does our charitable giving.

Healthcare Corpus Christi
CHRISTUS Spohn Health System, a part of CHRISTUS Health, consist of six hosiptal campuses—CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi (Memorial, Shoreline and South), CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Alice, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Beeville and CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Kleberg (Kingsville) and 10 clinics. We are one of the region's largest private employers with over 5,000 dedicated associates, more than 700 physicians and more than 500 community volunteers. We continue to adapt and change to meet the needs of the people we serve.

CHRISTUS Spohn Health System has grown—not to be bigger, but to be better. Our size now allows treatment of more South Texans more efficiently and effectively. That is what must always occur in a way that is in keeping with the mission, vision and values of our faith-based ministry.

Real Estate Corpus Christi
Coldwell Banker Pacesetter Steel Realtors, voted "Best of the Best in Corpus Christi" by Caller-Times readers for the past nine consecutive years, welcomes you to the most comprehensive Internet site for real estate in the Corpus Christi Bay Area. If you are relocating to Corpus Christi, or looking to buy or sell a home in the Bay Area, Coldwell Banker Pacesetter Steel Realtors will do everything possible to make your real estate experience a very pleasant one.

Sames Crow Ford
Your local Corpus Christi Ford dealer.

Valero Corpus Christi Texas
Commissioned in 1983, Valero’s Corpus Christi Refinery is one of the most modern and technologically advanced refineries in the world. Valero has invested more than $1 billion to produce environmentally clean fuels and more than $40 million in voluntary environmental initiatives. Valero’s environmental leadership has earned the company numerous accolades, including the prestigious Texas Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence.

Community service is also a core value at Valero and in addition to substantial financial contributions the company donates thousands of volunteer hours to many local charities. Valero has been a leading supporter of the United Way of the Coastal Bend. In 2004, the company received the United Way’s highest honor, the “Spirit of America Award.”

Chaprral St. Grillhouse
Chaparral St. Grillhouse is a great open warehouse restaurant and bar combining excellent quality food, exciting drinks, relaxing ambience and reasonable prices. Conveniently located on Chaparral Street, north of I-37 and adjacent to the Federal Courthouse, the Chaparral St. Grillhouse is minutes from Whataburger Field, the American Bank Center, Concrete Street Amphitheater and other Corpus Christi attractions. The extensive menu features tasty appetizers, large salads, fresh burgers, hand-breaded chicken fried steak and shrimp, freshly cut steaks and fish tacos. Both the main dining room and Hofbrau Bar contain a fully stocked bar and a friendly staff ready to accommodate small or large parties. The best of local live music is featured regularly at the Grillhouse from Thursday through Saturday. Don’t miss the opportunity to kick back with friends where classy meets casual at the Chaparral St. Grillhouse.

Flint Hills
Flint Hills Resources' Texas refining complex receives crude oil and other raw materials via the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and pipelines. With a processing capacity of about 300,000 barrels of crude oil per day, the refinery produces a variety of petroleum products important to everyday life.

Refined products - including low-sulfur gasoline and diesel, and jet fuel - are transported to San Antonio, Bastrop, Austin, Waco and Dallas/Fort Worth area via company pipelines. The refinery is producing cleaner-burning fuels as a result of more than $2.6 billion spent since 1981 on extensive modifications, which have resulted in significant environmental upgrades at the Corpus Christi complex.

The Texas refining operation has earned industry and government accolades for its safety performance. For two consecutive years, the Texas refining team has earned one of the industry's highest honors: the Distinguished Safety Award from the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association. The complex has also earned Star and Superstar status from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program. The VPP recognizes facilities with exceptionally safe performance as verified by an extensive audit.