500 back-to-school backpacks for Port St. Lucie school children in need.
Photo credit: Photography by MaryAnn Ketcham
GL Homes worked in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County to kick start GL’s inaugural Back to Basics Backpack Project. With the help of ten GL employees and their families, GL volunteered to stuff 500 backpacks with school supplies for low-income students who attend school in Port St. Lucie. A special thanks goes out to Boys & Girls Clubs board members Sarah Pride, Major Brian Hester of the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office and Asst. Chief Richard Del Toro of the Port St. Lucie Police Department for volunteering their time that day.
GL Homes Director of Construction Joe Stein and GL Homes Project Administrator at Valencia Cay Ann Marie Mott. 
GL Homes VP of Zoning for St. Lucie County Azlina Siegel with six-year-old daughter, Harper.
Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County COO Melanie Wiles and GL Homes Director of Landscaping Brett Ashley.
(Left to right) Asst. Chief of the Port St. Lucie Police Department Richard Del Toro, Brett Ashley, GL Homes Director of Development Mike Fogarty, GL Homes Director of Community Relations Sarah Alsofrom, Boys & Girls Clubs CEO Will Armstead, Melanie Wiles, and St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office Major Brian Hester.