Success High School Welcome's New Principal Blanca Valencia, Fall 2024
Incredible evening last night kicking off the new school year at Success High School and meeting the new leadership. Principal Valencia...
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Philanthropy
Aug 2
Jefas On The Move Graduation Keynote, Hosted by The Latina Foundation
Rebecca delivered a keynote for inspiring the graduates of the entrepreneur leadership event, Jefas on the Move, hosted by the Latina...
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Jul 2
Girls of Legacy 2024 Fundraiser Event Highlight
RC Blog July 2024 On June 20th, the annual Girls of Legacy fundraising event was held at the Headliners Club in Austin, Texas,...
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May 30
Dennis: A Symbol of Hope and Empowerment
LaunchPad is always thrilled to partner with Jeremiah's Family Ministry in Kenya! The most recent project of support is Dennis, meet...
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May 30
Teacher Appreciation at Success Highschool, May 2024
This month we celebrated Teacher Appreciation at Success High School in Round Rock. Success High School has been a consistent and vital...
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May 23
Success High School Graduation Ceremony 2024, Girls of Legacy
We celebrated two of our Girl of Legacy students at their graduation for Success High School in Round Rock, Texas. GOL Program Director...
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May 16
Success High School Scholarship Ceremony, Girls of Legacy Program
David and Rebecca, the creators of LaunchPad, generously provided a $4,000 scholarship to each of the "Girls of Legacy" students who...
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Mar 4
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders Keynote
This month during Women's History Month I had the honor of giving a keynote address for Mission Monday at the incredible Ann Richards...
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Feb 29
Crisis Center of Comal County Gala Keynote
Rebecca had the honor of giving the keynote address for the Annual Gala for the Comal Crisis Center serving over 1,700 women and children...
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Feb 9
Crisis Center of Comal County Day Trip, New Braunfels Texas
Today, I spent the afternoon with the remarkable team and two board members of the Comal Crisis Center, which primarily assists women and...
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Jan 17
Not On My Watch in Dallas, Texas
Not on Our Watch Texas (NOWTX) is rallying all women in business to raise awareness of online abuse, exploitation, and sextortion to help...
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Jan 17
Not On Our Watch Interview hosted by Trevor Houston
Not on Our Watch Texas (NOWTX) is rallying all women in business to raise awareness of online abuse, exploitation, and sextortion to help...
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Jan 13
"Girls of Legacy" was recently featured in Enterprising Women Magazine.
Rebecca's scholarship and mentorship signature initiative, "Girls of Legacy," was recently featured in Enterprising Women Magazine....
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Jan 10
Rebecca and Maria Hernandez at LBJ Highschool
Rebecca's recent visit to LBJ Highschool to interview potential students for the upcoming Girls of Legacy semester was a huge success....
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Dec 9, 2023
Girls of Legacy Christmas Party 2023
This week was special for me as we had the honor of hosting my Girls of Legacy, their guardian, and our amazing mentors for an evening of...
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Nov 14, 2023
Paying It Forward - Sharing My “LostGirl” Story
In conjunction with the 40th Anniversary of Mercy Ministries, I recently re-connected with the Founder of Mercy Multiplied Nancy Alcorn....
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Nov 2, 2023
We are Not Broken Gala 2023
November 3. 2023 Rebecca Contreras, AvantGarde CEO recently attended and sponsored the annual gala for We are Not Broken. We are Not...
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Oct 20, 2023
Not On Our Watch! Event Highlight
Last month, I connected at the hip to join forces with Texas Women in Business to raise awareness and promote advocacy for one of the...
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Oct 6, 2023
New Braunfels visit to Calvary Baptist Academy and local business leaders lunch
Rebecca visited and spoke at Calvary Baptist Academy in New Braunfels to share her Lost Girl story and invest her time into the next...
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Oct 6, 2023
SHINE – Shoreline Women’s Event
This year’s 2023 SHINE Women’s event at Shoreline in Austin, Texas had an attendance of over six hundred women who came together to...
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Aug 15, 2023
Girls of Legacy – Summer Fun Night
Rebecca and her GL mentors held a Girls of Legacy fun night at the Kalahari Resort for the last event of the summer before the girls...
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Jul 7, 2023
Girls of Legacy 2023 Scholarship Luncheon
Girls of Legacy 2023 Scholarship/Luncheon - June 2023 AvantGarde (AG) CEO and the Girls of Legacy Mentoring Team held a scholarship...
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Apr 19, 2023
Girls of Legacy 2023 – Oh What A Night!
GOL 2023 The annual Girls of Legacy event was held Tuesday April 11 at the Headliners Club in Austin Texas and what a success it was!...
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Nov 12, 2022
We are Not Broken Gala 2022
Rebecca Contreras, AvantGarde CEO recently attended and sponsored the annual gala for We are Not Broken. We are Not Broken has an...
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Aug 31, 2022
Rebecca at Shoreline Celebrate Recovery
What a great kick off to the Shoreline Celebrate Recovery fall season! Rebecca's message inspired the audience to not settle for anything...
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Jun 7, 2022
Rebecca was the keynote speaker for the the Hutto Chamber of Commerce LEAD graduation
Rebecca was the keynote speaker for the the Hutto Chamber of Commerce LEAD graduation on June 8th, 2022. LEAD Hutto is a...
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May 26, 2022
Success High School Graduation
What an honor today to give the commencement speech to the graduating senior class of 300+ at Success High School in Round Rock, Texas....
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Mar 29, 2022
Women In Power Girls of Legacy | Event Highlights | 2022
The CEO of AvantGarde hosted the first inaugural event in the AvantGarde Texas Office in Round Rock (Austin, TX area) for Women’s History...
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Mar 4, 2022
Women in Power - Girls of Legacy | Announcement | 2022
March 2022 As we welcome Women’s History month and honor women’s historical contributions to culture and society, it’s an opportunity to...
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Nov 5, 2021
Rebecca & David visit El Paso High School Andres High School
Event: Rebecca & David visit El Paso High School Andres High School to speak to students and share her Lost Girl story of Impact...
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