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Local Students Explain Why Education is Important  August 20, 2021 – Dozens of students expressed the importance of education through words, video, and art as they participated in our first Back to School contest. Earlier this month, The Garriga Law Firm launched its “Why is Education Important to Me?” contest for students K-12th grades. The contest was open to all West Texas Students. Out of the submitted entries, 9 were chosen as winners. The contest was broken down into three categories: Elementary (K-6th), Junior High (7th – 9th), and High School (10th – 12th). Each category had three winners. 1st place won a $500 gift card. 2nd place won a $250 gift card. 3rd place won a $100 gift card. Elementary 1st Place – Druscilla Galindo 2nd Place – Ezequiel Castillo 3rd Place – Angel Marie Carrillo  Junior High 1st Place – Ariella McGuire 2nd Place – Anthony McGuire 3rd Place – Ella McCaw High School 1st Place – Adrian Casias 2nd Place – Alinda “Lola” Abila 3rd Place – Jusseth Galindo  Congratulations to all the winners! Also, thank you to all students who participated in the contest. The winning essays, videos, and essays can be viewed on The Garriga …

At the Garriga Law Firm, we believe in investing in our community to provide a better future for our local youth. That’s why it was so important for us to develop a relationship with the Boys and Girls Club of Odessa, a local non-profit dedicated in providing a safe place for kids to grow and learn. For more than ten years now, the Garriga Law Firm has provided financial and moral support to this amazing organization that helps local kids reach their potential through several after school and summer programs. “Their support allows us to keep our doors open during these unforeseen times and continue to provide all of our services to our kids. Because of their generosity, we are able to provide scholarships to our kids who would otherwise be unable to pay member fees,” said Nidia Ortiz with the Boys & Girls Club Odessa. “Children are special and as my husband has said many times, they are our future,” said Melinda Garriga. “I think the Boys & Girls Club of Odessa is a tremendous organization to be involved with. If there’s any way we can help and contribute to the success of these children and their future, we …

For more than 30 years now, our community has been and will always be the heart of The Garriga Law Firm. We value our partnerships with other local businesses and organizations, with the purpose of improving the lives and the environment of our community. One of those organizations we love to collaborate with is Keep Odessa Beautiful. Keep Odessa Beautiful is a community, non-profit environmental awareness organization. “Our role is to educate the community about several things such as litter prevention, recycling and beautification,” said Claudia Ortega, Executive Director of Keep Odessa Beautiful. “We just added a new component to our program: sustainability. We are hosting an Earth Day Sustainability Project at one local school. The children will learn how to plant and care for their vegetables and herbs, harvest water, and compost. The goal is for more schools to do the same to create a sustainable community.” This organization is extremely busy, especially right now hosting several events in honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day. We at the Garriga Law Firm love the work they do, and we saw it as a great opportunity to help this wonderful organization. “I can’t say enough about the Garriga Law Firm. …