Secily Rees Receives Community Involvement Award

Rees is a longtime volunteer for the Topeka Civic Theatre and the Lawrence Theatre. Rees’ passion for theater began at the age of six when she auditioned for her first community theater production at the Topeka Civic Theatre. Since then she has been involved with countless productions, helping in multiple aspects from being on stage, to designing wigs, costumes, painting sets, helping with fundraiser initiatives and children’s arts programs. 

“I hope to inspire future generations. I believe that we can connect our community through art and laughter,” said Rees.

In addition to her work in the theatre, Rees was selected to Leadership of Lawrence Class of 2018 where they adopted 70 low-income families providing them with a nice holiday dinner for Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

 “Secily is a great example of being actively involved in the community to represent Envista and to help others,” said Ron Smeltzer, President and CEO of Envista Credit Union. “She demonstrates a strong commitment to making new connections and improving the lives of those around her through service in the community and financial assistance to members at the credit union.”

Envista has a long and proud tradition of volunteer service and encourages staff to be actively involved with charitable organizations.  Envista believes in providing an uplifting culture and building strong values to inspire employees to excel. Each year, Envista holds an Awards Banquet to recognize employee achievements in multiple areas including community involvement, political advocacy, loan growth, referrals, mortgage and insurance production, member service and the top assistant manager, branch manager, and branch. 

Envista Credit Union is a full service financial institution established in 1957 to provide members quality products and services to achieve their financial goals. Envista currently has $364 million in assets and serves 42,000 Kansans with offices in Topeka, Lawrence and Hutchinson. For more information call 785-228-0149 or visit www.envistacu.com.