EnvistaCares Challenge Announces MANA de Topeka Donation Results

MANA de Topeka and Envista Credit Union are pleased to announce that thanks to community support, they helped MANA de Topeka raise $2,092.74. MANA de Topeka was just shy of $2,500, but Envista still wanted to match at the $2,500 level. In total MANA de Topeka raised a total of $4,592 throughout the month of March.

MANA de Topeka supports Latina women and girls in Shawnee County through leadership development, community service and advocacy. “As a growing organization, MANA de Topeka did an amazing job raising funds for their organization and we wanted to keep that momentum going.” said Tara Dimick, chief business development officer for Envista.

"For almost twenty years I have seen leadership in action by the members of MANA de Topeka. Their commitment to improve access to educational and personal growth for young Latinas in our community is inspiring, said mayor Mike Padilla. “It has been my privilege to be a member and share in their mission.  The selection by the Envista Cares Program to support the work of MANA is significant and greatly appreciated."

“It is exciting to see organizations like MANA De Topeka share the same passion as we do at Envista Credit Union in the contribution to success and growth of our community and the people within, said Fatima Perez-Luthi, mortgage advisor for Envista. “Being Latina myself, it makes me proud that Envista Credit Union helps to support MANA De Topeka and their focus on empowerment of Latinas through leadership development, community service and advocacy.”

The EnvistaCares Challenge was created in April of 2019 and has helped raise more than $300,000 for local organizations. The Challenge includes an in-kind gift to the organization of a media buy that is valued at more than $10,000 and a $2,500 challenge grant. The media buy includes radio, emails, online ads, social media and interviews. The challenge grant provides a dollar-for-dollar match up to $2,500 for gifts given during the month that the organization is spotlighted. In 2021, Envista added an evergreen video to the gifts so that each organization could have a quality video that could tell their story.