Peoples Impact Foundation

Our mission to "uplift local communities by providing resources, support, and opportunities" looks different to everyone. Our recent Founder's Day 5K in Emory helped us to fund part of those efforts while helping to make the annual Founder's Day event a success! That's a double 🎯🎯!!!

What a BEAUTIFUL day to have a 5k!!!

Emory showed up and showed out today at the Founder’s Day 5k ❤️🤍💙

Thanks to our record setting number of registrants and our sponsors: Hometown Trophy & Tees and Brookshire's in Emory.

The River Project is hosting River Jam this weekend... and you should go! 😁

River Jam ‘26 is this Saturday, April 25th‼️
Come have fun with the family while supporting Autism Awareness and our Wood County Special Education school Wood County SSA!

🎵 Live music ALL day
🛍️ 15+ vendors
💰 Silent auction
🎨 Kids activities
🍗 Great food
🍻 BYOB - $20 cooler fee

Wristbands required! Enter the park from Richards street & pay at the gate using cash, Paypal or Cashapp

$15 adults - $5 kids
Gates open at 12:30! See ya there 💙

Hey EMORY FOLKS! Join us May 2nd at 8:30 am for a fun 5k run (or walk 😉) at the Founder’s Day Event!

🏃‍♂️ Sign up before April 24 and you will receive a t-shirt with your registration!

We can’t wait to see you there in your best Founder’s Day outfit! ❤️🤍💙

Founders Day 5K Run/Walk The Founders Day 5K Run/Walk is on Saturday May 2, 2026.

Huge thank you to everyone who donated to our raffle for this weekend’s Fishing Tournament - we truly appreciate your support! 🎣

• First National Bank of Winnsboro
• Lake Fork Golf Course
• Lake Fork Lure Co.
• Mineola Country Club
• MK Contractors
•Seth's Lake Fork Creek Steak and Seafood

Yesterday was a GREAT day to have a great day, and our employees and friends did just that at our annual fishing tournament hosted by the Foundation benefiting Wood County Kid Fish 2026. CONGRATS to our winners - JJ and Brian Holland, 2nd Place - Johnny R**e and our Big Bass Champ, Scott Thompson. And, thank you to everyone that participated by helping, fishing, donating prizes, buying raffle tickets or working the event!

Tomorrow is the day for the Peoples Impact Fishing Tournament 🎣

A huge thank you to Power & Tel, our Scale Sponsor - thanks for 'weighing' in with support and helping make this event a success!