Keppel AmFELS - Community Engagement

Keppel AmFELS has grown its role as a responsible corporate citizen and continues to back the local community through consistent support in the areas of education, health and community welfare.

Over the years, Keppel AmFELS has contributed over US$2 million dollars to improve the lives of families and children in Brownsville through the non-profit volunteer organization, United Way of Southern Cameron County (United Way). In addition to donations from employees, the yard also consistently supplied manpower and logistical resources to support United Way's fundraising events.

Keppel AmFELS' Annual Charity Golf Tournament is an event which attracts strong support from employees, customers and partners. In 2015, the funds raised from the tournament were pledged to the Camille Playhouse, Community Development Corporation of Brownsville - YouthBuild, Tip of Texas Family Outreach and Keppel AmFELS Scholarship Endowment Fund.

Since its inception in 2004, the tournament has donated over US$600,000 to local charities and various scholarship programs including the Cameron County Advocacy Center, Children's Museum, Child Welfare Board of Cameron County, University of Texas Art Center, Rio Grande Valley Food Bank, Gladys Porter Zoo, Partners for Post-secondary Success, Moody Clinic, Cameron Family Network, Good Neighbor Settlement House, Community Health Center, Friendship of Women, Proyecto Juan Diego, Ozanam Homeless Center, Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts,  and the Brownsville Literacy Center.

Another annual tradition for the employees of Keppel AmFELS includes pooling efforts and resources to participate in toy collection drives for the Tip of Texas Family Outreach Agency, Texas Department of Family and Protective Service, and the Brownsville Fire Department's Christmas Giveaway. Benefitting those who have been neglected or abused, many employees opened their hearts to fulfill the wishes of these underprivileged children.