PUBLIC EDUCATION Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation celebrating 25th year
2023 EDUCATION EDITION
FOUNDATION FUNCTIONS
The Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation has held two major events each year, but will add an annual campaign drive this fall. It also manages football stadium sponsorships.
BY CODY THORN
Grant Program. The opening of the application process is announced each year during convocation in mid-August. The recipients are awarded their grants in November during campus visits. The foundation has awarded up to $100,000 in some years and last year awarded around $70,000 in grants. Teachers apply for funds to support classroom projects and programs, such as a chicken coop to raise chickens or a robotics program. “That’s why we need to get the word out about our mission. The more money we raise, the more we can give back,” Richards said. A closer look: The foundation will also host its annual golf tournament and silent auction in the spring. Eventually, the foundation will focus its e orts on one big cam- paign each year, Richards said. The
New educator luncheon: Held annually each fall, new teachers in the district meet with community leaders. This year’s event was held Aug. 2. Annual golf tournament & silent auction: The golf tournament features lunch and dinner, ra e prizes and a $10,000 putting contest. Campaign drive: A new facet wi be the inaugura drive that wi run from Aug. 15-Nov. 14 to reach community members. Corporate sponsorship: The foundation handles the selling of sponsorship signs within Mustang-Panther Stadium.
The Grapevine-Colleyville Edu- cation Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary of supporting Grapevine-Colleyville ISD teachers and students. The foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) nonpro t that generates and distributes resources to support teachers and students through a variety of events. Executive Director Jane Richards said 100% of the funds raised stay within the district. “Our mission is to raise funds to support teachers and students,” Rich- ards said. “We are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year. A lot of people in our community still don’t know about the Education Foundation. One of our goals this year is to get the word out.” The details: Richards said the funds raised by the foundation go back to the district through the Star Teacher
Jane Richards is the foundation’s executive director.
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foundation and its board members will be out in the communities this fall, reaching out to community and business leaders, and educating them about the purpose of the foundation. “We want to tell the community what we do and how we do it so they will be better informed,” Richards said. This fall, the foundation will kick o the year with a new fundraising event, an annual giving campaign. Other ways of supporting the foundation include the Dollar a Day program, the Amazon Smile program, and the Shining Star initiative.
P.O. Box 292, Grapevine
www.gcedfoundation.org
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