Lake Houston - Humble - Kingwood Edition | August 2023

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Humble ISD Education Foundation 10203 Birchridge Drive, Humble 281-641-8140 www.humbleisdfoundation.org Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Sat.-Sun. Where: Golf Club of Houston, 5860 Wilson Road, Humble When: Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 6 with play starting at 9 a.m. Individual cost: $300 per player Corporate sponsor cost: $2,000-$20,000, which includes a minimum of four golfers and varying additional bene‡ts Sponsorship deadline: Oct. 20 The Humble ISD Education Foundation’s annual golf tournament fundraiser is scheduled to tee o at 9 a.m Nov. 6 at the Golf Club of Houston. TEE UP FOR TEACHERS The Humble ISD Education Foundation’s annual golf tournament—one of the four major fundraising events contributing to the nonpro‡t’s innovative education grant program—will tee oˆ in November. Individuals and businesses interested in competing can register at www.humbleisdfoundation.org/golf.

Humble High School teachers were awarded more than $48,000 in grants from the Humble ISD Education Foundation during the 2022ƒ23 school year to fund classroom projects and initiatives. (Photos courtesy Humble ISD Education Foundation)

Humble ISD Education Foundation Local nonprot assists innovative teachers with project grants W hen Amy Walker rst applied for an inno- vative education grant from the Humble ISD Education Foundation, she didn’t BY WESLEY GARDNER

foundation awarded nearly $350,000 in grants that funded 79 projects a‹ecting every HISD campus. Monbaron said the foundation hosts four major fundraising events throughout the school year that support the innovative education grant program, noting information on the events can be found on the nonprot’s website. Additionally, Monbaron said individuals and businesses can donate to the nonprot through the organization’s website, but she said she enjoys when donors come into their Humble o“ce. “For us, it’s not a transactional process,” she said. “We want to get to know them.” Re•ecting on her time at the nonprot, Mon- baron said she still sheds a few tears sometimes when she sees a teacher’s face light up upon learning their initiative is being funded. “It’s about making that teacher feel really special,” she said.

think she stood a chance of receiving the funds. Walker—a health science teacher at Humble High School—has since received three grants totaling nearly $20,000 in eight years. “I’ve been extremely blessed and lucky with the foundation,” Walker said. The foundation was initially formed in 1999 to inspire innovation and enhance academic opportu- nities throughout Humble ISD, said Jerri Monbaron, the nonprot’s executive director. In addition to the innovative education grants, which are awarded to teachers to fund creative projects and classroom initiatives, the foundation o‹ers scholarships to students and teachers who are continuing their education. During the 2022-23 school year, the education

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LAKE HOUSTON  HUMBLE  KINGWOOD EDITION • AUGUST 2023

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