Angela Jenkins, Director of Communications   

January 12, 2009

(903) 262-1064     For Immediate Release

News Release

TISD Foundation Relocation and New
Contact Information Announcement

       The Tyler ISD Foundation has relocated to the Blackstone Building in downtown Tyler. This move will give the Foundation a location better suited for community outreach and awareness. The Blackstone Building, across the street from the Discovery Science Place, houses the Chamber of Commerce, the Economic Development Council, Leadership Tyler, the East Texas Communities Foundation and other entities involved with community activities.

       “We are excited about a new location for the Tyler ISD Foundation,” said Mike Thomas, President of the Foundation since 2006. “Our mission will remain the same: to provide resources which inspire learning for the 18,000 students of Tyler ISD and enrich teacher and employee opportunities for the more than 2,500 employees. Our new location in downtown Tyler will help create more visible community awareness for the school district and our non-profit education foundation.”

       The Foundation’s new address is:
       315 North Broadway, Suite 401
       Tyler, Texas 75702-5757
       (903) 266-9805 Tracy Phelps, Director of Development
       (903) 266-9806 Larry Goddard, Executive Director
       (903) 262-9807 Fax number

       Their email addresses have changed as well:
       Larry.Goddard@suddenlinkmail.com
       Tracy.Phelps@suddenlinkmail.com

       The Foundation will continue to receive campus mail addressed to Tyler ISD Administration Building from Tyler ISD employees and campuses. The Foundation Board of Directors and staff will continue to support Tyler ISD through grants, events and program funding as they have since their inception in 1990. The Foundation has been located in the Tyler ISD Administration Building for 18 years.

 

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