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TISD Foundation’s We Believe In
Tyler ISD Raises $225,000 Towards Goal
The Tyler ISD Foundation Board of Directors truly believes in Tyler ISD.
Their campaign, “We Believe in Tyler ISD” continues until the end of
February with a goal of $500,000. Last year’s campaign raised $385,000.
“We’ve reached the halfway point of our
campaign and we have received about half of our goal,” said Larry
Goddard, Executive Director of the Foundation. “Since the kickoff
luncheon October 30th, we have raised over $225,000.”
Proceeds from the campaign are used for a
variety of programs and projects within Tyler ISD which are not
typically funded by public funding.
“Our volunteers are organized into four
teams led by captains Beth Whitney, Todd Cruthird, Gary Howell, and
Micheal Lavender,” said Ross Conner, Campaign Chair and Vice
President-Development for the Tyler ISD Foundation. Each captain has
about four or five board directors assigned to their team. And, each
director has about ten prospects in Tyler to contact for a donation to
this year’s campaign.
“This is the 19th Campaign to benefit the
teachers, students and staff at Tyler ISD,” said Goddard. “The more we
raise from the generous donors in Tyler, the more we are able to help
support our classroom teachers and provide innovative projects in their
classrooms.”
This year, donors will have yard signs
which read “We Believe in Tyler ISD” to indicate their support of our
public schools in Tyler. Tyler ISD has more than 18,000 students and
over 2,500 employees.
Other programs funded by the Foundation
include events such as Teacher of the Year, Convocation, Retiree
Luncheon, and Night of Shining Stars, the event which honors the top
graduates of both high schools and the teachers they designate as Most
Influential in their academic successes.
“Education Foundations for public school
districts are somewhat new in the non-profit world,” said Goddard. “But,
this decade is the one in which we are seeing more donors understand
that academic success begins at a young age—it is crucial for the
success of our society that we provide the best public education as
possible and this campaign helps ensure that our teachers have
additional funding for their projects. Rather than contribute to college
scholarships, it is just as important, or maybe more important, to
provide funding for teachers in the elementary and secondary levels.”
This is the second year for Ross Conner to
lead the Campaign. The Tyler ISD Foundation Board consists of 32 board
directors who will oversee the proceeds of the campaign and provide
credible stewardship that the monies collected will be spent on the
areas of greatest needs for Tyler ISD.
For more information, call the Foundation
Office at (903) 266-9805 or email
Foundation@suddenlinkmail.com.
The campaign runs through February 29,
2009.
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