September 2020
Friends of the Foundation,

What a start to a school year we will not soon forget! But as time goes by, this year will not only be remembered for masks being on the school supply list and Zoom becoming as common of a word as phone or email. We will also remember the resiliency of our children as they navigate a strange new world. We will remember the “fight against all odds” determination of our educators as they plan for instruction in ways they couldn’t have dreamed a year ago. We will remember the bravery of our education leaders as they wade through mountains of data and ever changing protocols to create a new definition of a safe space for learning. And we will remember you, our supporters who stood with us through it all, willing to answer the call when it came to help out in any way you could.

And speaking of helping, it was just three years ago when our friends in Louisiana were there to help us when we needed it due to Hurricane Harvey. Now it is our turn to return the favor. Abigail Greenwood, 7th grader at Creekwood Middle School, is organizing a drop off donation event to be taken to the Cajun Navy. Click here to learn more and give back. And just in case you needed a reminder, below is a picture of Wes Partin, Principal at Southside Junior High School from Livingston Parish Public School District in Denham Springs, Louisiana who drove a rented truck 300 miles to bring donated supplies to people he’d never met but heard could use some help. Let’s show our Cajun friends their kindness was never forgotten.

Jerri Monbaron
Executive Director
This year, the Foundation had its first ever Asynchronous Prize Posse. Asynchronous? Yes! This year, Prize Posse had to look a little different. First, we had to delay it from last May to this August with the hope that our Prize Posse would get to go into schools and make the grant awards in person. Now that we know that having outside visitors wouldn't be safe for campus staff, we moved to Plan C. The Foundation asked Humble ISD principals to serve as our Prize Posse and deliver the great news to their grant winning teachers. The Foundation awarded $200,714 in grants to 43 campuses for the 2019-2020 Prize Posse.

Watch the video below to see the excitement of the winning teachers.
Oh GOSH, all the fish are gone! They are taking part of the social distancing rules and so are we! Last year's Goshing Tournament was loads of fun but we are keeping to a more simple golfing only format this year so we can streamline the event with safety in mind and still raise needed funds for Humble ISD educators.

 Friday, November 13th
 Kingwood Country Club

We are implementing unique features to this year's tournament to make it fun and safe for all. Click here to learn more!
We are so grateful to Chicken Salad Chick for selecting the Humble ISD Education Foundation as the charity of their choice for their grand opening. The Foundation received $1,432.98 from Chicken Salad Chick. Thanks to this donation, we were able to fund some of our innovative education grants this August.

To learn more about Chicken Salad Chick, click here.
As we welcome a new school year, we also open our doors to five new Foundation board members. We are so excited to have them join our team and know they will be a great asset to our Foundation. 
Julia Arceneaux
Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union
Daniel Contreras
Banc Card of America
Joshua Morrison
The Goddard School of Lake Houston
Nancy Morrison
Humble ISD School Board
Daniela Sumbera
Keller Williams Northeast
Your generous donations are making an impact every day in Humble ISD classrooms. Below are tweets of gratitude from Humble ISD grant winners.