Galileo Galilei did not invent the telescope, but he was the first to use it systematically to observe celestial objects, especially the moon. And since the month of October is a week old, the first full moon of this month has begun to wane. But don’t let the waning moonlight find you in the dark about the good works of the Forney Education Foundation!
When the idea for the Foundation came to George Brown as a way to help graduates of Forney ISD, it shone like a bright light for the recent graduates that year. And as the good works of the Foundation have evolved over the ensuing years, teachers and current students have also benefited through the teacher-requested grants ( an addition to the works of FEF beginning in 2008 ).
The Foundation is looking forward to all the amazing grant requests that will be coming in from the teachers and staff. In years past, grants have funded libraries for special education classrooms, class sets of young adult fiction for middle school English teachers, and weekly nonfiction magazines for high school English classes to learn how to analyze writings. Also, the dedicated teachers in Forney ISD have realized that using real world activities like running a coffee cart or planning meals, purchasing food and cooking for themselves gives students pragmatic skills that are vital to success.
So just like Galileo using a telescope realized that there was more to the moon than was thought of at that time, there is more to the action of teaching than it appears with a casual glance. These teachers are resourceful, caring professional educators who want the best for their students. If you have said you only give to charitable organizations once in a blue moon, here is your chance to fulfill your statement! Please go to www.forneyisdfoundation.org today and see how easy it is to give.
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