Off to a Great Start!

With the school year comfortably underway, the Forney Education Foundation has “started” school as well. Not that FEF took the summer off for vacation. Instead we were busy helping the students in Forney ISD. The Foundation was involved in the Summer STEAM camps by providing lunch to camp instructors and student workers every Thursday for 6 weeks, as well as reimbursing 83 students who qualified.

FEF also supported Project Backpack with management, resources, and partnerships to provide backpacks and school supplies to over 1000 students in Forney ISD. And thanks to Board Member, Vicky White, FEF provided 500 backpacks to each school campus counselor for any needs throughout the school year. Vicky was instrumental in making this happen through her good works with Dallas Police Association FOP 716 and PanchoPacks. Backpacks were also given to the Forney Fire Department for emergency cases and needs in the community. FEF will also be partnering up with Forney FD later this school year for Fired Up For Reading!

Once again, the Foundation provided t-shirts to every Kindergartener in FISD with their graduating year on the front – Class of 2035! McDonald’s partnered with FEF in the social media contest by providing meals for a family of 4 with a winner from each elementary school.

The window for the district wide teacher-requested grants opened on August 15 and will stay open until September 16. The innovative nature of these grants really adds to the quality of the education that children in FISD receive.

When North Texas Giving Day happens (this year it is on Thursday, September 22), Forney Education Foundation will be participating again. This one-day major fundraising campaign provides another opportunity to support FEF. Last year, the North Texas community was so generous and gave $30,120 to the Foundation through the online donation portal.

We know that all of the good work that FEF does only happens because of the generosity of the Forney Family and its many, many partners. We would love for you to partner with us. Please visit www.forneyisdfoundation. org and see how easy it can be to join us!