Tickets are now on sale for the First Annual Lion’s Pride Gala, called Sunset on the Serengeti, and slated for Saturday, September 17th.
The Gala will be held at the Tolson Game Ranch at Lake Brownwood’s Deepwater Estates at 6pm. A gourmet dinner, music by the Chubby Knuckle Choir, and live and silent auctions will round out the night’s entertainment. The highlight of the evening will be the presentation of two new merit awards sponsored this year by Bostick Auto and Texas Bank. The Lion’s Legacy Award will honor long-time retired teacher Mrs. Frances Stovall, and the Brownwood Outstanding Alumni Award will honor Mr. Paul Waldrop, BHS Class of 1969 graduate.
ISD Trustee and Foundation Board Member, Eric Evans, said “The Education Foundation is a tremendous organization to be able to express our appreciation for our teachers and invest in extraordinary ways in our Brownwood students. I would hope that everyone would find a way to support the Foundation and its efforts.”
Tickets for the event are $75 per person, or a table is available for $1,000, and may be purchased at the Brownwood Independent School District’s Central Office (2707 Southside Drive), the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce, or in the lobby locations of Prosperity Bank, Texas Bank and Citizen’s National Bank. Online purchases may be made at the Foundation’s website of www.supportbisd.org. Additional event section sponsors are Big Country Ford, Citizens National Bank, Haynes Law Firm, Kohler, and Southwest Food Services.The annual Lion’s Pride Gala serves as the primary fundraising effort for the Brownwood Education Foundation, a 501(C)3 organization tasked with funding innovative teaching grants within Brownwood ISD, as well as teaching awards and appreciation acknowledgements. Previously known as the Brownwood Foundation for Excellence, the foundation was active in the 1980s-1990s and raised money to support the Brownwood ISD. The Foundation has been reactivated as the Brownwood Education Foundation, with its purpose streamlined to raise funds that go directly into Brownwood classrooms through innovative teaching grants awarded to teachers who want to expand classroom learning for their students. The Foundation will also be active in presenting teaching excellence awards annually.
When asked for his position on the newly rebranded Foundation, Dr. Joe Young, BISD Superintendent, said, “Brownwood ISD is extremely fortunate to be within a community which supports its students, teachers, and schools. The Brownwood Education Foundation allows our teachers to expand their normal activities through grants and receive the appreciation through recognition they so genuinely deserve.”
Information about the upcoming Gala and the Brownwood Education Foundation may be obtained from the foundation’s Executive Director, Priscilla Monson at 325-643-5644 ext. 1205 or at priscilla.monson@supportbisd.com.
