Foundation Earns Financial Donations through Kroger Community Rewards Program

Greg Pharris, Forney Education Foundation President (center back row), Kate Kiereleber, Foundation Executive Director, (second from right) and Billie Kasper, Forney Education Foundation Secretary, (far right) accepted a check from Krogers for $2,025.00 which was earned through the Kroger Community Rewards Program.

Members of the Forney Education Leadership Foundation recently accepted a check for $2,025.00 from Krogers that the foundation earned through the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Kroger customers can designate the foundation to receive financial rewards every time they shop at any Kroger store. The rewards are paid out to the foundation quarterly. The check received by the foundation was for the third quarter of the rewards program.

Forney Education Leadership Fireball Golf Tournament

Forney Education Foundation Fireball Golf Tournament

August 5, 2016

Twin Lakes Golf Course

Canton, Texas

8:30 a.m. Shotgun Start

Breakfast and Lunch Provided

The Forney Education Foundation’s​ 5th Annual Fireball Invitational Golf Tournament​ will be held ​on Friday, August 5, 2016 at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Canton, Texas. The tournament helps raise money for scholarships for Forney ISD graduating seniors and for teacher grants for the upcoming 2016-2017 school year.

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The entry fee for the tournament this year is $100 per player or $400 for a team of four. The registration form for the tournament is attached.

Sponsorship opportunities are also available for the tournament. There are six sponsorship levels available this year:

​PLATINUM SPONSORS​ - $2,​500

​GOLD SPONSORS​ - $2,000

​SILVER  SPONSORS ​- $1,​500

​BRONZE SPONSORS ​- $1,000

RAFFLE SPONSORS​ - $500

HOLE SPONSORS (Unlimited) - $100

If you are interested in sponsoring the tournament or signing up a team, please click on the link below to download the sponsorship/registration form. Complete the form and email it to larry.coker@edu.forneyisd.net or fax it to 972.552.3873. 

Forney Education Leadership Foundation Fireball Golf Tournament Sponsorship/Registration Form

If you would like to pay for your sponsorship or entry fee by credit card or Pay Pal, you can do that on the Forney Education Foundation website. Click on the link below to access the Forney Education Foundation website then click on "Donate".

Forney Education Foundation

For more information email Larry Coker at larry.coker@edu.forneyisd.net or call 972.564.4055.

Forney ISD Education Foundation Host Senior Awards Reception

The Forney ISD Education Foundation recently hosted a reception at Forney High School prior to the Forney High School Senior Awards Ceremony on Sunday, May 22.

Guests at the reception were treated to refreshments and photo collages of Forney High School seniors.  The Foundation also hosted a reception for North Forney High School seniors and their families prior to the North Forney High School Senior Awards Ceremony on Monday, May 23.

Forney High School Senior Awards Reception

North Forney High School Senior Awards Reception

Forney ISD Air Force Junior ROTC Makes Donation to the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation

The Forney ISD Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) donated $250 to the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation to help support student scholarships and teacher grants.

The Forney ISD Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) donated $250 to the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation to help the foundation provide scholarships to graduating students and grants for teachers in Forney ISD.

The Forney ISD AFJROTC program raised the money through their FLAGS4Vets fundraiser that was held in October of 2015.  

The Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation awards every graduating student in Forney ISD that meets the criteria with a $500 scholarship to be used to further their education at either a college or through a vocational trade certification program. The scholarship is paid out in increments over the course of the advanced education program.

The foundation also awards grants to teachers in Forney ISD. To date, the foundation has awarded more than $350,000 in grants to teachers to enhance the educational programs in their classrooms.

Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation Receives Donation from Krogers Through Rewards Program

Forney ISD Superintendent and Foundation Secretary Suzanne McWilliams (center) and Foundation Director Larry Coker (left) receive a check from Samantha Mason (right) with Krogers. The donation was made through the Kroger's Rewards Program. 

The Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation recently received a donation from Krogers for $1,638.57 through the grocery store chain's Kroger Rewards Program. Through the Kroger Rewards Program, individuals who have designated the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation as the non-profit organization they want to support will have a percentage of their purchase go towards their non-profit organization. On a quarterly basis, Kroger presents a check to the foundation for all of the donations earned through the Kroger Rewards Program.

The Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation earns approximately $7,000-$8,000 annually through the Kroger Rewards Program. The money generated for the foundation through the Kroger Rewards Program is used to fund student scholarships and teacher grants for Forney ISD teachers.

Krogers reports that the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation earns the highest amount of donations of any non-profit organization in the North Texas area through the Kroger Rewards Program.

The Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation Makes a Difference in the Lives of Students and Teachers

The Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation provides scholarships for graduating students in Forney ISD as well as grants for teachers. Click on the video to learn more about the foundation and how you can help support the students and staff of Forney ISD!

Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation Awards more than $42,000 in Grants to Forney ISD Teachers

Recently, a number of teachers in the Forney Independent School District received a little more support in their classrooms when they were awarded a teacher’s grant from the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation. The non-profit organization that supports the students and staff members of Forney ISD awarded more than $42,000 in teacher grants to 23 teachers this year. Members of the foundation recently visited several schools in the District and awarded the grants to teachers in an effort to enhance the educational programs in their classrooms.

The grants are available to all Forney ISD teachers, administrators and staff members in an effort to support innovative instructional programs which positively impact Forney ISD students. Since 2007 when the teacher grant program began, the foundation has awarded more than $350,000 to Forney ISD teachers and staff members to fund programs for their classrooms and/or departments.

Click here to see photos of all of the teachers that were awarded grants this year.

A number of local businesses and individuals also helped fund the teacher grants this year. Businesses and individuals who financially supported the grants include InTex Electric, Edward Jones Financial, the Forney High School Parent Teacher Organization, Family Medical Practice, the Forney Messenger and WRA Architects.

Although the foundation awarded the grants to the teachers, the real beneficiaries will be the students who will get to use the new equipment in the classrooms!

For more information about the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation, or to learn how to get involved with the foundation, visit the foundation’s website at www.forneyisdfoundation.org or on the foundation's Facebook page. You can access the foundation's Facebook page from the link below.

Forney Education Foundation Facebook Page