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

Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation Secretary, Suzanne McWilliams (L) and Greg Pharris, Education Foundation President (R), accept a check for $1,263.89 from Samantha Mason with The Kroger Company.

Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation Earns Funds Through Kroger Rewards Program

The Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation recently received a check from The Kroger Company for $1,263.89 from the Kroger Rewards Program. The funds were raised through the program from individuals who have listed the foundation as the non-profit organization they would like to support through the Rewards Program. Every time they shop at Kroger or purchase fuel from Kroger, a portion of the total amount is donated back to the foundation.

The Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation rewards each graduating student in Forney ISD a $500 scholarship to help further their education and also awards thousands of dollars in grant money to Forney ISD teachers and staff members every year. The foundation is able to provide these benefits to students and staff members through donations and fund raising activities. One way to help the foundation raise money is through the Kroger Community Rewards Program.

Individuals who have a Kroger Plus Shoppers Card can sign up the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation to receive funds every time they shop or purchase gas at Krogers. A percentage of all purchases at the store or gas purchases goes to the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation when they sign up the foundation with the Kroger Plus Shoppers Card. And they still get all the discounts available at the store and at the gas pump!

Signing up the foundation through the Kroger Plus Shoppers Card is simple. Just follow the simple steps below and the foundation will begin earning money the next time you shop at any Kroger store.

1.       Go to the Kroger Community Rewards webpage at the following link: https://www.kroger.com/communityrewards

2.       Click on the “Sign In” button and enter your email and password that you set up for the program.

3.       Once you are logged in, click on the “View Your Rewards Details” button.

4.       Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Enroll” or “Re-Enroll” button under the Community Rewards section. (If you have not set up your rewards card yet, you will need to do that first).

5.       You can either type in Forney Education Leadership Foundation to find the foundation in the list, or type in the foundation’s number. The number is 93911

Unfortunately, the Kroger Plus Shoppers Card Reward Program must be renewed annually, so if you signed up the foundation last year, you will need to “re-enroll” the foundation again this year.

Be sure to sign up the Forney Education Leadership Foundation with your Kroger Plus Shoppers Card to help provide scholarships for Forney ISD graduates and grants for Forney ISD teachers!

The Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation rewards each graduating student in Forney ISD a $500 scholarship to help further their education and also awards thousands of dollars in grant money to Forney ISD teachers and staff members every year. The foundation is able to provide these benefits to students and staff members through donations and fund raising activities. One way to help the foundation raise money is through the Kroger Community Rewards Program.

If you have a Kroger Plus Shoppers Card, you can sign up the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation to receive funds every time you shop or purchase gas at Krogers. A percentage of all your purchases at the store or gas purchases goes to the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation when you sign up the foundation with the Kroger Plus Shoppers Card. And you still get all the discounts available at the store and at the gas pump!

Signing up the foundation through your Kroger Plus Shoppers Card is simple. Just follow the simple steps below and the foundation will begin earning money the next time you shop at any Kroger store.

1.       Go to the Kroger Community Rewards webpage at the following link: https://www.kroger.com/communityrewards

2.       Click on the “Sign In” button and enter your email and password that you set up for the program.

3.       Once you are logged in, click on the “View Your Rewards Details” button.

4.       Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Enroll” or “Re-Enroll” button under the Community Rewards section. (If you have not set up your rewards card yet, you will need to do that first).

5.       You can either type in Forney Education Leadership Foundation to find the foundation in the list, or type in the foundation’s number. The number is 93911

Unfortunately, the Kroger Plus Shoppers Card Reward Program must be renewed annually, so if you signed up the foundation last year, you will need to “re-enroll” the foundation again this year.

Be sure to sign up the Forney Education Leadership Foundation with your Kroger Plus Shoppers Card to help provide scholarships for Forney ISD graduates and grants for Forney ISD teachers!

The Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation hosted the 4th Annual Fireball Invitational Golf Tournament on Friday, August 7 in Canton, Texas at the Twin Lakes Golf Course. The tournament is a fund raising event for the foundation to help support scholarships for Forney High School and North Forney High School graduating seniors and grants for teachers in Forney ISD.

The Foundation would like to thank the following sponsors for helping make the 2015 Fireball Invitational a huge success!

Platinum Sponsors
MCL Construction
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance

Gold Sponsor
City Bank of Forney

Silver Sponsor
Walsh, Gallegos, Trevino, Russo & Kyle, PC

Lunch Sponsor
Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP

Bronze Sponsors
WRA Architects
Farmers Electric
Lake Pointe Medical
Andrews Kurth
NextEra
TCG Holdings

Visit the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation Website for more photos about the Fireball Invitational Golf Tournament. You can access the foundation's Facebook page from the link below.

Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation Facebook Page

The Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation will hold the 4th Annual Fireball Invitational Golf Tournament on Friday, August 7, 2015 at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Canton, Texas. The tournament helps raise money for scholarships for every Forney ISD graduating senior that applies and teacher grants for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year.

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 complete the registration form and email it to forney.foundation@edu.forneyisd.net or fax it to 972.552.3873. 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 ISD Education Leadership Foundation donation page. Click on the link below to access the donation page.

Forney ISD Foundation Donate

You can download the registration form from the link below.

Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation 2015 Fireball Golf Tournament 

For more information email Larry Coker at forney.foundation@edu.forneyisd.net or call 972.564.4055.

Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation
Recognizes Forney High School Seniors

The Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation recognized the graduating seniors from Forney High School at the school's senior awards ceremony on Sunday, May 31, 2015. The foundation hosted a reception prior to the awards ceremony and then presented a $500 scholarship to all graduating seniors.

In addition, the foundation also honored the Top Ten Graduates from Forney High School at the awards ceremony. Visit the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation Facebook page for more photos from the reception and awards ceremony. 

Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation Facebook Page

Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative Awards Grant to
Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation

Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative (TVEC) recently awarded the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation a grant for $3,000 through their TVEC Charitable Foundation Grant Program. The grant will help fund scholarships for Forney ISD graduating seniors as well as support Forney ISD teacher grants.

Accepting the check from the TVEC was Forney ISD Chief Learning Officer Dr. Justin Terry, Forney ISD Superintendent Suzanne McWilliams, Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation Director Greg Pharris and Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation President Keith Bell. Joy Long (center) with the TVEC presented the grant to the foundation.

Kroger Community Rewards Card – (Enroll or Re-Enrollment)

If you have a Kroger Plus Shoppers Card, you can sign up the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation to receive funds every time you shop or purchase gas at Krogers. Last year the foundation earned nearly $10,000 through the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Signing up the foundation through your Kroger Plus Shoppers Card is simple. Just follow the simple steps below and the foundation will begin earning money the next time you shop at their store.

1.       Go to the Kroger Community Rewards webpage at the following link: https://www.kroger.com/communityrewards.

2.       Click on the “Sign In” button and enter your email and password that you set up for the program.

3.       Once you are logged in, click on the “View Your Rewards Details” button.

4.       Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Enroll” or “Re-Enroll” button under the Community Rewards section. (If you have not set up your rewards card yet, you will need to do that first).

5.       You can either type in Forney Education Leadership Foundation to find the foundation in the list, or type in the foundation’s number. The number is 93911

Unfortunately, the Kroger Community Rewards Program must be renewed annually, so if you signed up the foundation last year, you will need to “re-enroll” the foundation again this year.

Thank you for your continued support of the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation!

Foundation Thanks North Forney High School Staff for Donations With a Shrimp Boil Lunch

Members of the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation recently hosted a lunch for all of the teachers, staff members and administrators at North Forney High School. The lunch was the foundation's way to say 'Thank You' to the teachers and staff members at North Forney High School for their donations during the 2014-2015 Forney ISD Employee Contribution Campaign.

In September of 2014, the Forney ISD Education Leadership Foundation held the Employee Contribution Campaign. Forney ISD employees donated more than $42,000 to the foundation to help fund student scholarships and teacher grants. North Forney High School had 100 percent participation in the employee contribution campaign and raised more than $6,600 for the foundation during the employee contribution campaign.

Click here to view more pictures from the NFHS Shrimp Boil.