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January 2010
Table of ContentsWelcomeChancellor's Breakfast2010StarGala 2010Student Highlight
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Updating ourWebsite and OnlineGivingNew ways to connect withusOur website has been updated andexpanded and we would love tohear your feedback. Please take amoment to visit our site to learnmore about us, our events, studentstories and how to donate throughdifferent ways of giving. To streamline the donationprocess, LSC Foundation isintroducing online giving. Look forthe green "Donate Now" buttonwhich appears on all of our Webpages. Simply click on the "DonateNow" button to make a donationusing your credit card. Donorshave the ability to establish a recurringcontributionthrough their credit card as well. If you need additional informationor have questions, please contactAlise Bailey at
Welcome Your first look at E-BeyondWelcome to the first issue of E-Beyond, a monthly electronic newsletter.Our goal is to keep you informed about the latest happenings of the LoneStar College Foundation and to share stories about the students, faculty,and programs that benefit from your support! If you have a story idea, please do not hesitate to email me at [email protected] or call me at 832.813.6636. We welcomeyour suggestions. This inaugural issue features information about the Chancellor'sBreakfast, , and the first recipient of the John P. HughesStarGala 2010Memorial Scholarship. Enjoy these stories! Darcy MingoiaExecutive Director
Chancellor's Breakfast 2010 An annual highlight Our 2009 Essay FinalistsThe highlight of the year for many of ourboard members and donors is theChancellor's Breakfast. On Wednesday,January 27, beginning at 7:30 am, atShirley Acres, 217 Woerner Road, inNorthwest Houston, five student finalists, one from each college'scampus, will read their winning essays describing the impact andimportance of the Lone Star College System in their lives. This event gives us an opportunity to see the results of our fund-raisingand donations, but more importantly, it allows attendees to hear about thechallenges facing our students in a very personal way. As students explain the roadblocks faced in securing muchneeded training and education, it is obvious that the Lone Star CollegeSystem is changing lives. Education opens the door for our students by providing opportunities thatdid not exist prior to their training and education. Students, whopreviously were employed for minimum wages, become skilled and betterpaid employees. Their families are also transformed.
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This is a morning of inspiration, please circle your calendar and plan onjoining us. We would appreciate your RSVP to [email protected] or at832.813.6640 so that we hae enough breakfast for all!
StarGala 2010 An evening in Paris
In the snap of a finger, you canspend an evening in Paris...or atleast pretend you are there! Theballroom at The WoodlandsWaterway Marriott will betransformed into a Parisianscene, complete with EiffelTower, on Saturday, April 24.
The Gala brings together a wide variety of System andFoundation donors. In addition to a fabulous dinner and lots ofdancing (Toast and Jam are committed to an encoreperformance), the event allows community members to hear anupdate from the Chancellor, Dr. Richard Carpenter, and to hearfrom a student explaining how their life has been changed byreceiving an education from the Lone Star College System. Co-Chairs Colene and Carl Joiner, of Joiner Partnership, Inc., areleading a team of dedicated volunteers in efforts to secureunderwriters, table sponsors, and auction items. Committeemeetings will be held on the second Wednesday of each monthbeginning in January. All are welcome (and encouraged) toattend. Please contact Judy Lux at or [email protected] for the time and location of these meetings.
Student Highlight Karen Jaramillo - Winner of John P. Hughes MemorialScholarshipThe first recipient of the John P. Hughes Memorial Scholarship isKaren Jaramillo. Karen is a student at Lone StarCollege-Kingwood and she is pursing certification as anOccupational Therapy Assistant. Karen decided to work in thisfield because she watched how her younger sister, disabled with abirth defect, benefitted from the therapy team who worked toinsure that she could walk. Their persistence and skilledtechniques have made all the difference in her sister and Karenwants to have that impact on others. As she explains, "I havealways wanted to contribute to people's well being and reassurethem of their ability to take care of themselves after tragedycomes to their lives". With three children in the family, with the second about to entercollege, Karen's parents were forced to make a difficult decision.The could not continue to fund Karen's education. Distraught andunsure as to what she should do, Karen visited the financial aidoffice on her campus and applied for every scholarship for whichshe was qualified. Imagine her joy when she was named the first recipient of thismemorial scholarship!
She is the first in her family to enter college and hopes to
She is the first in her family to enter college and hopes toeventually pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy. Karen's scholarship is funded through the Hughes family inmemory of their family patriarch. Mr. Hughes persevered througha debilitating illness known as Gullian-Barre. After fighting thedisease for two years, he was able to resume her family life andcareer. Years later he was diagnosed with colon cancer which hefought just as valiantly. Unfortunately, he died on March 17, 2005,and annually in the fall, his family hosts a golf tournament to raisemoney for a Humble ISD student to attend the Lone Star CollegeSystem. The funds are used for tuition, books, fees, and othereducational expenses. If you would like information on how tocontribute to the John P. Hughes Memorial Scholarship fund orhow you can honor or memorialize someone important to you,please contact Darcy Mingoia at [email protected].
Please visit our website at .www.lonestarcollegefoundation.orgYou can support our students, faculty and programs by making a now.donation