Apply for a Houston Texans Play 60 grant by Oct. 11
Does your school need a gym or playground? If so, apply for a PLAY 60 grant and you could win up to $10,000 to create a new playground or refurbish an old one.
Just describe in 500 words or less how you would use the money and how many children would benefit from it and submit your application no later than Fri., Oct. 11.
For complete details, click here.
PLAY 60 is the National Football League’s campaign to encourage kids to be active for 60 minutes a day in order to help reverse the trend of childhood obesity.
Nominate Someone for an H-E-B Excellence in Education Award
All public school districts and state-certified, full-time public school teachers and principals currently within the H-E-B service area are eligible for nomination. Check out this page for details on award categories available, and this page to nominate someone.
Deadline is midnight on Jan. 10, 2014.
Houston Rockets hosting three HISD Nights in November
HISD’s longtime community partner, the Houston Rockets, will be hosting HISD Nights for district employees on Fri., Nov. 1, and Sat., Nov. 9, and Sat., Nov. 23, 2013.
Employees can get tickets to all three of these games at a discount, and everyone who purchases tickets through this special offer will get to shoot a free throw on the Rockets’ home court immediately after the game.
For details, please see this flyer (pdf).
