On November 12, 2005, Aspiring Youth held its 7th annual "Reaching for the Stars" Gala at the Houston Country Club. Special thanks to Fred and Kellye Williams and to Andrew and Denise Strong, who graciously served as our Honorary Chairs.
Jeff Love served as the Master of Ceremonies, and Rocky Franzen served as the Gala Consultant. Mark A. Wallace received the Star for Youth Award, Judge Dale Wainwright received the Founders Award, and Chevron received the Corporate Star of Youth Award.
Court and Co-Founder of Aspiring Youth.
Aspiring Youth 9th Annual
"Take A Student To your Employment" (TASTE) Program
In February 2006, Aspiring Youth brought students for workplace visits as part of our 9th annual "Take A Student To your Employment" (T.A.S.T.E.) Program. The students learned from employees at workplaces why it is important to stay in school and get an education. Many of the students were visiting workplaces and having a "business lunch" for the first time. Thanks to McConnell, Jones, Lanier & Murphy for being the lead sponsor for TASTE.
TASTE hosts included:
Abrams, Scott & Bickley
Baker & Hostetler
City Councilmember Gordon Quan's Office Connelly, Baker, Wotring & Jackson
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fulbright & Jaworski
Houston Community College
Houston Grand Opera
King & Spalding
McConnell Jones Lanier & Murphy
Moser, Patterson & Sheridan
Port of Houston Authority
Shannon, Martin, Finkelstein & Sayre
Shell Oil Company
Strasburger & Price
Vinson & Elkins
Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski, and Zuber, P.C.
Aspiring Youth's mission is to prepare at-risk youth to aspire to and attain their highest degree of success in school and in life. To fulfill our mission, Aspiring Youth focuses on the middle school years when children are transforming from childhood to teenagers. The choices made during the pre-teen years are the foundation for each student's future success.
Aspiring Youth organizes and sponsors the following events:
Take A Student To Your Employment (TASTE) Program
Trash Bash Public Service
Houston Livestock & Rodeo Field Trip
College Scholarship Essay Contest
College for a Day
TAKS Olympics
Map to Success Contest
Summer Program
If you live in a city with a Randall's Food Store, Randall's will donate 1% of your grocery purchases if you enter the Aspiring Youth number (number 5130) and use your Randall's card with your purchases.
Kroger Food Stores will also donate 1% of your grocery purchases if you use the Aspiring Youth™ Kroger card with your purchases (please let us know if you would like for us to send you a card to use at Kroger).
Donations to Aspiring Youth are tax deductible to the extent allowed for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. Clothing and small home items donations can be made by contacting Central Donations at 713-948-2828.
Thanks for being part of the solution!
6250 Westpark Drive, Suite 217
Houston, Texas 77057
Phone: 713-334-3330
Fax: 713-334-3366
E-mail: office@aspiringyouth.org
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