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| Bill Cauthorn, Chairman of Westex Corporation, addresses attendees at the open house in celebration of The Bank and Trust, Del Rio, lobby renovation. The Bank and Trust has been a generous supporter of SHUMLA for many years. |
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News-Herald photo/Jaime Esquivel
02/06/07
Carolyn Boyd, director of SHUMLA, receives a donation from Kyra Fuller, center, and her brother, Tristan. (Details) |
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| Additional story on Southwest Texas LIVE!. |
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12/18/06
SHUMLA and Executive Director Dr. Carolyn Boyd would like to thank Martha Mendoza (left), owner of the McDonald's franchise on Veterans Boulevard in Del Rio, Texas, for her generous community support by way of a check for $5,000 to sponsor a Pecos River Kids day camp. This amount was a substantial contribution to our 2006 Annual Fund Drive. Call 432-292-4848 to learn about educational opportunities provided by SHUMLA and how you can help support your regional community. |
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08/18/06
Executive Director Dr. Carolyn Boyd accepts a check for $1,000; a Community Development Grant from the Del Rio Wal-Mart organization. |
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Del Rio's K.E.Y. Program
Receives Local Support
07/11/08 During the 2008–2009 school year SHUMLA will again be offering Knowledge Enriching Youth (K.E.Y.) programs, in partnership with the National Park Service, and Texas Parks and Wildlife. These programs provide the children of our area the opportunity to study math and science through exciting hands-on activities. The continuation of this program is made possible through the generous support of businesses in the Del Rio community.
Special thanks go to:
Shumla Level:
Ashley Furniture HomeStore
DRNB, a Division of Compass Bank, BBVA Group
Edward Jones/Emily Cooper
Edwards Graham
Falcon International Bank
Gatti's Pizza
G.W. Cox Memorial Funeral Home
Ramada Inn—Del Rio
Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q
T.J. Moore Lumber Yard
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HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER!
03/11/08 SHUMLA Launches International Learning Project With Grant From Alcoa Foundation — SHUMLA's model for engaging kids in the excitement of learning has earned a well-deserved worldwide reputation for excellence in capacity building: developing and strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that organizations and communities need to survive, adapt, and thrive in the fast-changing world. In 2007, SHUMLA's international repute led Mexican legislators and educators to approach the Education Division of SHUMLA with a request to envision, design and launch SHUMLA's model across the border in Cuidad Acuña, Mexico. The vision has become reality with an $89,570 grant from the Alcoa Foundation, another $15,000 from the Amistad Foundation, and contributions in dollars and in kind from numerous partner organizations. Sponsors of the Niños del Rio Bravo program are: The Shumla School, Inc., Asociación Vida de Acuña, A.C., Fundación ALCOA, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Cd. Acuña, Secretaría de Educación y Cultura de Coahuila. More… |
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| 07/27/07 In recent months SHUMLA has received funding from several sources. Local support for the Pecos River Kids Fall 2007 programs includes $30,000 from the Del Rio Bank and Trust, $24,000 from the Val Verde Community Foundation and $5,000 from Frank and Martha Mendoza, owner of the McDonald's franchise on Veterans Boulevard in Del Rio, Texas. In addition, the Brown Foundation has given an unsolicited $50,000 to SHUMLA; $20,000 is toward construction of the planned bungalows and $30,000 is for programs. SHUMLA is grateful for the support provided by these organizations. |
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12/14/06 Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation Grant — SHUMLA School is pleased to announce it is the recipient of a $100,000 grant |
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| from the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation. This gift represents half of our fundraising goal of $200,000 for construction of dormitories and bungalows at the Shumla campus. These funds have been used to construct the dormitory building which is stands in honor of Bill and Nina Merle Rios, longtime residents and community leaders of Del Rio, Texas. A commemorative plaque will be placed in a prominent location honoring Bill and Nina Merle Rios and the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation. |
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Sponsors
Alcoa Foundation
Amistad Foundation
Brown Foundation
Ray C. Fish Foundation
Fondren Foundation
Alfred S. Gage Foundation
H-E-B Community Investment Program
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation
Houston Endowment
National Endowment for the Humanities
Newman Family Charitable Trust, a Division of the San Antonio Area Foundation
Rockwell Fund
Val Verde Community Foundation
Susan Vaughn Foundation
The West Endowment
Westex Corporation (The Bank and Trust, Del Rio)
Partners
Kids Environmental Education Project (KEEP)
National Park Service:
(Amistad National Recreation Area)
Rock Art Foundation
Texas Archeological Society
Texas Beyond History
Texas Parks and Wildlife:
(Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site)
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