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	<title>Greater Texas Foundation &#187; School-Community Partnerships</title>
	<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org</link>
	<description>Removing Barriers to Education</description>
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		<title>Greater Texas Foundation Renewing Support of Book Trust Program Within Two Local Schools.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the 2008-2009 school year, GTF supported the Book Trust program for Kemp Elementary School (Bryan) and College Hills Elementary School (College Station). For the coming school year, these schools will again be supported. Book Trust is an independent charity dedicated to helping people learn to love books, at any age or in any culture. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/09/03/greater-texas-foundation-renewing-support-of-the-book-trust-program-within-two-local-schools/</link>
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		<title>Greater Texas Foundation Receives Community Partnership Award</title>
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Greater Texas Foundation representatives recently accepted the University of Houston-Clear Lake&#8217;s 2009 Community Partnership Award. The University showed its gratitude for the continued support and partnerships by hosting a breakfast for donors, partners, and friends for their contributions toward the University&#8217;s success.
Greater Texas Foundation has supported the University of Houston-Clear Lake since 2003, by helping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2009/06/01/test2/</link>
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		<title>Book Trust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[$70,000 to Book Trust to provide books free of charge on a monthly basis to approximately 1,100 children who attend Kemp Elementary School (Bryan) or College Hills Elementary School (College Station). Through the program, K-6th graders choose up to $7 of books monthly from Scholastic Books Clubs catalogs. The program lasts throughout the school year, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2008/07/17/book-trust-2/</link>
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		<title>Brazos Valley Worldfest: Texas A&amp;M University</title>
		<description><![CDATA[$10,000 to Texas A&#38;M University to support the first Brazos Valley Worldfest (BVW). The one day educational event, a collaboration of Texas A&#38;M University, Blinn College, Brazos Valley Children’s Museum, City of College Station, City of Bryan, and local schools, is intended to promote and celebrate the international diversity of the Brazos Valley. In addition [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2007/11/17/brazos-valley-worldfest-texas-am-university/</link>
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		<title>Northwest Early College High School: Texas High School Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[$864,000 to the Texas High School Project and Communities Foundation of Texas to fund establishment of the Northwest Early College High School at El Paso Community College in partnering with Canutillo ISD. The project is designed to increase access to higher education for underserved and underrepresented students. Each Early College High School (ECHS) is located [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2007/08/17/canutillo-early-college-high-school-texas-high-school-project/</link>
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		<title>Summer Leadership Seminar Scholarships: Texas PTA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[$35,000 to fund 100 $350 scholarships awarded at the Texas PTA Summer Leadership Seminar. The Texas PTA is a grassroots organization made up of parents, teachers and others around the state who have a special interest in children, families and schools.
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		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2006/07/17/summer-leadership-seminar-scholarships-texas-pta/</link>
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		<title>Youth Services Council of the Richardson ISD Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After School Program and Services: to support the Community and Family Program of YSC, and after school enrichment program designed for youth between the ages of 5 and 14, who are at risk for academic, social or personal challenges.
Year: 2005
Amount: $15,000
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		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2005/06/19/youth-services-council-of-the-richardson-isd-community/</link>
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		<title>Upstairs, Inc.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To support a drop out prevention program that works with eighth grade through high school students in an effort to help them persist and stay in school.
Year: 2005
Amount: $1,000
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		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2005/06/19/upstairs-inc/</link>
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		<title>Texas A&amp;M Foundation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bryan ISD 21st Century Community Learning Center: to support the department of recreation, Parks, and Tourism Sciences 21st Century Community Learning Center at Bryan ISD, which provides after-school programming that supports academic development through tutoring and enrichment activities.
Year: 2005
Amount: $25,000
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		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2005/06/19/texas-am-foundation-13/</link>
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		<title>PTA Texas Congress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To provide school supplies to those children who have been displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Year: 2005
Amount: $100,000
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		<link>http://greatertexasfoundation.org/2005/06/19/pta-texas-congress-2/</link>
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