Keep The Beat

2009 Annual ReportNorthside Education Foundation

Foundation Raises Funds, Generates Involvement, as Northside ISD Booms

Heralds Decade-and-a-Half of NEF2010

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Key points about the year just finished saw ….nearly $1 Million raised….over $700,000 given away in grants or scholarships, and the ….endowment back to the $2.5M reached prior to 2008’s economic downturn….portfolio down 14% at the end of 2008 is back up 22.36% by Dec. 31, 2009 ....2009 included record donations from the NISD Employee Pledge Drive ($181,417) and record numbers of Employee Pledge Drive donors (6,988).

According to NEF President Garcia, “Although 28% of NEF funds come from businesses and community organizations, the 22% that is donated by School District employees shows the staff’s appreciation for the NEF and its Grants Program.”

Rene M. Garcia, President Director Building Division, Zachry Construction Corp.

Larry Ratcliff, President-elect Sr. VP-Chief Information Officer of Jefferson Bank

New President of NEF succeeding Rene M. Garcia in 2010 is Larry Ratcliff, senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Jeffer-son Bank. He is a 1979 graduate of NISD’s Jay High School and has three children, all of whom attend-ed school in Northside ISD.

NEF President Rene M. Garcia, Director of the Building Division of Zachry Construction Corporation, completed two years of service in the role of NEF President knowing that NEF had weathered the reces-sion. He inspired NEF to revise its policies to address any economic eventuality, and increased fundrais-ing as well as the number of grants awarded.

Although size is often relative in education, the sheer magnitude of growing numbers of students enrolling in Northside Indepen-dent School District – 91,578 in 2009 – requires help from a lot of employees (13,000-plus) and a lot of volunteers (20,000-plus). NISD looks to its alumni, commu-nity members and businesses to donate time, energy, expertise, and – in the case of Northside Education Foundation – funds - to support innovative instruction.

In 2009, the year just finished and herein reported, Northside Edu-cation Foundation (NEF) has been the School District’s premier part-nership. A non-profit public foun-dation (501c-3) #74-2591569, NEF is registered with the Inter-nal Revenue Service (IRS) and State of Texas, so donations by individuals and businesses can be claimed for tax exemption under the law.

Annual reports to donors are required by IRS, assuring transparency as well as much-deserved recognition for donors. The “more-the-merrier” Strategic Plan adopted by NEF Board members in 2009 invites unlimited participation by people who believe in quality public education as it is delivered in Northside ISD, located in northwest San Antonio, Texas, the city’s fastest-growing area. Northside is the 4th-largest school district in the Texas.

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2010 Board of Directors

*Indicates graduate of Northside ISD Executive Committee Larry Ratcliff* President Jefferson Bank Merry K. Raba President-elect Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc. Rene M. Garcia Past-President Zachry Construction Corporation Wade Cleary* Secretary Cleary Zimmermann Engineers Dave Gannon VP-Programs Exec. VP Airgas Inc. Cristina Gonzalez VP-Development Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP John Casstevens VP-Administration Joeris General Contractors, Ltd. Kathy Hill VP-Communication KHill Public Relations Javier Leal Treasurer State Farm

2010 Directors Ray Lopez AT&T (retired) & San Antonio City Council Ed Rawlinson Director Emeritus & NISD Superintendent (retired) Patrick Dempsey Just-4-Teachers Financial Services Levinia Lara** Principal, Hoffmann Elementary Vaughn Bomberger Garza/Bomberger Architects Brad Ward* Advanced Recruiting Specialists Lois Pearson YKnot Massage Therapy Gail Tribble Bob’s Computer and Repair Services (BCARS) Tomas Larralde Legislative Consultants Bennie Cole Randolph AFB Training Consultant (retired) Evelyn Thomas Community Leader Dr. Edmundo Garcia Heritage Medical Clinic George Block Asst. Director, Haven for Hope Cathy Naiser Keller Williams Realty Ken Thomas Civil Engineering Consultants, Inc. (CEC) Dave L. Force Morgan’s Wonderland, Gordon Hartman Family Foundation Matthew Foxhall* Division Vice President, AXA Advisors Arthur Reyna VITETTA Architects, Leon Valley City Council Marcy Meffert*** S.A. Express-News Columnist & former Leon Valley Mayor

**Appointed annually by NISD Superintendent ***Stepped down from NEF Board of Directors 12/09

NEF Board of Directors and Officers Work For Free, Turnover Rare

Education Advisory Committee John M. Folks, Ed.D. NISD SuperintendentLynn Britton, Jr. NISD Board of TrusteesDottie Hall** Principal, Business Careers HSGlenda Munson** Principal, Stevenson MSCathy Cowan** Principal, Locke Hill ES

NISD Support Staff Bonnie Ellison Partnerships DirectorNorma Rabago Asst. Partnerships DirectorShirley Ferguson Administrative Asst./BookkeeperTheresa Leibold Administrative Asst.Pat Albrecht Special Revenue Dept.Oscar Cardenas Asst. Supt. For FinanceSharon Sanchez Grants DirectorStephanie Mota Grants CoordinatorNicole Rogers Grants CoordinatorSerina Gutierrez Grants ClerkLesli Beard Grants AssistantMarissa Jimenez Grants CoordinatorOrlando Martinez Grants Project Manager

Professional Support System Glen Yale, Attorney Stumpf Craddock Massey & FarrimondJoe Hernandez, Audit Akin Doherty Klein & FeugeMichael Clark, Investments Aspect Wealth ManagementBernita Helberg, Accounting Carneiro, Chumney & Co., L.C.Ray Ferguson WebmasterJonathan Dale WebmasterTravis Kroh WebmasterWendy Huber, Insurance McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Texas, Inc.Susan Shoemake, Insurance McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Texas, Inc.Jefferson Bank Bank of Record

Firstmark Credit Union sponsored a foursome in the 2009 Fall ‘Fore’ Education Golf Tournament. Being “Good Sports to raise more money for education,” the foursome paid extra to wear a skirt and tee-off from the ladies’ tee at Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort. Pictured from left: Greg Thorne, Firstmark; Don Pinson, NISD (retired); Rudy Pena, NISD HR Director; and Andy Apple, Firstmark.

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NEF Celebrates

$700,000 Whether awarded as a grant to buy educational materials for students or a leaf blower for the campus custodian, donations to Northside Education Foundation are converted to benefits on a competitive basis. Dozens of grants are applied for on-line four times a year, but there are currently sufficient funds to meet only 50% of requests. Grant cycles are divided into TEAM Grants (up to $10,000 for a campus or subject-specific educational program), Classroom Innovation (up to $1,000 twice a year for an innovative idea), or Mini-Grant (up to $500 for supplies.)

In 2009, NEF awarded…$294,158 to 329 NISD staff members as NEF Grants Program …$39,850 in scholarships to 56 students …$2,000 in scholarships to two teachers…$255,721 from other foundations to four NISD Programs…$111,620 to 18 Designated Funds in which the donor specifies how the money is to be distributed…$13,862 to 85 campuses as Six Flags Family Days Grants…$2,300 to 23 campuses for winning 100% participation in NEF Employee Pledge Drive

TOTAL Program Achievements .........$719,511Operations expenses ..........................$42,558Endowment Growth ..........................$193,658TOTAL ..................................................$955,727

First Donation to NEF for 2010 came from Business: Red McCombs Toyota and McCombs Enterprises Partners in Education program. Check it out: www.redmcccombspie.com. Buy a car and McCombs will donate $100 to North-side Education Foundation. First Donation to NEF for 2010 by an individual was made by Frank Humada, whose 4th annual NEF donation funds three scholarships for Northside teachers to obtain advanced degrees and underwrites certification costs for more than 400 high school students enrolled in career/technology courses ranging from Microsoft Programming to Culinary Arts and Cosmetology. Pictured from left: NEF donor Frank Humada presents check to NEF Vice President for Communications Kathy Hill, KHill PR.

in Program Achievements in 2009

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Love mathematics? Make a tax deductible donation to Northside Education Foundation and specify that the money must be spent on Freddy the Frog Elementary Math Competition. Know the staff at a certain campus? Make a dona-tion to that campus and invite the school staff to assess greatest needs and report on how it was allocated. Each NEF Designated Fund is described in an associated Letter of Agreement, and others can donate to the particular fund if they agree with the terms.

Different Designated Funds Provide for Diversity & Donor- Specific Outcomes

NEF Can HelpHonor a Colleague’s

RetirementDonate in lieu of

Wedding, Graduation GiftsMake a Memorial

Gift in lieu of Flowers for a Loved

One’s PassingSupport Education through a Bequest

in Your WillEstate Planning

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2010 Designated FundsBalance Awarded$8,180 $0.00 NISD School Museum Assn. On 11/09 Texas Preservation Trust Fund Awarded a $5,000 Matching Grant to NISD School Museum Assn. to develop an exhibit “The Pioneer Schools” at the School Museum, 6632 Bandera Rd., San Antonio, Texas, and to create Six Traveling (Historical-themed) Trunks to supplement the NISD elementary and middle school curriculum: Immigration, Athletics, Hispanic Contributions, Black History, Veterans, etc.$25,500 $0.00 Dr. Joe Ward Elementary School $1,750 $600 Raul B. Fernandez Elementary School Shaping the Future Fund. Outdoor Classroom and Billy Fernandez Memorial $1,057 $5,200 Solar Car Race Competition and Science Bowls (Middle & High School)$565 $470 Bunny Jean and Dr. Carl F. Raba Elementary School Educator-of-the-Year awards and transportation for mentor(s)$0.00 $29,950 Finance Academy, a school-within-a-school at Business Careers High School for classroom-as-business office furniture$5,693 $1,171 Gifted & Talented IGNITE Fund for 4 grants to teachers for innovation$2,023 $1,400 Friends of Northside School Libraries for 4 grants to librarians$0.00 $8,048 Naiser Improvement Grants to 20 campuses $0.00 $75 Mary Lustri Art Grant$0.00 $100 Josephine Kunetka Memorial Special Education Award$0.00 $1,500 Brauchle Elementary Pre-Kindergarten$150 $0.00 Scarborough Elementary School$1,910 $0.00 Nichols Elementary School$1,183 $860 Fred Dyas Memorial Grants $4,177 $0.00 Jim Martin Honorary Fund for Construction Careers Academy$7,442 $0.00 Northside Aquatics Program Improvements $0.00 $17,393 Go! Girls! Go! San Antonio Sports Foundation (Aquatics-Middle School)$22,900 $22,900 Back to School Staff Development$0.00 $280 Colby Glass Elementary 4th Grade Grant$0.00 $21,194 Deaf Dance Troupe The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation - $7,500 Genevieve & Ward Orsinger Foundation - $13,694$0.00 22,000 Frank Humada Career Tech Certification Grants $0.00 $709 Molly Valdez Grant for Taft HS$0.00 $500 Warehouse employee shirts$0.00 $217,134 Precious Minds New Connections Kronkosky Foundation$0.00 $10,000 Leon Springs Elementary School David B. Terk Foundation$2,910 $5,857 Los Leones Student Art Festival$85,440 $367,341 TOTAL

2010 Designated Scholarship FundsBalance Awarded$200 $2,000 Xavier Cardenas Memorial Scholarships (2) at Jay High School$4,000 $500 Chuck Picciuti Award at Communications Arts High School$1,363 $2,000 Frank Humada Employee Scholarships/Insurance Committee $315 $1,500 Catherine Young Memorial Scholarship at Clark High School$3,400 $6,000 Jay Science & Engineering Academy Scholarships (4) $12,850 $0.00 Winn Murnin Elementary School Scholarship$0.00 $750 Covington’s Promise Scholarship for Carlos Coon Elementary$2,035 $0.00 Gordon Bade Memorial Scholarship for Stevenson Middle School$1,140 $0.00 McAnelly Memorial Scholarship for Holmes High School$143,312 $14,100 Northside Council of PTA’s Jack C. Jordan Scholarship (31)$0.00 $0.00 African American Scholarships$173,097 15,000 Business Careers High School Scholarships (15)$1,000 $0.00 Dr. Lisa Marie Meffert Memorial Scholarship$342,712 $41,850 TOTAL

Staff and community members run or walk to keep fit and also to support NEF Grants programs.Pictured in photo: Villarreal Elementary 5k team members pose with NEF mascot, Apple Eddie. The next 5k Run/Walk is April 24, 2010 at Del Webb Hill Country Retreat. For detail go to foundation.nisd.net.

Guidestar.org is a popular website comparing various non-profits, which lists detailed information about NEF, as do state and na-tional databases that require tax filing and reporting by public, tax- exempt organizations.Low operating costNEF has the support of the NISD Board of Trustees and Administration, and does not have to expend its funds for staff salaries, office space, or tele-phone. The result is that less than 5 cents of every dollar donated is needed for operations, maxi-mizing NEF grants to fulfill the donor’s original intent.

2010 CalendarSave the Date

2/18/2010 Deadline to apply for TEAM Grant (up to

$10,000)

4/24/2010 Spring 5K Run/Walk @

Del Webb Hill Country Retreat

Continuous Shuttle from NISD Health Fair

at Taft High School

8/3 New Teacher

Academies feature $100 New Teacher

Grants funded by and named for NISD

School-Business- Community Partners

3/4/2010 Deadline to apply for $1,000 Classroom Innovation Grant

(online only)

5/4 Annual

Partnerships Recognition &

Awards, Paul Taylor Field House…

and Artfest

8/31 2010 Pillar Gala and

Live and Silent Auction: Black Tie;

Place tba

4/19 ‘Fore’ Education Golf Tournament @ Oak Hills Country Club Speed guarantee:

Limited to first 32 Foursomes;

Awards Banquet

6/1 Deadline to nominate

2010 Pillars of Northside’s Foundation

4/19 (week of) NEF Prize Patrols and

Apple Eddie/Apple Annie mascots deliver TEAM and Classroom

Innovation grants

6/3 Deadline to

nominate top NISD employees

for Rawlinson Innovator-of-the-Year

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Detailed information about Northside Education Foundation is available on the web at foundation.nisd.net and www.guidestar.orgNEF 990 on File with Government

Salute to Pillars of Northside’s Foundation 2009(From left): Lt. Col. Scott Thomas, Jay ‘82, Pillar of Citizenship; Dr. Laurie Richardson, Marshall, ‘74, Pillar of Caring; Col. Lisa C. Firmin, Holmes, ‘76, Pillar of Respect; Dr. Kristin Held, Marshall, ‘77, Pillar of Responsibility; Crystal Brown-Tatum, Holmes ‘90, Pillar of Fairness; and Chuck Cureau, Marshall ‘85, Pillar of Trustworthiness.

Northside Education Foundation Gets Personal… Making a difference in the world, or in the lives of young people, may sound like a cliché but is the admirable goal of humans everywhere, and NEF paves the way smoothly. Whether you design your own program or simply make a donation in memory of someone who died, families in mourn-ing receiving news that a gift has been made on behalf of a loved one are everlastingly grateful. “To help a child,” says Sylvia Wade on the occasion of her mother’s passing at age 100, “with a gift in honor of my Mom-the-teacher, is just perfect.”

Ceverena BunnelBarbie HernandezBarbara Lee KnightleyDan WalkerDarrell “Woody” WoodElvira GomezE. Katherine MarshEdith BridgeErnest EgglestonFred DyasFred FreemanGordon BadeJames Britian Wallace, Jr.Jeff HolmesJessie WaufordJoe GuerraJohn Montez Rios, Sr.

John RohmJoseph Villafuente Josephine KunetkaJune WoinowskiLee FrancisLisa Marie MeffertLucy Trejo GomezMarjorie CooperMary Alice RamirezMary Kevin FineganMary Virginia GonzalesMike HaynesPamela McLainRamiro Antonio HernandezRaymond Phelps, Jr.Rosilda SchillerRwayne Dennis

Shawn Thomas O’Brien, IIMike GawlikTerry McGuireBertha Lee BrownBilly FernandezXavier CardenasLarry MartinAudrae Helen AdamsColby JonasJohn MayfieldJudge Andy MirelesMargie HutchingsCal StocktonWayne YoungJames LaCrosseAnna Mas Nichols

2010 Begins with Individual Salutes In Memory of

John M. Folks, Ed.D., SuperintendentYvonne Avina Stan Drezek’s RetirementTeddi Beam-Conroy Helen HardistonFred Barrera’s RetirementPaul Langer Phillip DacyRawlinson Middle School AVIDRichard & Amelia LuxfordSharon Browne’s Retirement

Dr. Joe & Bettie Ward’s 60th AnniversaryKarl FeugeKay Montgomery’s RetirementLinda George Marcy MeffertMark HardisonMary Finch Mary LustriPatricia MillerAlbert & Mary Fernandez Linda GrahamJackie Horras

Delia Molina James Buchanan’s RetirementJennifer AlvarezJennifer JordanJim Martin’s RetirementSusan Moye’s RetirementJudy Cody’s RetirementBennie Cole’s RetirementCarol PettChuck & Yolanda Anderson

Cost is $20 and proceeds for the NISD Cookbook: Simply the Best, benefit Northside School Museum, a designated fund of North-side Education Foundation. Call NEF Office 397-8599 to buy the NISD Cookbook: Simply the Best.

2010 Begins with Individual Salutes in Honor of

Collectible Cookbook

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NEW in 2010!

1200 recipes with family recipes

of all 83 campus name-sakes, recipes for life

as well as food.

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Advantage Care Services Aesthetic Dermatology Center of SA Apolonio Aguinaga Edgar Aguinaga Hector Aguinaga Akin, Doherty, Klein & Feuge, PC Alamo Architects Alamo Colleges Alamo Resources Dr. & Mrs. Warren Alexander Allied Waste Services Allstate Insurance ALPHA Cluster Alterman Communications, Inc. Altex Electronics, Ltd. American Funds/The Capital Group Amtech Building Sciences, Inc. Ancira Anderson Garage, Inc. Lyn Anderson Arias & Associates Art-Trig of America Aspect Wealth Management Athletic Supply, Inc. AT&T Bill & Dee Dee Augustine Yvonne Avina Avon-Minnie Rivera Austin Ribbon & Computer AXA-Matthew Foxhall AXA-Shifali Kumar AXA-Emily Persyn AXA-Philip Smith, Jr., AXA-Jennifer Villarreal AXA Foundation Bagley’s Floor Services Jim Baker Danny Ballard John Ballentyne Bank of America Foun-dation Bank of America Barker & Associates Barnes & Noble Booksellers Bartlett Cocke General Contrac-tors Beard Elementary School Beldon Roofing Co. BESCO Patricia Blattman George Block Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. B&M Electric Bob’s Computer & Repair Service June Bond Bones Towing Booze Allen Hamilton Kim Boyd Carol Burket Burton Interior Systems, LLC Busch Entertainment Carneiro, Chumney & Co., L.C. CBG, The Benefit Group Virli & James Cain Jack Canigilia Maria & Gilbert Cardenas Casias Construction, LLC Luz Celedon CFS Forming Structures Col, Inc. CFZ Group, LLC Chaparritas Mexican Restaurant Chemsearch M’Lissa Chumbley Sharon Chumley Cisco Civil Engineering Consultants Claycomb Associates, Architects Clear Visions Printing Cleary Zimmermann Engineers Don & Fran Cloud CNG Engi-neering, LLC Bennie Cole Veronica Colon Combs Consulting Group Comfort-Air Engineering, Inc. Com-mscope Enterprise Solutions Conceptual MindWorks, Inc. Robert Covington CPS Energy Crownhill Builders M.W. Cude Engineers, LLC DBR Engineering Consultants, Inc. Deonna Dean Dean Foods Aimee DeLa-Garza Phil DeMasco Laura Donnel Cory Downs Driggers Elementary School Driggers Elementary PTA Rita Kay & Milton Driggers Drumming with Nina Alfredo & Beth Duarte Suzy Dudich Susan Dullnig Anna Marie Dyas Bonnie Ellison Esped.com Dorothy Ewer Facility Solutions Group Fast Frame Monica Faulkenbery Ray & Shirley Ferguson Monica Fernandez Raul & Sylvia Fernandez Mr. & Mrs. Home Fetzer Roy & Mary Feutz Mary Finch Firstmark Credit Union First Southwest Company Mary Lou Fisher Fralo’s Pizza Frost Bank Fugro Consultants, Inc. Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP The Fund Caleb Funkhouser Debra Funkhouser Michael Funkhouser Galaxy Builders, Ltd. General Contracting Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Galdeano Galloway Research Service Yura & Theresa Galvez Dave Gannon Manuel Garcia (Wells Fargo) Garza Architects Garza/Bomberger Architects Rebecca Garza Sylvia Sierra Garza Garrie Gillaspie German, Anyone? Goeting & Associates Gomez Floor Covering Victor Gonzalez, Realtor Pam Goodenough Gore Design Completions, Ltd. Donald & Gracie Grant Gravity Walls Ltd. Grounds Control of TX, LP Sabrina Gutierrez Arlene Harbison Mr. & Mrs. Mike Harrigan Gordon Hartman Family Foundation Mark Hardison Marcia Hare Haven for Hope

While it is true that donations to NEF are tax deductible, anyone who gives is making a selfless decision to choose public schools for their support….over a myriad of choices. Ask they why they give, and the responses are as varied as the individuals and their gifts: because I value my own education; the influence of a favorite teacher, so my own children can be successful, since they need my help, because who can resist the smiles of kids? A listing of donors to NEF during the time frame of this report (11/30/08 to 11/30/09) and exclusive of NISD Employee Pledge Drive donors) follows, with the im-mense gratitude of NEF and NISD.

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Where NEF Donations Come From

Business & Community 28%NISD Employees 22%Other Foundations 27%Memorials 1%Interest Earned 22%

Who NEF Donations Go To

Teacher Grants 31%Precious Minds* 23%Endowment Growth 20%Educational Programs 17%Operations 4.7%Scholarships 5.3%

*funded by a grant from Kronkosky Foundation of San Antonio

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How Do NEF Volunteers Raise Money for NISD Education?

Achieving fund-raising goals is a painless and engaging process at Northside Education Foundation, where donations come in the form of participation in 5K Run/Walks, golf tournaments at private cours-es, an annual black tie gala and live and silent auctions, and numerous other programs:

Pillar Banquet $161,651

Employee $181,417 Pledge Drive

5K Runs/Walk/ $22,873 Marathon

Family Days $34,822 Six Flags

Golf Tournaments $65,447

Honoraria and $1,345* Memorials

Cruise for Classrooms $374

United Way $8,314 (Designated for NEF)

New Teacher Grants $2,500

TOTAL FUNDRAISING 2009 $478,743

TOTAL ENDOWMENT 12/09 $2,533,768

Endowment IncludesBusiness Careers High School Scholarship Fund, Northside Coun-cil of PTA’s Jack C. Jordan Scholar-ship Fund, Dr. Joe Ward Elemen-tary School Grant Program Fund.

Congratulations 2009 Rawlinson Innovator-of-the-YearJonathan Dale, NISD Web Technologist, received NEF’s annual grant as most-creative employee in the District for his design of on-line application models for Teacher-of-the-Year and NEF Grant applications.Pictured from l to r: Former NISD Superintendent Ed Rawlinson, Dale, NISD Superintendent John M. Folks, Ed.D.

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Interest Earned

Other Foundations

Memorials

NISD Employees

Business & Community

Teacher Grants

Precious Minds

Endowment Growth

OperationsScholarships

Educational Programs

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H-E-B Helotes Echo Heritage Medical Clinic Hester Engineering Christine Hewlett Horace Mann-Laque Insurance Agency LLC Horace Mann-David Sosa House San Antonio Real Estate Frank Humada Humana Huntington Learning Center IKON Office Solutions In Focus Eyecare Center Intech Southwest Services, LLC Jaster-Quintanilla San Antonio, LLP JD3 Engineering Jefferson Bank Joeris General Contractors, Ltd. Johnson’s Lawn Care Nina R. Johnson (Wells Fargo) Johnston & Associates Brenda Jones Jack & Ann Jordan Kaman’s Art Shoppes, Inc., Kathy’s Coiffures Kavoussi & Associates Dana Kickler Debra Kill Kayz Kutz Kronkosky Charitable Foundation Tod Kuenning Kunz Construction Company, Inc. Langley & Banack, Inc. Laser Quest Layer 3 Communications Carolyn & Tommie Lehman Leisure Entertainment Corp. Lewis Elementary School Liberty Mutual State Rep. Devid Leibowitz Lifetouch National School Studios Line-barger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP Lodiro Enterprises, LLC Susan Lozano Lundberg Masonry Priscilla Lurz M2 Technology, Inc. Stephanie Mackey Marke Brothers Systems, Inc. Paula Mays Marmon Mok Jim & Donna Martin Matera Paper Company McCombs Enterprises, Inc. McDonald’s-Stagg Restaurants McGraw Hill McGriff, Seibels, Williams, Inc., Patricia McGuire Douglas Meffert Jeffrey Meffert, MD Marcy Meffert Michael Messer Methodist Healthcare Ministries Mary Mora Eva Campbell Morales Morgan Stanley Don & Barbara Moore Moore Erection, L.P. Moy Civil Engineering Patrick Murnin Winn Murnin Cathy Naiser Nelson Interiors, LLC Billy Navin Carlton & Sherry Nichols Donald Nield, D.M.D., P.A. Noonan Rittiman Architects, LLC NISD Assn. Texas Professional Educators (NATPE) NISD Elementary School Principals Assn. NISD High School Principals Assn. Northwest Pediatric Assocates PA Northwest Vista College F.A. Nunnelly Co. Oak Farms Dairy Oaks North Animal Hospital O’Connell Robertson O’Neil Conrad Oppelt Architects, Inc. Open Tech PBK, Inc. Maria Palacios Pape Dawson Engineers Sylvia Pastran Pediatric Dentistry of San Antonio Persyn Engineering PESystems, Inc. Pfluger & Associates Olan & Katherine Phillips Dr. Kenneth & Lynn Pierson Pinnacle Cheer Playworks Early Childhood Program Linda & Len Ponder Popular Securities Judy & Joe Powell Lydia Powell Powerhouse TNT Gymnastics, Inc. Primo Plumbing Quilt Shop Quinney Electric, Inc. R&R Realty Raba-Kistner Consultants, Inc. Celia & Frank Ramirez Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union Ed & Bobbye Rawlinson Reader’s Wholesale Joe & Carol Redfield Jim & Katie Reed Rehler Vaughn & Koone, Inc. Cheryl Reid Nicole Reid Fran Rhodes Richers’ Rebar Placing, Inc. Chris Riley, Mayor of Leon Valley Kelly Robinette Clementina Rodriguez Councilman Justin Rodriguez Roof Tech Rush Enterprises, Inc. Ryland Homes S.A. Stell Company San Antonio Credit Union (SACU) San Antonio Sports Foundation Sanivac Davis MFG Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. SBS Administrative Services Scar-borough Elementary School Staff Scarborough Elementary Specialist Team Schoolnet SeaWorld of Texas Security Service Federal Credit Union Shannon-Monk, Inc. Judy Shock Doug Shudde SHW Group Siemon Company Silber & Associates Consulting Engineers Signature Photography Slay Engineering Company, Inc. Society for Marketing Professional Services Bruce C. Smith, P.E. Sprint Stephen Stark Southwest Research Institute Southwest Securities Spectrum Clubs, Inc. State Farm-Donnie Britt State Farm-Wayne Grohman State Farm-Derenda Keating State Farm-Javier Leal State Farm-Toni Medina State Farm-Kellie Moore State Farm Cheryl Pruski State Farm-Trent Rosenkranz State Farm-James Slaydon State Farm-Kristin Sorenson State Farm-Michelle Soto-Blackman State Farm-Joe Trevino State Farm-Ronnie Webb Sterne Agee Stevenson Middle School Band Boosters Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc. Stone Oak Ophthalmology Center Studio 7272 Summertime Construction, LLC Supreme Lending Swank Sylvia Swayne Jonathan Sweer The David B. Terk Foundation Terracon Consulting Engineers & Scientists Texas Fleet Fuels Tezel & Cotter Air Condition-ing, L.P. Ellen & Rod Thornton George Torres Tyler Tecnologies, Inc. USAA UTHSC-SA Leticia VanDePutte J&T Vasquez VIP Masonry John & Paula Walker Wallis Engineering Group., Inc. Walsh, Anderson, Brown, Aldridge & Gallegos Brad & Miriam Ward Chrissie Warner Dorothy & Fred Warras Jonathan Weaver Weaver & Tidwell, LLP Wells Fargo Foundation West-East Design Group Western Paper Company Brett Wheeler Winn Estate Services, Inc. Christine Wood Elizabeth Wood Xerox Corporation Mary Yadak Zachry Construction Company

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Yes, I want to make the world a better place for kids to livePlease mail donation to: Northside Education Foundation, 6632 Bandera Rd., Bldg. A, San Antonio, TX 78238. Or call with credit card: 210-397-8599NEF Tax Exempt #74-2591569

Yes, I want to name a grant ($100 minimum)NameName of BusinessAddress City State ZipEnclosed is my gift to NEF in the amount of $ Make check payable to Northside Education Foundation Charge my gift of $ to: Mastercard Visa Discover American ExpressCard No. Expires / /Signature

My gift is given as a $100 New Teacher Grant to put my name on the Grant Apple. (Name/Company Name)

My gift is given as an honorarium for (Name, Address, Zip)

My gift is given as a memorial for (Name, Address, Zip of next of kin)

Fiscal year for NEF is June 1 to May 31. To obtain a free copy of Official Audit and IRS 990 tax filing as of May 31, 2009, contact NEF Office, 210-397-8599, or email www.foundation.netor bonnie.ellison@nisd.net.

Morgan Escamilla, a 10th grade student from Taft HS, shows off her artwork that is now on the official Los Leones t-shirt. Morgan was the grand prize winner in the 2009 Los Leones Publicity Contest. Her piece was picked from a record number 268 total pieces of artwork submitted in the competition.

As it enters the second year of a 5-year Strategic Plan, copies are available on-line at www.foundation.net, NEF will expand its successful fundraising to outreach to parents and alumni, in addi-tion to the business commu-nity and Northside ISD em-ployees. Funding innovation in Northside’s 100 schools remains NEF’s priority.

How Can You Help?Gifts of time, energy, expertise, or money from people who love children and learning are wel-comed at Northside Independent School District and generally flow to NISD through NEF. To begin, at-tend a meeting (open to the pub-lic), join a committee, assist with a project, leave your contact infor-mation. You will become a Friend of the Foundation (FOF).…for free. Volunteers who seek to serve a 3-year term on NEF’s 27-member Board of Directors are encouraged to become an FOF for a period of time first. The thing about NEF, says NISD Partnerships Director and NEF Executive Director Bon-nie Ellison is, “It’s really fun!”

6632 Bandera Rd. Bldg. A, San Antonio, TX 78238, 210-397-8599 foundation.nisd.net501c-3 #74-2591569