For the first time ever, you can bid on items in GEF’s annual silent auction BEFORE the Seaside Spring Soiree! Interested bidders can text an item’s keyword to 78619 to check the current bid and place their own bid. It’s that simple! You’ll receive additional instructions once you text a keyword to 78619. Follow the […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation recently granted $174,280 to GISD educators to fund projects that will enhance learning across the district. Teachers submitted applications to GEF seeking support for projects aimed to improve student outcomes in the areas of early literacy, high school readiness, and college/career/military readiness. Applicants also proposed projects that took […]
CONTINUE READINGDear friend of GEF, What does your gift to GEF do for the students of GISD? Let me tell you a story about how you have affected thousands of lives. I am a proud Ball High graduate from the Class of 1998. Beyond preparing me academically, Ball High equipped me with the social intelligence to […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Galveston ISD Educational Foundation (GEF) is proud to announce the launch of the first Galveston Independent School District (GISD) School Supply Sale! In preparation for the 2018-2019 school year, parents with students at several GISD campuses will have the opportunity to purchase a pack containing all of the items on the official GISD supply […]
CONTINUE READINGGEF is proud to publish our 2016-17 Impact Report illustrating the incredible work made possible by our generous donors! You can also see a video presentation of this report to the Galveston Independent School District Board of Trustees at their April 18, 2018 meeting. The report begins at the 19 minute and 38 second mark.
CONTINUE READINGSet your coordinates to the Galveston ISD Educational Foundation’s (GEF) annual Seaside Spring Soiree Thursday, March 8, 2018! This year’s event will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the 1880 Garten Verein in Galveston and will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres, libations, live entertainment, and more. The event will raise funds to support […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Galveston ISD Educational Foundation (GEF) is proud to announce the launch of a Ball High School and Central High School Alumni Directory Project. Over the next several months, Publishing Concepts, Inc. (PCI), GEF’s partner on the project, will be contacting alumni via mail, e-mail, and phone calls to request that alumni update their information. […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Galveston Independent School District Educational Foundation (GEF) recently completed their third annual employee giving campaign with approximately 20% of district employees pledging to donate a combined $31,849. “I hope this commitment to give from GISD’s employees inspires and motivates our community to continue to support our schools in a big way; it certainly has […]
CONTINUE READINGIn 2015 GEF forged a strategic partnership with Ball High School to rally community support for the IncubaTOR program. Fast forward two years, and IncubaTOR is flourishing! During the 2016-2017 school year, Ball High School’s IncubaTOR class had six creative business teams pitch the products and services they had been developing since last August to GEF’s […]
CONTINUE READINGDue to the generosity of individuals, businesses and private foundations, the Galveston ISD Educational Foundation (GEF) awarded $75, 584.03 to Galveston Independent School District educators through the spring 2017 cycle of the Grants to Teachers and Schools program. Aiming to provide resources and learning materials to improve academic achievement, the projects below will impact reading, math, science, […]
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