My “guest columnist” here is John Eberlan. His enthusiasm toward this group of students
is infectious! Anyone who has had a
delicious lunch at the Old Town Bistro knows how talented these kids are and
how terrific this program is.
In
case not everyone has seen this story... http://katyisd.org/communications/News/113-12.aspx
This
is a fantastic group of kids that was rockin' last month in Austin. This
is only their third year in the competition and they won first place in Texas,
so are going to nationals!
When
I read this story my mind wandered back to the laborious process of getting
funds together for an out-of-state trip for the Band; lots of fund raising,
lots of partial payments and nearly a year to prepare. This group had a
little over a month to prepare for this trip and I thought we could do
something to help. I spoke to Patty Kenjura (the teacher in charge of
Culinary Arts) this morning. She told me of the many logistical items she
has to plan for before the trip; shipping their equipment, 7 more practice
sessions, printing T-shirts for the team, etc. With the timing being less
than a month, with Easter on one weekend and another competition taking another
weekend, they have no public events we can attend to show our support.
They
are looking to raise $3000 that would pay for things like shipping their
equipment to Baltimore, purchasing the food in Baltimore that will be part of
the competition, purchasing the food that will be consumed in the practice
sessions before they leave, and many more things.
If
you want to donate you can send them a check, made out to Katy ISD Culinary
Arts. Send to:
MCTC
Culinary Arts
1734
Katyland Dr.
Katy,
TX 77493
Attention:
Patty Kenjurahttp://katyisd.org/communications/News/113-12.aspx
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