Golf Tournament Raises $65,000 for Scholarships

Golf Tournament Raises $65,000 for Scholarships

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 The 14th annual Foundation golf tournament for the Lone Star College System (Lone Star College System) raised approximately $65,000 in support of student scholarships, academic programs as well as district faculty enrichment.  The tournament was held at The Clubs of Kingwood and followed by dinner sponsored by Oceaneering International, Inc. “The community support for this event was incredible. Not only do our sponsors financially assist students reach their goals within the college experience, but they generate a long-term investment in the community,” said John Hooker, executive director of The Foundation. Since 1991, The Foundation continues to facilitate charitable gifts programs that help fill the gaps in revenue support, due to declining state funds. This fall, The Foundation awarded more than 300 substantial scholarships to students at Cy-Fair, Kingwood, Montgomery, North Harris and Lone Star College–Tomballs. Sponsors for this year’s tournament included MATTCO Manufacturing, SHW Group LLP; Conroe Regional Medical Center/Kingwood Medical Center; Methodist Willowbrook Hospital; The Woodlands Waterway Marriott; Abby's Catering Services; Amegy Investments, Inc.; Bridgeland; Carter & Burgess, Inc.; CenterPoint Energy; Cisco Systems/Calence LLC; Continental Airlines; Crystal Communications, Ltd.; Custom Food Group; Cy-Fair Federal Credit Union; Debner+Company/Knoll; Dell, Inc.; DNC Travel & Hospitality Services; Entergy; Follett Higher Education Group; Gensler; Henry T. Brooks Investments; HTS, Inc. Consultants; InvesTex Credit Union; Jones/Borne/Inc., Structural Consultants; Kirksey; Memorial Hermann-The Woodlands; Parsons 3D/I; PBK Architects; Schulte Building Systems, Inc.; The Sellers Group; Stan St. Pierre;Texas Process Equipment Company; Towne Lake a Caldwell Companies Community; Triad Measurement & Equipment, Inc. Williams Scotsman, Inc.; Woodforest Financial Services; and The Woodlands Development Company. Lone Star College System comprises Lone Star College–CyFair, Lone Star College-Kingwood, Lone Star College–Montgomery, Lone Star College-North Harris, Lone Star College–Tomball, seven satellite centers and The University Center. With 49,600 students, it is the largest college in the Houston area, and third largest community college district in Texas. To learn more, visit www.lonestar.edu.### 
Posted by Barnett, Levada G on 10/31/2007 10:25:00 AM
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