Originally published on 9/24/21
The Annual Alvin ISD Education Foundation Gala was held Saturday, September 18 at South Shore Harbor Resort. The event raised funds for the students, staff, and innovative programs that the Foundation supports thanks to the generosity of the over 250 guests, sponsors and volunteers.
"Celebrity Waiters" added to the fun atmosphere with their decorations and antics. Alvin Community College Administrative Assistant Wendy Del Bello served as the announcer and Bubba Whitton was the auctioneer for the evening.
Generous sponsors made the event possible. The Diamond sponsors were Stantec and Huckabee. Platinum sponsors Gamma Construction, HEB and ISC. Gold Sponsors were Consolidated Property Advisors, Ltd and Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union. Silver sponsors were GPD Group, PerdueBrandonFielder,& Mott, LLP, Imagine Learning, J. Headley Properties, and Walsh Gallegos. Dessert sponsor was Kelsey Seybold, the Social Hour sponsor was Community First ER, the Dinner Wine Sponsor was United Healthcare, and the Photography sponsor was ACU of Texas.
Table sponsors were Alvin ATPE, Alvin Community College, Alvin ISD Elementary Principals, Alvin Sunrise Rotary Club, AMOCO Federal Credit Union, The Becker Group, City of Alvin, Gallagher, Community Impact Newspapers, Compass & Anchor Group, Dr. Jim & Mary Jane Crumm, Foodservice Design Professionals, Gallagher – Nick Long, Greg Rincon for Judge County Court at Law No. 2, Hometown Bank of Alvin, Joiner Architects, John and Tiffany Wennerstrom, Memorial Hermann, The Plummer Family, PRD Land Development Services, The Riley Family, Rogers, Morris and Grover, LLP, Shelley Naiser Properties, Skymark Development Company, Inc., Tammi Niven & Jeff Merriman, TDEC, Inc. Electrical Contractors, Terracon, Texas Advantage Community Bank, WellNow Health, and wEw Educational Consulting and Associates, LLC.
“The gala is always a fun event because of our Celebrity Waiters who work hard to serve and entertain our guests,” said Sheila Olson, executive director of the Foundation.
"Thanks to everyone who made the event such a success. We are truly blessed to have the support of so many in our community and are excited about all that we will be able to do with the proceeds from the gala," said Melba Ervin, president of the foundation board.
Special thanks to the waiters who created a fun event for their table guests with their costumes and themes. The waiters “worked” for tips that were all designated for the Alvin ISD STEM Bus.
The waiters were Alvin ISD School Board Trustees Cheryl Harris, Cory Scott, Vivian Scheibel as well as Board Vice President Tiffany Wennerstrom, Board Secretary Nicole Tonini and Board President Earl Humbird. Also Manvel High School Principal Aeniqua Flowers and her Associate Principal Quinton Virgil, Rodeo Palms Jr. High principal Tonya Patterson and her Instructional Coach Fernando Hinojosa and Nolan Ryan Principal Dana Green and Assistant Principals Chris Brazzle and Corey DeFelice, Alvin Jr. High Principal Mark Erwin, City of Alvin Parks and Recreation Coordinator Michelle Nesrsta and her husband Michael, and Jackie Caffey Jr. High Principal Tina McCorkle and her Assistant Principal Taesha Brown. Also, McNair Principal Lisa Hicks with her Assistant Principals Marisa Whitfield and Dr. Jerry Nelson, Hasse Elementary Principal Kristi Froberg and her assistant Tyler Froberg of Hope Farms and Alvin ISD CFO Daniel Combs, and Alvin ISD Advanced Academics Director Patty Hammer and Coordinator Amanda Smith. Also serving was Principal Karen Taylor with her Associate Principal Jamie Baldwin from Alvin High School and Principal Craig Rhodes with his Associate Principal Jade Stenger from Shadow Creek High School, Iowa Colony High School Principal Ashley Marquez and Associate Principal Raylon Walters, York Elementary Principal Brooke Chang and her Assistant Principal Shannon Hennigan, Kami Day principal from Wilder Elementary and her assistant Jesse Brown, RISE Academy Principal Brandy Johansen, Assistant Director of Fine Arts Lisa Savage and her assistant City of Pearland Assistant Chief of Police Patrick Savage. Also, John Wennerstrom, Ann McGilvray and Kendall McGilvray and Pearland City Councilmen Luke Orlando and Adrian Hernandez along with Manvel City Councilman Dan Davis. Volunteer assistants were Wendy Del Bello, Ana Pasarella, Melissa Igo, Moira Fumic, and Emslie Fumic.
For information on supporting the Alvin ISD STEM Bus, or any of the other Foundation programs, contact the Foundation office at 281-331-2586 or Sheila Olson at solson@alvinisd.net.