Communities In Schools of North Texas Community Connection

Community Connection	August 2011

The 2011-2012 school year has finally kicked off and with one week behind us, we have already begun serving students.

I want to express my sincere thank you to all of our very generous school supply donors! We were donated more than $10,000 worth of school supplies by businesses in the community. Most of it has already made it to the hands of students in need across Denton and Wise counties, helping them start off the school year ready to succeed.

This week we kicked off with 8 after school programs and 16 daytime programs up and running. In just one more week, we will be opening 10 more after school programs across Lewisville ISD and Denton ISD. We anticipate serving over 3,000 students during the year and will be looking to the community more than ever for support to help our students succeed.

Please see below for opportunities to get involved with our programs and impact the life of a child forever. We look forward to working with you as we begin this exciting journey together!

Give Today for a Better Tomorrow...

Dana Smith

Executive Director

Save the Date!!

Golf banner

LINK'D 2 KIDS

Charity Golf Tournament

Thursday, October 6

Bridlewood Golf Club

Sponsors and Golfers Needed!

Click for sponsor level information

Golfer registration and sponsorship form

Contact Lori Fickling at

972-898-3701 or lfickling@cisnt.org for

more information.

We Need You!

Give Your Time Today

for a Better Tomorrow

At Communities In Schools of North Texas, we love volunteers! It is the work and commitment of our volunteer mentors and tutors that push our students to improve their academic performance, decrease the number of missed school days, and have better behavior in school and at home.

School has started and we are looking for mentors. If you have an hour a week and would like to be a mentor to an at-risk student, we have a place for you. Just follow the steps below and we'll get you on the road to changing the life of a child!

STEPS TO BECOME A NEW VOLUNTEER:

1 - Complete online application

2 - Attend orientation

3 - Pass Background Check

4 - We'll make a magical match!

Click here to begin the process!

What We Do ----

program manager with students

helping students

How to find us

www.CISNT.org

Weekend Book Drive

Barnes & Noble

Shops at Highland Village

Kids with new books

As part of the "It's Elementary" campaign at the Shops at Highland Village, Barnes & Noble is collecting new books purchased this weekend to donate to Communities In Schools of North Texas. Earn extra points that benefit your school, as well. Check out the link below for additional information and for a wish list of needed books.

Click here to find out more......

School Supply Drives Make a Big Difference to Students

As we approached the end of summer and the beginning of school was drawing closer, many businesses in the community had school supply drives to help provide for the students we serve.

We would like to say an overwhelming THANK YOU to the following businesses, churches and organizations for their efforts! This was, by far, the largest effort we've seen collecting supplies! We are so grateful for your hard work!!

A huge thank you to the following:

INTUIT

GameStop

Crow Horwath LLP

Garden Ridge Church of Christ

Cloud 9 Salon

Chicks Dig It...and guys do, too!

Village Church

Xi Mu Psi - Beta Sigma Phi

Where We Are - - -

Thanks to the support of the community and the reinstatement of part of our state funding, as well as being awarded a large five-year grant, Communities In Schools of North Texas is proud to announce the following campuses and staff members. We are fortunate to serve at-risk students on 25 campuses with 34 programs in four school districts:

1597 S. Edmonds Lane, Lewisville, TX 75067

Phone 972-436-6377 Fax 972-436-6770

www.cisnt.org