2008-2009 Seedling's Promise Principal's Luncheon

July 25, 2008 - Headliner's Club

Old friends and new are warmly greeted by the Seedling Mentor Directors.

Executive Director Sari Waxler catches up with new Pleasant Hill Principal Sharon Stoner.

Nancy Maniscalco (Govalle Principal), Bea Benson & Sally Firestone (Seedling's Promise Mentor Directors)

Valerie Galbraith, Principal of Metz Elementary.

Seedling Foundation Founder, John Blazier, catches everyone up on what has been accomplished in our three focus programs.

Executive Director Sari Waxler thanks the Principals for their time, their talent and their unwavering support.

July 25, 2008

Seedling's Promise Mentor Appreciation Luncheon

May 22, 2008

Our Mentors are welcomed.

Executive Director Sari Waxler and Mentor Director Bea Benson are ready to FIESTA!

Mentor Director Cata Hasdorff

Mentor Director Bea Benson

Mentor Director Kathy Luckett

Mentor Director Joann White

Executive Board President Kali' P. Rourke

The Bedichek Mariachi Band!

AISD Board VP Vince Torres and Allison Principal Lupe Velasquez.

Our third year mentors!

Seedling Foundation Founder and VP John Blazier

John and Sari hand out special awards to our outstanding friends at the Office of the Attorney General, Austin American Statesman, Texas Association of School Business Officials and Town Lake Links, Inc.

Dr. Janis Guerrero-Thompson receives the award for AISD main office - great mentors and great partners!

Ms. Christina Montes gives a keynote speech.

The Seedling Foundation Rourke College Scholarships

First award winner - Riley Chandler of Bedichek Middle School. Dan Rourke presents the certificate for $5,000.00 for college.

Our second scholarship winner is Christina Montes from Dobie Middle School.

May 22, 2008

APIE Salute, May 2008

Campus Beautification Director Chuck Borgeson and Luan Borgeson and Fleur Blazier.

Dan Rourke and Seedling Foundation President Kali' P. Rourke

Seedling Mentor Director Bea Benson and AISD General Counsel Mel Waxler

Dan Rourke and Taft Benson

Seedling Executive Director Sari Waxler and Campus Beautification Director Chuck Borgeson

Taft Benson and Seedling's Promise Mentor Director Bea Benson

Mel and Sari Waxler greet a friend

Pillow Elementary

Assistant Principal Tonya King, Teacher Allen Shropshire and Pillow's Teacher of the Year Candy Ellard

Pillow Principal Dr. Linda Webb cuts up with her faculty!

Seedling's Promise Mentors from TASBO with Pleasant Hill Principal and Faculty.

Pleasant Hill Principal Freda Mills and Teacher of the Year Jody Brown.

Chuck & Luan Borgeson are awarded the Middle School Level Volunteer of the Year Award.

Executive Director Sari Waxler is awarded the Middle School Level Mentor of the Year Award

Our Winners!

Congratulations! APIE Salute, May 14, 2008.

Seedling Foundation General Membership Meeting - November 8, 2007

Executive Director Sari Waxler brings everyone up to date on the success of the Seedling's Promise Mentoring Program.

Principals, Mentor Directors and Board Members meet for an update and to network with each other.

Our thanks to Ms. Suzy Garcia, Principal of Sanchez Elementary for hosting this meeting.

November 8, 2007

Seedling's Promise Mentor Training - October 20, 2007

Mentors, Campus Contacts and Guests sign in.

A great breakfast is enjoyed by all.

Mentor Directors Kathy Luckett, Cata Hasdorff, Bea Benson and Joann White make a lovely welcoming committee.

Executive Director Sari Waxler welcomes AISD Trustee Johnna Edwards, one of our outstanding mentors.

APIE Counselor of the Year 06-07 Ron Reed and our outstanding Pleasant Hill Elementary group.

Our friends from Town Lake Links have become a great mentor team for Campbell Elementary School.

Seedling's Promise Director David Gonzalez welcomes mentors to the program.

Seedling Foundation Public Relations Director Doyle Valdez opens the program and serves as mediator.

Judge Allison Benesch shares her long and varied experience in dealing with juvenile justice.

David Gonzalez, managing partner of Sumpter & Gonzalez, a criminal defense firm, shares his insights into the children of the incarcerated.

Mentor Director Kathy Luckett, a certified Ruby Payne trainer, shares a quiz that puts poverty into very concrete terms.

Dr. Linda Webb, award-winning Principal of award-winning Pillow Elementary shares an administrator's perspective and challenges.

Did we mention she was from Pillow?

Dobie Middle School Drop Out Intervention Specialist Maria Hernandez shared a personal perspective that drew a standing ovation from the mentors.

Michael C. McDonald, Assistant City Manager and former police officer, shared a law enforcement perspective.

Thomas Cruz, Jr., the Incarcerated Parents Program Coordinator for the Attorney General's Office gave us the parent's perspective.

Long time mentors and supporters of the Seedling Foundation, Elio & Susana King.

Megan Bayles Bartley, Marriage and Family Therapist at Austin Family Institute closed the panel with practical tips for mentors.

David Gonzalez, Seedling's Promise Director, thanked the panelists for sharing their time, their energy and passion for these children.

Executive Director Sari Waxler closed the program with sincere thanks to the panelists, the mentors and the campus contacts.

Thank you for spending your Saturday morning with us, and thank you for mentoring! - October 20, 2007

July 2007 - Travis Community Education Foundation becomes the SEEDLING FOUNDATION!

Mentor Appreciation Luncheon - May 4, 2007

Our great Mentor Team!

1st row - Cata Hasdorff, Melissa McDermott

2nd row - Bea Benson, Sari Waxler, Joann White

Maurice Quigley, John Blazier, Leroy Nellis

AISD Board President Mark Williams our friends from the Attorney General's Office.

AISD Trustee Johna Edwards is a great mentor!

TCEF Founder John C. Blazier

Board President Kali' P. Rourke gives a special award to the Attorney General's office.

Casey Hoffman and Jim Underwood accept the award.

Janis Guerrero-Thompson of AISD accepts the award for the central office mentors.

Maurice Quigley of St. John Neumann's Catholic Church accepts an award for their outstanding mentors.

Executive Director Sari Waxler bids a fond farewell to founding Mentor Director Melissa McDermott.

It was a great event!

Thank you to all of our outstanding mentors and supporters.

Mentor Larry Najvar, AISD Board VP Vince Torres and John C. Blazier