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Community Involvement  We've Got Mail with E Mentoring The Greenway FACES program implemented an E mentoring program for the students in 2003 where students and volunteers correspond via weekly e mails. The electronic pen pal communication is designed to build self esteem by partnering a child with an adult and to enhance students' reading, writing, and computer skills.
 A Hole in One for FACES of Change In late October 2003, Greenway Plaza and Houston Center (two Crescent properties) joined forces in putting on the Fourth Annual FACES of Change Golf Tournament at the Woodlands to benefit both Patterson and Crockett Elementary Schools. The day consisted of 18 holes of golf, dinner, and an awards presentation. Fifty-five teams made up of 229 players composed of Crescent employees, customers and business partners competed in the tournament which raised $30,000 for the schools. Patterson Elementary will use its money to fund an art garden and purchase new books for the school. Crockett is planning a science lab and a new nature center. Harvest of Literature Celebration Patterson Elementary invited Faces of Change volunteers to celebrate in the Halloween Festival and Reading is FUNdamental Distribution Event. On Friday, October 31st. FACES of Change volunteers visited the school to operate the game and goodie stations at the Halloween Festival! All sorts of goodies, from storybooks to Halloween pencils and candy were passed out to the little ghosts and goblins. Students Provide Holiday Entertainment at Greenway Plaza Patterson Elementary students visited the Shops at Greenway Plaza to provide holiday entertainment for the customers and visitors. They sang holiday carols and performed a play about Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus and Santa's elves and reindeer. After their performance the children were treated to pizza and brownies -- a surprise visit from Santa topped off the day. Each student was gifted with a ChildrenŐs Atlas from Santa's bag of toys. The Atlases were provided by the FACES Program at Greenway Plaza. E-Mentoring Program Kick Off Party Fifty-seven Greenway Plaza employees and customers volunteered to mentor a Patterson student via e-mail. The goal of the program is to provide students with caring, positive, adult role models. Students will also benefit by practicing their technology, writing, and communications skills. The kick off at the school allowed the students to meet their mentor before the e-mailing began. Each mentor brought their student a gift with his or her name on it and the mentors had matching gifts each student had to find their mentor by matching their gift to the mentor with the same gift. Pizza and refreshments were served. Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss  On January 23, 2004 Greenway Plaza FACES of Change volunteers helped Patterson Elementary students celebrate Dr. Seuss' 100th birthday by visiting the classrooms and reading aloud to the students. Elsa Mendoza, the school's principal, dressed up as the Cat in the Hat. The volunteers helped sing happy birthday with the children and shared a giant birthday cake in honor of Dr. Seuss. A Toast to FACES of Change A wine tasting event was held at the Renaissance Houston Hotel by the Greenway Plaza Faces volunteers. More than 100 guests donated $25 to sample five different wines paired with delicious hors d' oeuvres. A representative of the wine company introduced each wine and provided educational information about the art of wine tasting. A drawing was held for door prizes. The event netted $2,400 for Patterson Elementary School. E-Mentor Students at Minute Maid Park On May 6th Greenway Plaza FACES of Change e-mentor volunteers treated their e-mentor partners to an afternoon game at Minute Maid Park. Fifty-six fourth grade students were bussed from Patterson Elementary to the ball park in downtown Houston. When they arrived at the ball park each child received $10.00 in Astros Bucks to be spent on food and souvenirs and an Astros pennant. Some students were lucky enough to get autographs from the some of the Astros players. The day was complete with an Astros win over Pittsburgh with a score of 5-2. Celebrating Literature On May 11, 2004 Patterson Elementary held a Celebration of Literature Around the World. The event was a book distribution festival where guest magicians, storybook tellers, and authors entertained the students and volunteers. Refreshments representing various countries of the world such as hotdogs, nachos, and fortune cookies were served by FACES of Change volunteers. In conjunction with the literature celebration a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to present the new Literature Art Garden to the school. The Art Garden was constructed in front of Patterson Elementary by the volunteers of Greenway Plaza's FACES of Change |
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