Celebrating Our Dedicated Supporters
Neuhaus NewsDECEMBER 2017 Celebrating Our Dedicated Supporters More than 70 guests joined Neuhaus at this year’s annual reading circle as we showed our appreciation for our supporters. The event, held at the Briar Club, featured brief remarks from Neuhaus President & CEO Dr. Tracy Weeden and Development Committee Co-Chair Medora Boone, who has a son with dyslexia. The impact of Neuhaus’ professional learning was highlighted in a video which featured touching, personal stories of five students with dyslexia in Lufkin Independent School District. Many long-time supporters brought several guests to introduce them to the mission and services of Neuhaus which are conducted throughout Texas and nationally. The Neuhaus Education Center Reading Circle is a giving society of individuals who give $1,000 or more cumulatively in a calendar year. Donors automatically become members once they have contributed $1,000 or more within the timeframe. Members of the reading circle receive special recognition throughout the year on printed materials, Neuhaus’ website, and at special events. Also, during the event, the Gift of Literacy was unveiled. It is an opportunity to make a gift to Neuhaus in honor of a teacher, friend, or loved one. Honorees will receive a special acknowledgment of the contribution. From Sentences to Paragraphs From sentences to paragraphs, Neuhaus will soon which focus on four areas of revision, organization, offer a new professional learning course, Written clarity, content, and flow. Composition 2: Revision. This online course is part Lessons are modeled in the online class, of a comprehensive, online writing which can be taken for credit or simply for toolbox for teachers.
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