Women's History Month - Mary Garrett, suffragist and philanthropist, founded the Bryn Mawr School for Girls and helped fund Johns Hopkins Medical School if they would accept women students on the same standing as men. https://medicalarchives.jhmi.edu:8443/garrett/biography.htm
Were you impacted by the recent winter storm? Please see the attached flyer for assistance resources.
Waller County Office of Emergency Management is gathering information to get our homebound seniors vaccinated. If you or your organization are aware of any homebound seniors that are in need of COVID vaccinations, please call us at 281-822-4200. Thank you.
Reminder! SEWA International, United Way, and American Red Cross will have a food distribution on today at 10AM (Sunday, 2/28) at the United Way Waller Center (531 FM 329 South, Brookshire TX). First come, first serve. Please see attached English and Spanish flyers for details.
Prairie View A&M University president Ruth Simmons to deliver Harvard commencement speech: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/02/ruth-simmons-to-deliver-address-at-harvard-celebration-of-the-class-of-2021/
“The time is always right to do what is right.” —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. / “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” —Maya Angelou. http://bit.ly/3cEe4Mz
Words of wisdom.
Black History Month: “One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings.” —Franklin Thomas
Reminder! Monday, March 1 is a student holiday / staff professional development day. Enjoy your weekend!
SEWA International, United Way, and American Red Cross will have a food distribution on Sunday, Feb. 28 at the United Way Waller Center (531 FM 329 South, Brookshire TX 77423). First come, first serve. Please see attached English and Spanish flyers for complete details.
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. MLK, Jr.
Allensworth is the first all-Black Californian township, founded and financed by African Americans in 1908. The town was built with the intention of establishing a self-sufficient city where African Americans could live their lives free of racial prejudice. http://bit.ly/2MLQUJt
The Hangar drive-through hot meal and bottled water distribution (while supplies last). Thursday, February 25, 11 am at The Hangar (4010 4th St, Brooksure, TX 77423). .
https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehangarbrookshire
Greetings, Falcons. On behalf of the Rodriguez/Cantu family, who recently lost their home to a fire, Royal ISD is sharing a link to their GoFundMe page for any who are interested in assisting the family: https://gofund.me/d379be1b
Black History Month: The first historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) were founded before the Civil War to provide black youths with a basic education and training to become teachers or tradesmen. http://bit.ly/39DnndQ
Black History Month: The earliest recorded protest against slavery was by the Quakers in 1688. They saw the slave trade as a grave injustice against their fellow man and used the Golden Rule to argue against such inhumane treatment. http://bit.ly/36y3GC3
1 + 1 = fun! Math is fun with these free virtual and offline activities for kids to do at home. Check them out: http://comsen.se/Wf22E 🤓🧮
Black History Month: The iconic cartoon character Betty Boop was inspired by Esther Jones, a Black jazz singer in Harlem. https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/the-amazing-story-of-harlems-esther-jones-videos/
Reminder! Houston Food Bank food distribution, Royal High School PAC, 4 - 6:30PM. If you would like to volunteer handing out groceries, please report to the PAC center at 3:00PM.
CANCELLED - Monday, 2/22 RJH Girls Track Meet at Rice (Girls Meet Only), 3:00PM
