Congratulations to the following South Plains agencies on being awarded community grants from the Community Foundation of West Texas in August 2016. Boys & Girl Club of Lubbock Computers for Shallowater Boys & Girls Club Buckner Baptists Children & Family Services Family Pathways Client Assistance Easy R Equine Rescue Training to increase adopt ability Family Guidance & Outreach Center of Lubbock, Inc. Parenting Guidance Center Lubbock Christian University The Paisano Initiative Expansion Project Lubbock Memorial Arboretum Foundation Update the Interpretive Center Lubbock Regional MHMR dba VetStar Jailed Veteran Intervention Project Patton Springs ISD School Health Equipment Plains Trail Reg
On August 31, 2016, the Community Foundation of West Texas held its annual Hero’s Luncheon. This year the honorees included Mary Louise and Bill Kingsbery. Always low key, and never divulging their kind acts, Mary Louise and Bill Kingsbery changed the fabric and face of this community. With Bill’s awe-inspiring generosity and Mary Louise as the driving force to make this a better community, there are countless organizations that were recipients of their often anonymous giving. Among them are names now familiar to us: Breedlove Dehydrated Foods, South Plains Food Bank, Women’s Protective Services, Family Guidance and Outreach Center, The Bridge, My Father’s House, Family Promise, the Aulyene