News

The Plainview Community Concerts Association, with funding from the Community Foundation of West Texas, put on several events in their 2019-2020 season. Some of the 75th season’s concerts included a Beach Boys tribute, Sons of Serendip, and Shades of Bublé. To celebrate the 75th season, the organization started the “Celebrate Plainview Initiative” and gave out a series of golden tickets to various community partners, long-time supporters, and public servants. 791 of these tic

With support from the Hockley County Endowment, CASA of the South Plains has further built its capacity to advocate on behalf of children in Hockley County who are currently experiencing the foster care system due to abuse and neglect within their homes. The organization says “children served by CASA in Hockley County benefit from having a trustworthy adult by their side who develops an objective understanding of their needs before making fact-based recommendations directly t

With funding from the Community Foundation of West Texas, the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra held their annual LSO Family Concert for the 2019-2020 season. A LSO member expanded on the event details: “The annual LSO Family Concert, or “Maestro Mash,” has become a beloved tradition for families in the Lubbock area. Festivities kicked off at 6:30 p.m. on October 29, 2019, with educational activities, such as the Build-Your-Own-Instrument Workshop and lessons on conducting like the

With a mini-grant from the Community Foundation of West Texas, a Levelland Middle School teacher brought her “Visualizing the Spectrum” project to life. The teacher’s goal for the project was for students to understand what the spectral lines mean and how they relate to the Electromagnetic Spectrum. The teacher reported that with the “use of the Spectrum Analysis set and apparatus, all students had the benefit to see different spectral lines of different gasses.” The middle s

A New Home art teacher purchased a pottery wheel, toolkit, and clay for her classroom with a Mini-Grant from the Community Foundation of West Texas. These pottery items were purchased for K-6 and 9-12 grade student use for the 2019-2020 school year. Students began learning about the process of throwing pots by watching videos and the teacher’s demonstrations. The teacher said: “The students were so excited to get their hands dirty and learn how to throw pots on a wheel.” Stud

A Place for Us Greyhound Rescue, with financial assistance from the Community Foundation of West Texas, cared for dogs with unusual and expensive medical needs. The rescue nurtured dogs with health issues like thrombocytopenia, fractured legs, abscessed teeth, and surgical removal of a damaged eye. One A Place for Us Greyhound Rescue representative says, “Financial stability preserves the rescue group’s solvency and assures that they can continue to meet the future needs of d