2013 Annual Report

Everyday Heroes

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A Note From Our LeadersAs a young child, we often idolize superheroes with their amazing strength and dream of having super powers to save the world. With their colorful costumes and their brave attitudes, it is not surprising that our everyday superheroes, who we often encountered at school or home, are overlooked.

It is when we get older, that we start to see that there is no need for a cape or a secret identity to have super powers. There are heroes all around us, each and every day. Those that devote their career and lives to creating a strong foundation for children.

Our motivation is making high-quality early education a reality for every child. And we know the early years make the biggest difference when children interact with well-trained educators and nurturing adults – our superheroes.

We also consider our partners, donors and volunteers our everyday superheroes, and we can’t thank them enough. Because of you we touched the lives of more than 65,000 young children in our community in 2013. We did this by using research-based strategies and partnerships to really make a difference and by supporting educators, advocating for important policies, and guiding parents using effective resources and programs.

You are one of our everyday superheroes, providing our community’s young children with infinite possibilities and futures. What does your everyday superhero look like?

Carol S. Shattuck Juan Torres President & CEO 2013 Chair, Board of Directors

65,944Children impacted through our collective services that partner with families, early childhood teachers and community leaders – the most influential people in a young child’s life

2013 AT A GLANCE

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1,003Families served by Collaborative for Children’s very own everyday superheroes – our parent engagement staff

Using national, research-based curriculum, certified Parent Educators offer strategies and training across a wide range of customized parenting topics.

“I have learned to be positive, be confident in myself and be a better person. What I liked the most about the sessions was communication. I have been practicing paying attention to my children, helping them according to my abilities and trying to be present in their activities.”

– Maria, parent and program participant at Montgomery County United Way Parent Center

91Child care sites that participated in our quality improvement network

5,890Early education professionals who received professional development through our online and in-person trainings

It takes just one teacher to change a child’s life and by providing trainings, mentoring and scholarships, Collaborative for Children is playing a vital role in helping young children succeed.

“At the beginning of the process, management at our center was apprehensive, nervous and somewhat hands off. A required meeting was scheduled and at that moment management knew the right choice had been made with Collaborative for Children. We are truly happier and an improved early childhood center because of what you bring to us almost daily!”

– Child Care Director, College Bound from Birth Participating Center

17,652Families who found child care through our QualiFind™ online database and phone consultations

Our database and child care resource and referral staff help families who are struggling to find a safe and nurturing environment for their children.

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Feature Story:

The Village Early Learning CenterMany parents whose children have special needs struggle to find high-quality care while they are at work. Child care centers who are not adequately equipped to handle children with special needs may accept them, only to later change that decision when things do not go well.

The Village Early Learning Center in Alvin, Texas is an exception and many of the kids that come to this center are children that other centers in the area are unable to care for.

Through Collaborative for Children’s Inclusive Care Program, the director and teachers are trained by Collaborative for Children consultants. Children with special needs are given individualized education plans (IEPs), which include services the school will provide, yearly goals and objectives and any accommodations that must be made to assist in learning.

Cally Garza, the Village’s Director, is proud of the accommodations the center makes to be able to include all children.

“We work with our kids to help them adapt. We had an autistic boy whose Mom struggled to find care. By allowing him to use an app where he could write out his words, his behavior improved dramatically once he was able to verbalize his wants and needs,” Cally said.

Currently, 35 of the Village’s 112 children are on IEPs, and the children’s disabilities range from speech delays to nonverbal autistic. Collaborative for Children has been working with the center for three years. Cally says the teacher trainings have also helped.

“Many of the teachers who have been here for years were used to doing things the same way. The trainings opened their eyes and allowed them to look beyond what they had been doing, realizing their kids needed this support and it has helped tremendously,” she said.

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Collaborative for Children has also helped put together a parent resource library, which has provided educational tools that they otherwise would not have received. Several parents have taken the materials home with them to read, realizing that their child needs additional resources and help.

“It’s not easy to admit that your child needs special attention, and many times they don’t want to admit it. The resource library helped to educate those parents and their children are now in a much better place,” Cally said.

As a parent herself, Cally has also benefited from Collaborative for Children’s parenting classes, which are offered onsite at the Village Early Learning Center.

Her oldest is 13 and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, and anxiety, while her youngest, age 10, is bipolar. Cally adopted the girls seven years ago after they were taken out of their home because their mother was addicted to methamphetamine, and used while she was pregnant with the youngest.

Trainings through Collaborative have taught Cally positive ways to help her girls cope.

“If I see something has a positive effect at work, I try it at home. The girls love to use journals to express their feelings, whether it’s through drawing or words,” she said.

While Cally, her teachers and Collaborative for Children staff will tell you they do not view themselves as everyday heroes, we are sure their students and parents feel otherwise.

Cally Garza, Child Care Director at the Village Early Learning Center,

spends a sunny day on the playground with the four-year-old class.

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College Bound From Birth: 2013 Program ResultsThe long-term goal for College Bound from Birth is to increase the number of children from Houston’s low-income Greater Sunnyside and South Park neighborhoods who graduate from high school and continue with higher education.

The program’s goals are: 1) all children who participate from birth are school-ready when they reach public school; 2) 95% of 3rd graders

are at grade level in reading and math; 3) 80% of students graduate from high school; and, 4) at least 50% of graduates pursue higher education.

The project has five component areas: Early Care and Education, Family Support, Health Care Access, Mental Health Services and Community Engagement.

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COLLEGE BOUNDfrom BIRTH

1,074 children served in the

Sunnyside community.

49 families impacting 63 children benefitted

from Parents as Teachers in-home

visitation services.

68% of participating child care programs maintained a “Good-

Excellent” overall Learning Environment

Quality rating for 2 consecutive years.

76 (100%) teachers and directors said CBfB

improved their classroom learning environment.

83% of Sunnyside Neighborhood

Advisory Committee members rate CBfB as “Valuable/ Very Valuable” to their

community.

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

1,388 hours of mentoring and coaching provided to teachers and directors at

6 child care centers.

Child Outcomes: Letter Word Identification

+ 6 Months

+4 Months

+ 2 Months

At Age Expectation

+ 7.2 Months

Fall 2012

Spring 2013

In the fall of 2012, several classes of four-year old College Bound from Birth children were tested on their ability to identify letters and words and retested the following Spring. Slightly behind their age expectation in the fall, on average, the children scored significantly higher, and well above their age expectation in the spring.

Practical Parent Education Class Results

Results from our 2013 Practical Parenting Education classes suggested that parents learned useful information, became more confident in their parenting ability, are already using new skills and have improved relationships with their children.

% Who Learned Useful Information

% Increased Parenting Confidence

% Using 2+ New Parent Skills

% Improved Relationship with Child

99%

98%

90%

92%

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A Sharp Early Childhood Development Center teacher assists students during a hands-on activity.

United Way Bright Beginnings: 2013 Program ResultsUnited Way Bright Beginnings is an innovative, early childhood quality improvement program. United Way Bright Beginnings is a collaborative partnership led by United Way of Greater Houston along with Collaborative for Children and the University of Houston.

With critical funding from ExxonMobil and leadership from United Way of Greater Houston, Collaborative for Children provides and designs

the professional development training and center consultation, and works closely with participating early education centers to offer staff development plans, business and leadership training for directors, training opportunities for teachers, consultations and developmentally appropriate classroom equipment.

76% retention rate for teachers and 90% for

center directors.

More than 1,651 children participated and benefited from attending a United Way Bright

Beginnings center.

Directors were provided with 102 hours of

professional development.

53% of United Way Bright Beginnings centers have received accreditation

from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

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2013 HIGHLIGHTS

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Collaborative for Children Trainer Fran Brockington reads to a group of students at Destiny Village Center, a United Way Bright Beginnings program.

2013 Public PolicyInfluencing public policy is necessary and effective to ensure our state’s children receive the opportunities they deserve. Collaborative for Children strengthens the early care and education system through policy development and advocacy.

The 83rd Legislature regular session opened on January 8, 2013, and closed on May 27, 2013. During this time our legislators considered thousands of bills, including major challenges to public school accountability, continued budget constraints and a state water plan for the future.

Collaborative for Children and its advocacy partners supported the three public policy priorities on the opposite page in order to strengthen the state’s early care and education system. We were extremely pleased when House Bill 376 was passed on June 14 and went into effect on September 1. This bill aims to improve Texas’ child care subsidy system for low-income, at-risk Texans.

Board Members Stephen Kaufman and Ginni Mithoff, Texas House of Representatives Speaker of the House Joe Straus and Collaborative for Children President/CEO Carol Shattuck at the legislative breakfast in Austin hosted by Collaborative for Children and the Houston Independent School District on March 12.

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PrioritiesProvide increased formula funding for quality pre-K programs for all eligible childrenLast session the state pre-K program lost more than $200 million. This has resulted in less manageable class sizes, the loss of some full-day programs and reduced teacher support. With one of the largest populations of young children among the states, Texas cannot afford to weaken its program. In fact, over time, we need to provide formula funding for full-day programs in districts that can demonstrate that this would be a wise investment in the future.

Restructure the child care subsidy program which enables low-income families to enter the workforce or job training programsRestructuring the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) subsidy program to provide a stronger, tiered reimbursement system that links higher subsidy rates to increases in child care quality will strengthen programs among the more than 9,000 licensed centers that serve more than 20 percent of the state’s young children.

Improve the minimum standards for child care ratiosCurrently Texas allows higher child-to-teacher ratios than 45 other states for licensed child care centers in all age categories over 17 months. Improving the child-to-teacher ratios will better protect children and provide a safe and nurturing environment, while strengthening the quality of early childhood development environments.

Statement of Activities (for the year ending December 31, 2013)

OPERATING REVENUESGovernment Contracts $2,324,223

United Way Service Contracts $945,325

Program Income (Fees for Services) $115,246

Fundraising $1,657,065

Other Income $10,842

Total Operating Revenues $5,052,701

OPERATING EXPENSESProgram Expenditures

Training/Support for Educators $2,251,611

Parenting Education $139,571

Child Care Resources & Referral $397,933

College Bound from Birth Program(a) $1,204,223

Community Education $591,316

Subtotal - Program Expenditures $4,584,654

Management & General $1,204,864

Fundraising $367,172

Total Operating Expenses $6,156,690

Change in Net Assets (b) ($1,103,989)

Total Net Assets, End of Year $1,306,380

(a) Services focus on the Sunnyside/South Park neighborhood and include intensive

training/support for early childhood educators and programs, parenting classes/home

visitation, and partner contracts for mental health and access to healthcare services.

(b) Year-to-year variances in Changes in Net Assets result from the

application of GAAP revenue recognition rules to multiyear grant fundings.

RevenueGovernment Contracts

United Way Service Contracts

Program Income (Fees for Services)

Fundraising

Other Income

Program ExpendituresTraining/Support for Educators

Parenting Education

Child Care Resource & Referral

College Bound from Birth

Community Education

ExpensesProgram Expenditures

Management & General

Fundraising

Financial Summary

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46%

33%

19%

.2%

2%

20%

74%

6%

49%

13%

26%

9%

3%

2013 Board of Directors

Leadership: Board of Directors, Staff and Community Partners

Executive Committee

Juan Torres, CPA Board Chair Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC

Glenn Godkin Wells Fargo

Harlan Hooks H-E-B Houston Division

Stephen Kaufman Fulcrum Partners LLC

Virginia Mithoff Mithoff Family Charitable Foundation

Stephanie Rudd, CPA Independent Risk Management Professional

Barbara Samuels, PhD Community Volunteer

Board Members

Robert Austin, MD RJ Austin Consultant, Development and Training

Lee Beckelman Hilcorp Energy Company

Dan Boyles, Jr. NAI Houston

Rance Buss Weaver and Tidwell, LLP

Julie Hempel Community Volunteer

Christopher Jones Law Offices of Chris Jones, P.C.

George Martinez Allegiance Bank

Lisa McBride Thompson & Horton LLP

Suzanne McCarthy Community Volunteer

Nancy Powell Moore The Powell Foundation

Sheryl Rapp UP Experience

Laura Sayavedra Spectra Energy Partners

Carol Simon Community Volunteer

Heidi Smith Lone Star College

Senior Staff Members

Carol Shattuck President and CEO

Gail McClung AVP of Human Resources

Paige Stewart Chief Development Officer

Andrea Francis AVP of Family Engagement

Jerry McGreer VP of Administration and CFO

Sharon Spillman, Ed.D. AVP of Provider Engagement

Ann Herlocher Chief Communications Officer

Sul Ross VP of Programs and Collaboration Development

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Children at RISK

Family Services of Greater Houston

Gateway to Care

Gulf Coast Workforce Board – Workforce Solutions

Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children

Houston Independent School District

Neighborhood Centers Inc.

Spring Branch Family Development Center

Texas Association for the Education of Young Children

Texas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

United Way of Greater Baytown Area and Chambers County

United Way of Greater Houston

University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston

Community Partners

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Collaborative for Children Board Members Julie Hempel and Rob Eschweiler on a site visit.

SupportersDear Circle of Friends,Each day Collaborative for Children works toward improving early childhood education in the Greater Houston area, and we could not accomplish any of it without the help and support from our Circle of Friends donors. Collaborative for Children serves more than 65,000 children with our important programs. It is your help that allows us to continue to provide opportunities for our region’s parents, educators and families so they can all reach their highest potential. We know that high-quality early

education is the best investment we can make for the future of our city and we are thankful for loyal supporters who believe in and advocate for what we do. We are an organization that you can be proud to be a part of — as a staff, volunteer or donor. Thank you for being OUR superheroes.

Julie R. Hempel 2013 Circle of Friends Chair

On Thursday, April 18 nearly 200 guests attended our first Early

Matters Luncheon, a kick-off for our 2013 Circle of Friends Campaign. During lunch, guests were asked

to discuss their favorite childhood memories and explore materials on

their tables. These types of materials are often found within Collaborative

for Children programs.

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Circle of Friends is Collaborative for Children’s principle giving society, made up of a community of professionals, parents, educators and community leaders

committed to preparing young children for success. Thank you to Chair Julie Hempel for helping raise $126,725 in 2013 and increasing our network to 291 supporters.

2013 STATS291 Supporters

$126,725 Raised

Benefactor -$25,000 to $99,999Jeri and Marc Shapiro

Leader -$10,000 to $24,999Lelia and Lee BeckelmanStephanie Rudd

Patron -$5,000 to $9,999Elizabeth and

Brandon ClarkeJulie and Milt HempelAnn and Stephen

KaufmanKathryn and

George MartinezSuzanne and

Jamie McCarthyGinni and

Richard MithoffLaura and Leo

Sayavedra Jr.Carol and Dave Shattuck

Associate -$2,500 to $4,999Judith and

Philip BelangerJanice CharacterLisa McBrideBobbi and Vic SamuelsBarbara and

Louis S. Sklar

Friend -$1,000 to $2,499Dorothy and

Mickey AblesCat and Eric AndersonJoan and Robert AustinBarbara and Scott BendsLeslie and Jack Blanton, Jr.Robert BoblittClaire and

Dan F. Boyles, Jr.Johanna and Dan F.

Boyles, Sr.

Erin CharltonRoger EichhornThe Marvy Finger FamilyJoAnn and Glenn GodkinRichard GomezMargaret and Alan HillJanie and Harlan HooksJanet HortonTracy and Ken JandaRylanda MartinGail McClungNancy Powell MooreGlenna and Bill PierpontBeverly and James PostlMr. and Mrs. Robert F.

Price Sheryl RappBarbara and Steve

RetzloffSul RossEloise RowanWendy and Bert RuizJoyce and Steve

SandweissCarol and Ken SimonElizabeth and

Andy StepanianMelaine and Juan Torres

Contributor - up to $999Reverend Betty C. Adam

and W. Kendall AdamKendra AlexanderWilliam AlfordSusan and David

AskanaseStefan AuerbachAnna BabinMichael BairdFelicia and Bert BakerAngela BattJane BavineauMarilyn BitsisMary L. BohnJohn Paul BorcherdingMary Bourne-MarthAngela BradfordDeborah BradfordFredricka Brecht

Fran BrockingtonRuth White BrodskyTravis BroescheEric BroussardKasondra BrownPamela and Cezary

BrylskiTrang BuiJesse BurgosRuth Z. BurrellRance and Cheryl BussKathy ButlerShelley ByrdCalabria FoundationAndrew CalderVirginia and

William A. CamfieldCee Cee CandlerJessica and

Colton CandlerJudy Carnahan-WebbBernadette CastroMargot and John CaterJacinth ChapmanLauren ChapmanDeinah Chetrit and

Rich LevyLily and Tony CisnerosMarcela ClarkNancy T. ClauseyPaul CloteKatie CoatsNicholas ColungaCharles CookShelly CoonrodPaige and

David CopelandJuanita CopleyMary and David CorbanJoan and Bradley CorsonAnn Beall CriderHugh CulleyJonel and Robert CurlBarbara and

Jonathan DayNancy and

John DickinsonRonald DierkerBrad Domangue

Pratik and Gury DoshiSusan and Phillip DownsDianna DryerMargaret EgglestonMatt EinbinderLani FletcherDanielle and Justin FoleyVerla FourcardAndrea FrancisSanjuana FrankAnn and Kenny FriedmanVictor GarciaWhitney GarciaJamie GarzaLeslie GerberKathy GibsonKimberly GlasspoolDeirdre GloverKristen GoldenMartha GonzalesKathy GreenwayGabrielle GunnDee Dee GuzmanAnne and Brett HamiltonColin HarringtonDalton HarrisGloria HermanMelissa and Joel HibbardGrace and Josh HillSuzanne HindsCynthia HollowayJessica HoltBill HuebnerMichael HuffmanMary and Bill HugginsLisa JacksonTerri JacksonPreeti JainDenise JanowskiMarina and Bruce JefferisJulie JerdenMolly and Dane JohnsonDawn JohnsonK’netha and Thomas

JonesTracy Anne JonesJane and Larry JosephPam KellerJessica Kerr

Jeff KilgoreMarissa and Duncan

KlussmannMary KnappTracie and Blake KoenDana and Craig KornreichRita and Johnny KovarMary Grace and Michael

LandrumLiam LeBuffeStephanie LeBuffeSusan LeBuffeLucy LeonardJennifer LevyCatherine LiesmanAdriana LopezKatharine C. LordMark LumpkinAmy and Ross MarkwortKim and Chip MarosisGilbert MarquezKhambrel MarshallCarmen and Mark

MasuelliLinda May and

John MorrisonShalini MayRachel McCartyShannon McClellanGracie McClureMarion McCollamJudy and Wayne

McConnellKara McCormickBrenda and Paul

McEntireJerry McGreerCarlos MedinaJan and Oniel

MendenhallMarjorie Meyers and

Rafael Ramirez-GarciaAnne and Ray MeynJanet and Harvin MooreJan and Stu MunroJanet MyersJill MyersRoald NashiGinger Neely

Bridget NerizVan NghiemNick NitschmannDeborah NoserLeslie OguchiJody OunElsebe OverbeekImogen S. PapadopoulosKatie PapettiSujata PariharHeather ParrishWayne ParrishSara and Ian PayneMonica Penn-SutgreyAlison PetersenAmy and Phil PierpontChris PonderAbby and James PorterBetty and Richard PrallMandy PyleMelissa and

Robert RabalaisNick RaiaElizabeth RamirezChuck RandallBeverly ReedDebra ReedDonnell Reed Jr.Halcyon Reese-LearnedIlana ReiszPamela and Justin

RencurelDonnie RollinsKathleen RowlandMari SalazarSean SanderlinJason SchmidtPolly SchottJulie and Bart SchouestIngeborg and

James ScottAnita SehgalHarriett and

John SemanderThe Skoracki FamilyJill and Jason SkufcaCarol and Alan SmithMerilyn and Joe Smith

Kelly Smith and Zack Fayne

Heidi and Marcus SmithStephanie SongMary SpeerKristine SpillerSharon SpillmanFreda Spillman-JacksonAllison and

Spencer StasneyPaige Carlisle StewartBrian SutrykEvans SwannMargaret SymondsCharleen TackettJoan TeedJennie and John TellesAnthony TellezAudrey TezenoJanice ThomasJennifer and Scott TirasKay TittleScott A. Van BeckTeresa VillafanaAnisha ViraniLasse WageneJason WardNina WardHarriet WasserstrumRena WatkinsDiane and Jack WebbLiz and Jack WeingartenLaNoe and Robert

WestheimerJo Ann WhiteJason WhittingtonLisa WilletTammy WilliamsBob WimpelbergLeisa and Jimmy WintersKatie WittenbrakerAnn WorrelLorraine and

Edmond WulfeStaci Sewell YoungClaudia Zelaya

Circle of Friends

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$100,000.00+

The Brown Foundation, Inc.

Houston Endowment Inc.

$25,000.00 - $99,999.99

The Clayton Fund, Inc.

The Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation

Saranne and Livingston Kosberg

M.D. Anderson Foundation

The Powell Foundation

$10,000.00 - $24,999.99

Bank of America

Datacert

Episcopal Health Charities

Gulf Coast Medical Foundation

Ann & Stephen Kaufman Foundation

MACEIL Family Foundation

Mike Calvert Toyota

Robert R. and Kay M. Onstead Foundation

The Samuels Foundation

St. Martin’s Episcopal Church

The Stanford and Joan Alexander Foundation

The Tapeats Fund

Toyota Dealer Match Program

$5,000.00 - $9,999.99

Ruth and Ted Bauer Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Murray Brasseux

Carr, Riggs & Ingram LLC

$2,500.00 - $4,999.99

Spectra Energy Corporation

The W.T. & Louise J. Moran Foundation

$1,000.00 - $2,499.99

The MST Foundation

In-Kind Support

Gwen Daum

Foundation Strategies, Inc.

IBM

Kennon Photography

Lakeshore Learning Materials

Gloria Pryzant

Elizabeth Ramirez

Sheryl Rapp

Skeeters Grill

Marcus Smith Jr.

Strategic Outsourcing, Inc.

Matching Gifts

The Brown Foundation, Inc.

Greater Houston Community Foundation

Halliburton

Houston Endowment Inc.

KBR

Kroger

Randalls

Spectra Energy Corporation

Wells Fargo

ContributorsIn 2013, we received $1,713,866 in annual support under the guidance of Stephen Kaufman, Fund Development Chair. These gifts are truly an investment in our next generation — an investment that promises a brighter tomorrow for us all.

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Spirit of Collaboration Gala 2013

Table Sponsors$50,000

Wells Fargo

$25,000

Crest Investment Company

H-E-B

$10,000

Julie and Drew Alexander

CenterPoint Energy

Energy XXI

Locke Lord LLP/Carol and Ken Simon

Mithoff Family Foundation

Opportune LLP

Paul Hastings LLP

Valero Energy Corporation

$5,000

Anheuser-Busch/Silver Eagle Distributors

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Bud Light/Silver Eagle Distributors

William M. Burwell, Wanda Law James Trust

EnerVest Ltd.

ExxonMobil Corporation

The Friedkin Group

The Kayser Foundation

Nancy Powell Moore/Bobbi and Vic Samuels

Jeri and Marc Shapiro

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

The UP Experience

$3,500

Dorothy and Mickey Ables/Pam and Murray Brasseux

Allegiance Bank

Community Health Choice

Julie and Milt Hempel/Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos

Houston Texans

JPMorgan Chase Foundation

Kaplan Early Learning Company

Ann and Stephen Kaufman

Latham & Watkins LLP

LINN Energy

Marsh

Suzanne McCarthy/Barbara Sklar

The Methodist Hospital System

Glenna and Bill Pierpont

Heidi and Marcus Smith/Smith Graham & Co

Spectra Energy

Thompson & Horton LLP

Three B’s Grill

YMCA of Greater Houston

Event ChairsCarol and Ken Simon

Julie and Bart Schouest

Gala Planning CommitteeSuzanne McCarthy

Sheryl Rapp

Heidi Smith

Table Sales CommitteeLee Beckelman

Rance Buss

Glenn Godkin

Harlan Hooks

Christopher Jones

Stephen M. Kaufman

Virginia L. Mithoff

Host CommitteeJulie and Drew Alexander

Clark Baker

Lelia and Lee Beckelman

Pam and Murray Brasseux

William M. Burwell

Dr. and Mrs. William Camfield

Shelly Coonrod

Juanita Copley

Carolyn and Platt Davis

Patti and Richard Everett

Colleen Dippel and Mike Feinberg

Charles C. Foster

Glenn Godkin

Katy and Clyde Hays

Julie and Milt Hempel

Harlan Hooks

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Houston

Dianne Johnson

Debbie and Frank Jones

Ann and Stephen Kaufman

Kathryn and Jim Ketelsen

K. Terry and Carole Koonce

Jeff and Katherine Love

George Martinez

Lisa McBride

David McClanahan

Paul McEntire

Darla F. Miller, Ed.D.

Ginni and Richard Mithoff

Nancy Powell Moore

Imogen “Immy” Papadopoulos

Glenna and Bill Pierpont

Sheryl Rapp

Regina Rogers

Stephanie and Stuart Rosen

Bobbi and Vic Samuels

Julie and Bart Schouest

Jeri and Marc Shapiro

Carol and Ken Simon

Heidi M. Smith

Don and Randi Udelson

Special ThanksPhotography by Kennon Evett

Décor by Bergner and Johnson Design

Audio/Visual by LD Systems

Graphic Design by Matt Arnold, Blu Sparrow

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(From left) 2013 Spirit of Collaboration Gala Co-Chairs Bart and Julie Schouest, 2013 Honorees Chip and Susan Carlisle, 2013 Spirit of Collaboration Gala Co-Chairs Carol and Ken Simon and Collaborative for Children President and CEO Carol Shattuck

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On Thursday, September 26, nearly 500 guests attended Collaborative for Children’s Spirit of Collaboration Gala at Hilton Americas Houston. The event raised more than $364,260 for the children, parents, and educators impacted

by Collaborative for Children. This year’s event was co-chaired by Carol and Ken Simon and Julie and Bart Schouest and honored Susan and Chip Carlisle with the Charles M. Bonjean Spirit of Collaboration Award.

MissionOur mission is to improve the quality of early education in Greater Houston. We work with parents, educators, and local leaders to make sure our region’s children have the learning opportunities they need to succeed – in school and throughout their lives.

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