FamilyTime Crisis and Counseling Center hosted its 29th annual Hearts of Gold Gala, celebrating its 2021 Women of Achievement. Pictured front row, left to right, Deborah Rose Miller, real estate agent and owner of Rose Realty LLC; Rose Austin, author; Christina J. Allen JD, executive director of FamilyTime Crisis and Counseling Center; Michele Cazares, childcare coordinator/preschool teacher at Christ the King Lutheran Church; Ellie Csengery, interior designer; Courtney Jones, choreographer and dance teacher at Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA); and Claudette McKee, retired educator. Back row, left to right, Nancy Morrison, retired educator and Humble ISD board member; Teresa Maharaj, registered nurse and professor at Texas Woman’s University; Heather Brodersen, veteran; Meca Grant, owner and CEO of Communications Essentials; Kristi Bruner, children’s advocate at FamilyTime Crisis and Counseling Center; Isa Gould, assistant professor at the University of Houston and the University of St. Thomas; and Kathy Flanagan Payton, President and CEO of Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation.
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Lone Star College-Kingwood held a groundbreaking ceremony for its future fire training center on February 11. The new building, which is expected to be completed in August 2022, will house all the necessary equipment for students to undergo fire drills and learn other essential skills needed to become certified firefighters in Texas. Pictured left are David Teverbaugh, fire science program director at LSC-Kingwood; Eva Gomez, senior project manager at PBK Architects; David Baty, vice president of instruction at LSC-Kingwood; Mike Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of the LSC Board of Directors; Dr. Melissa Gonzalez, President of LSC-Kingwood; U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee; Ruby and Don Staley, donors to the Gary Staley Memorial Fund; and Dr. Jim Cain, LSC Board Member.
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Two organizations in the Lake Houston area held significant events in the life of their organizations. FamilyTime has been a staple in the Humble region for years and they recently hosted their annual Hearts of Gold Gala.
Lone Star College’s Kingwood campus also held a special grand opening for its new Fire Academy. With good weather and progress, facilities should be complete by the end of summer in time for fall classes.
Successful Women 2021
Giving, inspiring, helping are all traits of some of the women who were honored at the 29th Annual Hearts of Gold Gala celebrating their 2021 Women of Achievement. The ladies came from all walks of life and walks of life and were thanked for service to the community.
Inauguration of the LSC-Kingwood fire installation
Lone Star College-Kingwood held a groundbreaking ceremony for its future fire training center on February 11. The new building, which is expected to be completed in August 2022, will house all the necessary equipment for students to undergo fire drills and learn other essential skills needed to become certified firefighters in Texas. The college will be the second on the east side to have dedicated firefighting facilities. Houston Community College-Northeast has a fire academy at its I-10 and Loop 610 location.