Representatives Present Houston Academy Educators With ING Unsung Heroes Grant

Representatives Ana Portillo and Bredawn Riley from ING Financial Partners in Houston visited Houston Academy on Oct. 17 to present a $2,000 check to Pameolin Nelson and her team of grant writers for their winning program entry. Nelson along with Dorothy Williams, Courtney Holiday, Sheana Carr and John Herridge submitted their idea to [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]ING’s Unsung Heroes Grant program earlier this year.

Nelson and her colleagues’ winning program idea, “A Bridge Toward Sustainability,” will help their students study urban food production using a new, innovative vertical garden product. The program will incorporate components in the curriculum from Let’s Move, which is a comprehensive initiative dedicated to solving the challenge of childhood obesity. Children will learn about food nutrition, biochemistry of plant growth, and the economics and environmental benefits of locally grown foods.

For full story, [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]view earlier article posted earlier this school year.

Pictured are (l-r) paraprofessional Sheana Carr, choir teacher Courtney Holiday, Ruby Allen, principal of Houston Academy; Pameolin Nelson, computer literacy teacher; as well as Bredawn Riley and Ana Portillo of ING Financial Partners.