Project 88 Foundation
7 Foggy Heights Ln.
Missouri City, TX 77459
www.project88.org
Founders
Ericka and Garrett Graham
Founding Chairs
Hannah and Cal McNair
Lisa and Chris Seay
Sponsorship Chairs
Jessica Hart
Katherine and Jonathan Lusk
Host Committee Chairs
Megan and Brian Cushing
Amanda and Jon Weeks
Host Committee
Jessica and Jeff Adams
Holly and Austin Alvis
Elise Berry and Ryan Griffin
Monica and John Blaisdell
Devi and Duane Brown
Kylie and James Casey
Kristin and Chad Castille
Maegan Cruse and David Quessenbury
Megan and Brian Cushing
Angela and Owen Daniels
Brittany Darrington
Hannah Dismuke
Eddie Dore
Marcie and Herb Ehmann
Rebecca and Brad Elmore
Deb and Randy Engen
Lee Ann Fiedorowicz
Hollie Fulsom
Erin Garza
Margaret and Mark Gibson
Elise Goretsky and Nick Engen
Eileen and Gordon Graham
Amanda and Ryan Graham
Channing Grigsby
Denise Hamilton and Matthew Fritsch
Adele Hartland
Amber Hartland
Amy and Gary Haymond
Neekie and Amir Kashani
Marisa Knowles
Brittany and Mike Kruger
Erin and Shane Lechler
Shanan and Robert Malone
Joanna and Brad Marks
Hannah and Cal McNair
Sarahbeth Melton and Pierce Bush
Monika and Chad Merryman
Kealia Ohai
Kaitlin Saragusa
Catie and Tom Savage
Lindsey Schultz
Chanel and Cecil Shorts
Leah Shullenberger
Brittany and John Simon
Kristina H. and Paul Somerville
Chris Spencer and Drew Mallozzi
Rebekah and Scott Thelander
Bria Wall
Brittany and Nate Walton
Tamara Washington
Amanda and Jon Weeks
Dear friends,
It’s time to get in the game and be a part of Project 88, our organization that connects
thousands of high school students to opportunity as they navigate the college application
process. Suiting up is as easy as joining us along with our founding chairmen Hannah and Cal
McNair and host chairmen Jon and Amanda Weeks and Megan and Brian Cushing at our
Game Day Gala Friday, April 21, 2017 at Ecclesia. The event scores big with your favorite
NFL players, incredible auction items, games and quite a few surprises we just can’t wait to
share.
The Game Day Gala benefits Project 88, an organization Garrett and I started to positively
impact the lives of Houston area students as they approach college. According to a 2014
report, the statewide average for Texas public high schools exceeded 400 students per
counselor, and in Houston, the average was nearly 700 students per counselor. As a result,
many Houston-area students lack access to information about applying for college, a process
that can be complicated and overwhelming without the proper guidance.
Project 88 works to improve that ratio and bridge the gap between students and higher
education institutions in several ways:
• We partner with Advise TX (TAMU) to place exceptional recent college graduates from
all fields of study on high school campuses, as near-peer college advisors to lead
low-income and first-generation students to college. During the 2015-2016 school year,
Project 88 was able to place eight Advise TX college advisers to serve in Houston-area
public schools, and we placed six college advisers to serve in Houston-area public
schools for the 2016-2017 school year.
• We team up with Rice University and the Young Owls Leadership Program (YOLP)
program to sponsor summer programs, as well as the EMERGing Leaders Institute (ELI)
at Rice University in July. The ELI is a critical component of our ongoing efforts (with the
EMERGE program) to support our HISD scholars, many of whom will be the first in their
family to go to college.
• We select students from HISD schools to represent Project 88 within their schools on our
Young Leadership Board. These students participate in Project 88 events, volunteer
opportunities, and peer leadership circles. They also attend our Project 88 sponsored
summer camp, in hopes that they can become voices for generational change, and
vessels for hope, within their schools and communities.
All the funds from the Game Day Gala will go toward supporting these initiatives for the
2017-18 school year. By sponsoring the Game Day Gala, you help connect underserved
students to opportunity, which ignites generational change. We believe that ALL students are
capable of productive and successful futures.
Enclosed is the information about the events. We look forward to changing lives together.
Sincerely,
Ericka and Garrett Graham
Founders