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Lucky Strikes 2014

On Saturday, January 18th, The Providence on Southmore, Inc. hosted its first annual "Lucky Strikes" bowling event. The fundraising event was established to support the organization's various programs. Take a look at the photo gallery to check out the event's volunteers and participants who showed off their skills while having a great time raising money to support college completion in the Houston area. Partners for the event included: South Union CDC, Knowledge First, Love Fellowship Church, EDP Engineering, South Dallas Smiles, Hour Trained Bodies, FS Training Systems, and DW Promotions. (See our Supporter page to learn more about our partners).

January 26, 2013 - Website Launch

TPOS Launched its website on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Cafe 4212 (Houston, TX).  Board members, family members, and a host of friends were on-hand to celebrate the ocassion. Board members greeted guests and spent the evening promoting the organization's vision and mission.  That evening was also the kick-off to the organization's fundraising efforts in which a goal of $50,000 in "Individual gifts" has been set.

CITY OF HOUSTON MAKE SAFE SATURDAY

 Houston Mayor Annise Parker launched Make Safe Saturday, a new quarterly neighborhood cleanup initiative.  The citywide initiative targeted blighted properties that are in violation of City codes but do not meet the criteria for demolition.  These are properties for which owners have been cited for nuisance violations and have failed to correct the problems.

 To kick off the initiative, City crews and neighborhood volunteers cleaned up 8 blighted properties in the 5100 block of Mallow Street in Sunnyside on Saturday, March 2, 2013.  TPOS founder Dr. Karla Brown and board member Margaret Jenkins participated in the event.

Worthing High School's Career and Technical Education Day

Worthing High School's Career and Technical Education Day was an exhilarating experience for TPOS Founder (Karla Brown) who returned to her alma mater with a powerful message.  She spoke to multiple groups of students and reiterated the importance of good decision-making and pointed out that current circumstances don't have to dictate their future successes.  (Spring 2013)