The MPISD School Foundation let the good times boil on Saturday, March 23 at their crawfish boil fundraiser held at the Priefert Hangar. Attendees donned bibs for either crawfish by Krawdaddy’s Catering Service or jambalaya by Red Barn Grill and Bakery plus some hot and spicy live music provided by MPHS graduate, Hayden McBride, and his band that also features MPHS graduate, David Ysasi. Toward the end of the evening, everyone came out of their shells in the photo booth wearing crawfish hats, claws, and boas for free photo mementos. Contributors were definitely not shellfish as the event raked in $18,367.00 that will be used to fund educator grants in the future.
Sponsors for the event included Homeland Title Company and Cross Law Firm, East Texas Children’s Dentistry for the entertainment, and Priefert Manufacturing for the venue. Ester Smith Efinity Mortgage sponsored the photo booth. And Amy and Carl Hinton sponsored dessert, which was a selection of cupcakes.
Thirty-one businesses and groups were table sponsors which included meals for eight guests. Corporate table sponsors were Allen Scrap Metal, American National Bank, Amy Hinton-Texas Best Real Estate, Sandy & Larry Bible, Castillo Realty, Clint & Cindy Davis, Cypress Bank, Elliott Motors, ETEX Service & Supply Company, Grayrock Landscape & Irrigation, Guaranty Bank & Trust, Hageman Realty Group-Jennifer Hageman, KLC Video Security, KRB Investments, Mayben Realty, McCauley Dental and Implant Center, MPJH Amigas (Tonya Schultz, Felice Bryan, Courtney Cherelle, Chelsea Loftin, Kristi Berry, Lara Martin), Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce, Next Level Super Premium Pet Food, Northeast Texas Blinds & More, Pilgrim Bank, Pleasant Smiles Dental, Redfearn Real Estate, Region 8 ESC, Stanley’s Landscape Management, Stansell Construction, Stephenson Dirt Contracting, Symmetry Sports Construction, Thurman’s Pro-Med Pharmacy, Titus Regional Medical Center, and Vera Bank.
The Mount Pleasant ISD School Foundation has awarded over $600,000 in the form of educator grants over the past nine years. The Foundation will be participating in East Texas Giving day on April 30 and donations can be made at https://www.easttexasgivingday.org/mpisdfoundation on that day. For more information about the Foundation, contact the Executive Director, Mariela Crockett, at 903-575-2000 or visit their website at www.mpisdfoundation.org.
Photos:
1. MPISD Foundation crawfish boil
2. Foundation member Crystal Jackson sets out bowls of crawfish