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Katy ISD’s partners in education hosts Men Who Mentor breakfast. Katy ISD’s Partners in Education hosted its annual Men Who Mentor Breakfast. Almost 150 men were treated to a big manly breakfast while learning from a panel of Katy ISD principals.

(L-R) Morton Ranch Junior High Principal Mark Grisdale, Beckendorff Junior High Principal Ted Vierling, Cardiff Junior High Principal Rick Hull and Beck Junior High Principal James Cross. Not pictured: Wolfe Elementary Principal Dr. Jake LeBlanc.

katy/west houston aggie moms with fit-to-be tied service project. Big Event, an Aggie tradition since 1982, is the largest, one-day student-run service project in the nation where students of Texas A &M University come together to say thank you to the residents of Bryan and College Station.

More than 10,000 student volunteers completed jobs for residents and community organizations in the Bryan/College Station area. To recognize and support this student event, the Katy/West Houston Aggie Moms met at Holy Covenant United Methodist Church to tie no-sew fleece blankets. The group completed 44 blankets, which were donated to Christus St. Catherine ’s Children’s Ward.

KATY AREA MOXIE MOMS CELEBRATE 500th MEMBER IN KATY. Approximately two years and eight months ago, the Moxie Moms network in Katy was launched with only a few memberships. Moxie Moms recently celebrated its 500th mommy member in the Katy area —Krista Schroen.

Moxie Moms partners with more than 100 Katy-area businesses to offer pricing discounts that make motherhood a bit easier. In addition, Moxie Moms hosts mother and child-friendly events so that moms may meet and form friendships with other moms.

“The group is diverse and growing by leaps-and-bounds,” says Kristi Wees, area manager for Moxie Moms. “Our member base consists of Katy moms who work full-time, part-time, some who stay at home and others who work from home. We even have a few grandmoms who care for their grandchildren during the day and enjoy the discounts, events and camaraderie with moms of all ages. ”

Moxie Moms LLC was founded by Susan Lavelle more than five years ago in Boulder, Colo., and has spread nationwide with chapters in many cities.

Katy Resident Continues to Mount Screenwriting Awards. Kevin West was awarded the top screenwriting prize at the 42nd Annual WorldFest Houston International Film Festival for his dramatic original entitled Surfside Hotel.

West accepted the Platinum REMI Award saying, “WorldFest is by far the most significant film festival that promotes screenwriters and to now be recognized by such a prestigious festival is something I will never forget. ”

The REMI is the 5th screenplay award for Surfside Hotel. He has received “official selections” at Cinema City International, Beverly Hills and Bare Bones film festivals. West also achieved an honorable mention at the Mexico International Film Festival.

Surfside Hotel is an epic drama and romance story about Henry Witten who leaves his corrupt and capitalistic family for his childhood vacation place in Surfside Beach, Texas to build the hotel of his dreams, reunite with the beach he so loved and marry the girl he remembers.

GREATER KATY EXCHANGE CLUB MAKes DONATIONS TO KATY AREA NONPROFIT CHARITIES. The Greater Katy Exchange Club made donations to five different nonprofit charities in the Katy area during its monthly membership meeting on May 6. Katy ARTreach, Krause Children ’s Center, Katy Christian Ministries – Abuse Center, Breath of Life Children’s Clinic and Pregnancy Help Center of West Houston all received checks.

The Exchange board of directors wanted to keep donations in the Katy area to financially assist these organizations in their efforts to support people in need.