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Watch “A Celebration of Reading” 📚
Read full article: Watch “A Celebration of Reading” 📚The program features best-selling authors and members of the Bush family. Hear the stories of incredibly talented authors and how you can help the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation in its mission to improve literacy rates for children and adults.
The City of Houston reveals beautiful new statue of former First Lady Barbara Bush
Read full article: The City of Houston reveals beautiful new statue of former First Lady Barbara BushWatch as Neil Bush chats about the bronze statue that will serve as the focal point of the Barbara Bush Memorial Garden, named in honor of his mother.
Former first daughter Barbara Bush tells AP about helping lead NBA's social responsibility efforts
Read full article: Former first daughter Barbara Bush tells AP about helping lead NBA's social responsibility effortsBarbara Bush never got to any of the NBA championship celebrations held at the White House when her grandfather was president of the United States.
Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation celebrates 10 years of helping Houstonians learn to read
Read full article: Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation celebrates 10 years of helping Houstonians learn to readNeil Bush, Houston Mayor Turner, The Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson Jr. and nationally best-selling authors Nelson DeMille, Tess Gerritsen, Tom Papa and Isabel Wilkerson support the legacy of former First Lady Barbara Bush and her mission to help all Houstonians learn to ready. Learn more about the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation at barbarabushhouston.org
Support the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s mission to help all Houstonians learn to read
Read full article: Support the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation’s mission to help all Houstonians learn to readThe Foundation is celebrating 10 years of carrying out Barbara Bush’s mission to ensure all adults and children are given the opportunities needed to learn to read. You can help by supporting their many outreach programs including My Home Library, the UH Cougar Tutor program, Camp Adventure, the Curiosity Cruiser, Success Through Adult Reading, and George and Barbara Bush Family Places. To help, go to www.barbarabushhouston.org
Real and fantasy: These Houston and Texas power couples are the stuff of legend
Read full article: Real and fantasy: These Houston and Texas power couples are the stuff of legendThese are some of the couples with storied pasts in Houston and Texas. Some come from reality and others from the imaginations of creative folks with an eye on the Lone Star State.
‘This team is fearless’: Scorekeeping super fan sad but proud as season comes to an end for Astros
Read full article: ‘This team is fearless’: Scorekeeping super fan sad but proud as season comes to an end for AstrosThe 2021 Major League Baseball season is over. The Atlanta Braves are the champions, defeating the Houston Astros 7 to 0 in Game 6 in the World Series.
Jill Biden, Joe’s chief protector, to step up as first lady
Read full article: Jill Biden, Joe’s chief protector, to step up as first ladyBut the minute I became first lady, everything became newsworthy.”Still, Jill Biden won’t have the learning curve most other new first ladies faced. Jill Biden helped raise his surviving young sons, Beau and Hunter, before giving birth to their daughter, Ashley, in 1981. “In 1988, when Joe’s first presidential campaign started to look bleak, people were constantly looking for cracks in our team. “I worry about Jill,” Joe Biden said. Look, too, for Jill Biden to try to keep things light.
#GivingTuesday: These are local organizations you can donate to, volunteer with in Houston area
Read full article: #GivingTuesday: These are local organizations you can donate to, volunteer with in Houston areaTaking place on Dec. 1 this year, many local organizations in the Houston area are gearing up to respond to increased economical need. Houstonians can volunteer their time, or donate gifts or money to any local cause. Here are local organizations you can donate to on Giving Tuesday. Serving 18 counties in the Houston-area, the Houston Food Bank has helped over one million people who are food insecure. Over 60 locations and serving 600,000 people in the Houston region, BakerRipley serves as a community center for low-income families, providing important information and opportunities to succeed in life.
Astros cutouts bring joy to fans, help survivors of Hurricane Laura
Read full article: Astros cutouts bring joy to fans, help survivors of Hurricane LauraHOUSTON Behind the home plate at Minute Maid Park, Astros fans will see cutouts of former President George H.W. While thousands of Astros fan cutouts fill the seats, the Astros welcome this new opportunity for fans to part of this unique and unprecedented season. This interaction has brought joy to fans like 80-year-old Charlotte Smith, an Astros superfan, who has her cutout near the former first couple. With all of Smiths doctor appointments, participating in the Astros season is good medicine. Returning the fan spiritThe fan cutouts, which are locally made with authenticated cardboard, has brought so much joy for various reasons.
Beloved faces in the Houston crowd: Bush 41, Barbara Bush are front-row cutouts at Astros Minute Maid Park games
Read full article: Beloved faces in the Houston crowd: Bush 41, Barbara Bush are front-row cutouts at Astros Minute Maid Park gamesBush and former first lady Barbara Bush -- avid Astros fans in life -- are current front row cutouts behind home plate at Minute Maid Park. The late dignitaries and forever Houston royals were a welcome, heartwarming sight as the Astros took on the Giants, beating the San Francisco team 6-4. Bush 41 died at the age of 94 in Houston on Nov. 30, 2018. Barbara Bush died a few months prior, on April 17, 2018. KPRC producers recognized the Bush couple cutouts immediately, but that left us wondering, who else is a featured cutouts behind home plate?