Generous Houstonians made the first-ever “Power of the Network” dinner, benefiting Houston A+ Challenge, a sold-out event on October 13, 2009, at River Oaks Country Club.Kudos went to Chairs Lesha and Tom Elsenbrook and Nancy and Bryan Ruez for leading the event, which honored the achievements of two women who were instrumental in starting Houston A+ Challenge: Andrea White and Maconda B. O’Connor.
In future years, Houston A+ Challenge will give awards in honor of these women: the Maconda Brown O’Connor Award for Leadership in Public Education will be awarded to outstanding public school teachers, principals and district leaders, and the Andrea White Award for Service to Public Education will be awarded to individual community members, corporation and foundations who go above and beyond to support the Houston region’s public schools.
