TMI gala to honor bishop

Online, August 9, 2010 (Newswire.com) - TMI - The Episcopal School of Texas will honor the Rt. Rev. James E. Folts, retired bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, at its Stars Over TMI gala, Sept. 18, on the school's campus at 20955 W. Tejas Trail.

As bishop, Folts is a former chairman of the school's Board of Governors and was co-chairman with Tom C. Frost Jr., TMI class of 1945, of the "We're on a Mission...Forward to 400" growth plan that helped build the school's All Saints Chapel, completed in 2008. Since the campaign was launched in fall 2005, TMI's enrollment has grown from 325 to 426 students at the start of the 2010-2011 school year.

Stars Over TMI: Celebrating Pillars of Excellence will feature dinner with a Texas flair, catered by the RK Group, and music by the Rick Cavender Band. There will be live and silent auctions, as well as a raffle for a $10,000 TMI tuition credit or $10,000 in American Express gift cards. Celinda Baez Guerra is event chairman, with Sandra Laurel Ford as cochair.

The event is the school's largest annual fundraiser, benefiting academic programs, facilities improvements and student financial aid.

Tickets are $150 per person. To purchase, visit www.starsovertmi.com or contact Kendra Rogers at (210) 564-6245 or [email protected].