2025 Travis Homecoming

Date:  Saturday, March 1st, 2025
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: SPJST Lodge 88

Travis Homecoming - A Spring Gala & Auction is the largest Travis Elementary fundraiser of the year!  Join us for an evening of music, silent and live auctions, a fun paddle raise, open bar and delicious food - all in plenty of space to mingle, dance, and raise funds for Travis Elementary.  Help us toast to our amazing teachers and staff, celebrate our community and enjoy an unforgettable night.

Nominate a Homecoming King or Queen here by buying your raffle tickets!

To purchase underwriting or sponsorship packages, click here.

All packages include VIP Lounge access with food, drinks, and entertainment one hour before general admission as well as a reserved table during the event (Letterman Jacket Sponsor and Marching Band Sponsor excluded).

Our Underwriters and Sponsors

We owe so much to our wonderful underwriters and sponsors!
This gala would not be possible without their support.

❤ UNDERWRITERS ❤

Corsage Underwriter
(Premier)

School Spirit Underwriter
(Raffle)

Pep Rally Underwriter
(Raise the Paddle)

Boutonniere Underwriter
(Catering)

Spiked Punch Underwriter
(Drinks/Bar)

Electric Slide Underwriter
(DJ)

Friendship Bracelets Underwriter
(Premium Wristbands)

Tiger Pride Gala Underwriter
(Kidventure)

♥ SPONSORS ♥

Mum Sponsorships

The Seerden & Epps Families

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Alumni Sponsorships

The Farr Family

Touchdown Sponsorships

The Cahan Family

The Downing Family

The May Family

The Ochsner Family

Letterman Jacket Sponsors

The Hanley Family

The Maxian Family

The Shoemate Family

The Rossy Family

[Your Logo Here]

In Kind Donors

Keleigh Mertens - artwork

Maliz Parties and Balloons

Why You Should Attend

The Travis Foundation is committed to investments that deliver long term, positive impact to the entire Travis Elementary community of students, parents, faculty, staff, and administration.

1. Fund the Future
   The Travis Foundation serves as a source of stable, discretionary funding to augment financial support provided through Houston ISD and by the Travis PTA. The Foundation also maintains a capital reserve to ensure stable, predictable, long-term discretionary funding for the school.

2. STRENGTHEN TRAVIS ELEMENTARY
   The Travis Foundation investments strengthen Travis as a leading, innovative learning environment. We fund targeted initiatives and impactful grant requests that enhance school infrastructure, teacher development, and student achievement, and that support the school’s core values.

3. ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT OF TRAVIS
   The Travis Foundation aims to foster long-term community support through outreach and engagement.

Funds raised at previous galas have paid for the following: 

• A beautiful, new playground structure in collaboration with the SPARK Foundation, accessible to the public
• Travis community garden cistern to collect and store rainwater for the purpose of watering the garden beds that grow fruits and vegetables, as well as the wildflowers and small trees
• “Project Zero Classroom” professional conference at Harvard University
• “Building Thinking Classrooms” professional math conference in Phoenix, AZ, with founder Peter Liljedahl
• Nugget couches for improved, more comfortable seating in the library
• Nugget couches and rugs for grades K-2
• Books and access to online materials for Handwriting without Tears Program for all 2nd graders
• Writers in the Schools (WITS) Program for grades 3-5
• DaCamera Music Encounters for grades 1-2
• Travis Art Show equipment and supplies for all grade levels
• Much more!

This school year, the Travis Foundation has already funded so many critical programs and continues to maintain, replace, and upgrade important learning and play areas such as:

What's next?  With your help, our hope is that the funds raised at the gala will go towards our beloved Travis Library, which is in desperate need of a major upgrade and remodel.  Our vision includes:

• removing the carpet (installed in 2005)
• installing new flooring
• replacing the broken window coverings
• purchasing new, comfortable lounge furniture
• creating cozy, safe reading nooks
• designing a Makerspace section for robotics, STEM projects, arts and crafts, etc.
• upgrading technology
• fresh, welcoming paint
• sensory panels
• most importantly, new, updated, and diverse books
• and so much more!

Can't make it to the gala?  Submit your tax-deductible contribution to support the Travis Foundation.

Donate Items

We're always looking for:

• Vacation homes/getaways
• Event tickets
• Art
• Food and Wine
• Baskets
• Unique Experiences
• Birthday Parties
• Jewelry
• Spa and Beauty products/packages
• Designer services
• Sports memorabilia

Sign Up Parties!

Sign-Up Parties are exclusive parties or events planned and sponsored by Travis families or teachers with tickets sold before and during the gala. They almost always sell out, some within minutes!   Submit it here.

Anyone can host a sign-up party.  You choose the time, place, number and type of attendees (“adults,” “4rd graders", “moms only," etc.), and ticket price.  Sign-up parties generally occur post-auction through the spring and summer.  Sign-up parties are listed as part of our silent auction collection, but feel free to encourage your friends to purchase tickets to them!  Once the auction period has ended, you will receive a list of contact information for everyone that bought a ticket, and you can email the guests specific details of the event.  All ticket sales will go directly to the Travis Foundation. Your costs for hosting the event are tax deductible.  Contact treasurer@travisfoundation.org if you have any questions prior to submitting your party.

Previous ideas:

• Grade level ice cream party
• Ladies Mahjong party
• Tequila tasting
• Whisky tasting party
• Grade level circus party
• End of year swimming party
• STEM party
• Family Bike Ride
• Friendship bracelets making party
• Sound bowls and bubbles party
• Yoga and Champagne