LCRA, CITY OF BRENHAM AWARD GRANTS TO BRENHAM HERITAGE MUSEUM, BRENHAM HIGH SCHOOL THEATER BOOSTERS
Brenham Heritage Museum for upgrades to the
museum. The grant is part of LCRA’s Community
Development Partnership Program. Pictured, from
left to right, are: Kate Ramzinski, LCRA Regional
Affairs representative; Ciera Harris, museum
administrative assistant and program coordinator;
Margaret D. “Meg” Voelter, LCRA Board member; Jo
Ann Wolf and Tiffany Morisak, museum board
members.
(courtesy LCRA)
The Brenham Heritage Museum and the Brenham High School Theatre Booster Club are the beneficiaries of nearly $15,000 in grant funding awarded by the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Brenham.
The museum is receiving a $10,000 grant which it will use, along with $2,887 in matching funds, to install new window shades, tinting and drainage spouts to improve energy efficiency and protect the museum building, its artifacts and exhibits.
The booster club will put its grant of $4,896, combined with $1,224 in matching funds, toward new lighting infrastructure for the theater, enhancing lighting during performances and offering education opportunities for performers and lighting technicians.
Brenham High School Theater Booster Club for new
lighting at the Brenham High School theater. The
grant is part of LCRA’s Community Development
Partnership Program. Pictured in the front row, from
left to right, are: Kristi Reddoch, booster club
president; Michael Watts, Brenham ISD head high
school principal; Margaret D. “Meg” Voelter, LCRA
Board member; Clay Gillentine, Brenham ISD
superintendent; Brooke Trahan, Brenham ISD chief
communications and engagement officer; and Trey
Gates, student and head of theater lighting. Back
row: Noble Pharaon, student and Cub Company
president; Staci Frey, booster club secretary; Laura
Hanson, booster club co-treasurer; Kara Freeman,
theater director; Kendra Patch, theater assistant
director; Kate Ramzinski, LCRA Regional Affairs
representative; and Max Patrick, student and theater
lighting technician.
(courtesy LCRA)
Brenham Heritage Museum Board Chair Phillip Van Dorf says the improvements “will have a lasting impact on our ability to care for the museum’s collections and the historic building that houses them.”
Brenham High School Theatre Director Kara Freeman says, “The educational benefits our students will receive from this lighting system are immense.”
The two grants are among 37 awarded recently through the LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. Grant applications will re-open in January at https://lcra.org/cdpp.