CONVENTION UPDATE

On August 25th, Hurricane Harvey struck the coast of Texas as a category 4 storm with sustained winds of up to 130 mph. The wind and flooding ravaged coastal communities from Corpus Christi up through Louisiana and poured massive amounts of rain in areas far inland. In Houston, where we were scheduled to hold the 2017 TSCA convention, the flooding was extensive throughout the city. Among those buildings that were flooded was the Omni Houston Hotel-Westside. While we held out hope that the damage could be repaired in time for the convention, we were not so fortunate. The hotel contacted TSCA after their adjusters inspected the property to inform us that they would be closed until September 30th and possibly longer. They released us from our convention contract and helped us to find another location that could quickly assume the obligations of serving as a site for our annual conference.

The Omni San Antonio at the Colonnade, our location from the 2016 conference, quickly stepped up to help. Please note that with such a quick venue change, there will need to be some flexibility. Vice President Wade Hescht and Comptroller Mike Jones have been working with the hotel to arrange all available space and to revise the convention program. There are other organizations also holding functions in the hotel that weekend and we will be working around them.

Hurricane Harvey Efforts

Many of our members have been deeply impacted by the recent Hurricane Harvey. TSCA is launching several efforts to assist where we are able. We'll update this page with details as our efforts continue.

Adopt-A-Team

TSCA is launching Adopt-A-Team to help our members affected by Hurricane Harvey. If you would like to participate please email Melissa Witt at mewitt@dimmittisd.net. All schools wishing to help and schools who have been in the path please email Melissa Witt. Spread the word! Click here to view the list of teams participating in Adopt-A-Team.

Donors / Organizers

Several organizations and individuals have let us know that they are reaching out to victims of Hurricane Harvey. Click here to view the list.

Other Ways to Help

Here is a list of suggested ways you can help. Find out specific needs or make donations primarily monetary, allowing teams to get what they need and so they don't have to deal with storage/redistribution of a bunch of stuff they don't need.