Vivian
Roy Bowser Cancer Education Fund
In 1994, the National Education Association and the
Texas State Teachers Association established a national
endowment to honor Vivian Roy Bowser, a former teacher
in the Houston Independent School District, living
with breast cancer. Throughout her 27 years of teaching,
she worked her way up within the local, state, and
national levels of the Association, serving as president
of the Houston Education Association, president of
the Texas Classroom Teachers Association, and a member
of the NEA Executive Committee for nine years. After
a long and courageous battle with the disease, Vivian
passed away in 1996. The VRB Fund lives on in Vivian’s
name to support and recognize important cancer education
efforts for school employees.
Today the Vivian Roy Bowser Cancer Education Fund,
offers small grants to local and state NEA Associations
for conducting women’s and men’s cancer education
programs. Looking for ideas on how other Associations
have used
VRB grants to implement local programs?
Resources:
- Grant Application – To apply for a small local grant,
fill out an application
online. - Contribute to the VRB Cancer Education Fund – Contact NEA
HIN for ideas about contributing
to this fund in honor or
memory of someone. - HIN
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information on all forms of cancer,
including
risk factors, prevention and education strategies, and
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