Sterling Bank Awards Grants to 28 Texas School Programs

HOUSTON, Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling Bank has awarded grants to 28 programs in underprivileged schools in the metropolitan areas of Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio as part of its annual Thanksgiving Grant program.

In the last five years, Sterling has awarded Thanksgiving Grants in honor of its employees who are active in their communities.  The total amount of the grants in Texas was doubled this year to $10,000.

In Dallas, the following programs were awarded Sterling Bank grants:

• Can Kinder Write, Yes We Can!, Clara Oliver Elementary School
• Listening Center, Winnetka Elementary School
• Oh, The Places You'll Go! -- Dr. Seuss
• Getting Back to Healthy: Growing Organic vs. Non Organic, L V Stockard Middle School
• Outfitting Our New Science Lab!, Kipp Truth Academy
• Writer's Workshop, W H Gaston Middle School

The Houston programs that received grants were:

• Math You Can Touch, Windsor Village Elementary
• Developing Knowledge Via a Marvelous Funny Way, Roosevelt Elementary School
• Anchoring our Understanding, Bonner Elementary School
• Sight Word Success, Pilgrim Academy
• Investigative Journalists in the Making!, Kipp Academy
• Mathematicians Need Math Materials!
• Science by the Book, Macario Garcia Elementary School
• Laptop for Algebra II Webquest Part 3, KIPP Houston High School
• Ongoing Competitive Learning, Dowling Middle School
• Dav Pilkey: The perfect books for young readers, Forester Elementary School
• Help Kindergarteners Read!    
• We Are COUNTING On You!
• Miss! I Can't Hear The Keyboard! - Piano Lab Headphones, , Spring Shadows Elementary School
• Big Book Reading, Elrod Elementary School

The following programs in San Antonio were awarded grants:

• Little Learners Long to Love Literacy!, Dellview Elementary School
• Fluency Creates Life Long Learners, Sky Harbor Elementary School
• Fluency Flourishes From Focused Foundations, Dellview Elementary School
• Building Creativity, Indian Creek Elementary School
• Little Learners Love Leveled Literacy Lessons!, Dellview Elementary School
• Discovering Creative Minds, Harmony Elementary School
• Magic Carpet Ride, Indian Creek Elementary School
• Leaping into Learning, Indian Creek Elementary School

Sterling Bank specializes in relationship banking for small and medium-size businesses, their owners, employees and family members, and banking center neighbors.  In addition to competitive loan and deposit products, Sterling offers international banking, treasury management services, home equity loans, and investment services, plus a full staff of experienced professional bankers.

With total assets of $5 billion and 56 banking centers in Texas' largest cities, 36-year-old Sterling is one of the largest Texas-based independent banks.  The bank ranked #53 in Bank Director Magazine's 2008 Bank Performance Scorecard, has been cited by Greenwich & Associates for its service quality, and has appeared numerous times on FORTUNE Magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.  

SOURCE Sterling Bank