Kilgore ISD Education Foundation

08/26/2026

SEEKING SWAG BAG SPONSORS

Do you want your promotional products in the hands of 200 runners and participants? We’d love to include your business in our Running with the Dogs swag bags!

This is a great opportunity to share your business with our community while helping us make race day extra special for our participants. We’re looking for businesses willing to donate promotional items, samples, coupons, or other goodies to fill our swag bags.

Interested in donating? We’d love to have you!

For more information or to arrange a donation, contact:

Pickup or Dropoff, please contact:
Amy Bates — [email protected]
Chase Patterson - [email protected]
Courtney Meyer - [email protected]

Message us or comment below if you’d like to participate.

Kilgore, we need YOU! Thank you for supporting the 6th Annual Running with the Dogs!

08/24/2026

🐾 We’re Looking for Bulldog Sponsors!

The countdown is on to the 6th Annual Running with the Dogs 5K, and we’re looking for local businesses, organizations, and Bulldog supporters to join us as sponsors!

This isn’t just a race—it’s an investment in Kilgore ISD students and teachers. Sponsorships help the Kilgore ISD Education Foundation provide classroom grants and support innovative educational opportunities throughout our schools.

When you sponsor Running with the Dogs, you’re helping make a difference in the classroom while putting your business in front of a fun, supportive community on race day!

❤️ Want to be part of the pack? Become a sponsor! 🐾

Sponsorship funds may be sent to:

KISD Education Foundation - Running with the Dogs
Kilgore ISD Administration Building
Attn:
Kilgore ISD Education Foundation Treasurer, Chase Patterson

Or we are happy to come to your home or business as well.

Sponsor information/contact:
Amy Bates - [email protected]
Chase Patterson - [email protected]
Courtney Meyer - [email protected]

Let’s come together to run for our schools, support our teachers, and cheer on our students!

08/21/2026

🐾 THE PACK IS BACK! 🐾

In just 8 Saturdays on October 10, we’ll be back on the trail for the 6th Annual Running with the Dogs 5K! 🎉

Whether you’re ready to run, walk, cheer, or simply come enjoy the fun, there’s a place for you in the pack! Every step helps support the Kilgore ISD Education Foundation and the students of KISD. ❤️🐾❤️

So grab your friends, gather your family, and start counting down with us!

🏃‍♀️ Register now: bulldogrun.com⁠

8 Saturdays. One great cause. One BIG pack!
Let’s get ready to Run with the Dogs! 🐶

08/18/2026

We are so excited for you, Class of 2027!
Enjoy every second of your Senior Year! 🎓

❤️THANK YOU, Kilgore ISD Education Foundation❤️

A huge thank you to the Kilgore ISD Education Foundation for our Senior 2027 signs! We’re so excited to celebrate our seniors and this special year with them! 🎓🐾

Seniors: Be sure to swing by the Counselors’ Office to pick up your sign! ❤️🖤

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❤️GRACIAS, KILGORE ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION!❤️

¡Muchísimas gracias a la Fundación Educativa de Kilgore ISD por nuestros letreros de Senior 2027! Estamos muy emocionados de celebrar a nuestros seniors y este año tan especial con ellos. 🎓🐾

Seniors: ¡No olviden pasar por la Oficina de Consejeros para recoger su letrero! ❤️🖤

05/04/2026

The KISD Education Foundation delivered some sweet treats to all of the campuses today as a small THANK YOU and token of APPRECIATION to the teachers of KISD!! Our most heartfelt THANK YOU to the teachers of Kilgore ISD for all of effort, time, attention and care that you put into your work every day! There is no way to say thank you for all that you do for the students of our district, but we truly appreciate each and every one of YOU!

04/16/2026

Thank you to the Kilgore High School Cheerleaders and their sponsor, Saidie Hamblen, for donating the silent auction item of "Lunch with the KHS Cheerleaders" and THANK YOU to Alli Gideon for purchasing it during the "Bulldogs & Boots" Gala! Audrey Gideon and her friend, Landry Ballard, were treated to Chick Fil A today with several KHS Cheerleaders! Thank you, ALL for you support of the Kilgore ISD Education Foundation!

04/10/2026

Today is OUR FAVORITE day of the year! The BULLDOG BRIGADE was out and about this morning and awarded over $30,000 in Innovation Grants to the teachers and adminstrators of Kilgore ISD! Thank you to our community and to everyone who has donated to the Foundation's fundraisers...THIS is what all of your donations support!! These ideas, these teachers, these campuses and THESE SMILES! LET'S CELEBRATE!

03/26/2026

Chandler Elementary student Cooper Collins got to be the "other Mr. Collins" at Chandler as he was Principal for the Day! Thanks to Cooper's mom Stephanie Collins for purchasing this experience during the silent auction at the "Bulldogs & Boots" Gala and to Mr. Collins for donating the experience to the auction! We appreciate all of the support for the Kilgore ISD Education Foundation!

03/20/2026

Kilgore Primary students, Haddie Kate Welch and Raeleigh Pettey got to be Principal for the Day thanks to Jessica Welch purchasing this experience during the silent auction at the "Bulldogs & Boots" Gala! Thank you to KPS Principal Mrs. Richardson for donating this experience to the auction. We appreciate all of the support for the Kilgore ISD Education Foundation!

03/18/2026

Kylen Brooks recently got the chance to throw out the FIRST PITCH at the Kilgore Bulldogs Baseball game thanks to Mr. Steve Brown purchasing the "Throwing Out the First Pitch" experience at the "Bulldogs & Boots" Gala Silent Auction! We truly appreciate your continued support of the Kilgore ISD Education Foundation!