A Foundation Built on Community

In 2013, the Dodd City Lions Club made a decision that would shape the future of a small Texas town for generations to come. With a single donation, they planted a seed: the Dodd City Education Foundation. Their vision was simple but powerful — build something lasting, something that could open doors for local students year after year, long after the founders themselves had moved on.

That seed took root.

Over the past eleven years, the Foundation has awarded 144 scholarships totaling $144,600 to Dodd City ISD students — young people who walked the same hallways, played on the same fields, and sat in the same classrooms as the generations before them. Each scholarship represents more than a dollar amount. It represents a student who got to say yes to a college acceptance letter, a trade program, or a dream that once felt out of reach. It represents a community that showed up for its own.

But the story doesn't end with scholarships.

Today, the Dodd City Education Foundation is looking toward a bigger horizon. We believe investing in our students shouldn't stop at graduation — and it shouldn't be limited to only those pursuing a diploma-driven path. Our vision is to grow beyond scholarships alone, into an organization that supports every corner of Dodd City ISD — students and teachers alike, classrooms and coaches, programs and possibilities across the entire district.

What started as a single gift from the Lions Club has grown into a promise: that Dodd City will always invest in its own. Events like Denim & Diamonds aren't just fundraisers — they're the next chapter in a story that began over a decade ago, and one that our community writes together, year after year.

Dodd City Education Foundation Annual Gala

Denim & Diamonds