Howard Tellepsen, left, of Tellepsen, Inc., visits with La Porte ISD teachers Kathleen Restrepo, center, of De Walt School and Mona Gibbs of Rizzuto Elementary during Breakfast with the Stars.  Restrepo and Gibbs are among the many LPISD teachers who have been awarded grants from the La Porte Education Foundation.

La Porte Education Foundation directors visit with representatives of Thompson and Horton, LLP, during the La Porte Education Foundation's Breakfast with the Stars on Aug. 20.  From left are Foundation directors Bob Barger and Debbie Wade, Thompson and Horton's John Hopkins and Maureen Singleton, The Duck (also known as Foundation director Bob Pizzitola), Thompson and Horton's Christopher Gilbert, and Foundation directors Michael Barry, Rick Ewan, Bob Murphy and Johnna Bowen.  The event also served as the kickoff for the DuPont Rubber Duck Regatta, benefitting the La Porte Education Foundation, which will be held on Nov. 6 at Sylvan Beach.

Ken Martin of DuPont, which is the title sponsor of the DuPont Rubber Duck Regatta benefitting the La Porte Education Foundation, visits with La Porte Education Foundation directors Debbie Wade and Bob Pizzitola (as the Duck) during the Foundation's Breakfast with the Stars on Aug. 20.  At right are La Porte High School teachers Michelle Napier and Julie Ipsen.