Sarah Gish, the owner of Gish Creative, started the “Geoffrey Gish Memorial Fund” in honor of her brother, Geoffrey Gish, whose life was full of fun activities such as ice skating, skateboarding, drawing, movies and roller hockey. With these funds, we are giving scholarships and making donations for similar activities, so that “Boys Can FLY!” (a quote inspired by Geoff). Geoffrey died at 43 years old on August 31, 2004 due to his addiction to alcohol and food so we want to help as many as we can realize that there are ways to "fly" without drugs, overeating, and alcohol.

With the funds from this memorial, we:

• Supported a local artist by purchasing cards used as thank you notes to donors

• Donated Atlas Shrugged (a favorite book of Geoff’s) to the Houston Public Library’s Jungman Branch

• Donated a copy of The Shining to the Lanier Middle School Library, Jeff's Alma Mater

• Made a donation to the Decade of Non-Violence/Houston

• Made a donation to the Southern Poverty Law Center

• Made a donation to Documentary Alliance for the making of a documentary film on palace movies theatres

• Gave a scholarship for ice skating lessons at the Polar Ice Galleria skating rink (where Geoff loved to skate)

• Started workshops called "I Can Fly!" which are uniquely created for groups to teach people how to find their passions and their special place in life. The workshops incorporate information about how we are bombarded with marketing and advertising messages, and participants in longer workshops create a piece of art.

• Started a community project, glowfish enterprises™, in which Sarah and partner Mary Ellen Wolf present workshops, create materials and consult on issues relating to parenting, addiction, education, marketing, and more.

We would greatly appreciate your monetary donations so that we can continue our good works in honor of Geoffrey. If you are interested in donating to our fund, please mail a check made payable to the “Geoffrey Gish Memorial Fund” c/o GISH CREATIVE, 1940-A FOUNTAINVIEW DRIVE, PMB 116, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77057. Please note that donations to this fund are not tax-deductible.

Thank you all who have supported us during this difficult time! Our suffering is lessened knowing that we can put the money raised to good use in honor of Geoff’s spirit.

For more information about this fund, please contact us.