Archive for 'Funders and supporters'
Thanks to Amgen Foundation!
We are honored to recognize Amgen Foundation, and the many Amgen volunteers who give their time as career speakers for Crusaders, as our Partner in Philanthropy for 2011. Several staff members from The College Crusade celebrated recently with representatives of the Amgen Foundation at the National Philanthropy Day in Rhode Island! Pictured from left to [...]
Posted: December 19th, 2011 under Events, Funders and supporters.
Tags: advisors, amgen
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Dear Senators Reed & Whitehouse: Thanks!
Crusaders at Mount Pleasant High School welcomed U.S. Senator Jack Reed and U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to their school library today! A big group of state education officials and College Crusade staff members joined them for a press conference to celebrate the announcement of a $3 million federal GEAR UP grant for Rhode Island. Featured [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2011 under Events, Funders and supporters, High school.
Tags: advisors, crusader highlights, GEAR UP
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A Photo with the Mayor
Visitors from Amgen Foundation dropped in to see Mayor Marc Saldarriaga and the rest of his City Hall staff at Exchange City this week! Pictured here from Amgen, along with the mayor’s excellent judicial and law enforcement personnel, are Kathy Demarest, Executive Director, Quality Analytical Labs; Christina Evon, Associate, Corporate Communications & Philanthropy; and John [...]
Posted: February 24th, 2011 under Funders and supporters, Middle school.
Tags: amgen, careers, J&W, supporters
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Thanks to Our Partners in Philanthropy!
The College Crusade honored two local individuals as Partners in Philanthropy at the 2010 National Philanthropy Day breakfast event on November 23. They are Denise Jenkins, grant program officer for the Rhode Island Foundation, and Dr. Irving Schneider, president of Johnson & Wales University and a College Crusade board member. We are very grateful for [...]
Posted: November 29th, 2010 under Funders and supporters.
Tags: J&W, supporters
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Just Out: Our Fall News Digest for 2010!
Welcome to our Fall 2010 News Digest. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can grab all our news highlights and links here: the-college-crusade-of-rhode-island-news-digest-fall-2010. To subscribe, send your email address to crublog@thecollegecrusade.org.
Posted: November 16th, 2010 under Alumni news, Funders and supporters.
Tags: news digest
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Summer News Digest 2010
We just sent out our 2010 Summer News Digest. If you aren’t a subscriber, you can find links to all the articles here! Alumni Success Stories Melissa Amaral graduated from Brown University with a double major in Anthropology and Archaeology in 2008. She currently is employed as a College Advisor for the Phipps Community Education [...]
Posted: August 13th, 2010 under Alumni news, Funders and supporters.
Tags: Alumni news, news digest, supporters
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Thanks to Verizon Foundation
Michele Cinquegrano of Verizon Foundation visited a classroom of Ways to A’s students today and presented us with a check for $5,000! The grant goes to support our Adventures in Literacy program during the school year. Before posing with College Crusade CEO Todd Flaherty for a photo, Ms. Cinquegrano spoke with the sixth graders. “The [...]
Posted: August 5th, 2010 under Funders and supporters.
Tags: reading, supporters, ways to a's
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Thanks to Leonard Martin and MDRT
Warwick business owner Leonard Martin presented The College Crusade with a $5,000 check on August 4! The grant is from the Million Dollar Round Table Foundation, an organization for financial services professionals that gives grants to charities all over the world. Mr. Martin, who owns Leonard Martin & Associates, Inc., is a member of MDRT [...]
Posted: August 5th, 2010 under Funders and supporters.
Tags: supporters, ways to a's
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Celebration at the State House!
Over 100 Crusaders flocked to the RI State House on June 2 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The College Crusade and to thank education leaders and policymakers for their support. They gathered on the Rotunda with College Crusade staff and board members for greetings and congratulations from a terrific collection of guest speakers, including [...]
Posted: June 4th, 2010 under Events, Funders and supporters.
Tags: supporters
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Thanks to TG for Visiting
The College Crusade was grateful to receive a generous grant this year from the TG Public Benefit Grant Program. On May 27, TG came all the way from Texas to visit us! Our staff, board, alumni, and students were delighted to welcome Kristin Boyer, who is director of public benefit grants for TG. During her [...]
Posted: June 4th, 2010 under Alumni news, Funders and supporters, Middle school.
Tags: advisors, crusader highlights, supporters
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