Warwick Business Owner Presents $5,000 Grant from MDRT Foundation to The College Crusade of Rhode Island
Gift provides funds to support college access and readiness programs for RI’s low-income urban youth
Leonard Martin (at left) presents a check for $5,000 to Todd Flaherty, President & CEO of The College Crusade of Rhode Island, during a study-skills class for sixth-grade students.
Providence, R.I., August 4, 2010 – Leonard Martin, of Warwick, R.I., secured a $5,000 grant from the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Foundation on behalf of The College Crusade of Rhode Island. Representing the MDRT Foundation, Mr. Martin presented the grant to The College Crusade in an awards ceremony held on August 4, 2010, at the Community College of Rhode Island, Liston Campus, Providence.
Leonard Martin, CSA, is President of Leonard Martin & Associates, Inc., located in Warwick. An MDRT member and an active supporter of The College Crusade, he nominated and endorsed the grant application. The funds will help support year-round college access and readiness programs for thousands of the low-income urban students in Rhode Island.
The MDRT Foundation (http://www.mdrtfoundation.org) was created in 1959 to provide MDRT members with a means to give back to their communities. Since its inception, the Foundation has donated more than $23 million in 67 countries around the world and all 50 U.S. states. The majority of these funds were raised by MDRT members from MDRT members. This year, the MDRT Foundation will award more than $1 million in grants to more than 100 charities.
The MDRT Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Million Dollar Round Table, The Premier Association of Financial Professionals®. MDRT is an international, independent association of more than 39,000, or less than 1 percent, of the world's best life insurance and financial services professionals from 476 companies and 76 nations and territories. MDRT members demonstrate exceptional product knowledge, strict ethical conduct and outstanding client service. MDRT membership is recognized internationally as the standard of sales excellence in the life insurance and financial services business.
About The College Crusade of Rhode Island
Now celebrating its 20th year, The College Crusade of Rhode Island is the state’s most comprehensive college-readiness and scholarship program for middle school and high school students in low-income urban school districts. It serves approximately 3,500 students per year and rewards their efforts and achievements with up to four years of college scholarships. From grade 6 through grade 12, Crusaders experience the steady, nurturing presence of caring adults and participate in activities that focus on academic enrichment, social and personal development, career awareness and exploration, and readiness for college. Since 2001, The College Crusade has awarded over $22 million in college scholarships to more than 2,800 graduates from Rhode Island high schools. For more information, please visit www.thecollegecrusade.org.
The College Crusade is a nonprofit organization funded by a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s GEAR UP program, by the State of Rhode Island, and by private corporations, foundations, and individuals.
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