Graduation Dreams Fulfilled
“I Have a Dream” Foundation of Boulder County celebrates the graduation of twelve Dreamers
and awards college scholarships.
I have a dream.
I am a Dreamer.
I believe in my dream.
My family believes in me.
My sponsors believe in me.
My family, my teachers, my sponsors – I won’t let you down.
I am going to stay in school, work hard, and study hard.
I am going to go all the way to college and make it big.
I am proud to be a Dreamer.
I have a dream.
This is the pledge that was made over ten years ago by twelve very special elementary school children as they were inducted into the “I Have a Dream” program. The low-income students (known as Dreamers) stood in front of their family and friends and vowed that they would “go all the way to college and make it big.” “I Have a Dream” staff and Class Sponsors made the commitment to never give up on them, no matter what. After a decade of hard work, perseverance, and many obstacles, these ten Dreamers from the “I Have a Dream” Foundation are fulfilling their dreams of high school graduation and are on their way to college and of course “making it big.”
This group of children was “adopted” into the “I Have a Dream” Foundation of Boulder County, a dropout prevention program that uses academic programs, long-term mentoring relationships and the guarantee of a tuition-assistance scholarship to help at-risk youth achieve their dreams. According to Boulder Valley School District, only 60% of these low-income, at-risk students (majority of them Hispanic) were expected to graduate from high school. That was before “I Have a Dream” intervened with its early dropout prevention program. Today, “I Have a Dream” is proud to report that 90 percent will graduate high school this spring, and 86 percent are continuing on to post-secondary education, both college and vocational.
They all had obstacles and economic barriers to overcome, but in the program they all have one thing in common – opportunity. Each Dreamer is eligible for an “I Have a Dream” scholarship, which provides up to $4,500 per year to the higher education setting of the student’s choice.
The “I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County is hosting a special graduation ceremony for the Dreamers and their families at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at the Xilinx Retreat Center in Longmont. These Dreamers will be awarded scholarships for higher education and will be acknowledged for their achievements in the “I Have a Dream” program.
“Our Dreamers have gone through so much and have worked so hard to get to graduation day,” said Lori Canova, chief executive officer. “We are extremely proud of them and we know that their futures are bright.”
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PHOTOS AND INTERVIEWS
WHAT: Graduation celebration event celebrating the accomplishments of graduating Dreamers
WHO: Dreamers will receive their four-year scholarships; many of the youth are the first in their family to graduate
WHEN: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
WHERE: Xilinx Retreat Center – 3010 Logic Dr. Longmont, CO
WHY: To celebrate the accomplishments of twelve Dreamers and grant scholarships for higher education
About The “I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County Since 1990, the “I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County has helped 450 children from low-income areas achieve their education and career goals by providing long-term personal and academic support, tutoring, mentoring and four-year tuition-assistant scholarships to each graduating student. The organization adopts entire groups of students from elementary schools, or from low-income public housing sites and works with these children and their families through high school. Currently, there are six “I Have a Dream” classes in Boulder County, in Boulder, Longmont and Lafayette. The program doubled expected graduation rates for its first three graduating classes of students, and awards over $90,000 in scholarships each year.
The program follows the national model established in New York in 1981 by founder Eugene Lang. Since then, 180 Projects nationwide have helped more than 14,000 students. The “I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County’s main office is located at 3012 Sterling Circle, Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80301. For more information, call 303-444-3636 or visit www.ihadboulder.org.
and awards college scholarships.
I have a dream.
I am a Dreamer.
I believe in my dream.
My family believes in me.
My sponsors believe in me.
My family, my teachers, my sponsors – I won’t let you down.
I am going to stay in school, work hard, and study hard.
I am going to go all the way to college and make it big.
I am proud to be a Dreamer.
I have a dream.
This is the pledge that was made over ten years ago by twelve very special elementary school children as they were inducted into the “I Have a Dream” program. The low-income students (known as Dreamers) stood in front of their family and friends and vowed that they would “go all the way to college and make it big.” “I Have a Dream” staff and Class Sponsors made the commitment to never give up on them, no matter what. After a decade of hard work, perseverance, and many obstacles, these ten Dreamers from the “I Have a Dream” Foundation are fulfilling their dreams of high school graduation and are on their way to college and of course “making it big.”
This group of children was “adopted” into the “I Have a Dream” Foundation of Boulder County, a dropout prevention program that uses academic programs, long-term mentoring relationships and the guarantee of a tuition-assistance scholarship to help at-risk youth achieve their dreams. According to Boulder Valley School District, only 60% of these low-income, at-risk students (majority of them Hispanic) were expected to graduate from high school. That was before “I Have a Dream” intervened with its early dropout prevention program. Today, “I Have a Dream” is proud to report that 90 percent will graduate high school this spring, and 86 percent are continuing on to post-secondary education, both college and vocational.
They all had obstacles and economic barriers to overcome, but in the program they all have one thing in common – opportunity. Each Dreamer is eligible for an “I Have a Dream” scholarship, which provides up to $4,500 per year to the higher education setting of the student’s choice.
The “I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County is hosting a special graduation ceremony for the Dreamers and their families at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at the Xilinx Retreat Center in Longmont. These Dreamers will be awarded scholarships for higher education and will be acknowledged for their achievements in the “I Have a Dream” program.
“Our Dreamers have gone through so much and have worked so hard to get to graduation day,” said Lori Canova, chief executive officer. “We are extremely proud of them and we know that their futures are bright.”
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PHOTOS AND INTERVIEWS
WHAT: Graduation celebration event celebrating the accomplishments of graduating Dreamers
WHO: Dreamers will receive their four-year scholarships; many of the youth are the first in their family to graduate
WHEN: 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
WHERE: Xilinx Retreat Center – 3010 Logic Dr. Longmont, CO
WHY: To celebrate the accomplishments of twelve Dreamers and grant scholarships for higher education
About The “I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County Since 1990, the “I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County has helped 450 children from low-income areas achieve their education and career goals by providing long-term personal and academic support, tutoring, mentoring and four-year tuition-assistant scholarships to each graduating student. The organization adopts entire groups of students from elementary schools, or from low-income public housing sites and works with these children and their families through high school. Currently, there are six “I Have a Dream” classes in Boulder County, in Boulder, Longmont and Lafayette. The program doubled expected graduation rates for its first three graduating classes of students, and awards over $90,000 in scholarships each year.
The program follows the national model established in New York in 1981 by founder Eugene Lang. Since then, 180 Projects nationwide have helped more than 14,000 students. The “I Have a Dream”® Foundation of Boulder County’s main office is located at 3012 Sterling Circle, Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80301. For more information, call 303-444-3636 or visit www.ihadboulder.org.
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