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Autumn GreetingsAs we embark on a newschool year, Im reminded of
all the great things we have
already accomplished at
CDCF, in 2011. Visits to
Harvard, students enrolling in
college, and families being
changed by education , have
become the norm.With this
said we are well aware that
none of this would be possible
if each and every one of you
werent behind us, pushing usforward.
Jordan SteffyPresident / CEO
Ho e En usiasm V "ion
CHILDRENDESERVE A CHANCEFOUNDATION
2 0 1 1 F A L L E D I T I O N
the
The Children Deserve a Chance
Foundation is excited about theirnew partnership with NorthStar
Marketing, for the creation of itsbrand new website. The websitere-launch will take place
September 5, 2011. This site willfeature in depth coverage of the
students and activities ofCDCF, from student updates,photo albums, and
community information, toblogs and our BowTie Off
the Rack. BowTie Off theRack is an initiative toacknowledge a new student
within our program eachmonth, that we feel has
practiced the lessons taughtin the BowTie Program.The student will be featured
with a picture, video clip of
them, and a description of what
they have done. We lookforward to you getting to know
these inspired and dedicatedyoung men and women.
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Congratulations!Congratulations to BowTie Boy, Andrew Williams, who has
accepted a scholarship to attend Lancaster Country Day
School. Andrew is a fifth grader who tested in the 97th
percentile in reading comprehension during his placement
exams. We wish Andrew continued success as represents
himself, his family, and the BowTie Program at his new
school.
BowTieAthlete ExcelsBowTie Boy,
Diante Cherry was
recently honored
with a National
Award from Under Armour for excellence in both academics andathletics. As a result, Diante has been invited to IMG Academies
in Bradenton, Florida to train with other high school, college, and
professional athletes! Congratulations to Diante on such a great
accomplishment!
BowTie Boys Tour Prestigious Colleges!The BowTie Program aims to expose our students to the opportunities that exist through education. One
example of this was a recent visit to three of the worlds most prominent Universities. Visits to
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Harvard, and Yale coincided with team building activities,
provided 10 students of The BowTie Program a once in a lifetime experience.
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5th Annual GolfClassic
On July 9th, The Children Deserve a ChanceFoundation hosted its annual golf classic to raise
money for its BowTie Program and community
outreach initiative. We would like to thank Meadia
Heights for hosting this years tournament and
dinner, as they have been a gracious sponsor and a
tremendous host to CDCF for several years. At the Golf Classic, we welcomed MissPennsylvania; Amber Joi Watkins, DarriusHeyward Bey from the Oakland Raiders, Phil
Costa from the Dallas Cowboys, Moise Fokou of
the Philadelphia Eagles, and former Lancaster
Catholic standout, Ryan Purvis of the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers. Also in attendance was Ed Woods of
TerpSys, CDCFs Title Sponsor for the past three
years.
Each year at the Golf Classic, we awardscholarships to four deserving high school
graduates who are attending college in the fall.
This year, we awarded scholarships to J.P.
McCaskey graduates, Kristin McNeil and Andrew
Williams. Conestoga Valley Graduates Alex
Dienner and Huyen Do also received scholarships
for their hard work and dedication. We want to
wish them all well in the future as BowTie
Graduates! Congratulations!
Finally, we would like to thank everyone
who came out and supported us; from volunteers,
golfers, sponsors, and most importantly, our
BowTie Students! We look forward to seeing you
all on the course next year!!
We have been hard at work over the summer in
creating a dominating presence within the social
media world. In doing so, we have created a
Twitter account along with having our FaceBook
Account!
Help is achieve 2,000 followers by Liking Us on
FaceBook for continued information on the
happenings within The Children Deserve aChance Foundation!