Download - 2011 Fall Edition Newsletter

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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!