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College Signing Day
On Tuesday, April 26th, "I Have a Dream" seniors joined students from around the country to celebrate National College Signing Day. The initiative, pioneered by First Lady Michelle Obama, encourages seniors to announce which colleges and universities they will attend. The First Lady encouraged seniors to post their colleges selfies on social media along with the hashtags #bettermakeroom and #reachhigher.
In Boulder, 22 seniors who are part of the collaboration between "I Have a Dream," Boulder Valley School District and Boulder Housing Partners participated in College Signing Day. The Adelante Program at Boulder High School
hosted a College Signing Day party, during
which school administrators, teachers,
counselors and supporters cheered on
seniors as they made their announcements.
Jamie is headed to Colorado
State University in the fall
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Supporting the Whole Dreamer with "Body-Brain Savvy" Training
"Body-Brain Savvy": Supporting the Whole Dreamer, is a neuro-development
basics
training which was created for our program staff in response to bourgeoning research about the impacts of poverty on brain development. Our Wellness Program Coordinator, Leslie McCormick, developed and facilitated the trainings, in which participants learned about the impact of missed developmental opportunities and early trauma on neural development, including children's ability to empathize, self-regulate, filter sensory input, communicate, and learn. Participants learned why movement and play--the developing brain's "oxygen" and "water"--are essential to children's physical, psychological, emotional, social, and intellectual heath. Over time, as our program staff integrates this trauma-informed, neuro-developmental approach into program planning and in-the-moment decision-making, Dreamers will experience increases in vitality, intrinsic motivation, social skills, positive affect, and even cognitive abilities--all necessary ingredients for health and academic success!
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Welcome to Our Newest Program Director
Jorge Cisneros
Jorge Cisneros has a bachelor's degree in Computing Systems Engineering from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He worked for more than 13 years on corporations like IBM and Sybase. He moved to Boulder in 1996. In 2009 he gathered a group of Latino professionals to produce a health awareness radio show in Denver. In recent years he has provided consulting for Denver Public Schools with media production for both radio and Internet with podcasts by creating educational, social and community content for their major Latino outreach initiative called Educa Radio. He is a yoga practitioner, enjoys new technology and loves to share his knowledge and experience with others.
Jorge will lead a new Dreamer Class, with youth coming from the current Oak Class, who are either attending school at Columbine Elementary School or live at the Red Oak Housing Community.
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Play a World-Class Golf Course to Benefit Dreamers
Join us for the 14th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit the "I Have a Dream" Foundation of Boulder County. The tournament will be held on July 25th at the Omni Interlocken Resort Golf Club in Broomfield with an 18-hole and a 9-hole tournament. The tournament has sold-out for the last several years, but there are a few foursomes available for this year's tournament along with sponsorship opportunities.
This year's Golf Tournament features great prizes! The event will feature a silent auction, prize giveaways, breakfast, and an awards luncheon.
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Thunder Valley K-8 Jog-a-Thon Raises Over $6,000 For New Dreamer Class
In support of bringing the "I Have a Dream" program to their school, students at Thunder Valley K-8 held a Jog-a-Thon fundraiser on April 20th. Thank you to all of the students, staff, and families that made the event a great success, raising over $6,000!
We are only 4 Dreamer sponsors* away from starting this new class in the St. Vrain Valley School District.
Dreamer sponsors commit to $2,500 a year for 10 years. If you know anyone who would like to sponsor one of these children, please contact Lori Canova at 303.444.3636 x16 or
[email protected]
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*Donations of any amount are welcome and will collectively go toward a Dreamer sponsorship.
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Thank You for helping make the Dream Kitchens Tour a success!
Thank you to all of our sponsors and all of the attendees who came out to support the 2016 Dream Kitchens Tour earlier this month! Over 400 community members toured the 11 designer kitchens, sampled food, spoke with designers, and watched demonstrations.
If you are interested in showcasing your kitchen in next year's tour, please contact Storey Blackwell [email protected] or 303-444-3636 x14.
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Upcoming Events
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June 22nd
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July 20th
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July 25th
8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Omni Interlocken Golf Course
Broomfield |
*Click to RSVP
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2016 Corporate Dream-Makers
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About the "I Have a Dream" Foundation of Boulder County
Since 1990, the award-winning "I Have a Dream" Foundation of Boulder County has assisted 800 children from low-income areas in achieving their education and career goals by providing long-term personal and academic support, tutoring, mentoring and four-year tuition-assistance scholarships to each graduating student. The organization sponsors entire groups of students from elementary schools or from low-income housing sites and works with these children and their families from elementary school through high school graduation and then "to and through" college. Currently, there are seven active "I Have a Dream" classes in Boulder County, with three classes in Boulder, two in Longmont and two in Lafayette. The "I Have a Dream" Foundation of Boulder County has doubled expected graduation rates for its graduating classes of students and has awarded $2 million in scholarships. The program follows the national model established in New York in 1981 by founder Eugene Lang.
"I Have a Dream" Foundation of Boulder County |
5390 Manhattan Circle #200 | Boulder | Colorado | 80303
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