HEF scholarship recipients honored in end-of-the-year ceremonies
Last month was full of celebrations here at the Foundation - HEF hosted two ceremonies celebrating its new and graduating scholarship recipients. The first was the May 11 Scholarship Reception at Citi, where donors and their scholarship recipients got a chance to meet before the students head off to college. The second was the May 18 Take Stock in Children Scholar Celebration at Middleton High School, where about 100 seniors graduating with Take Stock scholarships were recognized and about 60 new students were welcomed into the program. Special thanks to our donors who help Connect Kids to Greatness.
Cindy Helton (center), of Suncoast Credit Union, is pictured here
with two recipients of scholarships funded by the credit union,
one of the
Foundation's top donors.
Go2Work Tampa Bay places students in summer jobs
This summer, the Hillsborough Education Foundation and Hillsborough County Public Schools are partnering to offer Go2Work Tampa Bay, a program that matches ambitious high-school students enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs with local businesses for paid summer internships. Go2Work Tampa Bay, sponsored by JPMorgan Chase, is designed to give students the skills and experience they need to enter the workforce.
Wilder Architecture hosts
Hooked on Education Fishing Tournament
From left: HEF Senior Director of Development Merrell Dickey,
Hillsborough County Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Eakins, HCPS' Chief Operations Officer Chris Farkas, Larry Wilder of Wilder Architecture and Rob Anston of Anston-Greenlees, Inc.
The Hillsborough Education Foundation thanks Wilder Architecture and
Anston-Greenlees, Inc., for hosting the 10th Annual Hooked on Education Fishing Tournament on May 20 at the Westshore Yacht Club. Since 2005, the annual tournament has brought in more than $735,000 for local students and teachers.
This summer, the Foundation is working to stock the shelves of the Teaching Tools Store with much-needed school supplies for local students in need. To learn more about hosting a supply drive at your business, or to view lists of the most-needed items and drop-off locations, click here.
Special offer from the Rays:
Here's a chance to see your favorite team play and help Hillsborough students at the same time: If you order your game tickets through
this link
, 5% will be donated to the Hillsborough Education Foundation. Don't forget to bookmark the link so you can check back throughout the season for specials.
www.educationfoundation.com
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