May, 2016
Help College Now Celebrate Its New Alumni!
 
Congratulations to the 49 mentees who graduated from college this May! Good luck with your post-grad plans! We know you are all going off to do great things - we've heard from several students that already have job opportunities (with Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young and TFA) and others who are off to grad school!
 
As you move on from the Mentoring Program and your work with College Now, don't forget to stay in touch and reach out if you need assistance! We have two graduating seniors who have already expressed interest in becoming a mentor! If you would like to stay in touch in other ways, you can get involved in our College Now Alumni Program. All former scholarship recipients are welcome to join, continue to learn from College Now and network with other professionals in the area.
 
Help us celebrate our newest alumni at our College Now Alumni Spring Celebration! The event is Thursday, June 9th at TownHall Ohio City from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The evening will include light refreshments as well as giveaways. Come ready to see old friends and meet new ones! Join the College Now LinkedIn Alumni Group to start connecting before June 9th.
 
Please register for the event by Wednesday, June 1st , by emailing alumni@collegenowgc.org or by contacting Racheal Seibert at 216-635-0186.

Member of Class of 2016 to Receive Inaugural Mary A. Doll Scholarship
 
As students from the Class of 2016 prepare to graduate from high school, hundreds of seniors across Northeast Ohio have been receiving wonderful news from College Now Greater Cleveland: they have been awarded our scholarships, which are renewable for a total of four years and also include being matched with a volunteer mentor throughout their college experience!
 
This year, one very lucky student had the honor of being selected as the inaugural recipient of The Mary A. Doll Scholarship Fund. This newly created endowment fund was established in Mary's memory by her family to honor her deep commitment to and passion for education. A longtime supporter of College Now, Mary was a graduate of Radcliffe College and then earned her medical degree from Northwestern University. Mary was a pediatrician in Cleveland, who worked at the Kenneth W. Clement Center for Family Health Care on East 79th Street and in the school doctor program in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights school district. A mother of four children, Mary also created the Early Childhood Enrichment Center in Shaker Heights.
 
College Now is grateful to Mary and to the Doll Family for this generous gift, which ensures that students today and for future generations will continue to experience Mary's impact and benefit from her firm belief in the transformative power of education. To find out how you can establish a scholarship, please call Kittie Warshawsky at 216.635.0155.
Increase ACT/SAT Scores and Earn More Financial Aid through College Now's FREE Summer Boot Camps!

Better ACT/SAT scores lead to more financial aid for students to put toward college. To help students put themselves in the best position to earn more financial aid dollars, College Now has partnered with MyCom to provide ACT and SAT boot camps in neighborhoods across Greater Cleveland this spring and summer.

During this 16-hour course, students learn about and practice for each section of these high-stakes college admissions tests. Every student receives a REAL ACT and/or SAT prep book at the conclusion of the Boot Camp.

For more information, click here. To register, click here.
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