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The Cleveland Browns Foundation Announced 2017-18 Marion Motley Scholarship Award Winners...with a Surprise!
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Joe Thomas presents Anthony Harris with his Marion Motley Scholarship (Photo credit: Cleveland Browns Foundation) |
Each year, the Cleveland Browns Foundation finds a special way to award its Marion Motley Scholarship to two deserving students. This year was no different. On Tuesday, November 22, Aiyana Green, a senior at John Hay, and Anthony Harris, a senior at Whitney Young, were invited to Cleveland Browns headquarters in Berea for what they thought was another round of scholarship interviews. Little did they know, the Cleveland Browns Foundation was planning a HUGE surprise. When they arrived, Browns Offensive Tackle, Joe Thomas, presented each of them with their Marion Motley scholarship award, totaling $10,000 over four-years of college.
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Joe Thomas presents Aiyana Green with her Marion Motley Scholarship (Photo credit: Cleveland Browns Foundation)
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The Marion Motley Scholarship has supported 22 students with more $220,000 in funding over the 11 years the Cleveland Browns Foundation has partnered with College Now, and the scholarship recipients' results are impressive: more than 90 percent of Marion Motley scholarship recipients have graduated or are on track to graduate within six years.
The Marion Motley Scholarship honors Marion Motley, the Browns fullback and linebacker who was one of the first African Americans to play in the NFL and the second African American to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Congratulations to Aiyana and Anthony, and many thanks to the Cleveland Browns Foundation for their continued partnership!
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Final Week to Register Your Company for MentorInCLE Connect!
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A College Now mentor and mentee participate in the 2016 MentorInCLE luncheon and career fair.
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Is your company searching for new, local talent for upcoming internships, summer jobs, and/or entry-level opportunities? Attend College Now's annual
MentorInCLE Connect luncheon and career fair
on January 6
! Over 200 mentored College Now and Esperanza Inc. scholarship recipients will be in attendance at the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel.
Register
online
by December 7
. For additional information about the event or the program, contact Madeline Rife, Mentoring Program Manager, at
mrife@collegenowgc.org
or 216.635.0163 or Lauren Mastracco, Special Events Coordinator, at
lmastracco@collegenowgc.org
or 216.635.0173.
Mentors, don't forget you
have the opportunity to send a message to your student at the luncheon! If you are interested in placing a congratulatory note or other message to your student, you can find more information
here.
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Support College Now's Mentoring Program by Shopping J3 Clothing Company THIS Saturday!
Save the date for a special shopping experience, courtesy of J3 Clothing Company, benefiting the College Now Mentoring Program!
When:
Saturday, December 3, 2016, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
What:
Enjoy shopping at one of Esquire Magazine's Best Men's Stores in America; enjoy entertainment by
Mike Petrone
as well as wine/beer and appetizers by
Flour
.
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Fifty Years of Partnership: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
As College Now nears its fiftieth anniversary, we celebrate our longstanding partnership with Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP, a business law firm founded in Cleveland in 1938, which now has offices in nine cities across the US and in Shanghai, China.
Indeed, College Now was founded thanks to the efforts of the Firm's Robert Coplan, who had a client whose formal education ended in the 10th grade and who wanted to ensure that students of limited means had the opportunity that he did not have to pursue a college education. Both the client and Robert Coplan were committed to assisting high school students who might not otherwise have been able to attend college.
Over the ensuing decades, Benesch has been integral to College Now's success. The Firm's lawyers and staff have always been involved on multiple levels with College Now, including participation on the Board. Today, Megan Mehalko, the Chair of Benesch's Corporate & Securities Practice Group, serves on our Board and many other Benesch colleagues volunteer as mentors for College Now scholarship recipients. Likewise, the Firm provides generous philanthropic support, most recently by hosting a "dress down" day to benefit College Now.
College Now is grateful to Benesch for its sustained commitment to our work!
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Register Now: FREE ACT Prep through impACT the 216
 Registration is open NOW for the Winter session of impACT the 216! The Winter session will run from January 10 - March 3, 2017. This 8-week session includes two ACT tests, a career project, and an opportunity for internships and field trips. This fun and educational experience is an investment towards students'
academic success.
ImpACT the 216 is hosted at seven locations throughout Greater Cleveland:
Eastman Library: 11602 Lorain Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44111
Esperanza: 3104 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH 44109
Euclid Public Library: 631 East 222nd Street, Euclid, OH 44123
Martin Luther King Jr. Library: 1962 Stokes Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106
Rice Library: 11535 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44104
South Brooklyn Library: 4303 Pearl Road, Cleveland, OH 44109
Warrensville Heights High School: 4270 Northfield Road, Warrensville Heights, OH 44128
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Cross College Now off Your List When You Shop Amazon this Holiday Season!
Using Amazon Smile is another great way to help College Now:
1. Type www.smile.amazon.com into your browser before shopping 2. Log in to your Amazon account 3. Type College Now Greater Cleveland into the charity/organization search bar 4. 0.5% of your total purchase amount will be donated to College Now!
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