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Supporting mentoring for Needham students from income eligible families
The 2014 Needham Steps Up event, one of the most successful in years, raised over $25,000 to support mentoring in Needham. These funds will be used to add five new freshmen to the program in January. The event was held at the Needham Golf Club for the second year in a row and brought together community members for cocktails, a light dinner, and silent auction. An early graduate of the mentoring program, attorney Amy Driscoll Antonellis spoke about how the mentoring program bolstered her confidence and provided the academic support she needed to attend college. A current mentoring pair, teacher Jason Isaacs and junior Mark Walker, shared their experiences in the program. And Cheryl Gosmon, a founder of the program, presented the third annual Stepping Up for Education Award to the Congregation Church of Needham, for its early support for the mentoring program and ongoing commitment to a just educational system.
We are grateful to our generous sponsors and to the businesses and individuals who donated to our silent auction.
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Our successful 2013 Needham Steps Up event raised more than $20,000 to support mentoring in Needham. The funds will be used to expand and increase the sustainability of the Steps to Success program by adding five new freshmen.
Our 2011 NSU fundraiser at the Sheraton Needham Hotel raised $19,000 for the Steps to Success mentoring program, enough to provide mentoring for five students throughout their high school years. Guest speaker Dr. Robert Brooks, psychologist and resiliency expert, spoke about The Power of Mentors: Enriching the Lives of Students.
Thanks to strong support from the Needham community, we raised almost $15,000, enough to bring four new students into the Steps to Success program for the duration of their high school careers. Keynote speaker Marty Martinez, CEO of Mass Mentoring Partnership, delivered inspiring words about the power of mentoring.
The 2010 NSU fundraiser at the Sheraton Needham Hotel raised $20,000 for the Steps to Success Program, enough to provide mentoring for five students throughout their high school years. Our guest speaker was Ron Walker, Executive Director and one of the founding members of the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC).
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“In an affluent community
like
Needham, it can be tough to be the student
who doesn't have the same advantages as your peers. Steps To
Success is a great way for the community to pool resources to make
sure every student is offered a path to academic and social
success. Steps makes a really big difference to a few kids who
could easily become invisible and feel
disconnected.” Susan Bonaiuto, former
Needham Schools liaison to Needham Steps
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