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Greetings Alliance Friends and Welcome Back!

This is the start of what is going to be a very interesting year in education.

Today we're introducing our new Alliance monthly email to keep our supporters informed.

Each month we'll send you a recap of achievements, current initiatives and what's coming up. We'll also share education-related community events and news. 

As always, we appreciate your input, generosity, and especially your big hearts. Tell us what you think of the new email and what you'd like to see in this monthly update.

Take a minute to look at what we achieved over the summer and what we all have to look forward to this fall.
SUMMER SUCCESSES
 
AVID SUCCESS IS UP AND RUNNING! 

Our newest and largest initiative providing essential extensions to the GPS AVID experience.

This summer the Alliance met (wearing masks) with all of the GPS AVID educators and identified the most pressing needs for the Fall: mentoring/ coaching, scholarship research and community college strategies.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Join the AVID SUCCESS team! Contact julie@greenwichalliance.org.

AVID SUCCESS Summary
UNBOUND SUMMER VR INTERNSHIP

The Alliance funded a fantastic paid two-week summer internship for six AVID students and alumni. Each day the interns, wearing Oculus headsets, met virtually with project champions, Gaspare Lipari and Michele Giorlando DeRosa. They immersed themselves in one-of-a kind Virtual Reality experiences and shared feedback using a virtual VR collaboration space.The project was a test platform for Unbound Innovations - VR Makery, an Alliance Reaching Out Grant recipient for 2019 - 2021.

Learn More Here
THANK YOU, OCM, FOR DORM SUPPLIES

OCM stepped up again this year and donated 38 boxes of dorm supplies for the graduating AVID GHS Class of 2020. These boxes contained everything needed to furnish their dorm space. Left over boxes were picked up by Neighbor to Neighbor and were quickly distributed to their clients heading off to college.

FALL SEMESTER SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

Using newly raised funds from our recent CHALLENGE (thank you donors), the Alliance was able to award $1,000 scholarships to each of 41 GHS AVID program graduates towards Fall 2020 semester tuition.

Hear From Two Recent Recipients:
Aryana Fernandez - UCONN Stamford

Living through tough times like these caused a lot of constraints on my family...When I received the email congratulating me on this award, I was speechless and immediately called my parents. They sounded relieved and it assured me that everything was going to be okay.
Valeria Tamayo - UCONN

The Greenwich Alliance for Education has played a key role in my academic career. It is because of [the Alliance's] generous aid that I have been able to further my education and have more opportunities for a promising future.

SEPTEMBER
 
MASK PACKS FOR TITLE 1 SCHOOLS

Where can I put my mask?

The Alliance was asked to help solve this dilemma for students attending Hamilton Avenue, Julian Curtiss and New Lebanon schools. This sporty pack offers a clean and safe place to store masks when the students are outside on the playground or eating lunch.

REACHING OUT GRANTS

Reaching Out Grants fund programs developed and spearheaded by passionate education 'Champions' at Greenwich Public Schools. Teachers identify student needs, develop a solution and receive funding for implementation. This is how the Alliance, with your help, funds educational innovation.

$126,850 in grants were awarded for the 2020-2021 school year; all of these grants can be adopted to a distance learning option (if necessary).

Learn More About These Grants
TURKEY TROT SPONSORS NEEDED

Join us to SPONSOR our 10th Annual Turkey Trot to held throughout the entire month of November! Look for registration details next month. Sponsors needed now! Access the sponsor form below for more details.

Turkey Trot Sponsor Form

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

College Financial Planning Workshop - Sept. 14, 2020  (Learn More)
CCI Conference "Our Children/Ourselves" - Sept. 26, 2020  (Learn More)
10th Annual Turkey Trot - November 2020  (Watch for more details)
DONATE TODAY!

Questions about The Greenwich Alliance for Education? Want to share your ideas on how to spread the word?

Contact me at julie@greenwichalliance.org.

Sincerely,

Julie Faryniarz, Executive Director
203.340.2323 
julie@greenwichalliance.org
www.greenwichalliance.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie.faryniarz

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The Greenwich Alliance for Education is a public/private funding partner 
to the Greenwich Public Schools.
Funding Innovation, Expanding Opportunities, Inspiring Educators

Our mailing address is: 

48 Maple Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
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