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Back-to-school season is upon us. Regardless of if you have school-age children, you can feel the city abuzz with the prospects of new teachers, new lessons, and new sneakers. This blog highlights what the back-to-school season looks like for a student parent.
We, at Family Scholar House, love to spotlight our participants both past and present. This blog is not only a spotlight but an interview with a current participant, Patricia. We cover her overall experience in the program, advice for others, her future goals and aspirations, and her special accomplishments.
A tale of two speed networking events. One is from the perspective of a GE appliance employee, Courtney Nichols, who helped plan a "Tea and Conversations" with the Black Excellence ERG for Juneteenth. The other is from Dania Britt's perspective, a participant and employee at Family Scholar House who participated in the Yum Speed Networking in April.
A spotlight on a few of this year's graduates.
Abby is a senior at Jefferson County Public School graduating this Spring who would like to be a doctor. She wants to be an anesthesiologist or surgeon. She previously served as Vice President of the Black Student Union. She has an extended basketball, track, & soccer career. Dee, her mom, is enrolled in the accelerated nursing program at Bellarmine University. This poem was inspired after an interview with Abby about what she admires about her mom.
With your help, we were able to raise just under $500,000. All of the funds raised will help Family Scholar House transform the community by empowering families and youth to succeed in education and achieve life-long self-sufficiency. This year’s King of Sole is Larry Muennich. He raised over $5,000 for Family Scholar House in a friendly competition against the other Shoe Guys. The Key to the Vault raffle winner is Alice Baron. She won a luxurious shopping spree to Merkley Kendrick. The Cafe Dream Suite Kitchen Raffle winner is Brooke Sloan. Brooke won a curated kitchen from GE Appliances.