The Laurel Association for Student Philanthropy & The
2008 Committee Present
The Laurel 2008 Holiday Dinner Dance
Make a notable difference for kids in your city!
December 19th
7:30 to 11:00 p.m.
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110
Live Performance & DJ
The First Class Band
Please bring an unwrapped toy to benefit
The Greater Boston Toys for TotsThe Laurel Ball 2007
This year we hope all are able to contribute a tangible
gift, something
that can make a great difference in the lives of little children during
the holidays. We encourage all to review The Greater Boston Toys
for
Tots request and appropriate toys for this charitable donation.
We
also hope you will review the thoughtful contributions provided by this
years Junior Committee that further promote awareness and student
philanthropy for their favorite local charities. Thank you
http://www.greaterbostontft.org/
The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is
to
collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each
year and
distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the
community in
which the campaign is conducted. The Toys for Tots program wishes to
play an
active role in the development of one of our nation's most valuable
natural
resources - our children; to unite all members of local communities in
a common
cause for three months each year during the annual toy collection and
distribution campaign; and to contribute to better communities in the
future.
This
year, there are children in Greater Boston area who won't receive any
gifts this holiday season. Please help us by donating a new unwrapped
toy or making a cash donation. We collect toys for boys and girls,
newborn to 10 years old. What we ask for is a new, unwrapped toy for
children of these age groups. Due to health regulations, we are only
allowed to distribute new toys.
The Laurel 2008 Holiday Dinner Dance is organized with the
additional support and dedication
of our committee parents
Mr. Chris Abbott Ms. Lexanne
Abbott Mr. & Mrs. Orestes
Brown Dr. & Mrs. Matthias
Donelan Mr. & Mrs.
Michael K.
Fee
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Judson
Dr. & Mrs. Fulton
Kornack Mr. & Mrs. David
M. Kozol
Mr. &
Mrs. Konrad Makowski
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Redd
Mr. Tom Shirley
& Ms. Sarah Kaull Mr. & Mrs. Marshall
Taylor
A special note of appreciation and thank you to all the
friends, advisors and sponsors who continue to support the annual
process in making every year better and better for all.
One International Place Management, The Chiofaro Company,
Conventures, Barry Productions and The Hank Agency, 'First
Class' Band, Featuring Concetta
Erika Brown of Cercone & Brown Curtis, Brown & Brown Law Firm,
Grover Daniels and all at Copy Cop, The Digital Printing Company,
Rev. John Finley of Epiphany School, Leigh Creighton
of The Conservatory Lab Charter School,
We thank the 2008 Committee for their submissions to the
following charities that
benefit children's education, health and enrichment programs to bring
more
awareness and consideration for our support.
Make a notable difference for kids in your city!
Esperanza Academy, Lawrence MA. Submitted
by Jr. Committee member, Lowell A., Brooks School, 2010
Esperanza Academy, School of Hope, is a tuition-free school that
creates an enriched environment fostering individual success and
community commitment for fifth through eighth grade girls from
Lawrence, Massachusetts. At Shore Country Day School, we helped clean
and organize their building. Students from Brooks tutor and help out
with the children. You can learn more at http://www.esperanzaacademy.org
Help for Abused Women and their Children,
Salem MA. Submitted by Becky S., Brooks School, MA 2010
The purpose of HAWC is to create social change by taking action
against personal and societal patterns of violence and oppression. HAWC
provides services and support to victims of domestic violence residing
in 23 cities and towns on Massachusetts' North Shore in order that they
may make informed, independent decisions about their futures, and
access alternatives to living in a violent situation. For several
years, I have walked with the Youth Group from my church in the annual
Walk for HAWC. They also have many volunteer opportunities, and are
especially looking for donations of working cell phones so they can
give them to their clients. T
heir website is at http://www.helpabusedwomen.org/index.html
Help
the Greater Boston Food Bank, Submitted
by Jr. Committee memberMathieu W., Dexter School, MA 2010
The
organization I propose sponsoring is the Greater Boston Food Bank www.gbfb.org <http://www.gbfb.org/
Their mission statement is the
following: To help end
hunger in eastern Massachusetts.
To achieve our mission, The Food
Bank feeds more than 320,000 people
annually in nine counties in eastern Massachusetts. They're poor to
middle-class people who can't make ends meet. They're our friends,
neighbors, and colleagues.
The Food Bank is the largest
hunger-relief organization in New
England and one of the largest food banks in the country. We distribute
approximately 30 million pounds of food and grocery products annually
to a network of more than 600 member hunger-relief agencies. We are a
trusted and efficient resource for these local food pantries, soup
kitchens, homeless and residential shelters, youth programs, senior
centers, and day-care centers, providing the food they need to feed the
hungry. Still, the need for food is growing <http://www.gbfb.org/aboutHunger/HungerStudy.cfm
in the 190 communities we serve. That's why we need your help
http://www.gbfb.org/donateFunds/index.cfm
Margaret's House, the
largest family shelter in Boston, serving 32 homeless women and their
children., Submitted
by Jr. Committee memberAlek M. Pomfret School, CT 2011
Margaret's House is part of
St.Mary's Women and Children's Center, They take care of homeless women
and children when the women are pregnant. They always need baby
clothes and other children's toys. It is a way to help with a small
gift. Margaret's house does not have its own website.
Here is their address and contact information: Margaret's House 90
Cushing Avenue Dorchester, MA 02125
Also for St. Mary's Womens and Children's Center, their website that
gives you other ways to help.
http://www.smwcc.org/
B-SAFE Program
St.Stephen's Youth Program, South End Boston,
Submitted
by Jr. Committee member Dylan J. Beaver Country Day School, MA 2010
(Bishop's Summer Academic and Fun Enrichment)
http://www.ststephensbos.org/summerkids.html
The mission of St. Stephen’s Youth
Programs is to serve low income, at-risk youth in the City of Boston
and Chelsea during Out-of-School Time (AST) by providing them with a
safe, challenging, and supportive community in which they can
thrive.
We strive to build a community where all people -- in the words of the
Youth Program's theme -- “Feel Safe, Feel Big, and Feel
Connected.”
The Need:
The
Youth Programs serve over 500 children and youth ages 5-18.
Children and youth
in our program predominately identify as Latino or African American,
but our
program population also includes children and youth who identify as
Vietnamese,
Cape Verdean,
Haitian, West Indian, and Native American.
Almost
all of our families live in public housing in the City of Boston
or Chelsea in
households with incomes at or near the national poverty level and live
in
neighborhoods which that have been labeled "hot spots" for violence
(due to both gang activity and gun use) by the mayor's office and
Boston Police.
St.
Stephen's Youth Programs meets the needs of these at-risk children and
youth by
providing places to go that are physically and emotionally safe,
individual
adult attention that includes both nurture and mentoring, academic
support,
enrichment opportunities, structured and supervised social activities,
and (in
the case of our teens) quality part-time employment.
How
to Help:The Budget for the year is
about $750,000, of which parent fees cover 5% of cost. Which
means lots
left to raise, and any contribution is hugely appreciated.
The Jimmy Fund, Submitted
by Jr. Committee members John F. St. Sebastian's School, MA
2011, &
Thomas F. Dexter School, MA 2009
We want to remind everyone about the the Jimmy Fund .
A contribution to the Jimmy Fund helps support the Dana
Farber Cancer institute in their fight against childhood and adult
cancers. Since so many of us know friends and family
members who have been diagnosed with cancer, supporting this charity
would be very meaningful. About The Jimmy Fund: Since its
founding in 1948, the Jimmy Fund has supported the fight against cancer
in children and adults at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,
helping to raise the chances of survival for cancer patients around the
world. http://www.jimmyfund.org
The Laurel Association for Student Philanthropy would like to
provides
additional links to further awareness
to these notable programs
for children in our city:
Did you know about the Education and Outreach Programs at the
Boston Ballet?
Foster
a love of dance and
creative expression in children with Down’s syndrome
The Adaptive Dance
Program, now in its fourth year, continues to
be a successful joint venture between Boston Ballet and the
Department of Physical Therapy, Children's Hospital in Boston. The
program reflects an innovative collaboration between the staff from
both facilities and is designed to foster a love of dance and
creative expression in children with Down’s syndrome.
Although the primary goal of Adaptive Dance classes is for the
children to experience the sheer joy of dance and music, program
evaluation suggests that it has many other important benefits to
the children who participate including improvements in their
coordination, overall fitness, balance, focus, listening,
self-esteem, self-expression, rhythm and musicality. http://www.bostonballet.org/educationoutreach/adaptivedance.html
Established in the fall of 1991,
Citydance is a scholarship dance program offered
to third-grade students in the Boston Public Schools. Designed to
educate and introduce public school children to a variety of dance
forms, Citydance offers students from all socio-economic and ethnic
backgrounds a chance to dance. Because of its broad scope and
commitment to excellence, Citydance has become a model dance
education program for institutions across the country. http://www.bostonballet.org/educationoutreach/citydance.html
The
Laurel Association for Student Philanthropy has supported and will
continue to consider the great work of the Conservatory Lab
Charter School
Learning
Through Music
The mission of the Conservatory Lab
Charter School is to engage all children by using the Learning
Through Music
curricular model to ensure every child's academic, artistic, creative,
and social/emotional success, as validated by qualitative and
quantitative measures. http://www.conservatorylab.org/
http://www.conservatorylab.org/
The Laurel Association for Student Philanthropy has supported and will
continue to consider the great work of Epiphany School
Never gives up on a
child
Epiphany is an independent, tuition-free, middle school
for children of
economically disadvantaged families from Boston neighborhoods. We admit
children of diverse faiths, races, cultures, and cognitive profiles,
believing in the Episcopal tradition that we find God in and through
each other's presence. Epiphany's small classes, individualized
curricula, and extended school
days provide rigorous academic, moral and social instruction. In close
partnership with families, we are an innovative learning community that
affords structured support to help students thrive. Together, we are a
school that never gives up on a child. Epiphany challenges students to
discover and develop the fullness of
their individual gifts. We seek to prepare graduates who will
contribute intelligently, morally, and actively to the society they
will inherit.
http://www.epiphanyschool.com
The Laurel Association for Student Philanthropy has been
founded
to promote community and philanthropy among teenagers whereby students
are guided to research local non-profit organizations benefiting
children's education and enrichment programs.
This effort will be documented and made available to our community of
families and friends so they too can participate in the selection of
each year’s beneficiary from the annual fund-raising events.
The
mission will continue to focus on bringing a diverse group of high
school students together to celebrate friendship and giving to others.
The Laurel Association will also provide all those involved in the past
years with annual updates of the continued happenings and charitable
work taken on each year by their younger peers.
The long term objectives are being discussed and considered and among
these ideas is the goal to have the past, current and future Laurel
student committees and attendees informed and linked to our
city’s
charitable organizations and events during their college years. This
would facilitate and expand the philanthropic participation for these
young adults in our city and provide so many charitable causes with new
energy and goodwill
Thank you for your support
The Laurel Association for Student Philanthropy
Zachary S. Gordon Marta
Judson Natasha Makowski Sharon Redd