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Dear Kids’ Chance Supporters, Colleagues and Friends, What an excing me for Kids’ Chance of America! We have achieved much together over the past several years. Our ever-growing number of talented volunteers, partners, board members - and of course our “Kids”- join a community dedicated to helping students affected by a workplace injury pursue their educaonal goals. This tremendous organizaonal growth has advanced founder Bob Clya’s original dream of a Kids’ Chance in every state. We have gained a real sense of momentum, increasing our funds through the generosity of our wonderful partners, providing our member states with addional scholarship funding to reach more students, convening our Council of State Organizaons regularly to share best pracces and provide valuable input to the naonal office, and most importantly, gaining real tracon with our Planning for College iniave, which has assembled a large pipeline of current and future applicants. Our focus now shiſts from growing more states to sustaining the momentum we’ve created. The single most important goal is to advance our member states. We have diverse organizaons with a wide array of Kids’ Chance experiences, approaches and at various stages of their organizaonal life-cycle. Our job at Kids’ Chance of America is to help support our state organizaons in any way possible in order for them to be more successful. We do that not by telling them what to do; but rather, by reaching out to assist them wherever they see the need. Our second priority is, of course, increasing our scholarship impact. Our focus quite simply is more money for more kids. We want to thank our naonal partners who have helped to increase our visibility across the country, as well as those who have helped to propel our Planning for College iniave, which has grown to 350 potenal scholarship applicants. In addion, we are working on idenfy best pracces in the scholarship process so that all state organizaons benefit from this shared knowledge. We are thrilled to launch our second annual Kids’ Chance Awareness Week beginning on November 14, 2016. Please visit the website to see what’s happening across the country and to download your new 2016 Awareness Week buon. With our focus on students and their stories, we connue to add stories to our Faces of Kids’ Chance gallery and look forward to sharing even more this year. Bob Clya had a dream. He started with the help of just a few other people to provide much needed scholarships to students who may not be able to pursue college without them. The seeds that he planted have sprouted and flourished, with scholarships being awarded across the country. Our focus now turns to sustaining our momentum and building a foundaon that will stand the test of me. I look forward to sharing this journey with each of you, John Goldwater President Kids’ Chance of America A Message from the President Sustaining Momentum Kids’ Chance Chronicle June 2016 Important Informaon for State Organizaons
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Dear Kids’ Chance Supporters, Colleagues and Friends,
What an exciting time for Kids’ Chance of America! We have achieved much together over the past several years. Our ever-growing number of talented volunteers, partners, board members - and of course our “Kids”- join a community dedicated to helping students affected by a workplace injury pursue their educational goals.
This tremendous organizational growth has advanced founder Bob Clyatt’s original dream of a Kids’ Chance in every state. We have gained a real sense of momentum, increasing our funds through the generosity of our wonderful partners, providing our member states with additional scholarship funding to reach more students, convening our Council of State Organizations regularly to share best practices and provide valuable input to the national office, and most importantly, gaining real traction with our Planning for College initiative, which has assembled a large pipeline of current and future applicants.
Our focus now shifts from growing more states to sustaining the momentum we’ve created.
The single most important goal is to advance our member states. We have diverse organizations with a wide array of Kids’ Chance experiences, approaches and at various stages of their organizational life-cycle. Our job at Kids’ Chance of America is to help support our state organizations in any way possible in order for them to be more successful. We do that not by telling them what to do; but rather, by reaching out to assist them wherever they see the need. Our second priority is, of course, increasing our scholarship impact. Our focus quite simply is more money for more kids. We want to thank our national partners who have helped to increase our visibility across the country, as well as those who have helped to propel our Planning for College initiative, which has grown to 350 potential scholarship applicants. In addition, we are working on identify best practices in the scholarship process so that all state organizations benefit from this shared knowledge.
We are thrilled to launch our second annual Kids’ Chance Awareness Week beginning on November 14, 2016. Please visit the website to see what’s happening across the country and to download your new 2016 Awareness Week button. With our focus on students and their stories, we continue to add stories to our Faces of Kids’ Chance gallery and look forward to sharing even more this year.
Bob Clyatt had a dream. He started with the help of just a few other people to provide much needed scholarships to students who may not be able to pursue college without them. The seeds that he planted have sprouted and flourished, with scholarships being awarded across the country. Our focus now turns to sustaining our momentum and building a foundation that will stand the test of time.
I look forward to sharing this journey with each of you,
John GoldwaterPresidentKids’ Chance of America
A Message from the PresidentSustaining Momentum
Kids’ Chance ChronicleJune 2016Important Information for State Organizations
Important Information for State Organizations• Make sure your Council delegate and alternate information is up to date.• Watch for Planning for College referrals and be sure to follow-up with these possible applicants.• Check out the 2016 Awareness Week page and download your 2016 button. It’s never too early to get this posted!• Download the template Governor’s Proclamation from the KCOA Portal.
The Faces of Kids’ Chance - Emily “One week after moving back to my family, I was shopping at the Sheboygan Mall with my cousin. We looked at clothes, shoes, nail polish, and everything else a 12 year old girls would love. As we looked through the jewelry section of Claire’s, I lost it. I came across a necklace that said, “Daddy’s Little Princess”. That’s when it hit me. Everything in the past year slammed into me like I hit a wall. I wasn’t Daddy’s Little Princess anymore, I was just the girl who lost her dad.
Now that I’m 18 and graduated high school in only three years, It was time to look towards my next steps. I hold my education very close to my heart, and I knew the day I toured, that Ripon College was my next chapter in life. However, with only one source of income for the past five years, a private liberal college didn’t seem like an option.
Kids Chance of Wisconsin gave me the opportunity to better myself and my education affordably. Thanks to them, I can continue on a path of success and make my dad proud.”
Our Faces of Kids’ Chance community continues to grow. Please encourage your recipients to share their story through our online form. We can’t wait to meet them.
Resource LibraryKids’ Chance of America maintains a resource library for its member state organizations. There is information, sample documents, guidelines and templates for your use and reference. Brand New! We have added the 2016 Brand Guidelines for your reference.
To access the resource library through the member portal, please click the Member Portal button in the top right hand corner of the Kids’ Chance of America website. For log-in information, please contact the Kids’ Chance office at [email protected].
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News and EventsSave the Date for Kids’ Chance Awareness Week!November 14-18, 2016
Kids’ Chane of Indiana - Polo at SunsetFriday, July 22, 2016Hickory Hall Polo Club7551 E 100 N, Whitestown, IN 46075
Join Kids’ Chance for the Sport of Kings! 100% of gate fees from Kids’ Chance guests (tell them at the gate!) goes to Kids’ Chance of Indiana scholarships for children of Indiana’s catastrophically injured workers. The gates open at 5:00pm and the match begins at 6:00pm. Bring picnics and coolers and join the fun!
Kids’ Chance of Indiana - 20th Annual Golf OutingFriday, August 19, 2016Eagle Creek Golf Club8802 W 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN
Registration: 9:00 - 10:00 amRecognition Brunch: 10:00-11:00 am Tee Time: 11:15 am
Join us for our 20th Anniversary Golf outing. The day begins with a recognition brunch to honor all those who have had a part in Kids Chance, including our student scholarship recipients. In addition to golf, there will be special guests, a 50/50, and raffle prizes. Visit www.kidschancein.org to register your team and sponsor the event.
Kids’ Chance of Texas Recieves 501c3 StatusFantastic news! Kids’ Chance of Texas is now officially a tax exemptorganization. This allows the organization to begin to collect funds, which in turn will allow them to get the website up and ready for further donations. Those who make a donation will now have the ability to write off those contributions as well.
The organization is very excited about the work that has been completed and for the future of Kids’ Chance of Texas.
