Featured Discussions - GNH Community2024-03-28T13:17:27Zhttps://gnhcommunity.ning.com/forum/topic/list?feed=yes&xn_auth=no&featured=1Help us tell your State Rep and Senator that CT Student Borrowers need a Student Loan Ombudsman + A Private Student Lender Registry! Add your name!tag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2023-02-16:3365802:Topic:2037642023-02-16T02:29:50.099ZCristher Estrada-Perezhttps://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/CristherEstradaPerez
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<p><strong><u><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10968080887?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10968081683?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10968081683?profile=RESIZE_710x"></img></a> <a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10968080887?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"></a>Nearly half a million Connecticut student borrowers and their families owe $18.9 billion…</u></strong></p>
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<p><strong><u><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10968080887?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10968081683?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10968081683?profile=RESIZE_710x" class="align-full"/></a><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10968080887?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>Nearly half a million Connecticut student borrowers and their families owe $18.9 billion in student loans, with an average student debt of $40,086 per person. This number is much higher among borrowers of color. $18.9 billion puts CT fifth in the nation for its residents' student debt.</u></strong></p>
<p>As a high-debt state, CT needs resources and support to navigate the predatory maze of private lenders and federal student debt repayment.</p>
<p>Although CT was the first state in the nation to pass the Student Borrower Bill of Rights in 2014, we have failed to make its promises a reality. Specifically, CT does not fund a Student Loan Ombudsman or implement a student loan private lender registry to protect borrowers.</p>
<p>Private student loans make up 8% of outstanding student debt and are much more expensive and risky financial products, but they are primarily regulated state by state. In CT, as with most states, these lenders fly under the regulatory radar. In CT, you don't need a license if you aren't making loans above 12% APR and most private student loans are below 12% APR.</p>
<div>The Student Loan Ombudsman's Office provides student loan borrowers with critical legal protections. It gives borrowers a place to go for assistance if they suspect their student loan servicer has mistreated them and acts as a resource for student borrowers.</div>
<div><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-legislators-to-protect-student-borrowers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Add Your Name Here!</a></div> CT Folk is Seeking New Board Memberstag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2023-01-12:3365802:Topic:2034622023-01-12T03:41:39.435ZLisa Kastonhttps://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/LisaKaston76
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<p>INTERESTED IN SERVING ON CT FOLK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS? </p>
<p><span>It takes all kinds of instruments to make music. It also takes great people working together behind the scenes to make it all happen.</span></p>
<p><span>CT Folk is seeking to expand, and to grow a more diverse board of directors -- geographically and demographically (including…</span></p>
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<p>INTERESTED IN SERVING ON CT FOLK'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS? </p>
<p><span>It takes all kinds of instruments to make music. It also takes great people working together behind the scenes to make it all happen.</span></p>
<p><span>CT Folk is seeking to expand, and to grow a more diverse board of directors -- geographically and demographically (including individuals from under-represented groups). We welcome those with a demonstrated commitment to community, and those with prior board experience.</span></p>
<p><span>Please click on this link <a href="https://www.ctfolk.org/staff-board">https://www.ctfolk.org/staff-board</a> (or view attachments) to </span><span>learn more about CT Folk, board responsibilities and to complete a request for board appointment. </span></p>
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<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10929466852?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a></p> Sanctuary Kitchen Hiring a PT Program Associatetag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2022-01-24:3365802:Topic:1987292022-01-24T23:03:59.579ZCortney Rentonhttps://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/CortneyRenton
<p><strong>Sanctuary Kitchen Program Associate</strong></p>
<p><strong>New Haven, CT</strong></p>
<p>Sanctuary Kitchen, a program of CitySeed, partners with immigrant and refugee chefs to build economic opportunity and authentic connections through food. We are seeking a part-time Program Associate to support all aspects of Sanctuary Kitchen programming and our social enterprise. Our vision is to enhance the culinary skills of refugees and immigrants in a supportive environment that honors…</p>
<p><strong>Sanctuary Kitchen Program Associate</strong></p>
<p><strong>New Haven, CT</strong></p>
<p>Sanctuary Kitchen, a program of CitySeed, partners with immigrant and refugee chefs to build economic opportunity and authentic connections through food. We are seeking a part-time Program Associate to support all aspects of Sanctuary Kitchen programming and our social enterprise. Our vision is to enhance the culinary skills of refugees and immigrants in a supportive environment that honors story and diverse cultural traditions, fosters community and understanding, offers professional development, and generates economic success in the most delicious way possible. We do this through refugee and immigrant-led cooking classes, supper clubs, and other culinary events. Our social enterprise provides multicultural catering and food products that support employment, professional training, and integration for refugees and immigrants in Greater New Haven.</p>
<p>The ideal candidate is detail oriented, hardworking, and creative with an enthusiasm for connecting communities through food. The Program Associate will gain broad experience about the nonprofit sector and food industry, and be mentored and trained by professionals with decades of combined experience in these spaces.</p>
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<p>● Desired Start Date: ASAP</p>
<p>● Location: New Haven, CT (some in-person duties required)</p>
<p>● This position is part-time, approximately 24-32 hours a week at $20/hour</p>
<p>● The Sanctuary Kitchen Program Associate will be expected to work occasional evenings and weekends, to support events and programs, as needed.</p>
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<p>Full job posting and details can be found here: <a href="https://cityseed.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sanctuary-Kitchen-Program-Associate-Job-Description-DRAFT-2.pdf">https://cityseed.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sanctuary-Kitchen-Program-Associate-Job-Description-DRAFT-2.pdf</a></p> Access Health CT and the American Rescue Plan Acttag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2021-04-28:3365802:Topic:1943872021-04-28T17:24:44.431ZDamaris Velezhttps://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/DamarisVelez
<p>Project Access-New Haven, is one of two Access Health CT Navigator programs in our state. We have been working closely with Access Health CT and community partners throughout the state to spread the word about health insurance options offered through Access Health CT and to provide individual assistance with health insurance applications.</p>
<p>A new federal law was passed in March 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act, and it changed the way Access Health CT calculates financial help for…</p>
<p>Project Access-New Haven, is one of two Access Health CT Navigator programs in our state. We have been working closely with Access Health CT and community partners throughout the state to spread the word about health insurance options offered through Access Health CT and to provide individual assistance with health insurance applications.</p>
<p>A new federal law was passed in March 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act, and it changed the way Access Health CT calculates financial help for customers for this year and 2022. Many more customers will now qualify for financial help to make plans more affordable. Whether a first-time shopper, or an existing customer, there could be big changes ahead for households who qualify, and we want to make sure everyone knows how to take advantage of the new financial help available.</p>
<p>We would also love to work together to raise awareness of Access Health and open enrollment in other ways. For information please call 203-773-0838 or<br/> 855-805-4325.</p> Fundraising Challenge for Community Improvement Projectstag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2020-08-21:3365802:Topic:1093052020-08-21T12:01:55.478ZJackie Downinghttps://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/JackieDowning
<p><strong><a href="https://acommunitythrives.mightycause.com/giving-events/act20/home/">A Community Thrives</a></strong><br></br> A Community Thrives, a grantmaking and crowdfunding program of USA TODAY NETWORK with funding from the Gannett Foundation, invests in community-building initiatives across the country. The program is a way to share community improvement ideas on the national stage, gain support through donations and local connections, and get a chance at receiving a portion of an…</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://acommunitythrives.mightycause.com/giving-events/act20/home/">A Community Thrives</a></strong><br/> A Community Thrives, a grantmaking and crowdfunding program of USA TODAY NETWORK with funding from the Gannett Foundation, invests in community-building initiatives across the country. The program is a way to share community improvement ideas on the national stage, gain support through donations and local connections, and get a chance at receiving a portion of an additional $2,000,000 in grants to help projects succeed. During the campaign, nonprofit organizations have the chance to raise funds for their charities on their official A Community Thrives challenge page. At the end of the crowdfunding period, the Gannett Foundation will award grants ranging from $2,500 to $100,000 to selected organizations. Nonprofit organizations and municipal programs such as libraries and schools are encouraged to apply by September 11, 2020. To learn more about how to participate in the program visit the A Community Thrives website.</p>
<p></p> Your experience with Neon or eTapestry CRMs?tag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2019-05-08:3365802:Topic:1026272019-05-08T17:44:19.573ZKelly Hebrankhttps://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/KellyHebrank
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<p>IRIS is planning to transition to a new CRM to manage donors/donations and volunteers. (We currently use Giftworks and have been perpetually frustrated by it.) We've narrowed it down to Neon and eTapestry by Blackbaud (the slightly scaled back version of Raiser's Edge). </p>
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<p>If your organization uses one of these systems and you'd be willing to have a brief conversation with me about your experience, please let me know. I promise I won't take much of your…</p>
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<p>IRIS is planning to transition to a new CRM to manage donors/donations and volunteers. (We currently use Giftworks and have been perpetually frustrated by it.) We've narrowed it down to Neon and eTapestry by Blackbaud (the slightly scaled back version of Raiser's Edge). </p>
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<p>If your organization uses one of these systems and you'd be willing to have a brief conversation with me about your experience, please let me know. I promise I won't take much of your time, just a short phone call.</p>
<p>Or, if you considered one of them but decided against it, I'd love to know if you saw any red flags that made you go elsewhere.</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>
<p>Kelly Hebrank</p>
<p>khebrank@irisct.org</p> How Is NHPS 180 Days Student Expulsion for Fighting Helpful?tag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2014-04-17:3365802:Topic:628632014-04-17T19:42:15.722ZN'Zinga Shanihttps://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/NZingaShani
<p><span class="font-size-3"><b>How Is NHPS 180 Days Student Expulsion for Fighting Helpful?</b></span></p>
<p><b> </b><span class="font-size-3"><strong>We purport that NHPS 180 Days Expulsion for Fighting Is NOT Helpful! There are numerous research studies that say severe suspensions and expulsions most often lead to more problems.</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Long-term suspensions or expulsions from school for a fight in the…</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><b>How Is NHPS 180 Days Student Expulsion for Fighting Helpful?</b></span></p>
<p><b> </b><span class="font-size-3"><strong>We purport that NHPS 180 Days Expulsion for Fighting Is NOT Helpful! There are numerous research studies that say severe suspensions and expulsions most often lead to more problems.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-3">Long-term suspensions or expulsions from school for a fight in the cafeteria in which no weapons were involved are counter-productive. In the longer term these harsh measures create more problems than they solve. NHPS, and all other CT public schools, that use long-term suspensions and expulsions to deal with children who need help are showing themselves to be self-serving and inept. Yes, we understand the politics involved, and we understand that schools are under pressure, but that is the nature of the business they are in. More efforts need to be invested in comprehensive wrap-around services and more parental involvement. There needs to be more focus on bilingual services for English as a second language parents.</span></p>
<p><b>WE LEARN THROUGH THE NHI ARTICLE THAT THE HOMEBOUND PROGRAM IS UNDER REVIEW</b></p>
<p><b> </b><span class="font-size-3">“Cruz is one of 40 students participating in the city’s “homebound” program, which offers two hours of daily instruction for students who have been expelled.”</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">With such low levels of academic challenge-- and such low expectations-- we get what we expect. The student “likes” Homebound because it is easier<b>. ‘Francesca said there is a lot of “drama” at the school and she got “dragged into it.”</b> Let us remember that this is the same school at which not a single one of 44 9<sup>th</sup> graders did well enough to advance to the 10<sup>th</sup> grade in 2013! <strong>It took the school’s administrators all year to recognize the problem! There were no methods of intervention implemented. While the responsibility is shared by parents, the school should be held accountable and should have in place corrective measures that get implemented as soon as the difficulties become evident.</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong>What are the teachers at HSC doing about the “distractions” that prevent this student from focusing on her work?</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">There are far more productive ways to spend tax-payers money than to have two teachers working with six students teaching them what they clearly should have already learned in middle school. An integral part of the work that social workers do in NHPS is to adequately evaluate children with developmental and/ or psycho-social problems. <strong>Expelling a child who is troubled, or who gets into a fight, for one year is clearly about the school's inability to adequately address the needs of that child.</strong> The money being expended on the teachers would be more productively spent on an hour of counseling and therapy X 3 weekly. Whatever is the reason for her inability to deal emotionally has not been addressed, and she is not getting the education she needs. The problem has only been compounded and deferred to a later time. </span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Supt Harries said "It is progressive" to be offering lessons to students who are kicked out; it is not progressive; it is state law, and 2 hours daily is the minimum under Statutes: <b><a href="http://youtu.be/TVP4zMx_JtQ">http://youtu.be/TVP4zMx_JtQ</a> Part 411 - Pt1</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-3"><a href="http://youtu.be/WPp00buGLXE"><b>http://youtu.be/WPp00buGLXE</b></a><b> - Parent 411- Pt2:</b> The Right to an Education is in the Constitution</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><b>“He said he’d like to not only (look) at how kids get into homebound, but how they might be able to get out. <span style="color: #0000ff;"><i><span style="color: #993366;">The current system works like a prison sentence with no chance of early release: Kids are sentenced to a certain number of days in homebound.</span> They cannot exit early for good behavior, according to Harries. (<span style="color: #000000;">Let us not lose sight of the analogy used here.)</span></i></span></b></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-3"><b>“Harries said there are three main theoretical foundations for punishment: retribution, societal protection and rehabilitation. (People often add a fourth, deterrence.)</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-3"><b>“It’s pretty clear to me that in the context of the school system, we want to be heavily prioritizing the third,” rehabilitation, Harries said. “The sooner we get [students] back into a mainstream environment, the better.” <span style="color: #0000ff;">Exactly how is this 2-hour daily (6<sup>th</sup> grade) regimen rehabilitative? What else are the students getting during these two hours? How are they learning to avoid the "drama" they report to encounter in school?</span></b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-3"><b> </b>Furthermore, it would be barbaric not to educate children because they have problems with which we are ill-equipped to deal effectively. Of course, if children come to school wielding weapons they need to be removed from the environment for their own and the safety of others. However, unless we are committed to getting to the bottom of the problem and treating it, we are not helping one bit. Putting a lid on a boiling pot and turning up the heat only guarantees that at some point the pot will explode and blow the lid off.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-3"><b>Please bear in mind that <span style="color: #0000ff;">“</span></b><b><i><span style="color: #0000ff;">The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.”</span></i></b> <b> </b><b>Dietrich Bonhoeffer. </b> Too many children (starting at young ages) are forced to deal with serious societal problems with which they are ill-equipped to handle. Over the past several years we have seen the effects of young people who have little or no emotional control. By suspending children for one year, then patting ourselves on the back for offering them 2-hours per day of substandard education, we are revealing a great deal about the ineptitude of the existing education infrastructure, and we are laying the foundation for larger problems to come. <strong>For ALL of our sakes</strong>, <strong>and for the benefit of our society let us take a more reasoned, informed and long-term enlightened approach to education, discipline and the examples we set for children.</strong> It might be instructive to read the recently released study supported by TPPF: <b>Study looks at kids who do time for offenses that aren’t crimes. </b> <b><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/04/10/study-looks-at-kids-who-do-time-for-offenses-that-arent-crimes/">http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/04/10/study-looks-at-kids-who-do-time-for-offenses-that-arent-crimes/</a></b>? </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-3"><b>"(TPPF) has an interesting report out on the detainment and incarceration of juveniles for “status offenses,” or offenses that wouldn’t be crimes if the juveniles were adults. Status offenses could include things like truancy, curfew violations, or vaguer offenses such as “incorrigibility.” These offenses don’t directly harm anyone. Instead, they’re generally discouraged because they’re believed to lead to criminal behavior. But treating them as criminal conduct has costs, both economic costs, and the risk that introducing a kid to the “system” can inflict irreversible harm." </b></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-4">Does Suspending Students Work? Times Magazine article – Dec. 2012 - <em><span style="color: #0000ff;" class="font-size-2">By Christopher Ferguson</span></em></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><b>New research shows that sending kids home from school as punishment may do more harm than good.</b> Although the misdeeds are very small, the incidents raise a bigger issue: does suspending a kid from school work? In other words, does it actually ameliorate behavioral and academic problems?</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Increasingly, the answer seems to be no</span>. In fact, suspensions may do more harm than good. As Pamela Fenning and her colleagues noted in the April 2012 <strong><em><a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15388220.2011.646643">Journal of School Violence</a></em>, most school districts continue to use out-of-school suspensions even for minor disciplinary issues even though they tend to actually exacerbate problem behaviors and also may lead to academic problems.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-3"><b><a href="http://ideas.time.com/2012/12/05/does-suspending-students-work/">http://ideas.time.com/2012/12/05/does-suspending-students-work/</a></b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-3">Throughout this forum are links to education-related programs done by OneWorld Progressive Institute with people who work at DCF, DOC and Public Defenders’ offices. Please take a few minutes to watch and listen. We welcome thoughtful comments and constructive feedback.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-3"><b>YOUTH-AT-RISKS – How To Keep Kids Out Of Jail-</b> <a href="http://youtu.be/g8D4WRFeI-s"><b>http://youtu.be/g8D4WRFeI-s</b></a> <b>-</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-3"><b><a href="http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/homebound/">http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/homebound/</a></b></span></p> RT 34 West Proposed Plantag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2014-03-07:3365802:Topic:620112014-03-07T15:10:40.630ZOlivia C. Martsonhttps://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/OliviaCMartson
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Hello Friends,</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">There is a major project being proposed along the RT 34 corridor between Dwight St and Orchard St. The Hill and Dwight Residents were not included in the process.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">This includes a major Land Disposition Agreement that does not meet the Community goals; and what the community would like to see.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b>We now have an opportunity to meet with TONI…</b></p>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal">Hello Friends,</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">There is a major project being proposed along the RT 34 corridor between Dwight St and Orchard St. The Hill and Dwight Residents were not included in the process.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal">This includes a major Land Disposition Agreement that does not meet the Community goals; and what the community would like to see.</p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><b>We now have an opportunity to meet with TONI HARP</b></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u><b>On SUNDAY March 9, at 3:00pm at CAREER HIGH SCHOOL to discuss the proposed project</b></u></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><u><b>Some thoughts of concern are:<br/><br/></b></u>Importance of getting this plan right, that it is a rare and an opportunity to rebuild fractured neighborhoods and reorient the development pattern of the Medical District so that it benefits and complements the residential neighborhoods and becomes a world-class place.</p>
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<li>The <span>insufficiency of the plan </span><span>(traffic, walkability, land use) to </span><span>creating an attractive, safe medical district to serve patients and attract the best workforce.</span></li>
<li><span>Concerns about process, recognition that it has gone astray, the need to bring all stakeholders back into a cooperative relationship.</span></li>
<li><span> </span><span>Environmental concerns of more garages and not a project that considers Transit Oriented Development.</span></li>
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<p class="ecxMsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><b>COME OUT AND MEET THE MAYOR TO SEE WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. for More Information</b></p>
<p class="ecxMsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><b>Contact: </b><b> Lena Largie 203 415-1965 </b><b>or Olivia Martson 203 668-7350 </b></p>
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<div><b> </b></div> If You Are Interested In Raising $ For Your Charity Or Not For Profit (read on)tag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2014-03-03:3365802:Topic:616782014-03-03T19:49:38.069ZCarly Weisenberghttps://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/CarlyWeisenberg
<p><strong>Raising $ For Your Not-For-Profit/Charity</strong><br></br><br></br><span>June will be dedicated fundraiser month at Karaoke Heroes-- we'll book fundraisers for every Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the month. At the end of the month, the fundraiser which raised the most will get an additional donation of $500 from Karaoke Heroes.</span><br></br><br></br><span>Our fundraiser package is as follows: organizations can choose a 2-hour period (7-9 or 8-10) </span><span class="text_exposed_show">during…</span></p>
<p><strong>Raising $ For Your Not-For-Profit/Charity</strong><br/><br/><span>June will be dedicated fundraiser month at Karaoke Heroes-- we'll book fundraisers for every Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the month. At the end of the month, the fundraiser which raised the most will get an additional donation of $500 from Karaoke Heroes.</span><br/><br/><span>Our fundraiser package is as follows: organizations can choose a 2-hour period (7-9 or 8-10) </span><span class="text_exposed_show">during which they can collect $5 at the door from everyone coming in to Karaoke Heroes. We also donate 15% of the bar proceeds during that 2-hour window to the organization. At the end of the month, whichever organization's share of the bar proceeds was largest will <strong>get an additional $500 check from Karaoke Heroes</strong>. It's our way of giving everyone the best reason to bring out their supporters and make their fundraiser as successful as possible!<br/><br/>To participate, email us at <a href="http://info@karaokeheroes.net" target="_blank">info@karaokeheroes.net</a>, giving us the name of your organization and three possible dates for your fundraiser-- one each for a Sunday, a Tuesday, and a Wednesday, ranked by preference.<br/><br/>We look forward to helping you raise money for your cause!</span></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.karaokeheroes.net" target="_blank">Karaoke Heroes Web Page</a></p> Books in Spanish Needed!tag:gnhcommunity.ning.com,2013-01-29:3365802:Topic:490022013-01-29T20:58:25.564ZEmily Granellihttps://gnhcommunity.ning.com/profile/EmilyGangi
<p>Read to Grow in Branford is in desperate need of children's books in Spanish for its Books for Kids program. Read to Grow is the only statewide organization dedicated to building literacy right from birth. Books for kids sent out more than 120,000 books to families and community groups across the state last year. We are getting numerous requests for books in Spanish and our stock is running low. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks!…</p>
<p>Read to Grow in Branford is in desperate need of children's books in Spanish for its Books for Kids program. Read to Grow is the only statewide organization dedicated to building literacy right from birth. Books for kids sent out more than 120,000 books to families and community groups across the state last year. We are getting numerous requests for books in Spanish and our stock is running low. Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! <a href="http://https://www.readtogrow.org/Default.asp" target="_blank">www.readtogrow.org</a></p>