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Jumpstart Brings 'Scribbles To Novels' Fundraiser to Chicago
CHICAGO, April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Jumpstart, a national nonprofit
group that delivers innovative preschool programs for low-income children,
will host its "Scribbles To Novels" benefit dinner inChicago on Wednesday,
April 23, at the Harold Washington Library.
The event brings together nationally acclaimed authors andChicago's elite
for a special evening to raise money and awareness for helping at-risk
preschool children excel in school. Each year, leaders from the business,
civic and philanthropic communities attend to show their support for this
effort and early childhood literacy in theChicago area.
"Preparing young children to succeed and become productive citizens is one
of the most effective ways we can build our community," said James Borishade,
executive director of Jumpstart's Central Region offices. "We hope this event
sends a powerful message that education -- particularly during early childhood
-- is of fundamental importance."
Founded in 1993 at Yale University, Jumpstart pairs 3,500 trained adults
one-on-one with preschool children in need of assistance. During the
2007-2008 program year, Jumpstart serves 13,000 children across 20 states.
During the event, William Barke, CEO of Pearson Arts & Science and
chairman of Pearson Canada, will receive the inaugural Commitment to
Excellence Award, which is named after him. Barke is a graduate of
Northwestern University inEvanston and sits on Jumpstart's national board of
directors.
Tickets are still available. For more information, contact Jeremy
Weinstein at 312-873-4054 or Jeremy.Weinstein@jstart.org.
About Jumpstart
Jumpstart is a national nonprofit organization that engages preschool
children from low-income communities in an intensive early education program
to improve their cognitive and emotional development, ensuring they enter
kindergarten prepared to succeed at grade level. It accomplishes this by
training adult mentors, primarily college students, to work in exclusive
yearlong relationships with the children. Jumpstart currently serves more than
13,000 children through a corps of 3,500 college students and older adults.
Jumpstart has earned a four-star rating from Charity Navigator and is a
recipient of the Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award in 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. For more information, visit http://www.jstart.org.
For more information:
Michael Dizon
mdizon@tribune.com
312.222.3165
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