- Nosh, Shop and Support Aim High at Sports Basement Happy Hour
- Vote Today: Help AH earn $25,000 from Chase Community Giving on Facebook
- Your Holiday Shopping Can Support Aim High – Here’s How!
- Aim High’s New Pilot Program Helps Students Apply to Top High Schools
- BIG Thanks – Your Reviews Won a YouthThrive Award for Aim High!
- Aim High Volunteer Leader Wins Bank of America Neighborhood Hero Award
- Marin Community Rallies Support for New Aim High Site
- Check Out This Month’s Updates on the Aim High Blog
Stop by Sports Basement on Tuesday, December 8th, from 6:00-8:00 pm for snacks, wine, and shopping with your favorite Aim High fans. You’ll receive 10% off your purchases, and Aim High will receive 10% of the proceeds!
Aim High Happy Hour at Sports Basement
Tuesday, December 8th
6:00-8:00pm
Sports Basement – Presidio Store
610 Old Mason St (across from Crissy Field)
San Francisco, CA 94129
10% savings for you + 10% contribution to Aim High
Snacks, beer and wine
Nothing to buy? Consider making an in-kind donation to Aim High! Aim High’s Headlands Environmental Home needs sleeping bags, ground pads, rain gear, and more.
Please RSVP to Kat (so we know how many to expect) by email or phone: 415-551-2333.
RSVP for Aim High Happy Hour at Sports Basement
Vote Today: Help AH earn $25,000 from Chase Community Giving on Facebook
 Chase is giving away $25,000 grants to the top 100 charities in the US, and we need YOUR VOTE to get one!
Please help Aim High earn a grant by voting us into the top 100 by Dec. 15. Visit apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving and search for Aim High for High School (our legal name) to give us one of your votes! Vote Today for Aim High – Help Us Earn $25,000 |
Your Holiday Shopping Can Support Aim High – Here’s How!
 Starting your holiday shopping soon? Visit Aim High’s Facebook Page and check out Shop4Good, a new service that allows you to make a donation to Aim High whenever you buy online from hundreds of online retailers. Just a few examples:
Books: Barnes and Noble, Better World Books, textbooks.com
Entertainment: iTunes, StubHub, GameFly, Flip Video, Sirius Satellite Radio
Travel: Orbitz, Priceline, Cheapoair, Dollar Rent-a-Car
And more! Puma – Target – Minted Stationers – Blockbuster – Lane Bryant – have a look around, there’s something for everyone!
Other holiday ideas that support Aim High: |
Aim High’s New Pilot Program Helps Students Apply to Top High Schools
Aim High is committed to helping students reach for their dreams, and this year, an Aim High pilot program is helping students who dream of admission to San Francisco’s top high schools.
Over 10 weeks, students will participate in 10 hours of small-group SSAT prep from tutoring firm Tutorpedia, along with workshops and personal coaching on interview skills, writing personal statements, and applying for financial aid, helping them navigate the rigorous application processes for their top-choice schools. 25 students are enrolled in the pilot program, including 8th graders applying this year and a few 7th graders getting a head start on next year’s process. Read more about Aim High’s HS Application Pilot Program |
Big Thanks – Your Reviews Won a YouthThrive Award for Aim High!
Thanks to YOU, Aim High fans, we earned “Best of the West” in the 2009 YouthThrive Awards! More importantly, we were moved and inspired by the great stories you shared. Nearly 80 graduates, teachers, parents and volunteers wrote reviews, which you can read at Our Greatnonprofits profile page – take a moment to check them out, it will be the best part of your day!
Read Aim High stories and reviews at Greatnonprofits.org |
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Aim High Volunteer Wins Bank of America Neighborhood Hero Award
Scott Wu, President of the Aim High Board of Directors, was honored by Bank of America with a Neighborhood Builders Award, one of 5 such awards given this year in San Francisco.
The award included a $5,000 grant, which Scott chose to give to Aim High. Scott has committed more than 10 years of service to Aim High, serving and leading the Board and guiding Aim High in its strategic growth from serving 350 students in San Francisco to serving more than 1,000 students in four Bay Area cities. Read more about Scott Wu’s Neighborhood Heroes Award |
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Marin Community Rallies Support For New Aim High Site
More than 70 members of the Marin County community gathered in November to learn about Aim High’s plan to expand the summer program to serve high-need youth in Marin.
Hosted by Patrick and Marney Tenney, the event formally introduced Aim High’s Campaign for Marin, which aims to raise $250,000 in gifts and multi-pledges by March 1st to support the launch of an Aim High site in Marin in 2010. Vince Matthews, a former Aim High teacher and Mt. Tam High School administrator who now serves as State Administrator for Oakland Unified School District, spoke of the impact of programs like Aim High on troubled districts and low-performing students. “Without question,” Matthews said, “Aim High is doing what we would like to do throughout the entire system.” Guests also heard powerful stories from Aim High graduate and UC Berkeley graduate student Rita Molestina, as well as Aim High parent Natalie Thomas, who attributes her daughters’ pursuit of a top-tier high school to Aim High’s spirit of community and opportunity. Find out more about Aim High’s Campaign for Marin or pledge your support at aimhigh.org/campaign_for_marin |
Check Out This Month’s Updates on the Aim High Blog
Every week or so, Aim High blogs about education news, the latest research, happenings in the Aim High community, and other things we find interesting. Check out some of these stories from the past month or so:
School Lunches: More Trick Than Treat 50 Best Jobs – Why Not Teacher? Why Great Students Should Choose Great Colleges We <3 this free online test prep tool! You can find more updates by following us on Twitter or Facebook, or simply visit the blog: wordpress.com/aimhighblog |
Thanks for reading!
Aim High is gearing up for another strong year serving Bay Area students and families – but we need your help to serve a thousand kids in a year when they need us most. Please forward this newsletter to friends and colleagues. To find out about other ways to support Aim High, visit Aim High’s Support Page. For more information on any of these topics, contact Kat White, Communications Coordinator, by email or phone: 415-551-2333. Best Regards, Alec Lee and the Aim High Team
