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Newsletter of Inner-City Scholarship Fund Summer 2013

CONTENTS 37TH ANNUAL INNER-CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND GALA RAISES $1 MILLION FOR STUDENTS IN NEED FRIENDS GALA 1,3 Nearly 500 guests raised over MESSAGE FROM 2 $1 million at the 37th annual FRIENDS THE EXECUTIVE of Inner-City Scholarship Fund Gala DIRECTOR on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Cipriani EVENTS 3 42nd Street. Proceeds from the BE A STUDENT’S 4-5 evening went to scholarship and FRIEND enrichment programs benefiting ICSF FAMILY 6-7 students attending ICSF-supported ALBUM Catholic schools. IN THE NEWS 8 The black tie affair was emceed by VOLUNTEER 9 Dari Alexander, Fox 5 evening news CLASS OF 2013 10-11 (Left to Right) His Eminence, Timothy anchor and daughter of longtime Cardinal Dolan, ICSF Be A Student’s Friend ICSF trustee Milton Williams, and scholarship recipient Tyreece Santana, Gala Chairs Joy and Michael Millette (continued on page 3)

1 A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Timothy M. Cardinal Dolan CHAIRMAN

Peter T. Grauer PRESIDENT

Lawrence B. Benenson Ronald E. Blaylock John M. Callagy, Esq. Anthony J. de Nicola Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr. John Q. Doyle John J. Farrell Robert Gittings As we celebrate the class of 2013, I am so grateful to all of you who made high Edward D. Herlihy, Esq. school graduation a reality for our inner-city students. Without your generous gifts George B. Irish of time and resources, many of these young people would not have had the support Thomas S. Johnson they needed to complete high school and go on to college. The impact you make Catherine M. Keating by providing City’s children with access to safe, quality Catholic schools Arthur J. Mahon, Esq. cannot be overstated. Michael J. Millette Timothy C. Muccia With your support, ICSF has provided nearly 8,000 scholarships to students living Thomas S. Murphy, Jr. at or below the poverty level this year. We’ve also been busy with special events and Ponchitta Pierce Patricia A. Quick new initiatives to bolster our assistance of inner-city children and their schools. In the Thomas C. Quick pages ahead you will read about our latest activities: Mo Rocca Mauro C. Romita • ICSF held its 37th Annual FRIENDS Gala – a truly memorable evening Stephen G. Rooney, Esq. Howard J. Rubenstein • Our new School Champions program is helping volunteers lend their Frederic V. Salerno talents to our inner-city schools Peter K. Scaturro Christine H. Schwarzman • Seniors celebrated their graduation with their sponsors at the Martin J. Sullivan Be A Student’s Friend Graduation Reception Mary Ann Tighe Walter S. Tomenson, Jr. Robert P. Weisz I hope you enjoy a glimpse at the pictures and stories that recognize our students’ Hon. Milton L. Williams, Sr. accomplishments and the sponsors and volunteers who helped make them possible.

There is so much more to be done to ensure that a Catholic school education in TRUSTEES EMERITUS is possible for all children regardless of their family’s economic status. If you know someone who would like to learn more about our work, Edward Cardinal Egan please don’t hesitate to refer them to our office at212-753-8583 or by email at Thomas S. Murphy, Sr. [email protected]. Francis C. Rooney, Jr. Wolfgang Schoelkopf On behalf of the Staff and Board of Trustees of ICSF, thank you again for your Frank J. Tasco dedication to providing a brighter future for inner-city students.

Warmest regards,

Susan George Executive Director

2 ICSF SPECIAL EVENTS

PROJECT YESS RECEPTION RAISES OVER $220K

His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan addressed the crowd and thanked them for their continued support of inner-city Catholic schools. Project YESS Leadership Committee Co-Chair Timothy Muccia introduced Our Lady of Lourdes School Principal Cathy Hufnagel as the recipient of the Project YESS Principal Award which recognizes the outstanding leadership and dedication of an elementary school principal.

Since 1998, Project YESS has provided over $4.2 million to schools for over 250 projects. These grants aim to fix windows, update bathrooms, improve Project YESS Co-Chair Timothy Muccia presents Principal Award to lighting, upgrade security Our Lady of Lourdes School Principal Cathy Hufnagel systems, and fund other capital improvements to provide a safe Over 250 guests attended the This year, Project YESS funded and pleasant learning environment. Annual Project YESS reception on grants for 15 schools. Our Lady of Tuesday, May 23rd at the Top of the Lourdes School, St. Mark the To learn more about Project YESS, Rock observation deck. The event, Evangelist, and Transfiguration please contact Ginine Cilenti at in collaboration with the YESS School were represented at the event [email protected]. committee, raised over $220,000 by their students and principals, and to support capital improvements funds were raised for a new security at Catholic elementary schools system, a new fire alarm system, and throughout the Archdiocese a backflow preventer, respectively. of New York.

GALA (CONTINUED)

songs sung by the St. Brigid School the workplace, and fundraising for Choir. ICSF Be A Student’s Friend quality of life capital improvements scholarship recipient and Cardinal in their schools. Hayes High School senior, Tyreece Santana, delivered a moving speech Coming this winter, ICSF will host that was followed by Mr. Millette’s the 37th Annual Award Dinner at touching first-hand account of his the Stephen A. Schwarzman building experience with the Be A Student’s of the on Friend program. These speeches Monday, December 16, 2013. garnered 16 new sponsors for the Please Save the Date. Students from ICSF-supported St. Brigid School Choir perform for guests program, totaling over $60,000 to support ICSF’s signature To learn more about our future events, chaired by Joy and Michael Millette, scholarship initiative. please contact Alyson Vetter at ICSF Trustee. Among the many ICSF [email protected]. supporters attending were His The FRIENDS Committee is made Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. up of more than 200 volunteers who support ICSF students through Guests were welcomed into the initiatives including teaching art dining room by an upbeat medley of appreciation, preparing students for

3 BE A STUDENT’S FRIEND

A NIGHT TO CELEBRATE

Sponsor Jim Marbach with students Bryonna Vickers (left) and Shena Marshall (right)

On May 2nd, 2013, high school either elementary or secondary years, but to hug the person who has seniors receiving scholarships school level students. A sponsor been such a help to my mom and me through ICSF’s Be A Student’s Friend can choose to build a relationship is really special.” program celebrated their upcoming with their particular student or to graduations with their sponsors remain anonymous. On average, 98% Longtime supporters of the Be A and thanked them for their of seniors in the program graduate Student’s Friend program Barbara generous support. and 96% pursue . Weisz and Maris Fiondella were recognized at the event for the 11 Founded in 1992, the Be A Student’s While many of the students and years of support they have provided Friend program is designed to support sponsors at this year’s graduation to their graduating students. the education of economically reception event were old friends, disadvantaged children attending some students were meeting their To learn more about ICSF’s inner-city Catholic schools of the sponsor for the first time. “It was so Be A Student’s Friend program, Archdiocese of New York. The nice to meet my sponsor in person,” please contact Kelvin Gentles program selects and matches students said Angela Rivera, a graduating senior at 646-794-3328 or with sponsors who commit financial from Aquinas High School in . [email protected]. resources to help pay tuition for “We’ve been writing to each other for

INNER-CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND FACTS

• Average number of ICSF scholarships • Percentage of students who live near or provided per year: 8,000 below the federal poverty level: 68%

• Percentage of high school seniors • It costs our ICSF-supported Catholic that graduate from ICSF-supported schools $5,247 annually to educate the same schools: 98% elementary school student that public schools do for $15,498. The average annual • Percentage of ICSF graduates that pursue cost to educate an ICSF high school student a college education: 96% is $9,734 compared to $14,525 per high school student in NYC public schools.

4 BE A STUDENT’S FRIEND

MEET AN ALUMNUS

Hedge fund manager Lundy Wright’s Lundy then discovered how The two now see each other regularly initial contact with his sponsored far Errol had traveled on his own, and are a living example of how student, Errol Winter, eventually burnishing his own image by one generous hand can help another evolved into an inspirational life graduating early from Fordham, to surmount the world’s material journey for both of them. then continuing on as a graduate obstacles. Lundy hopes to do the student in Finance online to complete same for his newly sponsored student, Lundy sponsored Errol beginning an MBA from Northeastern University. a junior at St. Raymond’s High School. with grade school in 1997 and Errol told him then that he could not continued through graduation from have reached such heights without St. Raymond’s High School in the Lundy’s faith and encouragement, Bronx in 2002 up to Errol’s entry especially when financial and family into on a full pressures weighed heavily on him. scholarship the same year. Throughout For both of them, Lundy says, “the that time, they saw each other four experience revealed the power of a times a year to enjoy pizza and trade Catholic education to break the cycle stories of triumphs and pitfalls. of poverty with a very compelling message of hope combined with a Then Lundy lost contact with Errol for lasting faith in Christian values and ten years until the Fordham graduate, a strong commitment to academic acting on a long dormant impulse, and work discipline.” e-mailed Lundy at his job in 2012 explaining how he had come across The team of Lundy and St. Raymond’s his name on a customer list at the High School’s caring environment bank he was working for. Miraculously, helped Errol escape the struggles of a single key stroke and an instant inner-city poverty and simultaneously message closed the gap of ten long offered new hope and freedom to a Former Be A Student’s Friend years. Lundy was, of course, overjoyed succeeding generation of like-minded student, Errol Winter at this turn of events and honored that students. Lundy reflected that Errol Errol had remembered him as a major “had picked up the ball and ran with it,” figure in his life and contributor to needing only that initial push to sprint his education. for the goal line.

MEET A STUDENT ON OUR WAIT LIST

Meet Guadalupe Vargas, a 5th grader at public school—will greatly increase a Catholic school in Washington Heights. their likelihood of escaping poverty. Guadalupe lives with her parents and Guadalupe is currently in a school that siblings in Harlem. is safe and academically strong. She is an honors student and if she continues While she excels in all of her subjects, to receive a quality education she will Guadalupe’s strongest area is creative undoubtedly go far. Her mother is writing. “I encourage her to write as much handicapped and her father works very as possible and to continue reading every long hours to make ends meet for his day to further her language skills,” says family. Unfortunately, the sacrifices of Mr. Killian, who Guadalupe immediately Guadalupe’s father are currently not confessed is her favorite teacher. enough to keep her in the school she loves in the upcoming school year. Guadalupe’s neighborhood is poor and crime-ridden. Statistics indicate that its Guadalupe is currently on the wait list children will continue to experience to receive a scholarship through ICSF’s tough economic challenges in their Be A Student’s Friend program. Won’t adulthood. The numbers also conclusively you help by becoming her sponsor? 5th grader, Guadalupe Vargas show that a quality education—one that Contact Kelvin Gentles at 646-794-3328 is not available in Guadalupe’s local or [email protected] to learn how.

5 ICSF FAMILY ALBUM

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1) Sponsor Michael McNamara and student Marylenia Villeda 2) Sponsor Jeannie and George Irish with student Robert Astwood 3) Student Juliann Memoli with her sponsor Melanie Coronetz 4) Sponsors Becky and John Halleron with student Carlyn Grullon

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7 8 5) Sponsor Lana Wolkonsky with her graduating student Carlos Orellana 6) Sponsor Barbara Weisz with her graduating student Eryn Maisonet 7) Sponsor Beth Bacon and her student Carol Sanchez 8) Sponsor Rich Fabbro and students Tida Darboe (left) and Shannon Qualls (right)

6 ICSF FAMILY ALBUM

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10 9) Project YESS guests enjoy an evening at the Top of the Rock 10) ICSF President Peter Grauer with his wife, Laurie Grauer (right), daughter Tory Grauer (left) and ICSF Trustee Christine Schwarzman (middle) 11) ICSF Junior Committee executive co-chairs (left to right) Kurt Spielmann, Jenny Miller and Ryan Cullen

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ICSF SAYS GOODBYE TO A LIFELONG FRIEND PAUL P. WOOLARD 1923-2013

On January 10, 2013, we lost our long time trustee and friend, Paul Patrick Woolard. His more than 40 years of leadership and support for the Inner-City Scholarship Fund allowed hundreds of thousands of inner-city children to attend the Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of New York. The Trustees and Staff of ICSF express sincere condolences to his wife, Ruth. His legacy will live on in the lives of the countless current and former students to whom he helped to give a better future.

7 IN THE NEWS

SPEECH BEE CHAMPION COMPETES IN NATIONAL FINALS

Our Lady of Lourdes 8th Grader Deigna Bernard records her speech for the Modern Woodmen Speech Competition

On Wednesday, May 1st, students from overcome an obstacle in life. Our Lady her speech to Modern Woodmen’s Catholic schools across of Lourdes 8th grader Deigna Bernard headquarters and will find out the competed in the annual Manhattan selected Babe Ruth, and delivered a results in July. Catholic Schools Speech Contest. powerful speech about his struggles Be A Student’s Friend donors Dr. June as a 7-year old orphan at St. Mary’s The Modern Woodmen Speech Dwyer and Christine Schwarzman, Industrial School for Boys and his Competition was organized in 1948 to ICSF Trustee, served as special guest success as a Hall of Fame baseball offer students an opportunity to develop judges at the regional event which is player for the . clear thinking and public speaking skills. part of the national Modern Woodmen Congratulations to Deigna and all of Speech Competition. Her stage presence and use of hand the speech bee participants on this gestures wowed the judges and earned amazing achievement! Students were asked to deliver a 3 to 5 her a spot as a national finalist. Deigna minute speech on one person who has recently submitted a final recording of

ICSF LAUNCHES SCHOOL CHAMPIONS PROGRAM

On Tuesday, January 29th, 2013, a Program Coordinator this summer, Inner-City Scholarship Fund (ICSF) ICSF looks forward to growing kicked off a new program called School this program to add more schools Champions. This adopt-a-school and additional board members to program places board members at create new opportunities and ideas selected inner-city Catholic schools. for growth. The goal is to provide these elementary schools with a strong advisory board If you’re looking for a volunteer to aid in oversight and strategy for opportunity, please contact budgeting, fundraising, and enrollment Caitlin Carmichael at that will result in improved financial, [email protected] to academic, and physical school become involved with the conditions. This spring, the School School Champions program. Champions program placed over 30 talented advisory board members at School Champions is the 14 elementary schools in Manhattan newest addition to ICSF’s and the Bronx. With the addition of various volunteer programs

8 VOLUNTEERS

OPPORTUNITIES KNOCK FOR INNER-CITY STUDENTS

Competition between high school experience and extremely helpful prestigious corporations, students for summer internships is towards getting a summer internship. firms and non-profit corporations greater than ever—especially for I would absolutely recommend the throughout the city. To qualify for inner-city students. This is why Job Opportunities Program to other the program, students need to be in Inner-City Scholarship Fund (ICSF) students.” This summer, Shenika the top 10% of their classes and continues to support its Job is one of four Job Opportunities show a deep commitment to their Opportunities Program, which offers Program participants interning at education and community service. inner-city Catholic school students Weil Gotshal Manges LLP, where she in the Archdiocese of New York is confident that her knowledge of To learn how to sponsor Job job-readiness workshops and helps Business Computer Applications Opportunities Program internships them obtain their first paid and skills learned at the Job at your organization, please summer internships. Opportunities Program will help her contact Christine Desposito at succeed as a receptionist in the [email protected]. This year nearly 150 high demanding environment of a law firm. school juniors attended the Job Opportunities Program, where Shenika wants to attend Columbia professionals volunteered their time University to study medical biology to improve student’s résumé writing and eventually open her own business skills, prepare for job interviews and on the West Side of New York City. learn the fundamentals of business “If I do well, it shows other inner-city etiquette. Many students like Shenika students can do well too when given Christopher, an incoming senior and the opportunity,” she says. National student at Aquinas High School, are extremely This summer, the Job Opportunities thankful for the Job Opportunities Program provided 43 inner-city JOP students participate in job-readiness Program. “It was an unbelievable students with internships at workshops with “real world” professionals

JUNIOR COMMITTEE WORKS DIRECTLY WITH OUR STUDENTS

volunteers worked with over 20 there is often little to no room in the schools to enhance the academic budget for aesthetic improvements. experience for boys and girls in our inner-city schools. Over 75 Junior Committee volunteers led 14 tutoring sessions The Junior Committee led 13 field trips for students in East Harlem. Sixty of to destinations such as The Intrepid Air these students also participated in & Space Museum, New York Botanical a basketball program that led to a Gardens, Museum of Natural History, final tournament in April. In addition, Liberty Science Center, and the Bronx students and volunteers cheered on Junior Committee volunteers referee Zoo. Over 550 students attended these the St. John’s men’s basketball team and coach basketball games for trips, which enabled them to get out of when it played Georgetown at Madison inner-city students their neighborhoods and explore some Square Garden in January. of New York’s most iconic landmarks. On May 3rd, 2013, the Junior Junior Committee volunteers To learn more about the Junior Committee of Inner-City Scholarship completed 10 community service Committee, please contact Fund ended the year with a bang, projects to date, including building Caitlin Carmichael at raising over $30,000 at its Masquerade a rooftop garden, setting up science [email protected]. Ball. Over 200 young professionals equipment, and painting classrooms, donned festive masks and celebrated fences and murals. Principals rely to raise additional funding in support on these small-scale projects to keep of the Junior Committee’s programs. their schools looking inviting and This year, Junior Committee well-maintained, especially since

9 CLASS OF 2013

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 182 ICSF GRADUATES OF 2013

ACADEMY OF MT. ST. URSULA Fabio G. Tavarez Josue Arias Keyanna S. Pierre Long Island University Long Island University Peace Aisogun Evangel University Justin Arriaga Jenme Sanchez AQUINAS HIGH SCHOOL SUNY - Oswego CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Ashley Borrego Sarah Abel Community College College of Saint Rose Emil A. Coronado Onleys Caceres CUNY - Medgar Evers College Karina I. Santos Joelina E. Acosta CUNY - John Jay College Iona College CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Randy Delgadillo of Criminal Justice Community College Marylenia Villeda Drenka Cavdarbasha Iona College Vida Ebron Michael A. Gonzalez Briana Williams Syracuse University CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Meghan Cuadra Community College St. John’s University CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Franchely Gallardo Community College CUNY - Kevin Gutierrez CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL University of New Hampshire Tida Darboe Iris Hernandez Claudia Arones SUNY - Farmingdale State College CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Gerardo Ingram CUNY - John Jay College of Community College CUNY - John Jay College of Criminal Justice Emely Jimenez Criminal Justice Fordham University Sileny Jimenez Francisca Bioh SUNY - Westchester Angel F. Medina SUNY - Stony Brook University Shannon Qualls Community College CUNY - CUNY - Bronx Stephanie Capunay Community College Shivaughn Jones Carlos Orellana SUNY - Farmingdale State College CUNY - College of Staten Island Cazenovia Seminary Raiza Santos Samantha Galarza CUNY - John Jay College Melissa Labastida Ronnie Pinkerton Undecided College of Mount Saint Vincent Siena College of Criminal Justice Pricilla Guzman Meagan Washington Barbara Marmolejos Hendrick Rodriguez Long Island University North Carolina College of Saint Rose CUNY - LaGuardia Community College Joselyn Mancilla Central University Rosalba Nunez Iona College Jose L. Romero ALL HALLOWS Iona College Mariah R. Marshall HIGH SCHOOL Ebony Padovani Vassar College CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Tyreece Santana Brianna Nketia Ruben Ayala Community College University of Southern California CUNY - Lehman College SUNY - Buffalo State College Rynelly A. Perez Andrew J. Santiago Jenny N. Rosales Steven Gonzalez SUNY - University at Albany CUNY - Hunter College Seton Hall University St. Francis College Kevelyn Polanco Orlando G. Singh Christopher Herrera Syracuse University University of Connecticut Tricia Sackor Mercy College La Salle University Mirka Portillo Jeremy E. Taveras Khaliq Howell CUNY - John Jay College of Utica College Carol Sanchez St. John’s University Criminal Justice SUNY - Geneseo University Christian M. Vasquez Junior Jimenez Ashley M. Ramos University of Bridgeport Tatiana N. Sanders CUNY - Borough of Manhattan St. Thomas Aquinas College CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Community College Armando Vizcaino Community College Chabely Rodriguez Fordham University Miguel Jimenez SUNY - Fredonia Doris Tamayo United States Marine Avery T. Yates CUNY - Lehman College Janeiry Santos SUNY - Oswego Isaac Khan Alexus S. Todd CUNY - York College Syracuse University CARDINAL SPELLMAN CUNY - New York City College Lyncee Stroman of Technology Johnson Kow HIGH SCHOOL St. Thomas Aquinas College Syracuse University Briana B. Benedith Yamiletts Villa Christine Valenzuela Long Island University Gilbert Marmolejos College of Mount Saint Vincent Syracuse University Mercy College Princess C. Cruz Ivonna Washington Alice Vallecillo Freddy Nagua CUNY - Lehman College Onondaga Community College CUNY - City College of New York SUNY - University at Albany Amelis Escalante Brittani S. Williams-Fell Bryonna S. Vickers Hector Ortiz AMDA College and Conservatory Fairleigh Dickinson University SUNY - Canton of the Performing Arts University of Hartford Yvette Zapata Deivan Poche BLESSED SACRAMENT - Ashley M. Figueroa Manhattan College Bergen Community College SAINT GABRIEL HIGH SCHOOL CUNY - City College of New York Justin E. Quinones Justin Ruiz Bryant Mena Syracuse University Sacred Heart University Hofstra University Jose Bravo College of the Holy Cross Alvin Roman CARDINAL HAYES Kasiem Noble Noel Castro SUNY - Potsdam HIGH SCHOOL Dominican College CUNY - John Jay College Luis A. Salazar Miguel Angel Keirys Pena of Criminal Justice Manhattan College SUNY - Buffalo State College Hobart and William Smith Colleges

10 CLASS OF 2013

ST. JEAN BAPTISTE Samantha E. Rosario Joseph Lewis Naya Maitland HIGH SCHOOL CUNY - John Jay College CUNY - Medgar Evers College American University of Criminal Justice Ida A. Adjivon MONSIGNOR SCANLAN Juliann P. Memoli Cornell University Dayren Soto HIGH SCHOOL University of Hartford Messiah College Ornella Agbodjan Gisselle M. Castro Michelle Rivera CUNY - Borough of Manhattan CUNY - Borough of Manhattan CUNY - Hunter College ST. RAYMOND Community College Community College ACADEMY FOR BOYS Margaret D. Sinkevitch Jayxa Alonzo Arysdalia Diaz Pennsylvania State University Mehedi Ahmed Fordham University Syracuse University University of Massachusetts Anibel Vargas Ashley T. Baez Melissa Leal Hofstra University Erickson Bueno Fordham University Mount Saint Mary College Undecided Adriana Velazquez Nicole Castro Roberto M. Ovalle CUNY - Hunter College Johnny Cabrera CUNY - Queens College SUNY - College of Mount Saint Vincent Audreamia Wardlow Jerlin Garo Abigail Sintim Temple University Steven Castillo Hobart and William Syracuse University SUNY - College of Westchester Tatyana Whyte Smith Colleges Delilah Tejada Iona College Marcos Dasilva Jenizabeth C. Gomez Mount Saint Mary College SUNY - Delhi Fordham University PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL Julius Ubarri Gustavo Flores Wendy Gomez CUNY - Lehman College Anabel Frias CUNY - John Jay College of CUNY - John Jay College SUNY - University at Buffalo Criminal Justice of Criminal Justice MOTHER CABRINI Lennysha Jorawar Allan A. Gomez HIGH SCHOOL Carlyn Grullon SUNY - Oswego SUNY - University at Albany Isaris Baez Shena N. Marshall Besim Memedovski Syracuse University Rochester Institute Jade Koreisz CUNY - Borough of Manhattan Alicia Davis of Technology SUNY - Maritime College Community College College of Mount St. Vincent Christina Sassone Eryn Maisonet Richard Pascasio Sha’Toka Hyman Pace University Manhattan College Fashion Institute of Technology Tompkin Courtlandt Amber Marcano Mahen Ramjit Community College ST. AGNES BOYS Mercy College HIGH SCHOOL Long Island University Stephanie Reyes Raven T. Mercado Alberto Salcedo Mercy College Brandon Andujar Long Island University CUNY - Hostos CUNY - Medgar Evers College Yaniel Rodriguez Community College Tionney Nix Anderson Vargas College of Mount St. Vincent Haverford College Alexander Casiano Palm Beach State College Maria Vasquez CUNY - John Jay College ST. PETER’S BOYS CUNY - Lehman College of Criminal Justice ST. VINCENT FERRER HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL MOUNT ST. MICHAEL Joey Fang Albert J. Zipprich Stephanie A. Fleury ACADEMY SUNY - Stony Brook University CUNY - College of Staten Island Quinnipiac University Robert M. Astwood Jermaine Verges La Salle University CUNY - John Jay College ST. RAYMOND ACADEMY of Criminal Justice FOR GIRLS Cameron S. Francis Amber Almodovar Pennsylvania State University ST. BARNABAS College of Mount St. Vincent Malik A. Jackson HIGH SCHOOL Enoe Garcia CUNY - Hostos Amanda Baly Iona College Community College Iona College Robert Jimenez Ashante Gutierrez Kylie Cortez CUNY - Lehman College St. John’s University Cornelius Krapah Tasmia Kabir ST. CATHARINE Pace University ACADEMY Sasha Lasian Hector Montijo CUNY - LaGuardia CUNY - Hostos Vianelly Betancourt Community College Community College SUNY - New Paltz Brittney Foggy-Alexander Kiana Maldonado Tavon Nowell Fashion Institute University of Bridgeport Nassau Community College of Technology Leilani Melenciano NOTRE DAME SCHOOL Gianna Giampia CUNY - Lehman College OF MANHATTAN Iona College SEEK Program Yissette Gonzalez Carlyn Martinez Lidia M. Morales Susquehanna University SUNY - Oneonta Ithaca College

Intended college destinations as of June 2013 11 Inner-City Scholarship Fund 1011 First Avenue, Suite 1400 New York, NY 10022 www.icsf-nyc.org icsf Save the Dates! The 24th Annual Lawyers Luncheon Published twice yearly by: Inner-City Scholarship Fund Cipriani 42nd Street Wednesday, November 6, 2013 1011 First Avenue New York, NY 10022-4112 The 37th Annual Award Dinner Tel 212-753-8583 Fax 212-371-6461 The Stephen A. Schwarzman Building www.icsf-nyc.org of the New York Public Library Tuesday, December 16, 2013

Susan George, Executive Director Christine Berko, Manager, Office and Finance Caitlin Carmichael, Associate Director, Major Gifts Arielle Chapman, Data Associate Ginine Cilenti, Senior Director, Development and Major Gifts Christine Desposito, Program Coordinator, Job Opportunities Program Kelvin Gentles, Director, Scholarship Programs Vanessa Luciano, Program Coordinator, Be A Student’s Friend Daniel Mileno, Associate Director, Marketing and Communications Jacquelyn Phillips, Manager, School Relations Ryan Quick, Manager, Corporations and Foundations Carmen Stanley, Operations Manager Tracy Tiernan, Manager, Donor Relations Alyson Vetter, Manager, Special Events