Winterfield Parent Breakfast!

We had such a blast last Friday hosting students, tutors, and parents for an end-of-year breakfast!  Parents and tutors joined to celebrate students’ progress in HEART and practice more math with a deck of cards and games that can be played all summer long.

Thank you to Winterfield Elementary for being such a fantastic school partner in hosting HEART volunteers this year.  Ms. Boyd presented volunteers with an unexpected and much appreciated surprise: HEART / Winterfield coffee mugs designed by Ms. Eatman!

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Jimmie Johnson Foundation Announces Winners!

JIMMIE JOHNSON FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES

WINNERS OF THE BLUE BUNNY HELMET OF HOPE

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 2, 2014) — The Jimmie Johnson Foundation announced today the five winners of the

Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope, a program that allows fans and consumers across the country to nominate not-for-profit (501c3) organizations that support K-12 public education. Each of the winners will be awarded a $25,000 grant.

The 5 winners are:

• Crayons to Classrooms in Dayton, Ohio

• Champions for Learning in Naples, Florida

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HEART is Semifinalist for Jimmie Johnson Foundation’s Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope Grant

4-17-14 BBHOH SEMIFINALIST Release

Charlotte, NC (April 17, 2014) — The Jimmie Johnson Foundation announced today that HEART Tutoring is one of the 10 semi-finalists eligible for a $25,000 grant. In all, five grants are available through the Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope program. A public vote will take place April 17 through 24 to determine the five grant winners. HEART Tutoring needs its supporters to go to www.helmetofhope.org to show their support by voting.

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HEART Student Gets Heartwarming Glimpse at Future

A field trip to UNC-Chapel Hill turned into an eye opening experience for a fifth grade HEART Student.

The student was one of three Billingsville Leadership Academy students who recently toured the campus with Communities In Schools.

While there, he saw the Old Well and Kenan Memorial Stadium, but seeing a class in session was the highlight of the trip. “I feel like I am stepping into my future,” the student said.

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HEART is selected to receive funding from Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Charlotte

Eleven Years of Ivy League Giving

Harvard Business School Alumni Club of Charlotte through the Management Development Program to Donate $50K To Local Charities

January 14, 2014 Charlotte, NC – At 6 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 2014, the Harvard Business School (HBS) Alumni Club of Charlotte will celebrate their eleventh Management Development Program and reveal the names of local non-profit agencies slated to receive a portion of the program’s $50,000 surplus.

By way of history, HBS Club of Charlotte’s MDP program utilizes volunteers from their … continue reading