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2019 JMB AWARD ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

by Girls with Grit

 

Five Is Our Magic Number
This month we opened our fifth award cycle. And with four years under our belt, we have the wisdom only time and experience deliver.

We're taking these next two months to celebrate, look back, and lay out our plans for 2019. Those plans include an ambitious goal of raising $13,000.  These funds will allow us to expand our programming and provide deeper levels of support to our students. 

Since we formed in 2015, donors have made it possible for our students to pay tuition, attend summer orientation programming for first-generation students, and participate in youth leadership programming. They've made it possible for students to rent a car to move to college and buy a bus ticket to attend a family funeral. Most recently, donor support helped provide expensive but necessary toiletries. Each investment by you, our donors, removes barriers to success and allows the ambitious and accomplished women we work with to focus and flourish.

Every investment helps our young women find their voice, their community, and get a little closer to their dream. We hope we can count on your help in reaching this year's goal, whether your investment is the $25 needed to provide a welcome kit, the $75 needed to provide toiletries, or some other sum that fits your budget.

Gratefully, 
Fran Melmed
Founder and board president

STUDENT SPONSORSHIP
If you or your company wish to sponsor a student for a year, reach out to us at [email protected]. For under $3,000, you can provide funds for tuition, textbooks, and tampons. 

COMPANY MATCH
Your company may match your investment and help us see even greater returns. Most company matching processes are simple, fast, and available on the company website or intranet. Let us know if we can help. 

DONATE BY CHECK
You can also donate by mailing a check to us at:

JMB Award of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 320
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Checks should be made payable to “JMB Award of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia.”  


You can be confident your investment will go directly and exclusively to our students and their needs. A private donor has committed to financing all our administrative and overhead costs.

All donations to JMB Award are tax deductible. 
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$3,792 RAISED

$13,000 GOAL

This Appeal 32 29%
has ended. Believers Funded
This appeal has ended.

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We welcome each new awardee to our community with two gifts. One is a cactus to reflect how she, like the cactus, is strong, adaptable, and has thrived, even under adverse conditions. The other is a journal to capture her dreams, goals, sorrows, and doodles.

Limited Rewards: 2 of 4 remaining

NEW AWARDEE WELCOME KIT

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We time our care packages to arrive during the fall of each student school year. It arrives just in time to alleviate the stress of first exams and final papers and the signs of first-semester homesickness.

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CARE PACKAGE

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Tampons or textbooks? Our toiletry kit means a student doesn't have to choose between expensive toiletries and vital materials. Twice per year, we deliver toiletry kits stuffed with feminine hygiene products and more items that are necessary and costly, especially on a limited budget.

Limited Rewards: 12 of 14 remaining

TOILETRY KIT

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Our summer is jam-packed with learning and service. Students attend a retreat with sessions on financial empowerment, personal growth, career planning, and more. Our day of service allows students to turn their attention to causes and local organizations important to our community.

SUMMER PROGRAMMING

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We provide a $300 travel stipend to each student. Students use these funds to get a better sense of a college's fit or to pay for travel to attend a leadership summit. Travel stipends also cover the cost of moving to college or coming home for a visit or family event.

TRAVEL FOR LIFE, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING

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We provide important last-dollar scholarship money to close gaps left by available financial aid.

SPONSOR A STUDENT

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