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Last month we hosted a successful Minds Matter Boston Spring Soiree, raising over $110,000 for the organization!
Over 300 guests joined us to celebrate the hard work of our mentors & mentees and the amazing things to come for our chapter.
If you were unable to attend, or would like to relive the magic of the evening, please check out the articles featuring the Spring Soiree:
On Thursday, June 9th, Minds Matter Boston hosted the Annual Spring Soiree at Coppersmith. Over 300 guests joined us as we celebrated a wonderful program year.
With help from our event sponsors, silent auction donors and guests, we raised over $110,000 for the organization. Thank you for your support!
For more photos from the Spring Soiree, check out the album on Facebook!
We are excited to share that Minds Matter Boston is a recipient of the 2016 $100k for 100 grant from the Cummings Foundation!
Minds Matter Boston was one of 100 local non-profits chosen from 479 applicants to receive $100,000 over five years. We are incredibly thankful for the Cummings Foundation support & partnership!
On Wednesday, May 25th, Minds Matter Boston joined Mass Mentoring Partnership and over 1,000 mentors & mentees for #MentoringNight at Fenway Park.
It was the perfect night to celebrate mentorship and watch the Red Sox beat the Rockies. Thank you, Mass Mentoring, for including us in the fun!
For more photos from the game, check out our 2015-2016 Program Year album on Facebook!
On Saturday, May 21st, we celebrated the 12th Annual Minds Matter Boston Graduation. Since opening our doors in 2003, 100% of our graduates have attended 4-year undergraduate institutions, a statistic that is well above the Boston Public School average.
This year, we have students matriculating at Brown University, Dartmouth College, Northeastern University and Williams College, among others.
Congratulations, Seniors!
Minds Matter Boston Class of 2016
2015-2016 Minds Matter Boston Executive Committee
For more photos from graduation, check out our 2015-2016 Program Year photo album on Facebook!
The Annual Minds Matter Boston Spring Soiree is just THREE WEEKS away!
The Spring Soiree is our biggest fundraiser of the year and an amazing way for our community to celebrate!
Here are 3 ways YOUR ticket purchase supports our students:
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 6:30 - 9:30 pm - Coppersmith, 40 W. 3rd Street, Boston, MA
It's that time of year again! 🎓
Our Senior Graduation Ceremony is this Saturday, May 21st, at 11:00am at MIT. We are incredibly proud of our Seniors and can't wait to celebrate their achievements!
Date: Saturday, May 21
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: MIT Campus
On behalf of the entire Minds Matter Boston Board of Directors, we are pleased to announce that we have hired Rachel Kanter, 2015-2016 President, as the Executive Director of the program.
As Minds Matter Boston continues to grow and serve more students, we believe it is crucial to have a permanent face of the organization who can devote each day to ensuring our near-term and long-term successes.
We are confident that Rachel will be an excellent leader and steward of our mission to transform the lives of accomplished high school students from low income families by broadening their dreams and preparing them for college success.
We hope you will all join us in congratulating Rachel on her appointment to this very exciting and important position.
We cannot wait to see what the future holds for our program!
- Minds Matter Boston Board of Directors
Today is the last day to purchase Early Bird Tickets for the Annual Spring Soiree on Thursday, June 9th!
Enjoy delicious from Coppersmith (our host for the evening!), bid on exciting auction items (including classes at SoulCycle, an overnight stay the Ritz Carlton, a round of golf at Charles River Country Club, and more!), and support a great cause.
We can't wait to see you next month!
Meet Adrianna (center), a sophomore at City on a Hill Public Charter School.
Over the past year, Adrianna was inducted into the National Honor Society, accepted into multiple competitive summer programs (with full tuition scholarships!), and consistently brought her positive, outgoing & friendly attitude to weekly session.
This summer, Adrianna will be attending Brown University for their Summer@Brown program, participating in Cheer Camp and traveling to Italy. We're so excited for you, Adrianna!
Applications are open for the 2016-2017 Academic Year!
Minds Matter Boston is committed to making college education a reality for accomplished high school students from low-income families since we first opened our doors in 2003. Students are paired with two mentors and spend time during weekly mentoring sessions working on summer and college applications, standardized test preparation, community service efforts, writing and speaking skills, and other life skills that benefit the student academically and personally.
We are looking for motivated, talented high school students and passionate, diverse young professionals to join Minds Matter Boston for the 2016-2017 Academic Year.
If you're interested in becoming a...
Please email us (mindsmatterboston@gmail.com) if you have any questions.
