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We're excited to announce that Minds Matter Boston has been selected as the 50/50 Raffle Charity for the Boston Celtics Pre-Season game on Monday, October 2nd!
Stop by any of the 50/50 kiosks at TD Garden on Monday night to purchase a raffle ticket for your shot at winning half of all proceeds...and support Minds Matter Boston!
Join us on Monday, October 15th, for our 2nd Annual Ride + Raise Fundraiser at The Handle Bar Fenway.
Spin, sweat and support Minds Matter Boston and our mission to prepare highly motivated, low-income students for college with this 45-minute music driven class.
Purchase your ticket below!
Did you catch Minds Matter on NBC Boston's "Making the Grade" with Frank Holland on September 13th?
Watch the full interview with Minds Matter Boston Senior, Paola (City on a Hill Charter Public Schools 2018), and Minds Matter Boston Alumnus, Dale (Tufts University 2021), right here.
Thank you, NBC Boston, for helping us raise awareness about Minds Matter and our impact on the local community!
On Saturday, September 9th, we kicked off the 2017-2018 Program Year with Senior Orientation at MIT!
Seniors reconnected with mentors, came up with team names, set goals for their final year in the program, and reviewed the curriculum for the school year.
For more photos, check out the 2017-2018 Minds Matter Boston Program Year album on Facebook!
Dear Friends of Minds Matter Boston,
What a year of growth and accomplishment! We expanded our program by 10% and served 80 students, our largest group to date. We established an Alumni Program that tracks and supports our mentees through college and beyond. We also piloted a writing program to enhance our sophomores’ writing skills, and we exceeded our FY17 revenue goal by 39%! These successes would not have been possible without YOU -– our donors, volunteers, alumni and supporters. Thank you!
This spring, our 14th Minds Matter Boston graduating class gained admission to the nation’s top universities, including Boston College, Dartmouth College, Tufts College, Wellesley College and Williams College. Three years ago, most of our students only dreamed of attending a selective university. Unaware of how to begin to prepare for college success, lacking resources to navigate the complex admissions process, and deterred by the sticker price of tuition, college seemed truly out of reach. Today, each of them will be attending a 4-year university, and more than half of them will be attending Top 50 schools with generous financial aid. This year, the average Senior received $44,000 in first-year financial aid, meeting an impressive 98% of their need.
We could not be more proud of our Seniors and our volunteers who dedicated every Saturday to Minds Matter. Collectively, the Senior Mentors donated 7,200 hours over the past 3 years to help their students succeed. This level of sustained commitment and generosity is extraordinary, and a tribute to the rewards of mentorship.
This year marked the first year of our new Writing Program. The curriculum helped Sophomores strengthen their writing and critical thinking skills while advocating for change. To give just one example, the students researched the impact of suspension on student progress, and sent their findings and suggested alternatives to Assistant Superintendents in the Boston Public School district. The administrators responded with a commitment to consider adoption of their recommendations. “Writing for a real reason” not only improved student vocabulary and persuasion, it empowered our students--they learned they could speak up about real problems, and have effect.
These exceptional program outcomes and new initiatives were a direct result of the generous support Minds Matter Boston received this year. The Holiday Drive and Spring Soiree each exceeded all financial expectations and will provide a strong foundation for the upcoming program year. Again, thank you to everyone who donated their time, enthusiasm and gifts to these events.
We are looking forward to another exciting year of growth and success in Fiscal Year 2018!
Sincerely,
Rachel Kanter
Executive Director
On Tuesday, June 27th, Minds Matter Boston joined over 1,000 mentors & mentees for #MentoringNight at Fenway Park.
Thank you, Mass Mentoring, for including us in this wonderful annual celebration of relationships!
For more photos, check out the 2016-2017 Minds Matter Boston Program Year album on Facebook!
Thank you for joining us at the Minds Matter Boston Spring Soiree on Thursday, June 15th!
With the help of over 400 community members and supporters, we had our most successful Soiree to date and raised over $165,000 for the organization.
Thank you to our event sponsors, in-kind donors and guests for supporting our mission to provide highly motivated, low-income high school students with the resources necessary to gain admission to, enroll in and graduate from four-year colleges.
For more photos from evening, check out the 2017 Minds Matter Boston Spring Soiree album on Facebook.
We look forward to seeing you next year!
On Saturday, May 20th, we celebrated the graduation & accomplishments of the Minds Matter Boston Class of 2017 at MIT.
Our keynote speaker, City Councilor Tito Jackson, encouraged the graduates to become leaders in their communities and among their peers.
Congratulations, Class of 2017!
For more photos from our Class of 2017 Graduation Ceremony, check out the 2016-2017 Minds Matter Boston Program Year album on Facebook!
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Save the date! The Minds Matter Boston Annual Spring Soiree is back on Thursday, June 15th.
Join us at Coppersmith for an evening to remember while supporting Boston's most-promising high school students.
Formal invitation to follow.
On Thursday, March 16th, we teamed up with Kick It By Eliza at EverybodyFights Seaport for our first fitness takeover of the year!
Over 90 community members, mentors and friends joined us to fight & fundraise - raising over $2,000 for Minds Matter Boston!
Thank you for supporting our mission to equip highly-motivated, low-income high school students with the resources necessary to gain admission to, enroll in and graduate from four-year colleges.
Join Minds Matter Boston on Thursday, March 16th for a Kick It By Eliza benefit class at Everybodyfights Seaport!
Kick It with Minds Matter Boston and support our mission to equip highly motivated students from low-income communities with the resources needed to gain admission to, enroll in, and graduate from four-year colleges with this kickboxing-inspired class.
All fitness levels welcome!
Purchase your ticket at the link below and get ready to fight + fundraise with us at one of the hottest gyms in Boston. #FightItForward
