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Thank you to this quarter's grantors and donors!
You support opportunities that change lives!
(Listed are grantors and donors who gave $5,000 or more)
- Anonymous
- Croul Family Foundation
- East West Bank Foundation
- Edison International
- KDF Communities
- Mazda Foundation
- O.L. Halsell Foundation
- Samueli Foundation
- SCAN Health Plan
- Thomas J. Long Foundation
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Save the Date
Join us at these awesome events!
Project Access will be a beneficiary of
Powerbilt's Air Force One Inaugural Golf Tournament
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Pelican Hill Golf Club
Bowling for a Cause - Every Strike Counts!
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Bowlmor Lanes
The District at Tustin
4th Annual Project Access Golf Tournament
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Strawberry Farms Golf
Club
9th Annual Keys to Success Gala
Saturday, Sept. 20, 2013
Lyon Air Museum
Keynote Speaker: California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer
for more information on sponsorship opportunities and how to get involved.
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 Kristin's Corner
Thank you to all our supporters
Thank you for making Project Access a place where people obtain opportunities and access to services that they otherwise would not have.
2013 was an amazing growth year.
- Increased the number of residents served by 11% and served nearly 11,000 residents!!!
- Opened 8 additional Resource Centers
- Expanded out of state to Denver, Colorado
- Ended the year in a positive net position
- Invested in organizational growth and hired support staff
- Set a strategic direction for the next 5 years to serve 15,000 residents by 2018 and developed a 5 year plan
Please see our Social Impact Report coming soon to learn more about our Residents' Successes! Thank you for all you do to support our mission!
With gratitude,
Kristin Byrnes
CEO & President
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Welcome Julia Foster!
Project Access hires Chief Development Officer
 As part of our growth strategy and investing in our infrastructure, we have hired Julia Foster, Chief Development Officer, to provide strategic leadership to Fund Development and Marketing. Julia served as Chief Development Officer at Irvine Barclay Theatre, where her focus was on increasing revenue and donor support through personal relationship cultivation, creation of social functions, and streamlining processes. Prior to her time at Irvine Barclay Theatre, she spent almost four years at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts (formerly Orange County Performing Arts Center) where she was hired as an Associate Director of Annual Giving. She was quickly promoted to Director of Annual Giving and subsequently into the position of Director of Major Gifts. During her tenure at SCFTA, she exceeded a personal $2 million annual goal. Julia's entree into the non-profit sector was as the Development Manager for Cultural Programs at Vail Valley Foundation in Vail, Colorado. Based on her experience and skills garnered in the for-profit world particularly in sales and event management, a friend suggested she apply for the position and the rest, as they say, is history. Numerous community leadership positions reflect her commitment to service including serving as an appointed Commissioner on a Planning & Zoning Commission, Board Member of the Vail Valley Theatre Company, review panelist for a cultural affairs grant program, dance teacher, and guest lecturer at UCI. Julia earned an Executive MBA from Chapman University and a B.A in Dance from Washington University in St. Louis, MO. Welcome Julia! |
Bowling for a Cause - Every Strike Counts! is not only a fundraiser, it's the perfect way to build camaraderie with coworkers and others!
Details
April 29, 2014
Bowlmor Lanes
The District at Tustin
2405 Park Avenue, Tustin, CA 92782
5:30PM - 8:00PM
With your support, we can change lives! Our goal is to raise $25,000. Proceeds will benefit our Education for Youth Programs.
Did you know that just $100.00 will allow one child to benefit from our Education for Youth Programs for a full year?!
CLICK HERE to register a team, sponsor the event or make a donation.
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School Readiness Program
Preparing Youth for Future Success
Because of Project Access' School Readiness Program, twenty-three low income children have improved their potential for future success. The program's pre and post-tests demonstrated that every child made improvements in at least one area of their cognitive, gross motor, or social-emotional skills. Parents were also engaged in their child's learning and were provided training on how to help their child at home.
To integrate the use of technology in instruction, the School Readiness Program forged a partnership with PBS SoCaL which provided tablets for children to learn Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. We are confident that these children will now enter Kindergarten ready to learn. These additional supports can alter a child's developmental trajectory during the school-age years and beyond. And, our goal is just that.
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A Limitless World
Project Access iPad classes open the world to seniors
Mr. Chen thought he would never see his friend again. A senior living at Golden West Tower, Mr. Chen was cut off from his friend by distance - a distance he thought was too great to overcome. But something changed. Click here to read the rest of Mr. Chen's story.
"My world was only limited within my home, but Project Access allowed me to see the broader world." - Mr. Chen
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