CRIC High School Tour

This Pay It Forward Tour will take place from June 12-16, 2012, and will travel to a destination of Milwaukee, WI.

Pay It Forward Webinar with NYLC!

This Wednesday Danny and Caitlin will be giving a webinar with NYLC about STLF, our history, and how to get involved!

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Feb10

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Paying it Forward in Leland, MS!

Kevin has been working all year to raise money for the first Tour from Leland, MS, leaving in March!

Author: Kevin Parkinson, Teach for America & STLF Alum

The 2010 Leland High School Pay It Forward Tour leaves in less than 3 weeks! Because of YOUR help, we have already raised $8,808.51 – over 60% of our Big Goal!

We still need your help in providing these students with the community service trip of a lifetime! Feel free to read more about a handful of the student participants below, or watch a video about the program and donate online.

IMPACT TO DATE

Total raise: $8,808.51 (62% of our Big Goal)
Total online donations: $1,440
36% of donors are affiliated with Teach For America
24% of donors are affiliated with Students Today Leaders Forever
Smallest donation: $1
Largest individual donation $1,400 (from a 2nd year CM!)
Average donation (excluding outliers): $73.79

Freshmen Teri Jones says...

“As a teenager born in the Delta and raised in and around the Washington County area, I have seen and experienced many levels of poverty and negative influences. Even in the face of many overwhelming odds, I have endeavored to stay away from these negative influences – but coming from a family of six, poverty seems to be around every corner. My positive outlook, battered as a ship in a storm, remains firm; due mainly to my sincere belief in my ability to improve our communities simply by becoming a productive teen member of society.”

Sophomore LeShervin Jones says...

“I have never been picked for anything at school… I will work hard to prove that I can be a good leader. I feel that everything at school is always for the smart kids. It seems to me that only the smart kids matter. I always feel left out. It is not always the smart kids that makes the best leaders. I can show great leadership, diversity, and team work, because inside I have the desire to prove that I am just as good. I feel everyone should be given an opportunity to be a part of something.”

Junior Shambria Chillis says...

“My dream community service project is to tear down all the abandoned houses in my community. If I can’t tear all of them down, then I would like to tear down as many houses as I can. Once these houses are torn down, then I would like to clean off the lot where the house once stood. I want to help my community look better and be a better place.”

Senior Tarra Head says...

“Most seniors are going on the traditional class trip, but I feel as though I can spend my spring break doing something more productive. Taking a part in the tour will give me a chance to make a difference in other people’s lives. It will also give me a chance to work – hands on – with others. I want to not only look back and know that I took a part in an amazing community service project, but to also know that I did it all with a wonderful school.”

If you are able to help these students go on the first ever Pay It Forward Tour from Mississippi, click here to learn more and make a donation! Thank you!