Kearny High School Thank You to SDFF

We got a great thank-you note last week for a donation to Kearny High School. The teacher wrote:

As I sit amidst the quiet (students are on Thanksgiving Break) looking at our newly enhanced Student Center with 25 sleek black Dell computers I am grateful for the generosity of your Foundation. The 40 Dell computers and monitors we received last week from your organization have doubled the capacity of our Student Center, and given several teachers around the complex excellent dependable technology to enhance their instruction and improve their computer labs. Our Center was constantly in use prior to this, but I can only imagine when the students return how surprised and delighted they will be with so many more opportunities to find a computer that is actually available to them! Thanks again for making this happen for us. We are truly grateful in this season of Thanksgiving.

Intern receives BofA Neighborhood Initiative Award

Jelvin Forones, a former Futures Foundation intern and Hoover High School senior, has received the Bank of America San Diego Neighborhood Initiative Award. Jelvin is pictured above with SDFF Intern Manager, Steve Katnack.

Only five student leaders in San Diego County were chosen this year. The award is given to students who showed leadership in their communities.

Jelvin has been matched with a Bank of America mentor and will be working at the San Diego Futures Foundation this Summer in a full time internship paid for by Bank of America.

Congratulations to Jelvin!

New AOIT Interns from Hoover High School

A new group of Juniors from Hoover High School started today. They are enrolled in the Academy of Information Technology and will intern here for 24 hours. They help prepare computers for donation and learn software installation and security.

This group seems really engaged. We opened up computers and went over all the parts today.

Donations, Donations, Donations

The Futures Foundation is donating to many organizations this week:

• The Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana
• The Clairemont Friendship Senior Center
• San Diego Foundation for Change
• Promoting Responsible Independence in Daily Endeavors

Plus last week we donated to couple more organizations:

• The Ballantyne Community Charter School
• New Haven Youth and Family Services