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| Preschool: The Littlest Job-Readiness Program? |
Can finger-painting, cup-stacking and learning to share set you up for a stellar career? Research says yes, according to Dr. Celia Ayala, chief executive officer of Los Angeles Universal Preschool, a nonprofit that funds 325 schools in Los Angeles County, CA. Read an interesting article from the May 31, 2012 Wall Street Journal on the proven benefits of early childhood education.Click here to read Chana R. Schoenberger’s article.
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| May 3 Orientation Was a Big Success! |
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On May 3, 2012, next year’s crop of Preschool Advantage students and their families met for dinner and a brief orientation program in the Family Services conference room. While children were kept busy with arts and crafts run by teenage volunteers from Morristown High School parents heard advice on the exciting year to come.Before leaving, families received book bags crammed with goodies from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and books donated by Kerri Mandelbaum and her family. The Preschool Advantage parents’ excitement about their children starting preschool next year was contagious.
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| Preschoolers Pay It Forward |
| When is the right time to teach your children the satisfaction and commitment of helping others? |
| For the Sameth family the lesson begins in Preschool. Nevan and Teagan, 4 yr. old twins and Noelle age 2 were given the opportunity to feel the empowerment of philanthropy and also relate to it as well. Tanya Sameth, the tots mother, understands and sees firsthand the critical role preschool plays in the development of her daughters. Tanya brought the children to the Preschool Advantage office where Karen Titterton, PA director, explained in simplistic terms the process and who it benefited.Read more about the Sameth family’s support of Preschool Advantage here. |
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| Tee Off for the 16th Preschool Advantage Golf Outing. |
| Help us send 16 kids to preschool! |
16th Annual Golf Outing
Basking Ridge Country Club
June 25, 201211:30am Shot Gun
4:30pm Cocktails
5:30pm Dinner and Awards
Preschool Advantage invests in families that care about education, but can’t afford the cost of preschool for their children.
With help from our golfers, sponsors, and friends, we aim to raise enough funds to send an additional SIXTEEN deserving local girls and boys to a preschool. The quality preschool experience they receive puts them on the path to success in school, and for the rest of their lives.
REGISTRATION AND SPONSORSHIPS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
Contact Karen Titterton at 973-532-2501, REGISTER ONLINE or SPONSOR ONLINE |
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| Mendham’s Windswept Boutique Supports Preschool Advantage |
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On May 10th supporters of Preschool Advantage enjoyed a shopping event at Windswept, a boutique for chic women’s apparel and accessories located in Mendham. The shop donated 15% of the day’s proceeds to the Preschool Advantage mission which funds preschool for local children in need. The shopping event was timed perfectly to pick up a Mother’s Day gift for a loved one.Owned and operated by three local sisters, Windswept is located at 4 East Main Street in Mendham.Learn more about Windswept at www.windsweptboutique.com. |
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| Alumni Spotlight |
Cooking Up Success with Preschool Advantage
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| Nearly a decade ago Loryn Dagon needed help. She had a young daughter but no money to pay for preschool. A friend told her about Preschool Advantage (then Project Acorn) and Loryn was able to get assistance to send Isobel to preschool.Her daughter is now 13 and in the 7th grade at a local middle school. She’s a very hard worker and doing well, active in softball and even a volunteer at the Elks Club. Loryn attributes much of her daughter’s current success to the good start she got thanks to Preschool Advantage. She says, “I am very grateful for what Preschool Advantage provided during a time I couldn’t.”
A lot has changed for the Dagon family in the past ten years. Loryn started her own catering business (check it out at www.chefloryns.com) and both Loryn’s business and Isobel’s academic career have really taken off! |
| Partner Preschool Director Profile |
Dalrymple House Learning Center, Randolph NJ, on the campus of County College of Morris.
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| Every Preschool Director brings something special into the lives of preschool children. For Jane Carotenuto it is summed up by her saying “I bring MOM into the kids lives every day.” The majority of children at Dalrymple House come from single mother homes who have a hard time making ends meet. “I don’t want my husband to hear this, but I often pay for things on my own so that the children will not go without.”Click here to read more on this very special Preschool Advantage Partner. |
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Email Sent: 06/14/2012
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