On the Scene: College Success Foundation celebrates students

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ON
THE
SCENE
Jean Enersen of King 5 HealthLink welcomes guests to the 2nd
annual College Success Foundation Empowering Youth luncheon.
College Success Foundation celebrates students’ success
Tony Mestres, president & CEO of
The Seattle Foundation, applauds
CSF scholars and alumni.
Empowering Youth Co-Chair Jan
Hendrickson and CSF President &
CEO Yolanda Watson Spiva, Ph.D.
Martha Wyckoff, Terri and Joseph
Gaffney (chair of the CSF Board
of Directors) and Ann Wyckoff.
College Success Foundation
alumna Zuri Cambron with
Washington Lt. Gov. Brad Owen.
More than 700 community
members gathered at the
Seattle Sheraton on
Oct. 30, 2014, for
the College Success
Foundation Empowering
Youth luncheon to
celebrate and support
underserved youth
reaching their college
dreams.
Attendees heard inspiring
stories of struggle and
achievement from College
Success Foundation
(CSF) scholar Quadelle
Satterwhite, currently
attending the University
of Washington (UW);
CSF alumna Jessica
Sachara, who graduated
from the UW earlier this
year; and CSF alumna
Zuri Cambron, who
graduated from Eastern
Washington University
in 2011. Renowned
educational consultant and
author Ruby Payne, Ph.D.,
captivated guests with her
insights on poverty and
economic class.
“Thank you for
supporting students
like me, who may have
come from households
that are far from ideal
and who face incredible
odds,” Sachara told the
audience. “Thank you
for saying that we are
worth investing in, and for
giving us the opportunity
to break whatever cycle
we may find ourselves
in. Your support helps
us forge a better future
for ourselves and our
community.”
CSF, headquartered in
Issaquah, Wash., has
offices in Spokane,
Tacoma and Washington,
D.C., and provides lowincome, underserved
students with the
emotional, academic,
financial and social
support they need to
graduate from high
school college-ready.
The work of CSF breaks
the intergenerational
cycle of poverty by
improving college
access and graduation
rates for thousands of
underrepresented students.
At left, Bob Moser, Yolanda
Watson Spiva, Zuri Cambron,
Jean Enersen, Quadelle
Satterwhite, Jessica Sachara
and Jan Hendrickson.
Washington State House Speaker
Frank Chopp with Rep. Ruth Kagi.
Jeff Raikes and Candy Moser with
CSF Board Members Bob Moser
(luncheon co-chair) and Tricia Raikes.
For more information
about CSF, visit
collegesuccessfoundation.org.
Photos by AffinityPhotographers.com