Annual Report 2015

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A message from our President
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ur young people need us, and each day I am
thankful to this community for its support in
allowing a program like the Crosby Scholars
Community Partnership to exist. After spending
many years reviewing applications of prospective
college students, I am amazed that I have the
opportunity to manage a program that helps to
guide and direct the lives of our young people.
Many children enter our program as eager middle
school students and leave us as confident high
school graduates preparing to embark upon the
next phase of their lives. We currently serve 8,900
students, and 6,323 Crosby Scholars Seniors
have graduated since 1993. In 2014, 708 Crosby
Scholars Seniors graduated, and they are enrolled
in more than 117 colleges and universities across
the country.
to ensure that our students are empowered with
the tools to make good decisions. Through
Academies, advising, college tours, financial aid
and admissions workshops, camps, community
service opportunities, and “Last Dollar” grants and
scholarships, our students are receiving programs
and services to promote a productive future. We
have awarded more than $4.5 million dollars since
1993, with more than $542,000 in 2014. We have
leveraged financial aid and scholarships totaling
more than $44 million since 1993, not including
college loans.
And our students are giving back to the community, too: In 2014, Scholars reported more than
92,000 hours of community service.
I am filled with pride when a parent says, “I was a
Crosby Scholar, and I want my child to be in this
program because I loved it.” I am elated when a
Crosby Scholar returns to say, “I want to volunteer
because you helped me so much.” I have the
awesome privilege of hiring Crosby Scholar alumni
to work with the next generation of students.
Through our affiliation with Goodwill
of Northwest North Carolina, two other
communities, Rowan County and Iredell County
schools, have the opportunity to impact their
youth through the life-transforming opportunity
that is Crosby Scholars.
It is so exciting to have the opportunity to see our
young people grow and mature. From attending
their first academy and completing their first
community service hours to receiving their first
college acceptance, Crosby Scholars is there every
step of the way. Because all students are invited
and encouraged to join Crosby Scholars, I have the
pleasure of meeting wonderful students with varied
talents, interests, and skills. Our young people
are bright, resourceful, dedicated, enthusiastic,
and eager to help, hope, learn, and achieve. I am
so grateful to their parents for allowing us to be
involved in their children’s lives.
Crosby Scholars is a program that works because
of the dedicated staff and volunteers who work
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19 . Board List; Staff List and Portrait
Whether you are a partner, volunteer, donor,
parent, educator, or Crosby Scholars alumni, we
thank you for your generous support, and we
thank you for the privilege of serving the youth of
Forsyth County for more than 23 years.
Honored to serve,
Crosby Scholars Community Partnership Staff
Front row (L to R seated): Tara Stokes, Jessica Armstrong, Mona Lovett, Jessica Fisher, Sarah Katherine Mabe
Back row (L to R standing): Alyson Kilby, Kirby Wilson, Kristie Mingo, Miriam Hernandez, Becky Perkinson, Paula Ware, Beth Hickman, Barbara Masi
Crosby Scholars Community Partnership Board of Directors 2015
Barbara Duck, Chair
BB&T Corporation
Ida Turner Davis
Salem College
Trent Jernigan, Vice Chair
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
Harrison Dean
Garretson Resolution Group
Lisa Gfeller, Secretary
Community Volunteer
Randy Eaddy
Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton, LLP
Danny Newcomb, Treasurer
Kadnew, LLC
Beverly Emory
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Michael L. Rogers, Immediate Past Chair
Wells Fargo Bank
Patricia Gainey
East Forsyth High School
Cheryle Belo
Retired, Director of Guidance
East Forsyth High School
Art Gibel
Goodwill of NWNC
Deborah Best
Wake Forest University
Joyce Kohfeldt
IESS, Inc.
Barry Boyd
Community Volunteer
Anc Newman
Aon Risk Solutions
Deidra Brown
Hanes Magnet School
Lisa Venable
Datamax Corp. & Foundation
Mona W. Lovett
Alan Caldwell
Reynolds American
President and Chief Executive Officer
Crosby Scholars Community Partnership
Scott Carpenter
Capture Public Relations & Marketing
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Joe Crocker
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
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The Winston-Salem Foundation
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Jason Wenker
Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton, LLP
Mona Lovett
President/CEO
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Community Partnership
The Crosby Scholars Community Partnership is a unique
college access program for all 6 to 12th-grade students in the
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System. The program
prepares students academically, financially, and personally for
successful college admission. With a 23-year history, students
participate in academic training, financial aid and college
application workshops, receive advisory services, take part in
college visits, can apply for “Last-Dollar” grants, and receive
counsel on how to secure and leverage scholarships. Our vision
is to ensure that every public school student in Forsyth County
has the opportunity to attend college.
The Crosby Scholars key partners are Goodwill Industries of
Northwest North Carolina, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable
Trust, The Winston-Salem Foundation, Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools (WS/FCS), and the United Way of Forsyth
County.
The Crosby Scholars Excelencia Program is a
program dedicated to educate Hispanic girls
and their families about the many educational
opportunities that exist beyond middle and
high school. It encourages girls to begin
thinking about college and possible careers.
Students meet successful Latina women from
the Winston-Salem community and learn how
they overcame barriers and achieved academic
and career success. The program initially used
the curriculum “Soy Unica! Soy Latina” which
was designed to help the girls discover who
they are and to help build their self-esteem.
After the second year, a series of life skill classes
such as: Ways to Increase Positive Emotions,
Preventing Cyber Bullying, Who Am I and
others were introduced into the program. This
successful program, which started in 2011 with
grant funds received from the Women’s Fund
of Winston-Salem, helps the girls and their
families understand the importance of reaching
their maximum potential as young Hispanic
women.
A sustaining affiliation with Goodwill Industries
of Northwest North Carolina
The Crosby Scholars
College Tours Program
In July 2012, Goodwill Industries of Northwest
North Carolina, Inc. and The Crosby Scholars
Community Partnership announced the
formation of a strategic alliance that established
Crosby Scholars as an independent affiliate of
Goodwill. A lack of education is increasingly
becoming the primary barrier to employment,
and the alliance between these two non-profits
makes sense because Crosby Scholars’ mission
is to remove barriers to college, and Goodwill’s
mission is to remove barriers to employment.
Goodwill has pledged substantial support to
the “Your Investment. Our Promise.” Capital
Campaign, which will help Crosby Scholars reach
and sustain its goal to grow to 10,000 students
by 2015. Crosby Scholars continues to generate
financial support through its annual fund,
grant writing and fundraising events, including
the annual Crosby Scholars Invitational golf
tournament.
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The Crosby Scholars Excelencia Program
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In addition to providing funding for Crosby
Scholars in Forsyth County, the affiliation offers
a unique opportunity for Goodwill to replicate
and expand the Crosby Scholars model within
Goodwill’s 31-county northwest North Carolina
territory.
The Rowan County Crosby Scholars Community
Partnership was launched in January 2013 for
students in grades 6 -10, and 1,734 students
applied.
College tours help to build a “college going”
culture by exposing students to different types
of colleges. Eighth grade students visit local
schools during the summer months. Eleventh
grade students travel throughout the state to see
several college campuses during spring break.
Students tour the campus, meet with college
representatives and have lunch in a college dining
facility.
A third Crosby Scholars Program in Iredell
County (Statesville and Mooresville) is preparing
to launch in the fall of 2015.
Both Rowan and Iredell are stand-alone 501(c) 3
organizations.
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About Our Seniors
Change Lives
LAST DOLLARS THAT
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aren McNeil-Miller, president of Kate B.
Reynolds Charitable Trust, knows that the
Trust’s support of Crosby Scholars helps fulfill
dreams and change lives.
Crosby Scholar Presidents at the 2015 Senior Gala
B
y the time students are seniors, they have
been exposed to the concept of financial
aid, scholarships, applying to college, college
admission, and have had the opportunity to visit
college campuses. Students have attended grade
advisor meetings in grades 9-11 and have met
one-on-one with an advisor to help him/her
develop a target list of colleges, identify potential
scholarships, discuss grades and test scores, and
apply for an FSA I.D. on the FAFSA website.
Students understand that the Crosby Scholars
staff and volunteers are available to help support
them as they navigate the often difficult college
admission and financial aid process.
6 It seems completely in line with Mrs. Reynolds’
mission, which was to improve the quality of
life of financially needy individuals in Forsyth
County.
Since 1998, the Trust has contributed
$2,888,475 to Crosby Scholars for Last Dollar
grant scholarships and loan debt reduction.
College Enrollment – Class of 2014
Anderson University
Appalachian State University (53)
Auburn University (3)
Barton College
Belmont University
Bennett College
Brevard College (2)
Brigham Young University (2)
Brigham Young University-Idaho
Burlington County College
Campbell University (6)
Cape Fear Community College (2)
Catawba College (6)
Centre College
Chowan University (2)
Clemson University (7)
Coastal Carolina Community College
Coastal Carolina University
Coker College
Covenant College
Davidson College (2)
Drexel University
Duke University (3)
East Carolina University (28)
Elon University (5)
Emory University
Fayetteville State University (2)
Forsyth Technical Community College (55)
Furman University (2)
Gardner Webb University (3)
“Being able to send your kid to college is so
many parents’ dream, and that dream seems so
out of their reach,” McNeil-Miller says. “We
know if there’s intergenerational poverty, one of
the keys to breaking it is through educational
attainment.”
George Washington University (2)
Georgia Institute of Technology (2)
Grand Valley State College
Greensboro College (4)
Guilford College
Guilford Technical Community College (7)
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampton University (2)
High Point University (10)
Howard University
Jacksonville University
James Madison University
Johnson & Wales University (4)
Johnson C. Smith University (3)
Lee University
Lees-McRae College
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Liberty University (2)
Limestone College
Lipscomb University
Livingstone College (2)
Louisburg College
Lynchburg College
Mars Hill College (4)
Mary Baldwin College
Mercer University (2)
Meredith College (3)
Methodist University
Millikin University
Morehouse College
North Carolina A&T State University (24)
North Carolina Central University (18)
North Carolina State University (57)
North Carolina Wesleyan College (2)
Oklahoma City University
Old Dominion University
Pacific Lutheran University
Paine College
Pennsylvania State University
Pomona College
Queens University of Charlotte
Radford University
Regent University
Richard Bland College
Salem College (11)
Sandhills Community College
Savannah College of Art & Design
Seton Hill University
Shaw University (6)
Spelman College (2)
St. Augustine’s College (2)
Stanford University
Texas A&M University
Towson University
Tusculum College
University of Alabama
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Georgia
University of Kansas
University of Louisville
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University of North Carolina at Asheville (12)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (72)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (48)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro (45)
University of North Carolina at Pembroke (7)
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (20)
University of Richmond
University of South Carolina (9)
University of Tampa (2)
University of Tennessee: Knoxville
University of Texas at Austin
University of Virginia
United States Armed Forces:
Army National Guard
United States Armed Forces: Marine Corps
United States Armed Forces: Navy
Valley Forge Military Academy and College
Vanderbilt University
Wake Forest University (11)
Warren Wilson College (2)
Western Carolina University (18)
Wingate University (5)
Winston-Salem State University (15)
Winthrop University
Wofford College (3)
Xavier University
“These last dollars that we give could make the
difference between a child being able to go
and not go because the family has stretched
its limit with every other available source or
resource,” McNeil-Miller says. “We’ve come
to realize that just getting them there is a huge
accomplishment. Having a college education
greatly increases the chance and the likelihood
that an individual would be able to provide
for his or herself and his or her family in a way
that was greater than their parents were able to
provide for them. It’s absolutely a ‘teach a man
to fish’ option rather than ‘give a man a fish.’”
A key feature of the program is that students
have to earn its rewards, she says.
“They have to work for it, and it’s something
they did for themselves,” she says. “They have
to have some flesh in the game. They have
to spend some time not only helping others,
but also they have to spend time bettering
themselves through the classes they have to
attend, the training they have to go through
for Crosby Scholars. They can have pride that
they were college ready. And then there are
wonderful opportunities just to socialize with
other kids, like Crosby Night at the Dash or
Crosby Night at the Opera, perhaps some
things that would be out of their normal scope
of activities.”
Karen McNeil-Miller
Crosby Scholars helps families understand
numerous college deadlines and opportunities.
“It gives families access to resources they didn’t
know they had and may not have even known
to ask for,” she says.
McNeil-Miller appreciates Crosby Scholars’
efforts to reach out to families with financial
challenges and to seek to refine its program
to reach target populations that may not be
utilizing the program’s resources.
Crosby Scholars not only prepares its scholars
for college, but also offers the assurance that
they will find the means to fund college for
those financially needy students in the program,
McNeill-Miller says, and that becomes “a dream
that can be fulfilled.”
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effrey Pendry has the career he always wanted:
Working with cars. And he says that Crosby
Scholars helped him achieve that goal.
A 2013 graduate of North Forsyth High School,
Pendry, 19, went on to graduate from the
NASCAR Technical Institute—and he started
working four days later at Korman Autoworks, a
BMW restoration and service shop in Greensboro.
His older brother and sister had participated
in Crosby Scholars, and he knew the benefits it
provided, including scholarships and Saturday
Academies that taught skills like time management.
“They take a personal interest in each child and are
a tremendous asset in navigating the road to college.”
He believes that participating in Crosby Scholars
— and achieving the standards it required for
grades and community service — helped him
when he applied to the NASCAR program.
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“They saw the good student, and having that on
my resume, they were pretty happy to have me
there,” he says, and he encourages other students
to participate in Crosby Scholars. “I think every
kid going through school should.”
Pendry is one of five children, and Crosby Scholars
has been invaluable to all of them, according to
Cathy Pendry, their mother. The support was
especially important after Jeff, her husband of
nearly 25 years, died in 2009, two years after his
diagnosis of esophageal cancer. They had prepared
as best they could. “We knew the day would come
when Jeff’s fight was over, but it was devastating
nonetheless,” Cathy says. “I couldn’t begin to
figure out how I was going to handle everything
by myself. The direction Crosby Scholars gave
and continues to give my children is nothing but
positive. It’s helped us, as parents, teach them that
only they are accountable for their actions. It’s up
to them to stay drug-free, make wise decisions,
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manage their time, etc. They’ve learned the
importance of serving their community and
giving back. Life is not always about them.
Crosby Scholars has helped financially as well.”
at Forsyth Technical Community College.
Madelyn, her youngest, will be starting in the
Crosby Scholars program next year when she
starts the 6th grade at Hanes Magnet School.
She praised the Grade Advisor program and
the Senior Advisors. “They take a personal
interest in each child and are a tremendous
asset in navigating the road to college,” she
says. “Crosby Scholars has played an invaluable
role in the lives of my children and I’m so very
proud of their accomplishments,” Cathy says.
“I just wish their Dad was here to see what
they’ve been able to do.”
“It’s amazing the amount of time and energy
they put into our children,” Cathy says. “I’ll be
forever grateful to them for all they have done,
and continue to do, for my family.
Her oldest, Daniel graduated from N.C. State
University and is a vet tech at a Raleigh animal
hospital; Meredith graduated from UNC-Chapel
Hill and is a teacher at Salem Montessori School;
Dalton is getting ready to graduate high school
and wants to go into the carpentry program
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Jeffrey Pendry received the Vienna Civic Club
Scholarship, the NTI Imagine America scholarship,
and the “Last Dollar” grant.
• Requires students to attend
classes in academic skills,
leadership development,
college admissions and SAT/
ACT preparation and financial
aid planning.
• Provides support and
incentives for enrollees to
remain drug- and alcoholfree through participation in
the It’s Our Call program.
• Encourages students to
become involved in their
community by volunteering in
community service.
• Awards “Last Dollar” grants
to graduating seniors and
returning college students
and has awarded more than
$4.5 million since 1993.
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QUICK FACTS:
atawba College sophomore Israel Suarez wants
high school students to know that anything is
possible if they have a goal in sight.
• 96 percent of 10th grade
Crosby Scholars graduate from
high school.
“You always have to have a goal in life,” Suarez says.
“You have to know that’s what you’re going to do
when all of this is finished. No matter what, if you
have a good goal in mind, you’ll be willing to go
through anything to get there.”
• 98 percent of Crosby Scholars
high school seniors enroll
in a 4- or 2-year college
immediately after graduation.
Suarez, 20, was born in Mexico, and he has
lived in the United States for nearly his entire
life. At Reagan High School, he played flute
and piccolo in the marching band, and he was a
member of the track team. During the summers,
he volunteered at Industries for the Blind, where
he continues to do so, as well as at many Crosby
Scholars events.
• 40 percent of Crosby Scholars
in the class of 2014 are the
first generation in their families
to go to college.
• 48 percent of Crosby Scholars
represent minority populations.
• Crosby Scholars leverages
financial aid and scholarships
valued at more than $44 million
since 1993.
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years, he dreamed of going to college, but he did
not think he would be able to afford it.
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“That’s where Crosby Scholars came in,” he says,
“They really encouraged me to look beyond the
stereotype, to be more, to have more goals in
mind. The advisors and the Saturday Academies
helped me to focus, while giving me hope and
strength. At that point I thought, ‘maybe it’s
possible.’ I never gave up.”
Suarez learned about scholarship opportunities
and time management from Crosby Scholars
and says he felt a sense of support throughout
the college application process. Senior advisors
helped him narrow his choices of where he
wanted to apply to college and reminded him
of deadlines for applications and scholarships.
He had a 2-inch binder full of scholarships he
applied for in order to piece together enough
funding for college.
Suarez is majoring in biology with a chemistry
minor because he plans to apply to medical
school. His friend from Catawba, who also was
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born in Mexico, was accepted into East Carolina
University Medical School, and that’s inspired
him. “It’s possible,” Suarez says. “If he can do it, I
can do it. Anyone can do it.
Ultimately, my goal is to be able to have that life
that my parents wanted me to have. Otherwise
they wouldn’t have moved from one country
to another. I want to make sure that that their
sacrifice is not in vain.”
“They really encouraged me to look beyond
the stereotype, to be more, to have more
goals in mind.”
Israel Suarez received the Jessica Hill Davis
Memorial Scholarship from Crosby Scholars, as well
as Catawba College Presidential Scholarship and
scholarships for marching band and concert band.
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ushaya Carter understands what it means to
overcome labels and stereotypes, and her high
school journey led her to set a goal of leaving a
powerful positive legacy for others.
a higher power to make proud and a vow that I’d
never break.”
Crosby Scholars allowed her back into the
program, where she became vice president her
junior year and president her senior year.
Carter, 19, a freshman at N.C. Central University,
says that she had a rough start in high school
“They gave me a chance to take on leadership
because peer pressure caused her to make bad
positions to better myself and to change and redecisions. She was labeled a failure. Her anger
create my life,” she says.
and frustration grew, and she got into a fight and
She encourages other young people to participate
was sent to Griffith Academy to finish her 9thin Crosby Scholars.
grade year.
“They help you as a backbone,” she says. “It’s like
She started her sophomore year at Walkertown
a support system.”
High School: a new school and a new beginning,
and she took advantage of the opportunities it
offered.
“Instead of following behind others, I made
my own path and led the way,” she wrote in
her essay that earned her the Joyce Kohfeldt
Determination Award from Crosby Scholars.
“My mind was never set for ‘this is enough.’
Nothing was ever enough. I had a high goal and
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At Walkertown, she became co-captain of
the cheerleading team, football and wrestling
manager, cross-country, indoor and outdoor
track and field runner, women’s soccer player and
student photographer. She was vice president of
the Student Government Association for three
years, the first vice-president of Walkertown High
School Key Club, and Homecoming Queen.
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“I learned to never give up,” she says. “It’s OK to
change for yourself.”
She’s the first person in her family to go to
college, and her siblings are following in her
footsteps: her younger brother plans to study
engineering at N.C. A&T University in the fall.
Mushaya Carter received the “Last Dollar” grant
and the Joyce Kohfeldt Determination Award from
Crosby Scholars.
Carter is currently double majoring in mass
communications with a concentration in
broadcasting and Spanish. She eventually wants
to publish her own magazine, “Black Legacy.”
“I want to inspire people to live their life
like they want to be remembered.”
“I want to inspire people to live their life like they
want to be remembered,” she says. “You want
to be remembered for something positive. You
don’t have to be stuck in one box. You can always
make your own pathway. I wanted to leave a
legacy and make a change.”
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• In the last 23 years, Crosby
Scholars has helped more than
26,635 students prepare for
higher education.
• In 2014, more than 1/3 of
graduating seniors were active
participants in the Crosby
Scholars Program since joining
in the sixth grade.
• In 2014, six Crosby Scholars
graduated as valedictorians of
their classes.
• In addition to the “Last
Dollar” grant, Crosby
Scholars offers 21 different
scholarships only available to
Crosby Scholar students.
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Donors
A GAME
Individual & Corporate Donors
Changer
The Crosby National Celebrity Golf Tournament
in the late 1980s and 1990s. He is a former Dean
of Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel
Hill, a former member of the University Board
of Governors, and also a former member of the
Board of Trustees of the University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill.
When The Crosby celebrity golf tournament was
discontinued in Winston-Salem, Fulton stayed
involved with Crosby Scholars, the agency that
was created from part of the tournament winnings
because of his commitment to education.
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aul Fulton believes having a college education is
a game-changer, and he supports Crosby Scholars
because it helps students reach this goal.
“Having a liberal arts education teaches you to
think,” Fulton says. “It teaches you to learn; it
teaches you flexibility; it teaches you how to
interchange and interact with people— all of
which is vitally important. It is a total game
changer.”
“Some of these kids don’t think they have an
opportunity to go to college,” Fulton says, “and
that’s why Crosby Scholars is so important. Just
think of how much hope and expectations this
program gives a lot of kids that would not have it.
I don’t think there’s anything more noble to try to
do in this community than give kids the idea that
they can go to college.”
Fulton was the President of Sara Lee Corporation
when the company was the major sponsor of
Crosby
“They do such a good job of lining these kids up
with existing scholarships,” he says.
He believes the non-profit has done a good job
of being broad-based, while also moving towards
addressing specific groups, such as initiatives being
discussed for disadvantaged African-American males
similar to Excelencia which encourages Hispanic
females to graduate and pursue a college degree.
Fulton’s father was a grocer, and his mother
was a school teacher, and he grew up with the
expectation that he would go to college. He knows
that everyone’s not that fortunate.
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students through the application process and
helps them find funding to be able to afford the
opportunity.
The balance is important, he says, so that students
see the program as an opportunity and not a label.
Fulton believes the focus of Crosby Scholars is
right where it should be: “Let’s focus on getting
them in.”
“It just makes an enormous difference in life.
They’re better citizens, and a community with
a higher degree of education has less crime, less
single parents, less unwed mothers. In a lifetime,
you’re going to make a million dollars more
if you’ve got a college degree. It’s a huge, huge
difference.”
“You get a kid into college, you change his life.”
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Allegra Print & Imaging
Mrs. Saundra Amos
Ms. Olga Andreescu
Miss Jessica Armstrong
Drs. Anthony and Katherine Atala
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Babcock
Miss Courtney Beal
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bell, Jr.
Ms. Cheryle Belo
Dr. Deborah Best
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bland
Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Blount
Mr. and Mrs. H. Stephen Bowers
Ms. Treana Adkins Bowling
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Boyd
Ms. Meredith Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. David Broughton
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Brown, III
Ms. Deidre Brown
The Budd Group
Buena Vista Teen Study Club
Butler and Burke, LLP/CPAS
Mr. and Mrs. John Burress, III
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. Drew Cannon
Mr. Rodney Carlson
Mr. Scott Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. James Carros
Mrs. Peggy Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Casstevens
Caterpillar
Centenary United Methodist Church Women
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Chambers
Ms. Jewel Cherry
Mr. and Mrs. Hudnall Christopher, Jr.
Mr. Jimmy Chrysson
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark
Constangy, Brooks & Smith
Ms. Amy Cormier
Mr. and Mrs. David Cotterill
Ms. Sara Cotton
Mr. J. Scott Cramer
Mr. Stephen Crawford
Ms. Jackie Haynes Crawley
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crocker
Ms. Julie Cunningham
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Daly
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Davis
Ms. Ida Turner Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Dean
Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Dean
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Doughton
Mr. and Mrs. Dek Driscoll
Mr. and Mrs. William Duck
Mr. Chris Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Esteban Echeverri
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Egleston
Ms. Willow Elcock
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elliott
Dr. Beverly Emory
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Ernst
Mr. and Mrs. David Fain
First Tennessee Bank
Flex-Pay Business Services
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Mr. and Mrs. Don Flow
Flow Lexus
Frank L. Blum Construction Company
Mr. Paul Fulton
Mr. and Mrs. John Gates
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gfeller
Ms. Kathleen Ghiorsi
Goldman Sachs & Co.
Goodwill Industries of NW North Carolina
Ms. Sharolyn Grant
Mrs. Gordon Hanes (deceased)
Hanesbrands, Inc.
Ms. Regina Harmon
Mrs. Rose Harper
Hatteras Financial Group
Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Healy
Ms. Miriam Hernandez
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Hines
Mrs. Andrea Hulighan
Mrs. Betsy Hutchison
Inmar, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Trent Jernigan
Ms. Joia Johnson
Mr. Mark Johnson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kay
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Kilby
Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. George Anthony Kleen
Ms. Joyce Kohfeldt
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Kupsky
Mr. and Mrs. George Lautemann
Mr. Stephen Leach
Lexus Pursuit of Potential
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lippard
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Loftis
Mr. Daniel Lovett
Mrs. Mona Lovett
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Maikoo
Mr. John Marsh
Dr. and Mrs. Don Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Masi
Mr. and Mrs. Walter McDowell
Mr. and Mrs. John McKinnon
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey McPherson
Men of the Home Moravian Church
Mercedes Benz of Winston-Salem
Mr. Carlos Mir
Mr. and Mrs. Derrele Mitchell
J.P. Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. John Moser
Mr. Rick Moss
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mullen
Mr. Kevin Mundy
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Neely
Mr. and Mrs. Danny R. Newcomb
Mr. and Mrs. Anc Newman
Mr. and Mrs. William Nictakis
Pepsi Bottling Ventures
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Perkinson
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford W. Perry
Mr. and Mrs. L. Gordon Pfefferkorn, Jr.
Dr. Melody Pierce
Mrs. Betty Quick
Mrs. Mae Rodney
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rogers
Rotary Club of Winston-Salem
Mrs. Betty Runnion
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Runser
Salem Leasing Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sanders
Shelco, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Sommerkamp
Judge and Mrs. Ronald Spivey
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Stack
Ms. Rachel Kuhn Stinehelfer
Mrs. Tara Stokes
Suntrust United Way
Mrs. Erin Tessler
Truiliant Federal Credit Union
United Way of Greater Milwaukee
United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.
United Way of Tri-County, Inc.
Mr. Williard Howard Upchurch, Jr.
Mrs. Lisa Venable
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Mrs. Paula Ware
Dr. and Mrs. Chris Warnimont
Mr. John Welch
Mr. Jason Wenker
Weston and Accociates, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John Whitaker
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Whitener
Wildfire, Inc.
Ms. Elizabeth Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Wilson
Ms. Kirby Wilson
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP
Oliver Wyman
Wyndham Championship
Mr. and Mrs. Robin Yates
Foundations & Funds
Bank of America Foundation
BB&T Charitable Foundation
Datamax Foundation
Glenn Family Foundation
Jessica Hill Davis Memorial
Scholarship Fund
John W. & Anna H. Hanes Foundation
Joyce Kohfeldt Endowment
for Crosby Scholars
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
The Les and Evelyn Riley Scholarship Fund
Michael Nachman Scholarship Fund
Ray and Jackie Cope Scholarship Fund
Reinemund Family Foundation
Reynolds American Foundation
Richard J. Reynolds, III and Marie M.
Reynolds Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
The Winston-Salem Foundation
The Winston-Salem Foundation Crosby
Endowment Fund
The Winston-Salem Foundation Crosby
Scholars Endowment Fund
The Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem
2013 and 2014 Golf Sponsors
Aladdin Travel and Meeting Planners
Alex Lee
Amarr Garage Doors
Mr. Edward Armfield
ARS
Atlantic Packaging
Bahnson, Inc.
Bassett Furniture
Battle and Associates
BB&T
Black Hawk Oil Recovery
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Caldwell
Carter’s, Inc.
COR365 Information Solutions
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Dean
Deutsche Bank Alex Brown
Dewey’s Bakery, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Douglas
Duke Energy
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Einstein
Ernst and Young, LLP
First Tennessee Bank
Flex-Pay Business Services
Flow BMW-MINI
Flower City Printing
Golden Corral Corporation
Goodwill Industries of NWNC
Green Foundation, Inc.
Hanesbrands, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hardison
Harris Teeter, Inc.
Hatteras Financial Group
IESS, Inc.
I.L. Long Construction Co., Inc.
Innotex Solutions, Inc.
INV, LLC
KADNEW, LLC
Kelly Office Solutions
Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton, LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Gilmour Lake
Malloy DuBose Sydnor Group -UBS
Mr. Walter McDowell
McMichael’s Mills, Inc.
Mercedes Benz of Winston-Salem
Miss Jenny’s Pickles
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Neely
Nilit America
Orr Holdings, LLC
Packaging Corporation of America
Parkdale Mills
Parrish Tire
Mr. Ed Pleasants
The Reveas Foundation
Reynolds American Foundation
Evelyn Riley and Family
RockTenn
Mr. and Mrs. Art Rogers
Salem Group, Inc.
Salem Leasing Corporation
Sharpe Images
Shelco, Inc.
Shelton Vineyards
Sonoco Corrflex, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor
Triad Academy at Summit School
Unifi
Village Tavern
Vulcan Materials Company
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Ward Family Advised Trust
Mr. Vernon Winters
Wells Fargo Advisors
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Williams Roberts Young, Inc.
Wilson Insurance Services, Inc.
Winston-Salem Journal
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC
Wyndham Championship
Ms. Nancy Young
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Donors
2013 and 2014 Golf Contributors
Allegacy Federal Credit Union
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Barnhill
Bob King Automotive Group
Mr. William M. Butler
Mr. and Mrs. George Clinard
Mr. Phil Currier
Mr. and Mrs. Gary DeWitt
Mr. and Mrs. John Garrou
Mr. S.L. Greanias
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Grom
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Guttman
Ms. Rose Harper
Highwood Properties
Kaplan Early Learning Company, Inc.
Mr. John Keiger
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kluttz
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kopriva
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Laner
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lassiter
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lippard
Mr. and Mrs. Mark McCarville
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Mick
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ogburn, Sr.
Perkinson Law, PLLC
Mr. Albert Redd
Mr. Weldon Schenck
Mrs. Karen Shelton
Mr. Moyer Smith
Mr. John Welch
In-Kind donations
Bermuda Run Country Club
Bermuda Village Retirement Home
Mr. Mike Brenner
CapED Educational Group
Casual Furniture World
Centenary United Methodist Church
The Children’s Home
Christovich and Associates, LLC
Coach, Inc.
Commercial Framing
Compare Foods
Country Club of North Carolina
The Dash
Education Dimensions Unlimited
Dr. Beverly Emory
Eseeola Lodge and Linville Golf
ESPN
Five Points
Forsyth Country Club
Forsyth Technical Community College
Fratellis
Gallins Vending
Handsbrands, Inc.
Linville Resorts, Inc.
Little River Farm - Pinehurst
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Milners
Old North State Club
Old Salem Museum and Gardens
Old Town Country Club
Piedmont Federal Savings Bank
Mr. Milton Plum
Primland
Primo Water
16 The Princeton Review
Roaring Gap Country Club
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Saye
Sea Trail Golf Resort
Señor Bravo
Specialty Foods South, LLC
Sterling Audio Visual WinMock
Stitchmaster
UNC Chapel Hill Ram’s Club
University of North Carolina School of
the Arts
Vernon Produce
Village Tavern
Wake Forest University
Mrs. Allison Williams
Winston-Salem Open
Wyndham Championship
United Way of Forsyth County (2013)
Ms. Deidra S. Adams
Ms. Angie Anderson
Mr. Leroy Anderson, Jr.
Ms. Timetra Anthony
Ms. Rebecca L. Arnott
Ms. Kimberly A. Artz
Ms. Kimberly C. Ashby
Mr. Antione Barber
Ms. Pamela M. Barrett
Mr. Kevin E. Beeson
Ms. Alysha D. Belton
Mr. William G. Benton
Ms. Estrellita Bernal Rodriguez
Ms. Trina Bethea
Ms. Sheila A. Beverly
Jianli Bi
Mr. Sammie L. Bivins, Jr.
Ms. Melissa A. Blakley
Mr. Arval C. Bland
Mr. Bryan E. Bowman
Ms. Allison Brashear
Robbin Britt
Ms. Kimberly Bullock
Ms. Kathleen E. Butler
Dr. John P. Card
Ms. Shirley W. Carson
Mrs. Deborah R. Clark
Ms. Jessica N. Collins
Ms. Lesia Y. Collins
Mr. Richard L. Colvard, Jr.
Mr. Rodney L. Cooper
Mr. Demetrious Cornell
Mr. David L. Cotterill
Ms. LaShanda Crews
Bhargavi Dama
Ms. Jayne Danner
Ms. Gina C. Daugherty
Ms. Angela T. Davis
Mr. Don A. Davis
Ms. Joy V. Davis
Ms. Tammera L. Davis
Mr. Kenneth Dickie
Mr. Jeryl Dillow
Ms. Pamela W. Dove
Ms. Jessica Duckworth-Beaver
Ms. Darlie M. Dudley
Mrs. Carrie M. Dufresne
Mr. W. Randy Eaddy
Mr. David A. Fairall
Ms. Lisa A. Farrimond
Mr. Johnny R. Foust
Ms. Ashley B. Fowler
Mr. Dwayne A. Fulp
Ms. Michelle M. Gordon
Mr. Cedrick L. Grady
Mrs. Kameron H. Gress
Ms. Linda B. Gunter
Mr. Dominique C. Gutierrez
Ms. Lisa Hampton
Ms. Elizabeth Harden
Mrs. Melanie H. Harkey
Ms. Donna B. Harper
Ms. Charleen B. Hayes
Ms. Dana S. Hayes-Foutty
Mr. Martin A. Hicks
Mr. Michael J. Hoch
Mr. Cornelius Holmes
Mr. William D. Holmes
Ms. Valarie S. Jackson
Ms. Jody S. Jenkins
Mr. Trent E. Jernigan
Mr. Theodore H. Johnson
Mr. Michael Kehoe
Ms. LeAnne D. Kennedy
Mrs. Alyson R. Kilby
Ms. Nartasha D. Kimbrough
Ms. Rosetta B. Kirkpatrick
Ms. Christie D. Landrum
Ms. Melody F. Lane
Mr. Richard F. Loeser, Jr.
Ms. Daphne B. Lopez
Ms. Allison B. Mabe
Ms. Stephanie MacGillivray
Ms. Doran C. Maltba
Ms. Susan H. Marshall
Mr. Teron Martin
Mrs. Carolyn D. Matthews
Mr. Willie P. McCoy, Jr.
Ms. Bridget K. McCray
Ms. Carolyn G. McCullough
Ms. Towana McCullough
Ms. Karen R. McKee
Ms. Camille M. McKoy
Ms. Essie M. McKoy
Mr. R. F. McMillan
Ms. Irma McPhatter
Ms. Lisa H. Means
Mrs. Faith K. Miller
Ms. Carol G. Mitchell
Mr. Douglas B. Moody
Ms. Patricia F. Moody
Ms. Barbara A. Moses-Malone
Ms. Diletta Mouzon
Ms. Mechelle F. Mumford
Ms. Serena Mumford
Ms. Pamela R. Myers
Dr. Thomas A. Nakagawa
Ms. Tanya H. Neal
Ms. Barbara J. Nicklas
Ms. Tammy Norwood
Ms. Edelina M. Oliphant
Mr. Mark S. Otey
Ms. Tashika O. Parks
Ms. Lasabra Y. Patterson
Mrs. Becky Perkinson
Mrs. Jean C. Plante
Crosby
Schol ars
Rewarding
Mr. David A. Pollard
Dr. Leslie B. Poole
Ms. Shona Porter
Ms. Carol Purdy
Mrs. Teresa R. Reavis
Mrs. Crystal B. Reid
Mr. Raymond Rice
Mr. John R. Riggins
Mr. Dan Roeda
Ms. Tameka N. Rucker
Mr. J. Robert Sanders, Jr.
Ms. Tara-Ann Y. Santiago
Mr. Kenneth H. Scales
Ms. Carolyn G. Scott
Ms. Cheryl Shaw
Ms. Beverly Y. Sheppard
Mr. Lihong L. Shi
Mr. John Siloac
Ms. Donna E. Smart
Ms. Linda D. Smith
Ms. Amy Spragins
Ms. Cindy Sprinkle
Ms. Martha S. Stevens
Ms. Kimberly H. Stogner
Ms. Tara R. Stokes
Ms. Shannon H. Stones
Mr. David J. Suddarth
Ms. Jennifer J. Summers
Ms. Melissia Sutton
Ms. Sandra J. Swartz
Mr. Anthony M. Tang
Ms. Nadine Thamm
Ms. Jo T. Thomas
Mr. Robert Toborg
Ms. Krystle Transeau
Ms. Karrie Tuttle
Ms. Shelly A. Vickers
Mrs. Valarie F. Waddell
Ms. Jayme Waldeck
Ms. Courtney Walser
Ms. Catherine E. Wandell
Ms. Lei Wang
Ms. Neville G. Watkins
Mr. Raikole Watlington
Ms. Carol J. Weathers
Mr. Douglas B. Weaver
Mr. Edward V. Weiss
Mr. Jason M. Wenker
Ms. Kimberly P. Wesley
Ms. Barbrette M. White
Ms. Teresa White
Mr. Scott F. Wierman
Mrs. Kimberly C. Wiles
Ms. Tracey Williams
Ms. Cheryl C. Wilmoth
Ms. Alma H. Wilson
Ms. Ann Wilson
Mr. Martin Wilson
Ms. Sonya M. Withers
Mr. Leon Witherspoon
Mr. Bobby Wooten
Ms. Cheryl S. Wright
Mrs. Mitzi M. Wright
Ms. Jianfeng Xu
Ms. Lauren S. Young
Ms. Siqun L. Zheng
DETERMINATION
W
orking as a teacher throughout the country,
Joyce Kohfeldt saw children who had nothing.
One of her students wore plastic bags on his feet
instead of shoes.
“There were times when I just looked at the
kid and said, ‘I don’t know what to do to
help,’” Kohfeldt says. She made sure the child
received free lunch and showered at school, and
she provided a pair of shoes and a jacket. She
knew that he, and many other children like
him, lacked parental support and resources for
academic success.
“I looked at those kids and said, ‘What’s their
future?’ I just think that their future was pretty
bleak. I didn’t know how to turn those edges
around. I didn’t have a Crosby Scholars to go to.”
She moved to North Carolina where she owns
IESS, Inc., a school supply store. She attended
the Crosby Scholars senior dinner, and she saw
first-hand the impact it had on students who
had overcome all sorts of challenges — who were
looking forward to furthering their education.
She became a Crosby Scholars supporter. She is
finishing her second term serving on the Board
of Directors. In addition, Kohfeldt funds The
Determination Award for students who have
overcome a physical, emotional challenge or a
family tragedy. She wants to recognize students
who have the drive to change their lives in spite
of what seem to be insurmountable obstacles.
“There has to be something that allows them to
pull themselves up and get back in the game,”
she says.
For
College.
For
Crosby Scholars surrounds students with
a network of support that includes peers,
counselors, teachers — and other students
seeking the same goals.
“Your first job is to help them see a wider
possibility,” she says, and Crosby Scholars starts
changing that mindset in middle school. “That
is our future. Those kids are going to be the
ones who lead the way for the rest of us for a
long time.”
Kohfeldt says that in addition to financial
assistance, Crosby Scholars provides subtler
lessons that impact children’s lives. When
they volunteer in the community, they
learn compassion, and they see employment
opportunities. When they keep track of volunteer
hours, they learn responsibility. When they are
interviewed for scholarships, they learn how to
prepare for job interviews.
“They are surrounded by people who say, “We
believe in you. We’re going to help you, but you
must make the decision for academic progress,
behavioral issues, and making good choices,”
Kohfeldt says.
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Joyce Kohfeldt
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Financial Information
Your Investment. Our Promise.
A Campaign for our Community
I
n 2010, Crosby Scholars began a capital
campaign under the leadership of Paul
Fulton, Rich Noll and Michael Rogers: “Your
Investment. Our Promise.” Crosby Scholars
raised more than $5.2 million – twice its goal –
due to the work of one of the largest volunteer
groups for a campaign of this size and through
the generosity of the community-at-large.
The program must be prepared for reaching our
goal, when one of every three eligible students
in grades 6-12 will be a Crosby Scholar and our
enrollment will reach 10,000 students.
Today as higher education becomes increasingly
competitive and expensive, students and parents
in Forsyth County need the inspiration and
expertise of the Crosby Scholars Program to
ensure that every qualified student has the
opportunity to attend college. Access to college
enrollment is an important factor not only in
the lives of individual youth, but also in the
life of our community. The funds raised from
the Campaign will ensure students from all
backgrounds move from thinking about going to
college, to making college enrollment a reality.
2014 Expenses
• Campaign Receipts* • Historical Grants
• Goodwill of NWNC Contributions
• Golf Tournament Net Revenue
• Other Individual & Corporate Contributions
• Other Income
• Crosby Endowment Income
• United Way Contribution
$506,714
343,833
107,674
225,000
176,248
69,936
62,959
45,408
• Last Dollar Grant Scholarships*
• Program, Fundraising and Other
• Compensation and Benefits
• General and Administrative
2015 Facts & Figures
• Serves 6,200 students
• Serves 8,900 students
• Since 1993, graduated 4,555 students
• Since 1993, graduated 6,321 students
• 42% of Crosby Scholars represent minority
populations
• The number of minority students has grown 45
percent
• Formed a partnership with Forsyth Technical
Community College to track first-year college
students
• One third of Crosby Scholars are from high poverty
schools
• One third of Crosby Scholars are from high poverty
schools
• Added an interview and essay reading program for
high school seniors
• Added 12 new scholarships, many available for
multiple students
• In 2010-11 awarded $269,000 in “Last Dollar” grants
to 268 scholars
• In 2014-15, awarded $535,000 in “Last Dollar”
grants to 470 scholars
• Partnered with North Carolina State University, the
YMCA and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School
students to offer the Juntos Program
• Offered “Right Decisions, Right Now” camp for
students in grades 6-9
• Awarded $3.35 million in “Last Dollar” grants since 1993
• Awarded $4.5 million in “Last Dollar” grants since 1993
• Assisted students in leveraging $33 million in outside
financial aid since 1993
• Assisted students in leveraging $44 million in outside
financial aid since 1993
• Reinstated the RAPP Program (Reach Academic
Potential Program) for students who need additional
academic support
• 404 graduates enrolled in 80 colleges and universities
• 708 graduates enrolled in 117 colleges and universities
• In 2010-11 students reported 57,000 hours of
community service
• In 2014, students reported 92,000 hours of
community service
• Program is supported by 4 full-time employees,
2 part-time and 8 seasonal advisors, who work
with students one-on-one, and 250 business and
community volunteers
• Program is supported by 7 full-time employees,
7 part-time and 20 seasonal advisors, who work
with students one-on-one, and 250 business and
community volunteers
• At the beginning of the 2011-12 school year 585
Hispanic students enrolled in the program
• The Hispanic student population at the beginning of
the 2015 school year increased by 53 percent. A
full-time Hispanic Outreach Coordinator was hired
to oversee the Excelencia Program which hosts
bi-lingual sessions for Hispanic students and parents
Schol ars
•
For
College.
180,055
352,571
276,047
*“Last Dollar” grants Scholarships are need based grants to qualified
Crosby Scholars. These scholarships are renewable for up to four
years of college and are made possible from funds received through
Foundations, Corporations, Individuals and the annual Crosby Scholars
Invitational golf tournament.
2011 Facts & Figures
Crosby
$558,666
*Your Investment. Our Promise. campaign pledges to be paid over
a five year period.
Outcomes since the beginning of the campaign
18 2014 Revenue
New Funding New Programs
For
• Began a transition to high school program for 8thgrade students and their parents
• Placed a stronger emphasis on social media for
communication with both students, parents and the
community
• Developed an on-line portal system for parents and
students for program access
• Expanded the Excelencia Program to students in
seven middle schools
Ways to Give
L i f e .
There are many ways to support Crosby
Scholars ranging from gifts of time that provide
leadership to students to monetary donations
that fund the numerous program and scholarship
opportunities that Crosby Scholars offers.
The program needs community members to
volunteer as Senior Advisors, Grade Advisors,
essay readers and as members of the Scholarship
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Committee. Financial support includes monetary
donations by mail or online, sponsoring a team
in the Crosby Scholars Invitational, gifts of
stock or planned giving, memorials or named
scholarships.
For more information on how to support Crosby Scholars, contact
Becky Perkinson at 336-725-5371 or [email protected]
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Tournament History
I
n the early 1980’s Kathryn Crosby began
looking for a new venue for the Crosby National
Celebrity Golf Tournament, which had a 60year history and was the longest running charity
golf tournament in the nation. She remembers
that Frank J. Schilagi, Dean of the Wake Forest
University School of Business, invited her to North
Carolina and Bermuda Run. In 1986, the famous
tournament left California and found a new
home in the Winston-Salem community while
a new program was founded in Forsyth County
– the Crosby Scholars Community Partnership.
The proceeds from the popular tournament
were given to charities of the players’ choice, and
undesignated funds went to the Crosby Scholars
Program through an endowment housed at The
Winston-Salem Foundation.
Kathryn & Bing Crosby
At first the Program offered scholarships as
incentives for students in the two high schools
with the lowest SAT scores to stay in school and
remain drug-free. Over the years, the program
expanded to all middle and high public schools in
Forsyth County. Paul Fulton, the former President
of Sara Lee Corporation, the major sponsor of the
now North Carolina tournament, credits Mona
Lovett, President and CEO of the Crosby Scholars
Community Partnership, with expanding that
vision and for creating a comprehensive approach
to educational success.
Today, Crosby Scholar students still make the
drug-free commitment – and also a commitment
to community service and strong academics. In
addition to funding scholarships, the program
provides college preparation workshops, including
academic skills training, community service
learning, career awareness, conflict resolution and
financial aid planning for both students and their
parents. The Crosby Scholars Program serves more
than 8,900 students and since 1992 has awarded
students more than $4.5 million in “Last Dollar”
grants to help meet unmet financial needs.
After a successful 16 year run and $18 million
dollars being raised for local and national charities,
organizers decided the week-long tournament and
its expenses had grown too large, Kathryn says. In
2002, Sara Lee presented a check for $100,000 to
the Crosby Scholars Community Partnership, a
gift which represented the final payment from the
Crosby National Celebrity Golf Tournament.
In 2004, Fulton and other former Sara Lee
executives decided to reinvent the tournament as
the one-day Crosby Scholars Invitational.
All proceeds for this event, now in its 11th year,
support the programs and scholarships of this
successful program.
Kathryn continues to travel east for the Crosby
Scholars Invitational each year and is often
accompanied by her daughter, Mary. “We are so
grateful for everything this program has done. I
love the place, I love the people, and they’ve been
so kind to me,” says Kathryn. “This program
provides not only for a college education but a
plan for a lifetime and that makes me very happy.”