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August 2007Our 8th Annual Summer Application Institute took place July 31- August 4 at Dominican University of California. Read the Marin IJ Article. June 2007Congratulations to our 2007 Graduates! Your donations of time and money made their college dreams possible. See the Marin IJ announcement. April 2007Summer Application Institute Students Receive College Acceptance Letters Marin Education Fund’s Summer Application Institute celebrated its 7th year of success in getting 50 low-income Marin high school seniors to college. Graduates from the 7th annual Summer Application Institute have begun to receive their acceptance letters from colleges and universities across the region... Read more. January 2007Marin Independent Journal The House of Representatives approved legislation that provides a 50 percent reduction in interest on student loans. This sounds like good news. But many educational advocates, including myself, believe that this money would have a greater impact on making higher education attainable - and would do more to narrow the gap in college enrollment between low-income students and their more affluent counterparts - if the same money was used instead to increase the amount available for Pell Grants... Read more. December 2006Marin Independent Journal Donors to Marin Education Fund make a powerful impact. By helping one student, you help the broader community. Graduates inspire others. We raise children who go on to become college educated. And, like so many of the 18,000 students in need in Marin who have attended college because of Marin Education Fund, we go on to become the teachers, doctors and business leaders who pay the gift forward to others in Marin... Read more. November 2006Marin Magazine In a community as wealthy and well educated as Marin County, it is difficult to imagine that a college education is beyond the reach of some local students. Marin, after all, boasts some of the nation’s best public schools, and prepping for college begins well before high school. The percentage of adults here with bachelor’s degrees is almost double the state average, so it is hardly surprising that for many local children college is not a matter of if but where... Read more. October 2006Marin Independent Journal The timing couldn't have been better Wednesday for Barack Obama's visit to Marin County, his only public Bay Area appearance. Fresh from his announcement Sunday on "Meet the Press" that he is considering running for president in 2008, Obama - the 45-year-old first-term Democratic senator from Illinois, came to the Marin Civic Center's Exhibition Hall to promote his new book, "The Audacity of Hope," and raise money for the Marin Education Fund. He is viewed by many as one of the most thoughtful and charismatic Democrats in the country. Read more. San Francisco Chronicle Barack Obama, the Democratic senator from Illinois who has much of the country wondering if he'll run for president in 2008, shot through the Bay Area on Wednesday and proved to be a sizzling draw. Here to promote his new book, "The Audacity of Hope," with press interviews and an enormous lunchtime book-signing at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael, Obama attracted a crowd of 1,200 people... Read more. The Press Democrat Just as Sharon Turner was saying she wanted the schoolchildren around her to "see history in the making," Illinois Sen. Barack Obama strode past her and began to shake the students' hands. A buzz spread across the Marin County Civic Center on Wednesday where the students and about 1,200 adults who gathered for the appearance of a man who suddenly is the most visible Democrat on the national political stage. Read more. Marin Students Receive the Carol Bartz Scholarship for Math, Science and Engineering As announced last April in honor of Carol's 14 years of leadership at Autodesk, the Carol Bartz Scholarship for Math, Science and Engineering was established, providing a total of $20,000 for a boy and $20,000 for a girl over a period of four years while attending college. After reading several essays, Carol selected Thomas Nguyen, 19, and Anna Phan, 18, as the recipients of the scholarships. Both awardees graduated from Marin high schools in 2006. Read more. August 2006Marin Independent Journal Todd and Diane Garrett of Tiburon have given $100,000 - the largest donation ever - to the Marin Education Fund, an agency that awards college scholarships to Marin students. Todd Garrett hopes their gift will challenge other Marinites to give. Read more. Marin Independent Journal It began with a bunch of Marin high school juniors and seniors trying to move a large ball from one point to another without touching it. It is aimed at ending with the students, most of whom are minorities from low-income backgrounds, being the first in their families to go to college. Read more. June 2006Beating the Odds: Marin Education Fund Supports Harvard Bound Student Marco Perez-Moreno took the stage June 18 to participate in San Marin High School’s graduation ceremony in Novato. His next stop is as an incoming freshman at Harvard University, thanks in part to Marin Education Fund. Read more. May 2006Marin Education Fund Celebrates 25 Years of Serving Marin Students At this year’s 25th Anniversary, Marin Education Fund President, Kim Mazzuca calls on county policy-makers and community leaders to renew its commitment to education and work to “ensure that everyone has a chance at college.” Read more. March 2006Marin Independent Journal I can’t say that I'm the first in my family to graduate from college. That honor belongs to my father, who in his late 30s, while supporting a family of four, demonstrated the grit and determination to earn a degree in accounting. I can, however, lay claim to being the second college graduate in my family and the first to become a teacher - an achievement made possible by Marin Education Fund and the generosity of donors in this community who believe that everyone should have a chance at college. Read more. February 2006Become a Mentor! Change the life of a student Opening the door to college opportunity...25 years and counting. Marin Education Fund needs your help to increase access to higher education by mentoring a high school senior in 2006-2007. Marin Education Fund believes everyone should have a chance at college, and with just one hour each month you can give that chance to a local student. Students served by Marin Education Fund are often the first generation of their family to go to college and demonstrate significant financial need. For more information on becoming a mentor, please contact , College Access Specialist, at 415.451.4013. Read more. January 2006Over 600 Scholarships available to Marin Students Made possible by the generosity of its donors, Marin Education Fund announced today the availability of as many as 600 undergraduate scholarships for Marin students with demonstrated financial need. Qualified students can receive up to $5,000 to begin or complete his or her academic dreams in the 2006-2007 academic year. Read more. December 2005Marin Education Fund Announces New Goal For Opportunity Fund Campaign On the heels of a report that found that for every dollar California invests in educating more college students, the state will receive three dollars in net return, Marin Education Fund set a new goal for the “Opportunity Fund” to provide need-based scholarships for Marin students. Read more. October 2005 Pacific Sun "Most Marin students are prepped, helped and guided up the education ladder. That's not the case with poor and minority kids. In fact, Marin lags behind other areas of California in helping minorities succeed. Read more. Second Annual Marin Educational Equity Week The second annual Marin Educational Equity Week was a big success. July 2005Thank you to Supporters of the 6th Annual Summer Application Institute Special Thank You to the generous donors who are supporting the 6th annual Summer Application Institute: Fullerton Family Foundation, Donald O. Collins Foundation, Mill Valley Rotary Club, Belvedere/Tiburon Rotary Club, and Marin Community Foundation. If you would like to support students through this transformational program please contact , 415.451.4005. June 2005We are delighted to be administering the new Lynda Storek Scholarship Fund, established to honor Lynda’s 28 years of service to youth as an educator and principal of Kent Middle School. To read more about Lynda, please visit her website at lyndastorek.org. All contributions to the Lynda Storek Scholarship Fund are tax-deductible, and 100% of each contribution will make a difference in the life of a student. For more information, please contact , 415.451.4005. May 2005Middle School College Day Tour On April 12th, 48 students ranging from grades 6-9 participated in our second CollegeDayTour designed for younger students. Thanks to a special collaboration with Shoreline School District, Tomales Elementary, West Marin Elementary, and Tomales High School, these students split the day between CSU Sacramento and UC Davis. Shoreline School District also provided staffing and transportation for the tour. This second tour is part of an ongoing effort by Marin Education Fund to create and sustain college aspirations for younger students, building on national data that indicate that college-going is more likely the earlier the exposure to college as an option. On May 12th, at Pay It Forward, our annual Leadership Event, Marin Education Fund will honor Bank of America and Georgiana Stevens for their commitment to local students. We will be celebrating their leadership in the community and the legacy of Lua Pires de Almeida and the new endowed scholarship established in her honor. These community leaders will be joining Phil & Connie Woodward, Larry & Diane Rosenberger, Mary Willis and Dr. Ruth Goldman on Marin Education Fund's Leadership Council. April 2005Congratulations to Gabriela Orantes, a member of Summer Application Institute class of 2002! Gabriela is being honored with the Shining Star Youth Award at this year's Marin Breast Cancer Watch's Honor Thy Healer awards celebration (learn more). This event honors and recognizes the contributions of individuals and organizations that both advance our understanding and improve the lives of those affected by breast cancer. Since enrolling at CSU Monterey Bay, Gabriela has been actively involved in breast cancer education at CSU Monterey Bay and in her community. Way to go, Gabriela! We're so very proud of you!
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