Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher team has joined Better Make Room at Civic Nation!
As you know, Reach Higher is Mrs. Obama's effort to inspire every student in America to take charge of their future by completing their education past high school, whether at a professional training program, a community college, or a four-year college or university. We’re excited to continue our work to inspire even more students to pursue a higher education.
We also have some new team members joining us here at Civic Nation! Eric Waldo, the Executive Director of Reach Higher, and Stephanie Sprow, the Deputy Director of Reach Higher, have officially joined the team.
Mark your calendars, because we will be celebrating College Signing Day on Friday, May 5th, 2017!
While we’ll celebrate the first week of May, we encourage you to host an event at a date and time that best fits your schedule. Last year, we celebrated over 1,250 events in ALL 50 states and even had some international events. This year, we want to activate even more schools and communities to shine a spotlight on those students who have committed to pursue a higher education. We hope you’re up for the challenge!
Check out our new website and download our College Signing Day toolkit with helpful information on how to host your College Signing Day event. You will also learn how DonorsChoose.org may fund your event. Don’t forget to sign up at bettermakeroom.org to let us know when and where you’re hosting your event! Lastly, be on the lookout for information about joining one of our College Signing Day webinars to receive tips and to ask us questions. If you can't join us, you can find a link to a recording of one of the webinars with school counselors right on our site.
Furthermore, thanks to DonorsChoose.org and the College Football Playoffs Foundation we will provide 200 lucky event hosts a $500 grant towards your College Signing Day event! The money can be used to buy supplies from a list of over 20 vendors. Register your event on our website in order to be eligible to win one of these $500 grants!
Students: Please remember for the vast majority of postsecondary institutions around the country, you must choose among your offers of admission and institutionally-affiliated financial aid and scholarships by May 1.
We are SO excited to continue celebrating students around the country and all of their accomplishments during this year’s College Signing Day. Make sure to follow @ReachHigher and @BetterMakeRoom for more updates, and don’t forget to use #ReachHigher, #BetterMakeRoom and #CollegeSigningDay in your social media posts!
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