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13th Annual IM Fundraising Gala
WARREN, Ohio (The Business Journal) – The 13th Annual Inspiring Minds Fundraising Gala will not only commemorate our growth and accomplishments over the last 13 years, but also celebrate future student success. Afterall, the best is yet to come. The Gala will feature a number of awards, scholarships, presentations and surprises. We invite you to…
Read MoreInspiring Minds Widens Its Reach in 2018
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (The Business Journal) – Inspiring Minds reports a bumper 2018 with 600 students enrolled in programming, its largest senior class since it began in 2006, more than 15 colleges visited, $18,000 in scholarships awarded to college-bound seniors and a new website. But the highlight of the year was the organization’s first international exposure trip that…
Read MoreInspiring Minds Counters ‘Brain Drain’ with Summer Career Development Program
WARREN, Ohio (The Business Journal) — Nasheema Wade always wanted to work with children. But after pursuing an education in nursing for two years, she realized she could have a “full force impact” in the classroom, she said. “Education is really the key of it all,” Wade said. “It starts in the classroom, so being…
Read MoreInspiring Minds Students Travel to El Salvador for Exposure Trip
WARREN, Ohio (The Business Journal) – Students from the Warren and Youngstown chapters of Inspiring Minds took an “exposure trip” to El Salvador from May 28 to June 2, the first group to take an international trip with the organization. While in El Salvador, students immersed into the culture by exploring the country, trying new foods, learning Spanish, visiting…
Read More7th Annual IM Warren Celebrity Golf Outing – June 15, 2018
Join us for the 7th Annual Inspiring Minds Warren Celebrity Golf Outing on June 15, 2018. The golf scramble, side games, all drinks, lunch and dinner. Teams will be organized into 5-somes. Each year, influential members of the business, sports and political communities come together to take part in this exclusive, unforgettable fundraising event. Don’t…
Read MoreMayor, Superintendent Give Reasons To Cheer Warren
WARREN (The Vindicator) – Mayor Doug Franklin took the members of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber on a virtual tour of the city during his remarks at the annual Good Morning Warren breakfast. From the new restaurant, coffee shop and craft brewery downtown, to a new senior-citizen housing complex and dialysis center on the West Side,…
Read MoreInspiring Minds Looks Toward Its Future at Gala
LIBERTY (Tribune Chronicle) — The nonprofit organization Inspiring Minds encouraged people to donate to the program’s future at its 11th annual gala Saturday. Founded by Deryck Toles, 36, of Warren, Inspiring Minds provides after-school and summer programs, college tours, and educational, athletic, health and personal development programs to at-risk youth. The program also organizes trips…
Read MoreInspiring Minds Sets Fundraising Gala for April 22
WARREN (Tribune Chronicle) — Inspiring Minds is planning its 11th annual fundraising gala 4 to 7 p.m. April 22 at the Metroplex Expo Center in Liberty. It will bring together students, families, alumni, businesses, supporters and the community to celebrate the organization’s impact in the Mahoning Valley. Deryck Toles, founder / CEO of Inspiring Minds,…
Read MoreInitiative Launches Mentoring Programs in Youngstown, Warren
WARREN, YOUNGSTOWN (WKBN) – Although Barack Obama only has a few months left in his presidency, one of his initiatives could continue on in a couple of local school districts. Students from Youngstown and Warren took part in a ceremony Monday morning, launching “My Brother’s Keeper.” The program, started by the Obama Administration, aims to…
Read MoreInspiring Minds Volunteer Donates Tuition Credits
WARREN, YOUNGSTOWN – When Denzel Stevens, a junior telecommunications student at Youngstown State University, received a special call from Deryck Toles, founder & CEO of Inspiring Minds, he was speechless. Through Ohio’s GIVE Back. GO Forward. volunteer program, Stevens had been gifted free tuition vouchers for six college credits. The GIVE Back. GO Forward. program…
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