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Inspiring 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 MoreNew Home for Inspiring Minds Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN (The Business Journal) – Stephanie Gilchrist eagerly led visitors Wednesday through the offices of Inspiring Minds Youngstown in the new Glenwood Business Center. The director of the nonprofit agency, which provides tutoring, mentoring and recreational services for high school students, pointed to the still-in-progress spaces – the student lounge for studying, a technology center that…
Read MoreYoungstown Black Tie Affair – September 22, 2018
Join us for the Annual Inspiring Minds Youngstown Black Tie Affair fundraiser on September 22, 2018! The event will feature student artwork and experiences, auctions, inspiration and more. Your support will help us continue our mission to ENGAGE, INSPIRE and EMOWER our youth, our community and our future. Get your tickets today! Check out the…
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 More2nd Annual IM Youngstown Golf Outing – July 7, 2018
Join us for the 2nd Annual Inspiring Minds Youngstown Golf Outing on July 7, 2018! The outing includes 18 holes of golf with cart, beverages, lunch at the turn, premium dinner, and an awards reception to follow in the pavilion. Influential members of the business, sports, and political communities will come together to take part…
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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