Inspiring Minds Building Headquarters in Warren

For more than a decade Inspiring Minds has been helping kids find a path to success and they’ll soon have a new place to do it.  Founder and CEO Deryck Toles gave an update on their new facility which is a 25-thousand square foot building in Warren. Nearly one million of the 1.5 million dollar project has…

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Inspiring Minds Fundraiser Takes A Journey Through Africa

WARREN, Ohio (Tribune Chronicle) — Inspiring Minds, a youth organization based out of Warren, held its annual gala fundraiser Saturday evening at the MetroPlex Expo Center with the theme “Journey Through Africa,” which is what this year’s graduates will have the opportunity to do. Inspiring Minds founder Deryck Toles told attendees of the fundraising event that this…

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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…

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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…

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Inspiring 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…

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7th 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…

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Mayor, 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,…

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Inspiring 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…

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Inspiring 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,…

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