Time to Celebrate!

It is with great pleasure that the teachers,

staff, and administrators of Project HOPE School and the Board of Directors of the Project HOPE School Foundation,

Announce our 2011 Graduates:

Eugene Achim

Victor Arredondo

Adriana Catana-Marin 

Jacob Lebron

Tatyanna Lowe

Richard Vasquez

Please join us at the 8^th Grade

Commencement Ceremony 

Tuesday, June 14^th at 11:00 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church

McAuley Hall

191 N. Orange Street, Orange

A luncheon reception will

immediately follow the ceremony

Please park in the church parking lot on

N. Grand Street across from the church

Join Fully Fullwood, this Sunday, May 22nd at the Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa from 3:00pm-6:00pm for live reggae music, food, raffles and fun benefiting Project HOPE School Foundation! Check out www.facebook.com/fullyfullwood for more details!

This is a 21+ event.

Don’t forget tomorrow’s the kick off for our new “10 on the 10″ campaign! $10 on the 10th of every month from each supporter would mean an additional $100,000 a year in funding for services aimed towards our student’s and their families.

Donate your $10 or pledge your $10 a month online at https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=projecthope&id=1.

You can also mail your $10 in to 343 E. Grove Avenue, Orange, CA 92865 Att:  Pam Allison or Mary Garcia.

Thank you for your continued support!!!

FixAuto, the largest network of collision repair experts, and a consistent supporter of Project HOPE School, will be holding a charity golf tournament on Wednesday, May 18th at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo. You can help make this event successful by donating items to be sold during the silent and live auction. Do you have sports tickets, access to free amusement park tickets or restaurant gift cards?  Do you have a vacation rental?  We’re looking for trips, gift certificates, wine and/or wine tastings, themed baskets, jewelry or anything else fun to include in the auction.  We need the items by Thursday, May 12th. Also, slots for individual golfers ($200 each) and foursomes ($750) are still available. If you can help in any way, please email or call Pam Allison at 714-796-8731.

ABC7 Eyewitness News is giving 7 people $7,000 to PAY IT FORWARD to an organization that they feel would benefit the community of Southern California the most! All you need to do is create a short 3 minute or less video tape about the organization and fill out a form telling how your nominee would utilize the prize to help improve the lives of people in Southern California! The due date is May 12, 2011. Winners will be announced May 23-25th.

Please check out the website!

Project HOPE School Foundation’s Spring Fundraiser has been featured on page 16 of OC Metro’s 20 Women to Watch Issue! Check it out! 

http://digital.ocmetro.com/publication/?i=62553

For more information about attending this years Culinary Masters event benefiting Project HOPE School check out the website at http://theculinarymasters.shutterfly.com/

Project HOPE School Foundation is in need of non perishable food and toiletry items for our families. Donations of canned food such as veggies, fruits, pasta sauces, soups, and dry food such as pasta, rice, beans, cereals, lentils, etc would be a great help! Toiletry items such as travel and family sized shampoo, body wash, face wash, hairbrushes, new undergarments (for adults and children), deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste would be very much appreciated.

Please contact Program Assistant, Mary Garcia at (714) 796-8731 or via email at mary@projecthopeschool.org if you are able to contribute.

Project HOPE School is currently looking to fill several volunteer positions! We are in need of math tutors for our 6th-8th Grade class once or twice a week Monday-Thursday from 9:00am-10:00am. The level of math skill required ranges from division to algebra.

If you or someone you know are interested, please contact Program Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator, Mary Garcia via email at Mary@projecthopeschool.org

Project HOPE School Foundation needs your help! We have an opportunity to win the $5,000 prize that GuideStar USA, Inc., the leading source of nonprofit information, and KIMBIA, a group that empowers nonprofits and other organizations to increase giving, are making available through their Winter 2011 GuideStar-KIMBIA Nonprofit Giveaway. This generous gift would help us accomplish our mission, specifically by helping provide an exceptional academic environment that empowers homeless and economically vulnerable children in order to achieve their full potential.

Anyone with firsthand knowledge about us who is not a paid employee of Project HOPE School Foundation—donors, volunteers, board members, recipients of our services—can write a review about us on GuideStar. Your review will appear in our profile on both GuideStar and GreatNonprofits, GuideStar’s partner that makes it possible to write and post reviews. There is no charge for writing a review, but you are limited to posting only one review for our organization.

To write a review, please click on http://www2.guidestar.org/organizations/75-3099628/project-hope-school-fundation.aspx. For more information, see the official rules at http://www2.guidestar.org/rxg/update-nonprofit-report/sweepstakes-official-rules.aspx. The giveaway begins on February 1, 2011, and ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT, February 28, 2011.