De Corazón, Muchas Gracias

Identity Newsletter | January 2019
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Heartfelt Thanks
De Corazón, Muchas Gracias

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** Thank you to our 2019 Annual Appeal donors.
We are energized by your generosity and belief in the tremendous potential of young people.
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** A Magical Evening for Germantown Families
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Music, fabulous food, new toys and Santa (aka Councilmember Gabe Albernoz) entertained over 300 children and their families in Germantown, thanks to a special County-Community Partnership that hosted a Magical Christmas Evening at Plum Gar Recreation Center near the Middlebrook Manor Mobile Home Park, where many of Identity’s middle school and elementary school families live.
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** Pyle Middle Schoolers Help Neelsville Students
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A mountain of snack bags, covered with words of encouragement like “Time to Fly”, “You’re brighter than the stars”, and riddles like “What do you call two math friends? Answer: Algebros” arrived at Identity before Thanksgiving. This winter, they're bringing cheer every day to our after-school program at Neelsville Middle School. READ MORE ([link removed])


** Staffer Honored for Work with Asylum Seeker
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We are very proud of Case Manager Tanya Sanchez, who was honored by the national legal aid organization KIND for her tireless work with a pregnant teenager, while KIND represented the teen in her asylum case. Tanya exemplifies the Identity value that to serve others is a privilege and requires excellence.
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Wishlist

Snack bars! Identity provides over 28,600 healthy snacks a year to low-income children and teens who participate in our free out-of-school-time academic, recreation and social-emotional enrichment programs because it boosts their ability to learn and concentrate. To donate snack bars, contact [email protected].
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Good News

Identity workforce development grad Jonathan Lara was named Support Staff of the Month at Rosemont Elementary School in Gaithersburg. Jonathan is tutoring young readers as part of a new partnership between Identity and Literacy Lab. Jonathan earned his GED and learned other workforce skills at the Crossroads Youth Opportunity Center in Takoma Park. Congrats to Jonathan!

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Muchísimas Gracias to the generous sponsors of Identity's Celebración 20.
You are creating opportunities for youth to reach their highest potential.

ORO

Scott Brickman
Ruppert Companies
Cliff and Deborah White Family Foundation

PLATA

Shirley Brandman & Howard M.Shapiro
Burness
Hope Gleicher &Andy Burness
The Neighborhoods of EYA

BRONCE

All Trades Remodeling
Bozzuto
Peter Bross
Lindsay & Terry Eakin
Bruce Haase
Honest Tea & Urban Alliance
Kaiser Permananente
Maggio + Kattar
Montgomery County Education Association
Shapiro & Duncan
The Universities at Shady Grove
Linda & Bob Youngentob

AMIGO

Adventist HealthCare
Aronson Capital Partners LLC
Asbury Methodist Village & Gaithersburg Beloved Community Initiative
Yonis Benitez
The Bernstein Companies
Capital One
Del Pino Rivera CPA
Claire Engers & David Silberman
Sharon & Stephen Friedman
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Greater Washington Community Foundation
Pablo & Gabriella Gutman
Holy Cross Health
La Cosecha
LTA Holdings LLC
M & D Financial
Montgomery College
Mr Wash Car Wash
Sally Rudney and Scott Hoekman
Wegner CPAs
Sarah Whitesell & Wan Kim
Teresa Ríos Wright

Media Sponsor

Bethesda Magazine

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