Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Kids: At the
Heart of Wh
at We
Do
2011-2012 Year-End Review
’’
Our Mission
Communities In Schools (CIS) surrounds students with a community
of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
The Five CIS Basics
AT THE HEART OF WHAT WE DO.
The creative inspiration for
our 2011-12 Annual Report
comes from artwork (above)
created by CIS students and
Ms. Amie Taylor’s art classes
at First Ward Creative Arts
Academy. The collaborative
painting is the students’
answer to the question,
“What does CIS mean to
you?” We think they captured
beautifully the essence of our
mission and what our staff
members so strongly believe:
that kids are indeed at the
heart of what we do.
Communities In Schools believes all students need and deserve five
basic resources:
U A one-on-one relationship with a caring adult
U A safe place to learn and grow
U A healthy start for a healthy future
U A marketable skill to use upon graduation
U A chance to give back to peers and community
Programming & Services
CIS provides a “safety net” for at-risk students by coordinating and delivering
community resources to students and families at the school site. The scope of
current CIS programming includes school-based dropout prevention for grades
PreK-12; college access and career readiness services; support for teen mothers
balancing the challenges of childcare and high school graduation; and working
with youthful offenders to continue their education.
2011-12 Success Rates
During the 2011-12 school year, Communities In Schools provided services
to 6,733 students identified as most at risk for school failure in 44 CharlotteMecklenburg public schools. Of those 6,733 students enrolled in CIS:
U 87% had an average daily attendance of 90% or greater.
U 99% stayed in school.
U 91% were promoted to the next grade.
U And 653 seniors enrolled in CIS during 2011-12 graduated
with a high school diploma.
U In addition to students on the CIS caseload, CIS assisted
another 30,000 students through school-based programming
and resource securement. Examples of services that benefited
the entire student population at CIS school sites include volunteer
coordination, school supplies, book donations, clothing/uniforms,
after-school snacks, motivational and educational guest speakers,
referrals for assistance, and more.
ACCREDITED
CHARITY
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Communities In Schools U 2
CHARLOTTE
MERCHANTS
FOUNDATION
Dear Friends of
Communities In Schools,
It is with great pleasure and pride that I share our Year-End
Review for the 2011-12 school year with you, our faithful friends,
partners, and supporters listed in the following pages. Without
you, our work to improve the lives of children and families in
this community would not be possible. Without you, the students who created the artwork used in this year’s report wouldn’t
have experienced the “caring hands” of CIS that inspired their
artistic interpretation in the first place.
Last fall we asked students at First Ward Creative Arts
Academy, led by art teacher Amie Taylor, to create a painting for
our Lowcountry on the Green event and silent auction, based
on the question, “What does CIS mean to you?” We absolutely
loved the result – not only the vibrant colors and students’
hands, but most of all, the main sentiment that the students felt
best portrayed CIS – that kids are at the heart of what we do.
Together,
we are the
‘caring hands’
our students
need to shape
a better future
for us all.
’’
Everything that CIS does – every plan we consider, every
decision we make – is done with students in mind. The rewards
are exponential. By supporting students’ ability to fulfill their
potential and graduate from high school today, we help create
tomorrow’s leaders.
Thank you for your belief in CIS. Together, we are the “caring
hands” our students need to shape a better future for us all.
Molly Shaw, Ed.M.
Executive Director
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
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Current CIS
School Sites
Elementary Schools
Albemarle Road
Allenbrook
Billingsville
First Ward
Hidden Valley
Highland Renaissance
Merry Oaks
Montclaire
Nathaniel Alexander
Rama Road
Shamrock Gardens
Statesville Road
Winterfield
Financial Donors
Special thanks to the following for their financial support from July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012:
PK–8 Schools
Guardian Angel
$100,000 +
Charlotte Housing Authority
The Charlotte Merchants
Foundation, Inc.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Communities In Schools, Inc.
(National)
The George T. Lewis, Jr.
2001 Foundation
Mecklenburg County
Project L.I.F.T
Sisters of Mercy of North
Carolina Foundation, Inc.
Smart Start of Mecklenburg
County
United States Department of
Education, OPE
United Way of Central Carolinas
UTC Aerospace Systems
(formerly Goodrich Corp.)
Shining Star
$25,000 - $99,999
The Bank of America
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Belk Foundation
Christ Episcopal Church
Cogentrix Energy, Inc.
Continental Tire the Americas LLC
Deloitte Services
The Duke Energy Foundation
Elevation Church
Foundation For The Carolinas
Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s
Office
Myers Park Presbyterian Church
Snyders-Lance Foundation
Financial Donors U 4
Social Venture Partners
State of North CarolinaDHHS Health Services
Target Stores
Wells Fargo
Hero
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
ARA- Charlotte Charitable
Foundation
C. D. Spangler Foundation, Inc.
Children’s Medical Fund
Communities In Schools
of North Carolina, Inc.
The John S. and
James L. Knight Foundation
Odell Associates, Inc.
Piedmont Natural Gas Co.
Power Plant Management
Services
The Sallie Mae Fund
The Shutterfly Foundation
Speedway Children’s Charities
The Triad Foundation
The Verizon Foundation
Champion
$5,000 - $9,999
Allen Tate Company
Boar’s Head Brand
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Consolidated
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Edwards
Greater Charlotte Automobile
Dealers Inc.
Harris Teeter, Inc.
HMSHost
The Merancas Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight L. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Dhiaa Jamil
Mr. and Mrs. James Katon
Believer
The Kiwanis Club of Charlotte, Inc.
$1,000 – $4,999
Mr. and Mrs. David Knoble
The Akers Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Philip L. Lambert
AllianceBernstein
Mr. Christopher Lawing
The Allstate Foundation
Ms. Nell Lawing
AmWINS Group, Inc.
Mr. and Ms. Reid G. Leggett
Apple Gold, Inc.
The Leon Levine Foundation
Arts & Science Council
McAlister’s Deli
Mr. Paul Baalman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McNamara
The Eleanor & James
Myers Park High School PTSA
Barnhardt Foundation
National Welders Supply
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bass
Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bengel
Ms. Anna Spangler Nelson
BlackArch Partners
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Phillips
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza
Piedmont Club Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Dr. and Mrs. Norris W. Preyer
J. Brown III
Promotion Mechanics
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Buelow
Providence United Methodist
Mr. Robert Carter
Church
Mr. and Mrs. L. Lee Chambers
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Richards
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Chesney The Risk Management Association
Childress Klein Properties
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Rodono
Christ Episcopal Church ECW Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Rogers
The Good News Shop
Ms. Molly Shaw and Mr. David
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Copeland
Webb
Mr. Rennie Cuthbertson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaw, Jr.
The Dowd Foundation
The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith
The Edwards Charitable
Family Foundation, Inc,
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Stevens
Ms. Liz Fender and
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Tarwater
Mr. Bert Scott
Ms. Caroline Tate
First Presbyterian Church
The Teen Impact Fund
Harper’s Restaurant, Inc.
Mr. Stewart Wallace
Mr. and Mrs. David Head
Mr. and Mrs. R. Ferman Wardell
Mr. and Mrs. Ben F. Hill, Jr.
Winston & Strawn LLP
Dr. and Mrs. Peter P. Hindel
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Yount
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Okland
Shaw Power Inc.
Advocate
Ms. Katherine Ketner
Mr. and Mrs. Hal Levinson
$500 – $999
Ms. Shannon Lilly
The A.O. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S.
Foundation, Inc.
Marshall, Sr.
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. James G.
Marshall
Babb, Jr.
Ms. Kimberly A. McMillan
Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar
The Melting Pot - A Fondue
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M.
Restaurant
Belk, Jr.
Mr. Michael J. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. James I.Briley
Dr. Daniel Murrey and Ms.
Mr. and Mrs. Randy D.
Katie Oates
Broome
Nothing but Noodles
Mrs. Betsy Brunnemer
Mr. Richard J. Osborne
Mr. J. Douglas Buchanan
Mrs. Merrie Jane Pierce
Charlotte Woman’s Club
Mr. John M. Pownall
Ms. Ann Blakeney Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rinehart
Mr. Elliott S. Close
Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Dr. Marcia Conston
Robinson
Mr. William T. Crowder
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Roche
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Darden
Ms. Gina M. Salvati
Mr. G. Don Davidson
Ms. Adriaan E. M.
Mr. David Derr
Schieferdecker
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Shem
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Eubank
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Schutzman
Mr. and Dr. Brian L. Franklin
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sink
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gigler
Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q
Grant Thornton LLP
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Tate III
Ms. Jannica Greife
Reverend Tom Tate
Mr. and Mrs. Randy
Mr. James H. Trexler
Habluetzel
Mr. Dimitri Triantafyllides
Ms. Dale F. Halton
UNC-Chapel Hill
Mr. Mike and Dr. Jane Harrell
Village Tavern
Mr. and Mrs. Howard H.
Ms. Betty B. Williams
Haworth
Ms. Glenda Wooten
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hazel
Dr. P. Anthony Zeiss
Johnny Burrito
Supporter
$250- $499
Alexander Michael’s
Ms. Sarah Batista
Mrs. Joann C. Bell
Ms. Chilaphone Blake
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Blumenthal
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowman
BRAVO! Cucina Italiana
BRIO Tuscan Grille
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S.
Brown
Mr. Doug Caldwell
Central Piedmont
Community College
Charlotte Knights
Clark College Funding, Inc.
Mr. Ceasar Cone III
Cox Media Group
Ms. Sarah Crowder
Mr. Eric Davis
Dilworth Neighborhood Grille
Don Pedro
Eddie’s Place
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Eiselt
Ms. Anne Essaye
Mr. Hadley Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Falls
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Flint
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Fuller
Mr. Allen B. Gamble
Mrs. Janet M. Haack
Mr. John Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Boris J.
Henderson
Ms. Diane Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W.
Jernigan
Ashley Park
Berryhill
Bruns
Druid Hills
Reid Park
Thomasboro
Walter G. Byers
Westerly Hills
Middle Schools
Albemarle Road
Cochrane
Coulwood
Eastway
James Martin
Martin Luther King, Jr.
McClintock
Ranson
Sedgefield
Whitewater
High Schools
East Mecklenburg
Garinger
Harding
Hawthorne
Independence
Myers Park
Olympic
Performance Learning Center®
Phillip O. Berry
South Mecklenburg
Vance
West Charlotte
West Mecklenburg
Jail North/Jail Central
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CIS helps young people believe
their dreams can become reality.
Supporter, continued
King’s Kitchen
Mama Ricotta’s
Mert’s Heart and Soul Restaurant
Microsoft Corporation
Midwood Smokehouse
Ms. Beryl Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J.Nikonovich
Ms. Patricia L. Noble and
Mr. David O’Halloran
Paco’s Tacos & Tequila
Ms. Joy Paige
Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Pelkey
Mr. Michael J. Peterson
Dr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Petty
Pewter Rose Bistro
Presbyterian Women-Selwyn
Avenue Presbyterian Church
Mr. and Mrs. Mtu Pugh
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Rash
Ms. Carrie A. Reeder Petkavitch
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Reid
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Riley
Ms. Tina M. Romine
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Shifflet
Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Shoemaker
Ms. Elizabeth Silverstein
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson L. Smith, Jr.
Mr. William Smoak
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Spencer, Jr.
St. Patrick’s Anglican Mission
Terrace Cafe
TOPZ Healthier Burger Gill
Mr. and Mrs. Brent A. Torstrick
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wall
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Williams
Mr. David Alkire
Ms. Courtney Allen
Mr. Joseph W. Allen
Ms. Nicola Allen
Dr. and Mrs. Bob Anderson
Ms. Carol L. Anderson
Mr. Michael Anderson
Mr. Yeatts Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Annas
Dr. John M. Archer III
Ms. Allison Arias
Ms. Mary D. Armistead
Ms. Irene E. Armour
Mr. F. J. Armstead
Ms. J. Candace Armstrong
Mr. Leonard Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Arnold
Mr. and Mrs. Darren W. Ash
Mr. J. Murrey Atkins, Jr.
Mr. Brian M. Austin
Mr. Luz Aveleyra
Mr. Dean Azimi
Mr. Joel Babb
Ms. Shelia Baggarley
Mr. Tee Bahnson
Ms. Adrienne L. Baker
Ms. Barbara Baker
Ms. Dana Baker
Mr. Thomas M. Barnhardt III
Ms. Kimberly M. Barringer
Ms. Nicole Basarab
Ms. Elizabeth S. Bastien
Ms. Kristy Beam
Ms. Blair R. Beason
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Beason
Ms. Angela C. Beavers
Friend
Ms. Kimberly Beavers
Up to $249
Mr. and Mrs. George Beckwith
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis G. Abraham Mr. Cory K. Bennett
Ms. Brooke Adams
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Bernart
Ms. Holly H. Adkisson
Ms. Hillary Bessett
Ms. Annie L. Alexander
Mr.and Mrs. Kenneth Beuley
Financial Donors U 6
Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Blackburn
Ms. Kathryn Blanchard and
Mr. Gregory Ross
Ms. Gail Blevins
Mr. Ryan Boan
Ms. Linda Bollag
Bonterra Restaurant and
Wine Room
Mr. and Mrs. David Borrelli
Mr. Brandon Bost
Mr. Byard Bost
Ms. Christy Bostic
Mr. and Mrs. Tate Bowers
Ms. Christine A. Bowing
Mr. William S. Boykin
Mr. and Mrs. John Bradberry
Mrs. Donna Brady
Mr. Andrew Branham
Ms. Caroline Bransford
Ms. Elizabeth Brantley
Mrs. Sue Breckenridge
Ms. Kelly Brennan
Ms. Lisa M. Brisbone
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Britt
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Brittain
Mr. and Mrs. Ronn Broadway
Mr. Bradley J. Brown
Ms. Charlotte D. Brown
Mr. Jim Brown and
Ms. Joni Stanley
Ms. Ki’Yonna Brown
Mr. Nathan Brown
Mr. Rick Brunschwyler
Mrs. Allison N. Buhler
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bunker
Ms. Julie Burch
Mr. James Burgess
Ms. Alicia N. Burrello
Mr. Ryan Burton
Ms. Stephanie Cafaro
Ms. Adrienne H. Cain
Dr. Mary Lynne Calhoun
Mr. Rob Calloway
Mr. and Mrs. George Calvo
Ms. Jill Cann
Mr. Will Cannon
Care Ring
Carolinas Health Care System
Mr. J. Martin Carpenter
Mr. Rodney F. Carr
Ms. Leiteshia D. Carter
Mr. O. Pen Cassels
Dr. Michael Catanese
Mr. Matt Chandler
Mr. Gary Chapman
Charlotte City Club
Mr. Abhijit Chatterjee
Ms. Belinda S. Cheng
Mr. William Childers
Children’s Dentistry at
Stonecrest, PC
Ms. Deanna Chillemi
Ms. Mindy Chryst
Mr. Daryle Clark
Mr. John J. Claud
Ms. Cynthia Cleeve
Mr. Thomas Cleveland
Mr. Blake A. Clifton
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Clifton
Ms. Shawanda D. Coble
Mr. Brad Cohen
Mr. Lennie Collins
Ms. Nora Collins
Mr. Raymond Conover
Ms. Nancy A. Conrad
Ms. Nancy G. Cook and
Mr. Don Faires
Mr. Juddson Cooney
Mr. John Corsi
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Cossart
Mr. George Couchell
Mr. Matt Covington
Mr. Michael J. Cowell
Mr. William J. Crawford, Jr.
Mr. William Crocker
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Cross
Ms. Sara M. Cummings
Ms. Natalie Currier
Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Dalton, Jr.
Mr. Rufus M. Dalton
Mr. Christopher Daly
Ms. Rose M. Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel
Dr. Joseph DaSilva and
Ms. Sheree McGill
Ms. Janice L. Davidson
Mr. Charles W. Davies
Mr. Allen Davis
Mr. Jon Davis
Ms. Lisa B. Davis
Ms. Melissa H. Davis
Ms. Ron’Jent C. Davis
Ms. Sophie C. Davis
Ms. Tracy Davis
Ms. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins
Ms. Shannan T. Dean-Wilson
Mr. Willie A. Deese
Ms. Carolyn Derr
Mr. Michael DiFabion
Mr. Dennis J. Dixon
Ms. Eleanor Dixon
Mr. Reginald Dixon
Bishop Justin W. Doss
Ms. Estelle J. Dragoo
Ms. Erica A. Draine
Mr. Phillip J. Drake, Jr.
Ms. Nedra Draughn
Ms. Monifa Drayton
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund H. Driggs
Chancellor Philip L. and
Mrs. Lisa Lewis Dubois
Mr. Taylor Dubois
Mr. George Dunlap
Ms. Buffy S. Dunnaville
Ms. Marianella Echevarria
Mr. Levon Edwards
Ms. Alyre W. Efird
Ms. Ann M. Ellis
Ms. Stacy Ellis
Mr. Adam Elmore
Mr. Babak Emadi
Ms. Marian W. Erdman
Ms. Denece Evans
Mr. Lawrence Faccini
Ms. Marta Falcon
Ms. Velma D. Falls
Mr. Patrick Faughnan
Mr. and Mrs. C. Thomas
Fennimore
Ms. A. Ione Ferguson
Mr. Gary P. Ferraro and
Ms. Lorne E. Lassiter
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Ferris
Mr. Mark C. Fiddes
Mrs. Blynn D. Field
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fisher
Ms. Wendi Fleenor
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Fligel
Mr. and Mrs. Smitty Flynn
Mrs. Mildred Folk
Mr. Montee J. Foote
Ms. Mary Weeks Fountain
Mr. Gregory Fox
Ms. Gabriela Francisco
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Franklin
Ms. Elena French
Ms. Anna Freuler
Mr. Jeffrey K. Fricano
Mr. Michael Friedlander
Ms. Angela Fulcher
Mr. Kian A. Furnace
Mr. David B. Gaffney
Mr. Anthony M. Garcia
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler S. Garnett
Mr. Lee Garrison
Mr. Richard Gaynor
Mr. James Germann
Mr. Nicholas Giaiamo
Mr. Reginald M. Gilkesson
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Gill III
Ms. Closs Gilmer
Ms. Lainey Gilmer
Ms. Crystal Givens
Mr. Robert W. Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene B.
Graham III
Ms. Romy Graham
Ms. Sharma Graham
Ms. Alison M. Gray
Ms. Elizabeth P. Gray
Ms. Laurenthia L. Gurley
Mr. Barry Hagan
Ms. Elisabeth G. Hair
Mr. Bill Hall
Mr. David K. Hambright
Mr. Denny Hammack
Mr. Dennis Hamann
Ms. Claudette Hampton
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer D. Hamrick
Mr. Patrick Harding
Ms. Cora Hardy
Ms. Marian S. Harkness
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harris
Ms. Julie Harris
Ms. Rachel Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Harriss
Ms. Terrye Hartnett
Mr. Jeremy Harvey
Ms. Sherri M. Harvin
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Hattabaugh
Ms. Barbara Haughey
Mr. BJ Haughey
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hawes
Mr. and Ms. Hal Hawisher
Mr. Jonathan Hayes
Mr. and Mr. Kenneth Heart
Ms. Jessica Heath
Mr. Brian Helfrich
Mr. William Helmke
Ms. Anna Helms
Mr. Christophe A. Hemans and
Ms. Lauri P. Givens
Mrs. Anne J. Henderson
Ms. Debbie Henderson
Ms. Kathy Henderson
Ms. Lisa Henderson-Carter
Mr. Neal Hendrix
Mr. Michael Hennesey
Mr. Reginald J. Hester
Mr. Jeff Hicks
Mr. BJ Hille Hitachi
Ms. Dot Hodges
Mr. Michael G. Holmquist
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Hoover
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick P. Hoover, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Hord, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Horvath
Ms. Michelle L. Hottenstein
Mr. Peter Hubicki
Dr. Guy Huggins, DDS
Ms. Suzanne Hunt
Dr. David L. Hunter
Ms. Walidah Id-Deen
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Ix
Mr. Douglas Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael James
Ms. Kate Jenkins
Mr. Tyson Jeter
Ms. Bonnie S. Johnson
Ms. Gloria F. Johnson
Ms. Kathryn Johnson
Mr. Paul Johnson
Mr. Samuel G. Johnson, Jr.
Ms. May Johnston
Ms. Dianaa Jolly
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Jones
Ms. Genola S. Jones
Ms. Kim Jones
Ms. Margaret Jones
Ms. Soraya Kaloudis
Mr. Eric Kamis
Ms. Ashley Kaufman
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Every child needs relationships
with caring adults in order to thrive.
Friend, continued
Ms. Melinda Kaufman
Mr. Tony Keener
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick K. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Cy Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs. John Ketner
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ketner
Mr. Larry Kinard
Ms. Valerie G. Kirkland
Ms. Elizabeth Kiser
Ms. Donna E. Kittikoune
Ms. Allison Klein
Ms. Landry Kosmalski
Mrs. Betty Kuester
Dr. and Mrs. John W. Kuykendall
Mr. Andrew Ladd
Ms. Michelle S. Lair
Mr. and Mrs. David Lamothe
Ms. Rachel Landen
Ms. Nancy Lane
Ms. Renee A. Leak
Mr. James Ledbetter
Ms. Andrana C. Lee
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark Leggett
Ms. Judie LeGrone
Mr. Nicholas K. Lehmon
Mr. Patrick M. Lemons
Ms. Kelly Lettrich
Mr. Jay Levell
Ms. Jennifer Lindemann
Ms. Kimberly M. Lineberger
Ms. Laura Lineberger
Mr. J.R. Lloyd
Mr. Carlos C. Lo
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Locke
Mr. Chad D. Lockhart
Mr. John Loepprich and
Ms. Mari Jo Craft
Ms. Sylshina London
Ms. Charlene Long
Mr. and Mrs. John Lyles
Ms. Stella Mack
Ms. Elizabeth Malak
Financial Donors U 8
Ms. Robin Mara
Dr. and Mrs. Edward S. Martin
Ms. Cristen Martinez
Mr. Alexander J. Mason, Jr.
Mr. Michael P. Massey
Mr. Christopher A. Matthews
Ms. Sarah McAvoy
Ms. Susan H. McCarver
Mr. Steve McClure
Mr. and Mrs. Mike McCoy
Mr. James M. McCue
Ms. Melissa McDonald
Ms. Molly McIntosh
Mr. RB McKnight
Ms. Latrice McRae
Ms. Barbara McRee
Ms. Lisa F. Meadows
Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Merritt
Mr. Jason Milks
Ms. Patty Miller
Mr. Steven Monahan
Mr. Andrew Mondi
Ms. Amelia N. Moody
Ms. Linda A. Moon
Mr. and Mrs. John Morrice
Ms. Erin R. Morris
Mr. Patrick Morris
Mr. Greg Moss
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Moss, Jr.
Mr. Brian Mowen
Ms. Jen Mozingo
Mr. Edward T. Muldoon, Jr.
Mr. John Muller
Dr. and Ms. William Mullis
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm T.
Murray, Jr.
Ms. Irma D. Nalls
Ms. Phyllis Nanney
NC Independent Colleges
and Universities
Ms. Shantiqua Neely
Mr. Kyle Neff
Mr. Joseph C. Neilson
Mr. J. C. Nelson
Mr. Brett Nermer
Ms. Evelyn Newman
Ms. Tuong U. Nguyen
Ms. Nancy Nickels
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Nicolay
Mrs. Catherine Noble
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Nomina
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Noneman
Ms. Shelley Norman
Ms. Jennifer O’brien
Ms. Catherine O’Connell
Ms. Erin M. O’Connell
Mr. Brett O’dell
Mr. Christopher A. Ogden
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Olin
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Olsen
Ms. Lisa O’Neill
Mr. Michael Orlando, Sr.
Mr. David Oxner
Mr. Ryan Pagan
Ms. Annemarie Pantazis
Mr. Tony Paquette
Dr. Leland M. Park
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Parkhurst
Mr. Sudhir C. Patel
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pearsall
Mr. Brian Peede
Mrs. Barbara J. Pellin
Mr. Chad Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Phillips
Mr. Josh Pierce
Ms. Amy Liz Pittenger
Ms. Sharon Plummer
Ms. Hope Politis
Mr. Aaron Pomis
Mr. Eric C. Pompi
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Pool
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Porter
Ms. Mary M. Porter
Mr. Timothy Pratt
Premier, Inc.
Mr. Michael A. Presson
Mrs. Jeannette Price
Ms. Michelle U. Price
Mr. Scott Provancher
Providence Cafe
Ms. Catherine Rainbow
Ms. Jodi Ramsey
Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Rawlins
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rayburn, Jr.
Dr. Betty B. Reiter and
Dr. Harold Reiter
Dr. Wilhelmenia I. Rembert
Ms. Andre R. Reynolds
Mr. Vaughn Reynolds
Mr. Jason Rhule
Mr. Jim Rice
Mr. Colin Richardson
Mrs. Katherine Richardson
Mr. Federico G. Rios
Ms. Meg H. Roach
Mr. Reginald Robinson
Miss Veronica Robinson
Mr. Paul S. Rochefort
Ms. Nora T. Rockecharlie
Ms. Carolyn Rockett
Mr. George Rohe
Mr. and Mrs. William A.
Roork, Jr.
Coach Lee Rose
Ms. La’kia H. Roseborough
Mr. Robert P. Ross
Mr. Strutha Rouse
Mr. Joseph Rothenberg
Mr. R. Brian Rozelle
Mr. Todd Rubenson
Mr. and Mrs. John Rudisill
Ms. Tamika M. Russell
Ms. Kathleen Russo
Ms. Towonder Sain
Mr. Martin Sampson
Mr. and Mrs. W. Henry Sanders
Ms. Judy A. Sanders-Bull
Ms. Shelley L. Schiff
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Schiffman
Mr. Kurt Schoenhoff
Ms. Elizabeth Schoening
Mr. Derick S. Schoenly
Ms. Phyllis Schultz and
Dr. Matt Gromet
Ms. Elaine Scott
Mr. Steve Scott
Mr. Tyrone Sellars
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sellers
Ms. Lillian Shaller
Mr. Andrew Shapiro
Ms. Stephanie M. Sheaffer
Mr. and Mrs. David Sheffer
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Sheffield
Ms. Mary V. Sherrill
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Shoemaker
Ms. Alison Shore
Mrs. Michelle Show
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Simmons
Ms. Monet D. Simms
Ms. Blair K. Sissons
Mr. Todd Slaby
Mr. Edward Slepsky
Mr. and Mrs. A. Randolph
Smith II
Ms. Kelly Smith
Ms. Nancy Smith
Ms. Erin Snyder
Ms. Preethi Srinivasan
Mr. Adam K. Starling
Ms. Patricia Stevenson
Mr. and Mrs. David Stewart
Ms. Johnnie Story
Dr. and Mrs. George J. Stuart, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Stubbs
Mr. Taylor Stukes
Ms. Jean M. Sullivan
Ms. Janie Sumpter
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sweeney
Ms. Yasmin Tailor
Dr. Becka Tait
Ms. Sandra Tarkenton
Ms. Joanne Tate
Mr. Theodore Taylor
Ms. Mary Telfeyan
Dr. William H. Terry
Ms. Hope Tester
TGG
Ms. Gwen Thompson
Ms. Mary Tinkey
Mr. Jeffrey Tolly
Mr. Stephen R. Turbyfill
University of North Carolina
at Charlotte
Ms. Indhira Urrutia
Mr. Daniel A. Van Vooren
Mr. Tyler W. S. Vandenberg
Ms. Yadira Vega-Faraj
Ms. Stephanie L. Vincent
Mr. John Vogt
Ms. Emily Waldon
Mr. Edwin B. Waleh
Dr. Daisy Walker
Mr. Joseph B. Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Walker
Mr. Patrick Wall
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Warren
Ms. Stacey R. Weinstein
Ms. Laura M. Wellman
Ms. Loretta C. Wertheimer
Ms. Tracie Westbrook
Ms. Carolyne L. Westfall
Mr. and Mrs. Joe I. White, Jr.
Ms. Kelly White
Ms. Kelly A. White
Ms. Sue White
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Whitecotton
Mr. Gregory A. Whitley
Ms. Maritza R. Whitsell
Mr. Joshua R. Wilburn
Mr. Robert G. Wilhelm
Mr. James Williams
Ms. Jessica Williams
Mr. Jonathan Williams
Ms. Regina Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Williams
Ms. Kelly E. Williamson
Mrs. Caroline Wilson
Mr. David Wilson
Ms. Nichelle Wilson
Ms. Patricia Wolf
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B.
Woods, Jr.
Mr. Bryan Woody
Mr. Andrew S. Wright
Ms. Laura W. Wright
Mrs. Marian Yates
Ms. Angela Yoo
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Young
Mr. John Young
Ms. Grace Qingyun Zhao
Mr. Min Zhou
Every effort was made to include donors who
contributed to Communities In Schools during this
time period. We would appreciate your calling to our
attention any contributions inadvertently omitted.
9
Financial Summary
Communities In Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Inc. July 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012*
Memorials and Honorariums
Memorials
Mr. and Mrs. John Offerdahl
By Ms. Nancy G. Cook and
Mr. Don Faires
Drew Wright
By Ms. Elizabeth Malak
Charlotte and Carl Williams
By Mr. and Mrs. David Head
Honorariums
Barbara and Roby Abraham
By Gail and Dennis Abraham
Wanda West
By Cortney Allen
Don Gillespie and Sarah
Jasperse
Jon Wallas
Julie and Gaila Fosbinder
June Blotnick and Doug Sea
Lake Largess and Elizabeth
Leland
Mr. and Mrs. George Bollag
Mr. and Mrs. Nat Roberts
Ronald and Kathy Schrell
Tammie and Lou Lesesne
The Maloney Family
By Mrs. Linda Bollag
Bowen and Lucy Caldwell
Allen and Sarah Shifflet
David and Abbie Boggs
David and Lisa Dillard
John Staton
Kirk and Amy Hall
Mike and Minna Elliott
Milt and Carol Childress
Rich and Woods Potts
Roland and Jane Perdue
Wes and Lindsay Barry
By John and Susan Daniel
Eric Davis
Julie Babb
Sarah and Chris Jackson
By Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Falls
Ray and Linda Johnson
Robert and Katherine
Willingham
Ed and Barbara Crutchfield
Dave J. Weber
David and Faye Trammell
Greg and Vicki Smith
Joe and Christine Price
John and Brenda Carmichael
John and Bufi Rudisill
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Crutchfield
Pastor Wardell and Myrtle
Henderson
By Boris and Tiara Henderson
William Craemer Jr.
Dr. Guy Huggins, DDS
Molly Shaw
By Ms. Elizabeth Kiser
By Women of Vision
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cox
By Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hawes
Joseph Allen
By Bill and Linde Mullis
Laura Spencer
By Angie and Hal Hawisher
Terrell Broadway
By Irma Nalls
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Lambert
By Ms. Lisa O’Neill
Students need exposure
to careers and relatable skills
to prepare for their future.
Memorials and Honorariums U 10
3%
Individuals
State of North Carolina
Financial Support By Source
Renee Brice
By Mr. Josh Pierce
Lisa Lewis Dubois
By Betty and Dennis Rash
Patty and Donnie Acrey
By Mr. and Mrs. Barry Roach
Will Miller
By Ms. Elizabeth A. Silverstein
Molly Shaw and Staff
By Reverend Tom Tate
Phil and Lisa Dubois
By UNCC Chancellor’s
Office Staff
Meredith Nelson
Meredith Spangler
By Mr. and Mrs. R. Ferman
Wardell
Dr. Elizabeth and Dr. Pleas Geyer
Fantasia Denetria Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Charles East
Mr. and Mrs. Charles McRee
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Booth
Mr. and Mrs. Woodard Farmer
By Ann and Jim Young
Corporations/Organizations
1,093,237.23
Project L.I.F.T.
950,000.00
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
889,464.00
Mecklenburg County
870,550.00
United Way of Central Carolinas
510,247.00
Federal Government
464,482.00
Charlotte Merchants Foundation
458,000.00
Foundations
378,712.64
State of North Carolina
308,110.00
Individuals
161,941.45
Religious Organizations/Civic Groups
120,581.15
______________________________________________
Total
5%
Foundations
Federal Government
Charlotte Merchants
Foundation
2%
Religious Organizations/Civic Groups
18%
6%
Corp/Orgs
7%
15%
Project L.I.F.T.
8%
United Way of
Central Carolinas
8%
14%
Mecklenburg
County
CMS
$6,205,326.00**
7%ing
s
a
ri
nd
Fu
Functional Expenses
Program Services
4,966,330.00
Management/General
498,887.00
Fundraising
416,940.00
______________________________________________
Total
14%
9%
Management
84%
Program Services
$5,882,157.00**
*Based on audited financial statements by C. DeWitt Foard and Company.
**Current year’s increase in net assets is related to funds received for restricted
purposes. The usage of these funds will occur subsequent to year-end.
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Contributors of
Goods & Services
DreamMaker Award
In May 1996, it was the vision of a group of Communities In Schools students to create an award
to be given to an individual or corporation that demonstrates an extraordinary contribution
to the education and welfare of children. Molded from the hand of one of these students, the
“DreamMaker Award” is unique because it illustrates the pride and sense of accomplishment felt
upon reaching high school graduation.
Past recipients of the DreamMaker Award include:
Edward E. Crutchfield
Retired Chairman and CEO
First Union Corporation
(now Wells Fargo)
John Guffey, Jr.
Retired CEO
Coltec Industries
(now United Technologies Corporation)
George T. Lewis, Jr.
Founder and CEO
Cogentrix Energy, Inc.
Cynthia Blythe Marshall
Founding Executive Director
Communities In Schools
of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Inc.
Hugh L. McColl, Jr.
Retired CEO
Bank of America
William E. Milliken
Founder and Vice Chairman
Communities In Schools, Inc.
DreamMaker Award U 12
Myers Park Presbyterian Church
The Patricia Fields Scholarship
Program
Barbara J. Pellin
CIS Board of Directors and Retired
Assistant Superintendent with
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
John A. Tate, Jr.
Founding CIS Board President and
Founder of the CIS
ThinkCOLLEGE® program
John A. Tate III
CIS Board of Directors and Retired
Senior Vice President with Wells Fargo
United States Postal Service
City of Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County Letter Carriers
WSOC-TV
School Tools Campaign
Special thanks to the
following “angels”
for their significant
contributions of
goods and services:
Adams Outdoor Advertising
Belk Stores Services
Blumenthal Performing Arts
Bruce Irons Camp Fund
Charlotte Bobcats
Chartwells
Christ Episcopal Church
Classroom Central
Cogentrix Energy, Inc.
Democratic National
Convention Committee
Discovery Place
Chancellor Philip L. Dubois &
Mrs. Lisa Lewis Dubois
Duke Energy
Elevation Church
Infosys Limited
Myers Park Presbyterian
Church
Mr. Andre Norman
Target
The Charlotte Observer
UNC-Charlotte
Why Try Organization
131 Main Restaurant
ABZ Design Group
Albemarle Road
Presbyterian Church
Mrs. Stacey Alexander
Alexander Graham Middle School
Ally Financial
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Appalachian State University
Ardrey Kell High School
Ascension Insurance
Mr. Masjid Ash-Shaheed
Assistance League of Charlotte
Assurance United Methodist
Church
Many thanks to the following for their contributions of
goods and services from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012:
AT&T
AT&T Pioneers
Axis
Back Creek Presbyterian Church
Ms. Jane Bailey
Bain Elementary School
Balfour Beatty
Ballantyne Spa
Bank of America
BB&T
Ms. Kathi Baucom
Beacon Partners
Bentley Systems
Bensalem Presbyterian Church
Best Tek Support
The Blake Hotel
Bloom
Blythe Construction
Blumenthal Performing Arts
Bojangles
Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian
Church
Campbell’s Greenhouse
Carolina Pad
Carolina Voices
Carolinas Aviation Museum
Carolinas Health Care System
Ms. Ruby F. Carter
Center City Partners
Center City Realty
Central Piedmont Community
College
Charlotte Checkers
Charlotte Country Day School
Charlotte Latin School
The Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Regional Visitors
Authority
Charlotte Toolbank
Charlotte Woman’s Club
Charter Flight
Chick-Fil-A
Children’s Theatre of Charlotte
Ms. Astrid Chirinos
Church of the Good Shepherd
City Church
City of Charlotte
CN Jenkins Church
Coca-Cola Bottling
Consolidated, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Cooper
Council For Children’s Rights
Country Club Heights
Neighborhood Association
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Cricket Communications
CVS Caremark
Davidson College
Dean & Deluca
Deloitte
Ms. Christine A. Dixon
Dunkin Donuts
Ms. Tonya Drew
Eastern Hills Baptist Church
Earth Fare SouthPark
Earthquake Productions
Eastover Elementary School
Eaton Corporation
Edifice
Epec Fitness Studio
Ernst & Young
Event Images
Family Dollar
The Fig Tree Restaurant
First Baptist Church
First Legacy Community
Credit Union
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
Fly To Learn
Friendship Missionary
Baptist Church
Mr. Mel Funk
Mr. Craig Gaitan
Mrs. Paula Ganyer
Mrs. Angelica A. Garnett
Ms. Danielle Gary
Gerdau Ameristeel
Grant Thornton
Greater Charlotte Hospitality
and Tourism Alliance
Mrs. Ellen P. Hamrick
Hands On Charlotte
Harding University High
Harris Teeter, Inc.
Have Life Ministries
Henderson Properties
Herff Jones
Ms. Theresa Hernandez
Hewitt Associates
Hickory Grove Baptist Church
Hidden Valley Optomist Club
Highland Creek Elementary
Hilton Charlotte Center City
Horace Mann Insurance
Mr. and Mrs. Huey
ICG Capital Partners
Integration Point
Iron Butterfly Pilates
Ms. Carlenia Ivory
Jack and Jill, Inc. Charlotte
Chapter
Jason’s Deli
Ms. Kate Jenkins
Mr. Sport Jeralds
Ms. Phyllis Johnson
Mr. Reginald J. Johnson
Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson & Wales University
Junior League Warehouse
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CIS helps create the optimal
environment for learning.
Goods & Services, continued
Kaiser Permanente Medical
Group
Ms. Mary Alice Katon
Mr. Mark Kemp
Kinetic Concepts
Kiwanis Club of Charlotte
Ms. Kelli Knoble
Dr. Masherrill Koonce
KPMG
Lenscrafters
LifeTouch Studios
Little Caesars
Little Rock AME Zion Church
Love In The Name of Christ, Inc.
Lowes
LPL Financial
Ms. Marcia Mackie
Ms. Debbie Manen
Martial Arts Leadership Academy
Ms. Tiffany Martin
Ms. Helen Massey
Matthews Missionary
Baptist Church
Matthews Presbyterian Church
Mayfield Memorial Missionary
Baptist Church
McDonald’s Corporation
McKee Road Elementary School
Ms. Kim McMillan
Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s
Office - Jail North
Melange Health Solutions
Memorial United
Methodist Church
Messiah Lutheran Church
Metrolina Restaurant Group, Inc.
Metso Power
Midwood Baptist Church
The Mint Museum
Morningstar Mini-Storage
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Goods & Services U 14
Mrs. Ashley M. Nelson
New Birth Baptist Church
New Heaven Ministries
New Hope Missionary Baptist
Church
New Perspectives Community
Church
Northside Baptist Church
La Noticia
Office Of The Mayor
Olde Providence Racquet Club
Our Lady of the Assumption
Church, Ladies Guild
Palestra Skin Care Center
The Park Church
Park Road Books
Patterson Pope
Ms. Precious Pauling
Paw Creek Petroleum
Payless Shoes
Peddler’s Post Antique and
Artisan Mall
Piedmont Natural Gas Co.
Plaza Midwood Neighborhood
Association
Mr. Jerrard K. Polk
Preferred Parking
Providence Baptist Church
Providence Day School
Providence United Methodist
Church
PTSA - South Meck
Queen City Dance Out
Rack Room Shoes
Ralph Melvin Photography
Ravenwood Apartments
Red Thread Productions
Remax
Mr. John D. Richards
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Ronald McDonald House
of Charlotte
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Rose
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
St. Giles Evangelical Presbyterian
Church
St. John’s Baptist Church
St. Luke’s United Methodist
Church
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Sardis Presbyterian Church
Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian
Church
Ms. Mary Settlemyre
Shamrock Senior Center
Ms. Angela Sherrill
Shiloh Institutional Baptist
Church
Shook Kelley
Slow Foods Charlotte
Mr. Shawn Smalls
Ms. Sherri Smith
Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.
Mrs. Shumon Spears
The Speedway Club
Spencer’s Club
Starbucks
State Farm Insurance
Stonebridge Church
The Symphony Guild of Charlotte
Dr. Becka Tait
Talecris-Icon
Ms. Emma Throneburg
Tickets for Kids
Ms. Lashaune Tisdale
Trader Joe’s
Trinity Episcopal School
Trinity Partners
University City United Methodist
Church
University Park Baptist Church
UPS
U.S. National Whitewater Center
UTC Aerospace Systems
Vanguard
Verizon Wireless
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Mr. Kaleb Walls
Walls Memorial AME Zion Church
Warehouse 242
Ms. Sherry Waters-Wilson
Wells Fargo
Wendy’s
Wesley Heights Neighborhood
Association
Ms. Ann White
Ms. April B. Whitlock
Mr. Louis Wilson
Winterfield Neighborhood
Association
Women of Vision
Ms. Glenda Wooten
Ms. Karen Worrell
Yard Doctor
Mrs. Marian Yates
YMCA of Greater Charlotte
Ms. Angela Yoo
Ms. Jasmine Young
Zebra Restaurant
Dental & Vision
Providers
Dr. James M. Brittain
Dr. Erika Burley
Dr. Stephanie Chen
Dr. Jason D. Clark
CMC Dental Clinic
Dr. Candy Cole
Dr. Beth Cook
Dr. Timothy L. Cox
Dr. Elizabeth Damesek
Dr. Joshua Damesek
Dr. Scott Goodman
Ms. Wanda Holloway
Ms. Mary Heinbach
Dr. Mitchell D. Hume
Dr. Stephanie Jackson
Dr. P. Matt Jamison
Dr. Andrew Johnson
Dr. Lloyd M. Johnston
Dr. David H. Kwon
Dr. Judy Laxer
Dr. Thomas Layton
Lenscrafters
Dr. Margaret Lochary
Dr. Monique D. McEachem
Dr. W. S. Peery
Dr. P. Jeffrey Phillippi
Dr. Bradford L. Picot
Ms. Anne Reary
Ms. Peggy Rohleder
Dr. Keith Sellers
Dr. Robert L. Seymour
Dr. Jason Sperati
Dr. Gary Sugg
Vision Service Plan – Sight
for Students Program
High Point University
Howard University
ITT
Johnson C. Smith University
Johnson & Wales
NC A&T University
NC Central University
NC State University
Rowan County Community
College
Queens University of Charlotte
Shaw University
South Carolina State University
St. Augustine College
Stanley Community College
UNC-Chapel Hill
UNC-Charlotte
UNC-Greensboro
UNC-Pembroke
Universal Tech Institute
Wingate College
Winston-Salem State University
Winthrop University
Appalachian State College
Carolinas College of Health
Sciences
Central Piedmont Community
College
Claflin University
Cleveland Community College
Clinton College
College of Charleston
Davidson College
DeVry Institute
Duke University
East Carolina University
Fayetteville State University
Gardner-Webb University
S&L Consultants
The Academy of Etiquette &
Charm
ADIP Videography
AT&T
Carolina Health College
Carolinas Healthcare System
Charlotte School of Law
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fire
Department
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police
Department
CIAA-Education Day
Creative Loafing
DJ 300 Music
Job Shadowing &
College & University Career Exploration
Partners
Academic Achievers
Duke Energy
Duke Energy (McGuire
Nuclear Plant)
Empire Beauty School
Forest Lawn Mortuary
Science
Fox News
ImaginOn
ITT
iZiggy Promotions
The Koinoiah
Latin American Chamber
of Commerce
LPL Financial
Luquire George Andrews
Microsoft
No Sit Stay Pet Store
& Grooming
PEEP-Pride Magazine
PolkFun Caricatures
Power 98
Precious Thoughts from
the Soul
Pura Vida
Shades of Green
Stoney Creek Animal Hospital
TIAA-CREF
UNC-Charlotte
WTVI
Zoofuze Photography &
Design Studio
The Children
and Family
Services
Center Partners
Located together in The
Children & Family Services
Center, Communities In
Schools and the following
agencies work in collaboration to
offer comprehensive
services that help strengthen
children and families:
A Child’s Place
Alexander Youth Network/
The Relatives
Care Ring
Children’s Home Society
of N.C.
Communities In Schools
Community Link
Council for Children’s Rights
NC MedAssist
Safe Alliance - formerly
United Family Services
Smart Start of Mecklenburg
County
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Community Connections
Thanks to our formal partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Communities In Schools has the
opportunity to facilitate relationships between many local organizations and the students who need their
services. The following represent some of the many community agencies, organizations, and groups with whom
Communities In Schools collaborated and/or made referrals to provide children and their families with needed
resources during the 2011-2012 school year:
Anuvia
Arts & Science Council
ArtsTeach
Assistance League of Charlotte
AVID
Bechtler Museum
Behavioral Health
Center – Randolph
Believers Learning
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Blumenthal Performing Arts
Boy Scouts of America
Bright Hopes, Inc.
Carolina Raptor Center
Center for Community Transitions
Charity League, Inc.
Charlotte Aviation Museum
Charlotte Housing Authority
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police
Department
Charlotte Nature Museum
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Charlotte Works
Children’s Alliance
Christmas Bureau
Citizen Schools
City of Charlotte
City of Charlotte Neighborhood
and Economic Development
Classroom Central
College Board
College Foundation of North Carolina
Crisis Assistance Ministry
Cross Country for Youth
Crossroads Charlotte
Discovery Place
Do The Right Thing
First Book
Freedom School Partners
Friendship Trays
Gang of One
Genesis Project 1, Inc.
Girls on the Run
Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest
Council
Girl Talk Foundation
Goodwill Industries of the
Southern Piedmont
Guys Read
Hands on Charlotte
Harvey B. Gantt Center for AfricanAmerican Arts + Culture
H.E.A.R.T.
H.E.L.P.
ImaginOn
Junior Achievement
Junior League of Charlotte
Juvenile Justice/Truancy Court
Program
Kids Voting
Kinder-Mourn, Inc.
Latin American Coalition
Latin American Women’s Association
Legal Aid of Southern Piedmont
Community Connections U 16
The Links, Inc.
Loaves & Fishes
Love, INC.- Charlotte
Mayor’s Mentoring Alliance
Mayor’s Summer Youth
Employment Program
Mecklenburg County Cooperative
Extension Office
Mecklenburg County
Department of Social Services
Mecklenburg County Health
Department
Mecklenburg County Parks and
Recreation
Mecklenburg County Public Library
Mecklenburg County Sherriff’s
Office
Mecklenburg County Women’s
Commission
Mecklenburg County Youth and
Family Services
Mecklenburg Citizens for Public
Education
Mecklenburg Ministries
Melange Health Solutions
National College Access Network
National College Advising Corps
National Association of College
Admissions Counselors
NC Council of Educational
Opportunity Programs
NC Dance Theatre
Celebrating our Graduates
Time to celebrate! Communities In Schools honored 650 graduating CIS seniors
on April 19, 2012 as part of our annual “Celebrating Our Graduates” event. This year’s new
venue at Time Warner Cable Arena lent itself to a high energy program, with the voice
of the Charlotte Bobcats leading the way. Many thanks to our Event Sponsors and all of
our guests who attended in support of our 2012 graduates!
NC Service Learning Coalition
Office of City Attorney
Operation School Bell
Parent University
Q Foundation
Right Moves For Youth
Salvation Army
Second Harvest Food Bank of
Metrolina
Sight for Students
Southeast Pysch
Southeastern Association of
Educational Opportunity
Program Personnel
Southern Association of College
Admissions Counselors
Teach for America
Teen Health Connection
Thompson Child and Family Focus
Urban League of Central Carolinas
Urban Ministry Center
Urban Restoration Center
United Way of Central Carolinas, Inc.
Weed and Seed
YMCA of Greater Charlotte
YWCA Central Carolinas
Helping students stay in school, graduate,
and achieve in life is our primary mission.
17
Dine Out for Kids
®
Thank You for Making Every Bite Count!
Many thanks to our event sponsors, participating restaurants, and all of YOU who
dined out on June 19, making our 13th annual Dine Out For Kids® a great success!
Participating Restaurants
Alexander Michael’s
Applebee’s
Aria Tuscan Grill
Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar
BRAVO! Cucina Italiana
Brio Tuscan Grille
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza
Bytes Café
Charlotte Knights Baseball
City Smoke
Crêpe Cellar
Dressler’s
Don Pedro
Eddie’s Place
Harper’s Restaurant
HMSHost Charlotte Douglas
International Airport
Johnny Burrito
The King’s Kitchen
Mama Ricotta’s
McAlister’s Deli
The Melting Pot
Mert’s Heart and Soul
Midwood Smokehouse
Mimosa Grill
Mortimer’s Cafe and Pub
Nothing but Noodles
Paco’s Tacos & Tequila
Pewter Rose Bistro
Showmars
Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q
Taste Café
Terrace Café
Upstream
Village Tavern
Zink
Lowcountry on the Green
Many thanks to everyone who supported our third annual Lowcountry on the
Green lawn party on September 17, 2011. Special thanks is in order to our party hosts,
led by Lisa and Phil Dubois, our corporate sponsors, and those who contributed to the
fabulous silent auction and door prizes. A lowcountry good time was had by all!
Many Thanks to our Event Sponsors
Many Thanks to our Event Sponsors
Greater Charlotte
Hospitalitiy & Tourism
Alliance
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Dan Cardinali, President, Communities In Schools National Office
Dr. Jay Smink, National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
On October 26, 2011, CIS hosted a “Graduation Summit,” open to the public and designed
to provide current information around dropout prevention and ways this community can best
support our students to help them stay in school and graduate. The program opened with a
panel discussion with local educators, followed by featured presenters, Dr. Jay Smink of the
National Dropout Prevention Center/Network and Dan Cardinali, President of the Communities
In Schools National Office. More than 200 CIS staff, CMS teachers, administrators, child/youth
advocates, and interested citizens from the community attended.
School Tools
Communities In Schools, in partnership with WSOC-TV and Classroom Central, would like to
thank the Charlotte community for generously supporting the 2012 School Tools Campaign.
More than 555,000 items valued at over $379,000 were collected in Mecklenburg
County and distributed to thousands of students in need in 100+
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Partners
WSOC-TV and the Partners
of Channel 9 Family Focus:
Ashley Furniture HomeStore
COIT Carpet Cleaning
Hendrick Honda in Charlotte
Showmars
Special Events U 20
Classroom Central
Greif Brothers Corporation
KISS 95.1 FM
N.C. Air National Guard
United States Postal Service
Golf Tournaments
Two Great Rounds for A Great Cause!
Power Plant Management Services, LLC
Power Power Plant Management Services, LLC (PPMS) sponsored their
first annual charity golf tournament on September 24 at Carolina Lakes
Golf Club, raising $12,000 to benefit Communities In Schools of CharlotteMecklenburg (CIS). “It was a fun day of golf and fellowship while supporting
a very worthy cause, Communities In Schools, and the thousands of children
CIS supports every day in Charlotte-Mecklenburg,” stated Tracie Weeks,
Accounting General Manager with PPMS, tournament coordinator and past
member of the CIS Board of Directors. “It was a great event, and thanks to
the very generous support of our independent power industry firms and
PPMS, we are already planning to do it again next year.” PPMS is a growing
general and administrative services management consulting firm focused on
the domestic independent power industry.
Risk Management Association
The Charlotte Area Chapter of the Risk Management Association (RMA)
hosted its fourth annual Benefit Golf Tournament on April 18, 2012
at Rocky River Golf Club, with proceeds benefiting Communities In
Schools. Over the past four years, the RMA Charlotte chapter and its
members have generously given their time and financial support to
increase awareness for the mission and work of CIS, as well as raise
critical programming dollars to ensure that Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s
neediest students get what they need to be successful in school. The
Risk Management Association (RMA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven
professional association, whose sole purpose is to advance the use of
sound risk principles in the financial services industry.
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Communities In Schools Board
Robert William Chesney
George Dunlap
Astrid Chirinos
David M. Edwards
President
PNC Bank
Latin American Chamber of
Commerce
Ann Blakeney Clark
Mecklenburg County
Commission
TIAA-CREF
Brian L. Franklin
Duke Energy
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools
Mike Harrell
Marcia Conston
Jim Hazel
Central Piedmont
Community College
DeeDee Dalrymple
Civic Leader
Edmund H. Driggs
Civic Leader
Beacon Properties
Elliott Davis, PLLC
David Head
Bank of America
Diane Hill
Dwight L. Jacobs
John Richards
Hope Jamil
Nicholas J. Rodono
Katherine Annas Ketner
Tim Rogers
Kelli Knoble
John A. Tate III
Kim A. McMillan
Glenda Wooten
Duke Energy
Civic Leader
Carolinas HealthCare System
Grant Thornton
All students deserve to have
hope for a brighter future.
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
National Gypsum Company
Continental Tire
Civic Leader
Site and Program Coordinators
Elementary Schools
PK – 8 Schools
Michael McNamara
Albemarle Road
Maritza Whitsell
Mtu Pugh
Allenbrook
Kia Dessaure
Ashley Park
Sherri Harvin
Jessica Williams
City of Charlotte
Levine Children’s Hospital
Greer & Walker, LLP
Family Dollar Stores
Billingsville
Marta Falcon
IBM Corporation
First Ward
Michelle Price
Hidden Valley
Jessica Hawthorne
Highland Renaissance
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Communities In Schools Staff
Merry Oaks
Yadira Vega-Faraj
Central Office Team
Molly Shaw
Executive Director
Laurenthia Gurley
Office Assistant
Terry Amis
Project L.I.F.T. Administrative
Assistant
Kate Jenkins
Administrative Assistant
Angela Beavers
Director of 9-10
High School Services
Vanessa Boling
Talent Search Program
Assistant
Daryle Clark
Director of Middle School
Services
Crystal Givens
Finance Manager
Romy Graham
Development/Grant
Specialist
CIS Board & Staff U 22
May Johnston
Community Relations
Director
Mary Alice Katon
Director of College Access
Programs
Andrew Ladd
Vice President, Planning and
Agency Partnerships
Reneé Leak
Director of 9-12 High School
Services/ThinkCOLLEGE®
Mike Massey
Director of Research
Shantiqua Neely
Project L.I.F.T. Program
Director
Gina Salvati
Vice President, Development
and Community Affairs
Courtney Peterson
Volunteer Coordinator
Judy Sanders-Bull
Safe Journey/APP
Program Director
Elaine Rhodes
Development and
Community Affairs
Coordinator
Federico Rios
Director of Elementary
School Services
Carolyn Rockett
Human Resources Manager
LaKia Roseborough
Safe Journey/APP
Program Assistant
Stacey Weinstein
ThinkCOLLEGE®
Program Assistant
Marian Yates
Vice President,
Program Operations
Montclaire
Nancy De Luna
Nathaniel Alexander
Gwen Thompson
Martin Luther King, Jr
Brandon Bost
Bruns Avenue
Karen Neal
McClintock
Gabriela Francisco
Druid Hills
Joseph Allen
Suzanne Hunt
Ranson
Diana Partlow
Joy Reid
Reid Park
Dianne Carter
Reggie Gilkesson
Sedgefield
Reginald Robinson
Thomasboro
Janelle Dunlap
Walter G. Byers
Kian Furnace
Erin Morris
Westerly Hills
Dennis Dixon
Monét Sims
Shamrock Gardens
Lisa Carter
Middle Schools
Winterfield
Anna Helms
James Martin
Tamika Russell
Berryhill
Martin Carpenter
Rama Road
Deanna Chillemi
Statesville Road
Valerie Kirkland
Independence
Bianca Harvey
Andrana Lee
Eastway
Marianella Echevarria
Albemarle Road
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Cochrane
Ariel Corbett
Coulwood
Buffy Dunnaville
Whitewater
Adrianne Cain
High Schools
East Mecklenburg
Yong E. Kim Jones
Nichelle Wilson
Garinger
Rebecca Carvajal
Reginald Dixon
Bernard Samuel
Harding
Lisa Meadows
Tavia Tubbs
Hawthorne
Kimberly Barringer
Montee Foote
Myers Park
Stacey Weinstein
Olympic
Isabella Stevenson
Tawanda Sain
Performance
Learning Center®
Jason Walter
Phillip O. Berry
Jamall Kinard
South Mecklenburg
Michelle Lair
Joe Rothenberg
Vance
Rodney Carr
Nedra Draughn
Jennifer Geyer
West Charlotte
Cory Bennett
Alexis Bibbs
Erica Draine
LaDonté Lee
Daisy Walker
West Mecklenburg
Adrienne Baker
André Reynolds
Jail North/Central
Reginald Hester
TRiO Talent Search Program
Safe Journey / Adolescent Parenting Program (APP)
LaQuetia Hollis
Talent Search Program Counselor
Kelly Carpenter
Safe Journey Case Manager
Shannan Dean-Wilson
APP Intensive Case Manager
Tracie Westbrook
Talent Search Program Counselor
Shawanda Coble
Safe Journey Case Manager
Kelly Williamson
Safe Journey Senior Case Manager
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