Annual Report JULY 1, 2017 – JUNE 30, 2018
I soar with WINGS. Let me tell you why.
Words to Live By I soar with WINGS. Let me tell you why. I learn lots of skills that help me reach the sky. I love and accept who I am on the inside and know my emotions are nothing to hide. Life’s full of surprises that make me feel different ways. If I can control myself, I’ll have much better days. I understand the choices I make should be what’s best for me to do, and what happens is on me and not any of you. I understand others are unique. I want to learn more about everyone I meet. I want to step into their shoes and see what they are going through. I am a friend. I support and trust. Working together is a must. Kind and caring I will be. I listen to you. You listen to me. I soar with WINGS. I just told you why. All of these things are why I fly high.
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Welcome “I soar with WINGS!”
is the foundation for everything we say, do, and teach in our programs — providing a common language that staff and kids alike can relate to. Simply, they are our words to live by. With fervor and enthusiasm, kids shout “kind and caring I will be” and “I understand the choices I make should be what’s best for me to do,” words strung together as intentional lessons. These are the words I choose to live by, too.
Woven through the pages of our 2017–18 Annual Report are stories of generosity and selflessness: an educator who followed her spark, a President and Executive who helps others achieve their dreams, students that use the written word to overcome prejudice, and a trailblazer who revolutionized education and the equal rights movement. These narratives contain stirring words to live by that reflect the positive change that results from helping others. We know WINGS would never have achieved growth and impact of this magnitude without the unyielding support of individuals and communities that are dedicated to empowering the next generation of leaders. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to provide 2,952 students from disadvantaged backgrounds with the opportunity to explore, thrive, and achieve in 2017–18. With more outreach locations than ever before, WINGS provided students with a social emotional education at 26 direct-service and partnership locations across the nation. Thank you for being an integral part of WINGS’ mission and future vision. Because of your continued support, we can share the transformative power of a social emotional education with our regional community and beyond. We hope you will join us as we write the next chapter for WINGS, together. Flying High,
Bridget Laird, CEO
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A Growing Gap Our kids are weighed down with adult worries. > Studies show that students who grow up in low-income households lag 18 months behind their wealthier peers academically. > Low-income students drop out of high school 4.4 times greater than high-income students. Children who grow up in extreme poverty are more likely to experience childhood trauma, violence, residential instability, and lack access to basic resources such as food and heat.
Our Mission
Why We Exist
To equip at-risk kids with the skills they need to succeed in school, stay in school, and thrive in life.
Our long-term vision is a world where there is equity in academics, opportunity, and emotional well-being for all children, regardless of socioeconomic status.
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Research shows that strong social emotional skills are key to: > helping kids stay in school and succeed academically > be prepared for the workforce > become positive healthy contributors to society
What We Do We operate regional programs at nine Title 1 elementary schools and serve amazing kids every day through our afterschool programs.
We empower others with social emotional learning best practices through professional development workshops. We partner with like-minded organizations to scale effective social emotional learning initiatives across the country.
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Achieving Equity in Opportunity Your support brings opportunity and achievement into the lives of children from low-income and disadvantaged backgrounds. From new skills and experiences to accomplishments in the classroom, your generosity provides the support students need to grow and thrive.
Skills Managing emotions Teamwork Accountability Empathy Listening Problem-solving
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Outcomes Confidence Resiliency Self-control Trust Patience Responsibility
T’juan
The elementary school that T’juan attends is the second to last poorest performing school in the entire state. You helped give T’juan 136 hours of homework help, reading support, and math games to make sure he’s on track for state standards. T’juan learned to play lacrosse and competed in two lacrosse tournaments this year. He loved it so much, he joined the rec team with a few other students and they competed in two lacrosse tournaments. Because of you, T’juan has access to otherwise unavailable academic and extra-curricular opportunities that will transform his future.
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The Spark Inside Me CARA MURRAY, A WINGS ORIGINAL Two decades later, Cara Murray can still recall fond memories of her first experience at WINGS summer camp: singing camp songs on a hike through the woods; sporting a tool belt and learning a new trade; dancing in her socks with WINGS founder Ginny Deerin and a gymnasium full of girls to “I’m Every Woman” by Whitney Houston. For Murray, these recollections have one thing in common. “It was an experience that was filled with so much joy. Kids need to be in fun, joyful programs because you never know what they’re going through at home. WINGS taught me that whatever I do, I should do it with joy.” A WINGS kid from the beginning, Murray participated in the first WINGS Summer Camp for Girls in 1996. Now a Clemson University graduate and a Teach for America alumni, she eventually found her way back to WINGS in 2010. “When I was doing Teach for America I realized the importance of social emotional skills in breaking the cycle of violence,” Murray recalls. “I knew about the WINGS After School program and I had to get involved. I worked for WINGS for five years as a Program Assistant and Program Director in Charleston, SC.” Today, Murray is a School Counselor at Meeting Street Elementary at Brentwood. Looking back, she feels that WINGS played an instrumental role in her career, “I think WINGS was huge in helping me achieve my professional goals. It helped me build confidence as an educator and as a professional.” Murray’s advice to the next generation of students and educators is simple, “Follow your spark. Pursue it and see all the wonderful places it can lead you.”
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The Good Surprises
99% of kids were promoted to the next grade level
2017–2018 IN NUMBERS
70% of kids showed an improvement in social emotional skills & behaviors
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94% of kids met school attendance expectations (were not chronically absent)
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77% of kids were more attentive in class
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77% of kids completed their homework to the teacher’s satisfaction
PARTNER PROGRAMS
WINGS kids outperformed non-WINGS kids in both Math & ELA by 4%
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92% WINGS kids earned a C or higher in math vs 88% of non-WINGS students
COLLEGE STUDENTS AS WINGS LEADERS
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94% of WINGS kids earned a C or higher in ELA vs 90% of non-WINGS students
90% of parents saw an improvement in their child’s behavior
y son is thinking before he acts and M making much better choices. Thank you WINGS for teaching him this!
90% of parents saw an improvement in homework
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Life’s full of surprises that make me feel different ways. If I can control myself, I’ll have much better days.
of Surprises Our Biggest Challenge: Fighting for Burns Elementary Last year, Charleston County School District voted to phase-out Burns Elementary. Just three years ago the students relocated to the partially dilapidated building where Burns now operates. In-school stability is critical to children who encounter volatility at home. We had a decision to make: commit to stay at Burns and raise the funds to support their program or take the easy way and walk away? Your support made this final year at Burns possible. The full WINGS Afterschool program will continue for the remaining students at Burns in the 2018–19 academic year. Despite reduced participation numbers caused by the phase-out, we will provide the full WINGS curriculum that students enjoy at every WINGS location. This free programming will include academic assistance, dinner, enrichment activities (dance, robotics, music, art, STEM, etc.), social emotional learning activities and free play. The reduced number of kids at Burns will ultimately result in a tighter-knit program for the remaining students with increased one-on-one assistance, a stronger team dynamic with academic peers and a closer individual mentorship with program leaders.
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Accountability Stewards of Your Generosity FINANCIALS: JULY 1, 2017 – JUNE 30, 2018 REVENUE BREAKDOWN
EXPENSES BREAKDOWN
5.2%
31.1%
FOUNDATIONS
10.7%
4.6%
STATE & LOCAL
44.4%
FEDERAL FUNDING
4.3%
INDIVIDUALS
14.3%
IN-KIND
0.8%
EARNED INCOME
0.5%
CORPORATIONS
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DOLLAR
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CORPORATIONS 29,215 1% EARNED INCOME 50,475 1% IN-KIND 906,357 14% INDIVIDUALS 276,518 4% FEDERAL FUNDING 2,822,696 44% STATE & LOCAL 293,934 5% FOUNDATIONS 1,977,373 31% TOTAL 6,356,569 100% EXPENSES
MANAGEMENT FUNDRAISING Our Board of Directors approved a surplus budget in order to prepare for the planned end of a significant multi-year foundation grant in 2019–2020 as well as prepare for capital investments planned for 2019–2020.
DOLLAR PERCENT
PROGRAM 4,855,146 84% MANAGEMENT 617,595 11% FUNDRAISING 301,718 5% TOTAL 5,774,459 100% REVENUE 6,356,569 EXPENSES 5,774,459 NET INCOME 582,110
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I just wanted to thank you for the WINGS program. Two of my children started attending last year. I have seen a GREAT improvement in their self-esteem, personalities, and self-control. Thank you for the WINGS program and the leaders that are there to guide and teach the children. Thank you! —WINGS PARENT 12
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Learning More We wish we could provide WINGS to every child in need. Instead we are expanding our reach by providing workshops, partner projects, and resources to youth-serving organizations and schools that want to integrate social emotional learning into their program time. We provide consultation, training, and technical assistance for districts, schools, and youth-serving organizations who are ready to take a comprehensive approach to embedding social emotional learning in the afterschool time, school day, or both. Together, we can help kids soar! PARTNER PROJECTS • 17 afterschool programs in Pomona Unified School District (California) • Six elementary schools in Laurens County School District 55 (South Carolina) ORGANIZATIONS WE TRAINED • Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta • Wyoming Department of Education • Neighborhood Focus • Kids on Point • Pomona Unified School District
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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Youth Policy Institute • Holy Innocents Episcopal School • Westmark School • BOOST Greenville • •
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I nspiring training with numberless applicable techniques to use. Most favorite training I’ve ever attended.—2017 TRAINING ATTENDEE
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A Lifelong Love of Giving HONORING HAYES MIZELL, BOARD MEMBER It was 1969 and in true fashion to the Civil Rights Movement, Hayes Mizell led a busload of people to Washington, D.C. to demand an audience with Attorney General John Mitchell. “I walked in and said, ‘I’m here to see the Attorney General.’ His secretary said, ‘No you aren’t. You don’t have an appointment.’ So we did a sit-in at the Attorney General’s office,” remembers Mizell. “We didn’t get arrested and eventually we got that audience with John Mitchell. That was a memorable moment for me.” Mizell’s sit-in at the Attorney General’s office is only one small example of a life spent fighting for the rights of under-resourced and underrepresented students. From advocating for the desegregation of public schools, to serving two terms on the Board of School Commissioners in Columbia, SC, to bettering middle schools as the Director of the Program for Student Achievement at the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, Mizell never stopped advocating for equality and public school reform. “One of the greatest privileges of my career was working with African American parents during school desegregation,” Mizell recalls. “These parents were seeking a better education for their children and many of them fought for that right, at great cost to themselves.”
A life spent fighting for the rights of under-resourced and underrepresented students.
Today, Mizell channels his trailblazing energy towards bettering his community by sitting on numerous boards and advisory committees regionally and nationwide. Mizell serves as one of WINGS’ Lifetime Board Members, helping WINGS remain faithful to its mission for over two decades. “WINGS is not your average nonprofit,” Mizell states. “They provide students the opportunity to develop their social emotional intelligence in a supportive and encouraging environment. Social emotional learning is more important than ever and is recognized by schools across the country.” Unsurprisingly, Mizell’s advice to tomorrow’s leaders remains true to his revolutionary spirit, “It’s the tragedy of many young people that they don’t believe that they have anything important to contribute to the world. Be your own best advocate for what you want to achieve.”
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A Mile in Someone’s Shoes Kindred Kids Kindred Kids is a special project that was born in response to the 2015 racially motivated murders at Mother Emanuel AME Church. As a result of that tragedy, WINGS for Kids began to investigate inventive ways to end the cycle of violence and build bridges between children from different cultural backgrounds. Kindred Kids capitalizes on the popular saying, “the pen is mightier than the sword” by utilizing a pen-pal program to break down socio-economic barriers between Charleston students. 2017–18 marked Kindred Kid’s third year in operation. This year, 4th graders at Mason Preparatory School and North Charleston Elementary School will write each other letters, exchange crafts, and spend two days together, chatting, playing games, and sharing a meal. Kindred Kids gives students the opportunity to expand their view of community and build a friendship with someone new. Through the Kindred Kids project, children find common ground over activities like dancing, lacrosse, and their favorite movies. WINGS seeks to help students celebrate commonalities and develop a lifelong friendship and mutual respect with children from different neighborhoods. Kindred Kids demonstrates the positive change that originates from spending a day in someone else’s shoes.
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A Trailblazing Legacy WENDA MILLARD, GENEROUS PARTNER In an era when many ambitious women found themselves relegated to support or domestic roles, Wenda Millard was bounding up the corporate ladder and giving New York ad men a run for their money. Her illustrious career includes roles as the President and COO of MediaLink, Co-CEO and President for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., Executive Vice President at DoubleClick, and many more. The determination that Millard applies to digital advertising is equally reflected in her philanthropic pursuits. This past year, Millard made a generous contribution to support WINGS Across America, a growing partnership program that will allow WINGS to bring social emotional after school and in-school education to under-resourced students across the U.S. “Throughout my career, I have been interested in helping people achieve their professional goals,” Millard states. “Teaching children social emotional skills at a young age is critical to their future professional success.” Millard’s generosity is a legacy she shares with her children. Millard was introduced to WINGS when her daughter, Leigh, became a WINGS Leader. “She found her work with WINGS incredibly gratifying,” Millard recalls. “That experience gave her an even stronger sense of what she’s capable of.” Since then, Millard has remained an active supporter of WINGS’s future direction. Whether she is headlining at international conferences or quadrupling her company’s revenue, her commitment to her community and helping others achieve their dreams remains steadfast. For Millard, philanthropy is an integral component of success, “I think there is a broad responsibility that comes with success. If you’re in the fortunate position to share what you have, why wouldn’t you? If you have money, time, or wisdom, it is a privilege to offer that back.”
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The Kindest Hearts BOARD OF DIRECTORS David L. Morley, Chair Pat Ilderton, Secretary Becky Marson, Treasurer Judith Ranger Smith Marc Brackett, Ph.D. Heather Hough Deborah Kennedy Kennard Steve Parker, Jr. John Roberts, Jr. Vicky Sullivan Neil D. Thomson Mike Tollin Suzan Zoukis Lucy Weathers LIFETIME BOARD MEMBERS Rusty Bennett Kate Huey Hayes Mizell Chad Walldorf Ginny Deerin PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS Mike Bailin, Former President, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation David E.K. Hunter, Ph.D., Hunter Consulting Foley Hoag LLP Leadwell Partners Kristin Moore, Ph.D., Child Trends Karen Walker, Ph.D., Child Trends PARTNERS Atlanta Public Schools Boeing “REACH” Program Charleston County Charleston County School District Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District–Project L.I.F.T City of North Charleston College of Charleston Communities in Schools Fulton County Board of Commissioners Fulton County Schools Lowcountry Food Bank Mason Preparatory School McCay Kiddy LLC Pomona Unified School District Portland State University Trident United Way United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta University of Virginia Trident Literacy ENRICHMENT PARTNERS Soccer Shots Born II Dance Carolina Studios Engineering for Kids Chess Club Bricks 4 Kidz Palmetto Kids Cooking Fairy Cakes Google CS First D & D Zoo Coastal Lacrosse First Tee Bucket Drumming Abrakadoodle Make Music Count Culinary Arts & Math (Sharon Rosser)
Burk Tech (Sharon Burke) The Art of Esteem Lango Kids Gifted String Academy STEAM Enrich Kids Now Leslie Sports Recreation Coach Up Atlanta Youth Rugby Jayida Tea Time Jump Bunch Marathon Kids Mad Science Weill Fitness A Walk in the Woods Children’s Theater Charlotte Girls on the Run/Let Me Run Kids N Technology Acting Studio ALTERNATIVE SPRING BREAK GROUPS University of Missouri Illinois State University University of South Florida University of North Carolina-Greensboro Florida State University Western Kentucky University University of Delaware Grand Valley State Last year, college students from across the U.S. opted for an “alternative” spring break and spent their week with WINGS, volunteering their time and energy. OUR DONORS Gifts made from July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018. $500,000 + Georgia Department of Education The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation W.K. Kellogg Foundation $300,000 + AmeriCorps National, a Program of the Corporation for National & Community Service North Carolina Department of Public Instruction South Carolina Department of Education $100,000 + George Lucas Family Foundation Georgia Division of Family and Children Services Mecklenburg County Millard Family Foundation NoVo Foundation Trident United Way $65,000 + Ballmer Group Foundation For The Carolinas Fulton County Department of Housing and Community Development William Randolph Hearst Foundation
$40,000 + Jean & James Rion Endowment* The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation PACE Foundation** Speedwell Foundation Women’s Impact Fund Suzan and Stephen Zoukis** $20,000 + Belk Foundation Bright from the Start Dorothy D. Smith Charitable Foundation Pat and Cheryl Ilderton** Bill and Deborah Kennard** Dave and Cheryl Morley** Susan Crown Exchange Singing for Change Foundation** Sisters of Charity Foundation of South Carolina Stranahan Foundation The InterTech Group Foundation $10,000 + Anonymous Rusty and Anne Bennett** Renee Black Herzman-Fishman Foundation John and Kate Huey** Sartain Lanier Family Foundation Subaru of America Foundation, Inc. Volvo Car USA Operations $5,000 + Anonymous The Bakker Family Fund* Bennett Thrasher Foundation Blackbaud Fund* Boeing Employees Community Fund The Daniel J and Victoria D Sullivan Charitable Fund* ** Ginny Deerin** Duke Energy Foundation Finn Brooks Family Foundation The Mark Elliott Motley Foundation Nordstrom Corporate Giving Program Pathfinder Foundation The Pitney Bowes Foundation Poe’s Tavern Rite Aid Foundation John and Kathy Roberts and Family** United Way Donors for Chad Walldorf** Walldorf Family Fund* Steve and Julie Ziff $1,000–$4,999 The Barter Family Fund* BB&T Blackbaud Corporate Philanthropy in Honor of Becky Marson Christ Our King Church Colbert Family Fund* Daltorio Family Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Alison Davis Ben and Sara DeWolf Francis Family Fund of Central Carolina Community Foundation Grace Episcopal Church Green Gopher Golf Classic Hart & Hickman Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Heather Hough**
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Eli and Ann Hyman John T. & Elizabeth K. Cahill Fund* JP Morgan Chase Foundation Katharine and John Crawford Family Endowment* Kinder Morgan Foundation Paul and Louise Kohlheim Lagunitas Brewing Company Becky Marson** Kevin and Tracy McDearis Hayes Mizell and Kate Swanson** Judith Neilson in Honor of David Rawle Pearlstine Family Fund* Publix Supermarket Charities, Inc. Julian and Julie Raney David and Carol Rawle Harriet Ripinsky in Memory of Linda Ripinsky Saul Alexander Foundation Read and Allie Simmons Richard C. Munroe Foundation SOL Southwest Kitchen South Carolina Federal Credit Union South Carolina Ports Authority Speedway Children’s Charities The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation Susan R. and John W. Sullivan Foundation in Honor of Jenny Sanford** The Bill, Jennie, Connie & Harry Ackerman Foundation Trust Gary and Mary Beth Thornhill United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta Michael and Mollie Vardell Steve and Bethney Ward Lucy Weathers** Cathy Marino $5–$999 Will Albenesius Tui Allen Allstate Eva Alpert Amazon Smile Foundation Albert and Donna Andreano Anonymous in Honor of Ted Lee and E.V. Day Frank and Deborah Antonelli James T. Areddy Brandon Arnold Alan Ashbaugh Harold and Gloria Askins Mari Asper David Auguste Michael and Sally Bailin John and Sandi Barber Robert Barton Barbara Barton The Barrel Ben and Jerry’s Darin Bernardi Tony Bertauski Maria Blake Lydia Blanton Matthews Cameron Blazer Tom Blazer and Elizabeth Pennewill Boeing Employee Gift Match Program Kevin and Barbara Bottorff Boxcar Betty’s Lauren Brady
Ben Brandon Jamell Brown Madrian Bryan Thori Bryan Building Charities, LLC Jeff and Karen Burton Scott Byrd Stephen Caskie Andrew Chalk Charity on Top Foundation, Inc. Lynn Chiappone Arlene Christopher Susan Chu Clark’s Termite & Pest Control, Inc. Coastal Carolina Combined Federal Campaign Kristin Cobb Tre Cobbs*** Larry and Claire Codey Vidonne Colston Brian and Gwyn Conway James Cook Peter and Marion Cotton James and Betty Crocker Megan Crotts Hal Currey and Peggy Schachte Leslie Cushman John and Carole Deerin Chris Delahunt Kim Dennis Tom and Connie Dittrich in Memory of Rob Scanlon Cole Donley Mallory Dorsey*** Dufford Young Architects William Dufford Cindy Dunnells Joe and Anita Durkan Jonathon and Andrea Dussault Kathleen Dwyer in Honor of Jack Dwyer Michael Rabin and Elizabeth Edelson Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co. Sally J. Ehrenfried Jeff and Loren Eischeid Laurie Ekstrand in Honor of Suzan Zoukis Laurie Erickson Avril Fenwick Megan Flora James Flower Robert and Esther Flower in Memory of John and Phyllis Reindle Susan Foster Walter and Gina Foster Sarah Frances Sandra Francis Danielle Freeman Bridget French Art and Betts Gatewood
Hunter Gatewood in Honor of Art and Betts Gatewood Ferlymane Geiss Richard and Connie Gentzler Patrick and Jennifer George Giving Assistant Gleaming Glass Window Washing, LLC David Godley Michael and JoEllen Gold Patty Graham Antionette Green Gabe Greene Peggy Grenga James F. Gregory Jason Groenwald Katherine Guadamud Brew and Libby Hagood Johanna Hancock Meagan Harley Deanna Harley Dina Harris Evan and Jennifer Harris T.P. Harvey Kim Hawkins Elizabeth Hazard Steven Hecker Helen: A Literary Magazine Pat Hettche Brittany Henderson Cassie Hinson Lee Hilton*** Patricia Hilton Paul and Judy Hines Cheryl Hollis*** Judy Hollis Jane Holmes Patti Holsclaw Adam Holzer Bury and Lesesne Hudson Brian Huefner Sarah Huefner*** Tom and Sue Huefner Elizabeth Ilderton Helen Ingebritsen Ashley Isreal Carroll Jefferson Becky Jenkins Adam and Margaret Johnson Martha Johnson Brent Jones Ramona Jones Michelle Junga-Murphy Brianna Kaldenbach Kathy Kaknes Katherine Karaus in Honor of Haskell Carr Melanie Katsur Ted Keller Cathy Kleiman Randy and Kaye Koonce John and Katherine Kotz Sean Kramer Kroger Rewards Juman Kubba Bridget Laird***
Micah Leigh Jocelyn Leuenberger Lawrence M. Libater Walter and Judith Limehouse Larry and Jan Lipov Jolie Logan*** Jason Lott and Erin Desnoyer Ronald and Nancy Luzier Samantha Mack Andrew Malone and Colleen Francis John Mangiaracina Clarence and Judy Manning Michael and Anne Marino Tony and Gillian Mark Jessica Marohn Amy Erb Marsh Beth Mattero Paul and Cindy McElhinney*** Kevin and Deirdre McMurtry Bob Mester and Leona Taylor Liz Mester*** Mary Mester Michael Meyer Henry Miller Missy Miller Valerie Miller-Schmert Kevin H. Mink Karla Moore Linda Morlock Arvind Narayan Myeesha Newton*** Stuart and Sara Nofsinger Mo Normandin Alexander and Tina Opoulos Kristin Ormand Ebony Paul Dave Perlzweig Martina Polidoro in Honor of Bridget French Adam and Jessie Pomerantz*** Marty and Meg Pomerantz in Honor of Adam Pomerantz and Family Darrell Potter Kristen Powell Whitnei and Damian Pryor Tamatha and Mike Psenka Angela Quaranto Debbie Leighty Rangel John and Alexandra Read Donald and Michelle Richards Susan Richardson Kathleen Rivers Robert Graves Construction Charles Robinson Neil and Vicki Robinson Dave and Louise Rogers Kyya Rogers Tommy and Sally Rollins Susan Romanus in Honor of Andrew Romanus Mark Rosenberg Clay Rowland Sara Schack Russell and Laura Schaible
School Psychology Graduate Program at The Citadel Paula Schwed and Matthew Quinn Aai’sha Shakir-Wright Dona Sheehan Kimberly Shelton Cindy Seabrook SHARE Charlotte William and Elaine Simpson Gus and Eleanor Smythe Carol Snype Crawford in Honor of Theron Snype Kenneth Spry Kevin Stehr in Honor of Gudrun Farthing Bradley Steinberg and Ruth Graff Straight Striping LLC Jimmy and Gary Stuckey SunTrust United Way Campaign Superstar Foundation Larry and Judy Tarleton in Memory of Dorothy and David Lewis John and Claire Tate Stephanie Taylor The K Foundation Maronda Thomas Neil and Jacqueline Thomson** Clyde and Carlin Timmons Julisa Tindall Jeff Tocci Pam Tolhurst Two Cousins and a Truck LLC UnitedHealth Group United Technologies University of Delaware Micah Utt Julia Wang David and Sharon Ward Susan Waters Rutledge Webb, Jr. John and Amanda Welch Andrew White Nancy Whitehair Bink Whiteside Morgan Whiteside Gwendolyn Whitsell Henry and Laura Wilson Peter Woodman Fred and Nancy Worsham Francis Yeager Rich Yessian Edward and Angela Yim in Honor of Sarah Huefner Kristin Zettlemoyer IN KIND The Bend Charleston Style Limo DJ Keith Fan Zone Stephanie Maglosky Publix Stanton Design, Inc. * Fund at Coastal Community Foundation **WINGS Board Member ***WINGS Staff
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Empowering Families and Celebrating Community To celebrate the end of the school year, one WINGS program hosted a Black Panther themed prom for families. Because Black Panther was a blockbuster hit seen by the majority of our kids, staff, and parents in 2018, we knew this theme would bring everyone together for fun and friendship. Food, decor, a DJ, and a limo were donated to make this event extra special. Your generosity has given families a gift that will last a lifetime.
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