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“There is no wiser investment we can make as individuals and as a company than in our children. They will be our enduring legacy. They are the leaders of the future, and the quality of education they receive today will directly impact the success and prosperity of our communities tomorrow.” – Donald Bren, Chairman, The Irvine Company
Table of Contents Mission & Vision Statements........................................... page 1 CEO’s Message........................................................................... 2 The Evolution of THINK Together............................................. 4 Milestones................................................................................... 6 Programs & Activities................................................................. 9 School District Partners & Community Sites......................... 12 Donors & Partners.................................................................... 14 Board of Advisors..................................................................... 24 Board of Directors ................................................................... 25 California Secretary of Education (former), Dave Long........ 26 Financial Statements................................................................ 28 A Call to Action......................................................................... 30
THINK Together is a great example of what can be achieved through outstanding partnership and compassion, and it’s fantastic to know that so many Californians are dedicated to creating brighter and safer futures for our kids. — California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
THINK Together: A Decade of Service
The THINK Together Story
Mission
Vision
To provide high quality academicallyoriented out-of-school programs for K-12 students regardless of race, creed, or socioeconomic status.
All children will receive the support they need from family, school and community to enable them to reach their full potential and become productive adults and responsible, contributing members of the community.
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CEO’s Message Dear THINK Together Friends:
less than 20% of their waking hours. Making the hours outside of the school day more productive is a tremendous opportunity to boost student achievement.
This report is intended to tell the story of THINK Together, where we have come from Over the last ten years, a variety of state and federal and where we are headed. funding streams have emerged that fund comprehensive From a humble volunteer-led after-school programs, targeted academic interventions and effort in one gang-infested tutoring. When added to parent fees and public subsidies neighborhood to one of the that have long existed for traditional childcare programs, fastest-growing and most together these comprise a more than $8 billion industry in effective non-profits in the support of K-12 students in California. U.S., THINK Together has While each of these programs was accomplished much in just over ten years. SCHOOL SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM School Support Eco-System started with the best of intentions, they At the same time, we are more than humbled by the challenges that remain. U.S. students as a whole perform below their peers globally. California, home to more than 13% of our nation’s students, performs at or near the bottom in virtually every category. By eighteen years of age, students of color and students in poverty (roughly half of California’s students) perform five grade levels below their peers. This chasm, known as the “achievement gap,” is the civil rights issue of our day.
Tutoring
AfterSchool Programs
Saturday Programs
SCHOOL
Summer Programs
Students in California are in school approximately six hours per day (nearly all of our schools have a minimum day every week) for 180 days. This means that students are in school
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Early Literacy
arrive at a given school campus with their own rules, regulations and reporting requirements; creating unintended consequences that all too often make little sense. Some of these programs are over-funded given the expectations while others are under-funded. Ironically, the programs with the highest expectations academically are often the programs that are under-funded.
THINK Together believes that by consolidating these disparate programs into an integrated suite and aligning it with the regular school day, it can partner with schools to build an ecosystem of support around each school that can more effectively boost student achievement. By operating this
full suite of programs, funding can be optimized making the system both scalable and sustainable. As this platform is constructed, programs including summer programs, Saturday programs and most especially early literacy programs (for pre-school students) can be grafted onto it and aligned. To accomplish this we need your help. We need help with legislation to more effectively align disparate public funding streams around the goal of increased student achievement. We need private donors – both large and small – to provide matching funds that leverage the public investment. We need partners at schools willing to work collaboratively to better align these programs with the school day. And finally, we need parents to be involved with their students to set high expectations so that students can reach their full potential. The opportunity to accomplish this is before us. The question is, do we have the creativity and the will?
Randy Barth Founder & CEO
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The Evolution of THINK Together Roots in Shalimar Neighborhood In 1994, a gang-related shooting occurred in the Shalimar neighborhood in Costa Mesa, CA. In the ensuing weeks three mothers – Maria Alvarez, Paty Madueno, and Eva Marin – organized to take the neighborhood back from the gang. Their efforts caught the attention of a Newport Beach stockbroker named Randy Barth. Barth met with these mothers and they told him they needed a safe, quiet place – in the neighborhood – for their children to receive academic support after school. Barth organized some community resources – most notably St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church – and launched the Shalimar Learning and Teen Center. Volunteers from churches and a group called Women of Vision made the Shalimar Centers into what the neighborhood calls la escuelita (the little school). Through the efforts of these volunteers, hope began to return to these mean streets. With support from the city police and code enforcement, the neighborhood began to turn around. Grades and test scores for students began to rise, while teen pregnancies and crime rates began to fall.
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In 1996, Barth worked with Mariners Church to launch what today is known as the Lighthouse Learning Center on Minnie Street in Santa Ana, CA. At that time, Minnie Street was the toughest neighborhood in Orange County. THINK Together Launched By all accounts, the Learning Centers had been a success and in 1997 THINK Together was formed as a 501( c )(3) public benefit corporation to replicate the award-winning model. Over the next five years, THINK Together grew to 14 sites serving 2,500 students. These sites were all privately funded and staffed by a combination of paid staff and volunteers. THINK Together became immersed in the work of providing academic support to at-risk students so that they could reach their full potential. As the organization’s awareness of the scope of the problem and depth of the challenges grew, the leadership of THINK Together began to think about making broader systemic change. Through experience, it became apparent that THINK’s model funded entirely through private dollars and relying heavily on volunteer tutoring was neither scalable nor sustainable and therefore unable (alone) to effect the systemic change its leaders envisioned. The Public/Private Model In 2002 with leadership from citizen Arnold Schwarzenegger, California voters passed a statewide
FACTOIDS
ballot measure (Proposition 49) to expand the availability of after-school programs. And so it was with deliberate intention that THINK Together began to partner with several public school districts in an effort to build a more effective sustainable model poised to take advantage of the resources mandated under Proposition 49. Since 2006, utilizing a stream of public and private financial resources, THINK Together has been able to scale its programs from 25 sites serving approximately 4,000 students to more than 200 sites (across 19 school districts in four counties) serving more than 35,000 students. Most importantly, the early results across the board have been very promising. Today, THINK Together is one of the leading and largest providers of quality academically-focused after-school programs in California serving tens of thousands of students at several hundred sites across a four county region of Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties).
The ‘achievement gap’ between white students and other ethnic groups; as well as between English learners and native English speakers; socioeconomically disadvantaged and nondisadvantaged students; and students with disabilities compared to students without disabilities, is a pervasive issue in many, if not all, of California’s schools. This gap threatens the future competitiveness of our state in this demanding global economy.
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The hours between 3 pm and 6 pm contain the highest rates of juvenile crime. – FBI statistics
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The average child watches 28 hours of television per week, and will have seen 8,000 murders on TV by the completion of elementary school. – Children’s Defense Fund
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Approximately 30% of children ages 6-19 are overweight, and 15% are obese. – Center for Disease Control
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California students are in school about 180 days a year, the second fewest number of days in the country. When you divide a student’s time into its parts, sleeping, eating, recreation, a student spends less than 10% of his or her time devoted to receiving classroom instruction.
Statewide, deep disparities in dropout rates exist among ethnic groups*: American Indian/Alaska native......... 31.3% Asian...................................................10.2% Pacific Islander................................... 27.9% Filipino.................................................11.9% Hispanic/Latino...................................30.3% African American................................ 41.6% White...................................................15.2% Multiple/no response.........................30.6% * Source: California Department of Education
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Milestones Established the Shalimar Learning Center in Costa Mesa; our first after-school program. Became an award-winning program replicated by numerous organizations nationwide.
Worked as part of a collaboration to establish the Minnie Street Learning Center (now called the Lighthouse Learning Center) in Santa Ana.
THINK Together, Inc. formed as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit provider of academicallyoriented afterschool programs. Awarded the Disneyland Community Service Award (and $40,000) as Orange County’s top charity for its work at the Shalimar Learning Center.
Established our first privatelyfunded public school program sites at Davis Elementary in Santa Ana and Thorman Elementary in Tustin.
Opened our 10th site and began serving more than 1,000 students per day across elementary, middle and high schools. Listed in U.S. Department of Education’s Guide to After-School, as a model program exemplifying Best Practices.
California voters passed Proposition 49, the After School Education & Safety (ASES) Program Act. Received first round of federal funding ($400,000) from the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Education.
Awarded the R.C. Hoiles Award (and $50,000) from the Orange County Register as OC’s Charity of the Year.
200 students
1994
1996
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800 students
1998
1,000 students
2000
2,500 students
2002
35,000 students
28,000 students
Partnered with Santa Ana Unified to win a $2.6 million per year federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant award. Third-party evaluation by Hoffman, Clark & Associates validated strong program outcomes.
Awarded the Ethics in America Award from the Passkeys Foundation. Partnered with Tustin Unified and Camp Fire USA to win a $1 million per year federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant award.
Named 1 of 2 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Awards ($200,000) in Orange County and 1 of 78 nationally.
Awarded first $1 million private grant from The Irvine Company.
15,000 students
Opened 150 new sites across 19 school districts in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties serving more than 20,000 students making THINK Together one of the largest after-school program providers in the U.S.
Named Best AfterSchool Program in the U.S. as part of a National Education Awareness Week contest of more than 800 after -school providers.
3,000 students
2003
4,000 students
2004
Named by the U.S. Department of Education as 1 of 5 National Demonstration Sites to study and develop a national model for the alignment of SES and 21st Century Community Learning Center funded after-school programs. Awarded $8.5 million grant from The Irvine Company.
4,000 students
2005
Began providing free tutoring services to lowincome students under the federal Supplemental Educational Services (SES) program outlined in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
2006
2007
2008
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Resources California Department of Education: Before and After School http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ba California State Superintendent of Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap http://www.closingtheachievementgap.org Fight Crime Invest in Kids: California http://www.fightcrime.org/ca U.S. Department of Education: 21st Century Community Learning Centers http://www.ed.gov/programs/21stcclc Dr. Deborah Vandell: Charting the Benefits of High-Quality After-School Program Experience http://www.statewideafterschoolnetworks.net/ dat/promisingprograms.pdf
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Programs & Activities THINK Together
After-School Programs (ASES)
What began as a community-based volunteer effort to ensure kids in the Shalimar neighborhood of Costa Mesa had a safe place to go and learn in the after-school hours has become one of the leading and largest nonprofit providers of academicallyoriented outcomes-focused out-of-school programs in California; committed to helping at-risk students close the achievement gap and realize their full potential.
These free school site based after-school programs are often referred to as After School Education and Safety Programs or ASES. Students enrolled in these programs are required to attend each school day afternoon until 6:00 p.m. These programs are staffed by trained professionals in combination with local volunteers. Each day, students at THINK Together’s after-school programs start with a healthy snack and then receive homework help; take part in academic enrichment; and participate in structured physical activity combined with nutrition education. THINK Together provides these ASES programs in partnerships with school districts and seeks to closely align its after-school activities to support what students are learning during the regular school day.
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200+ Sites, Across Four Counties (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside & San Bernardino).
• 1,700 Dedicated & Talented Employees • 35,000 Eager Students • 135,000 Hours of Volunteer Service Each Year
THINK does far more than ‘baby-sit’ kids after the school day ends. The kids in THINK, one of the best tested and most soundly designed programs around, demonstrate incredible improvement in school. — Dave Long former California Education Secretary
These programs typically operate in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods where 50% or more of the students are eligible for free and reduced lunches. Many of the students who participate struggle academically, and may not have the resources at home to allow them to catch up to their peers. Often times the parents of these students are working multiple jobs and they need a safe place for their children to go after school; a place where their students can get the assistance they need in order to reach their full potential.
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Moises 3rd grade Moises entered the THINK Together program because he was struggling in numerous subjects and had a hard time focusing in class. His mom had already enrolled him into two other programs previously with no noticeable change or apparent help for her son. Even a consultation with a psychologist showed that there was nothing tangibly wrong with him. Since enrolling at THINK Together, Moises has had a turnaround with the help of his Program Leader. He’s turning his homework in on time, is more attentive in class, and more importantly, enjoys studying. Moises’ mom is so thrilled because she can see the change and is hearing about those positive changes from his teachers.
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Tutoring and Other Related Services (SES) The federal “No Child Left Behind” Act (NCLB) enables parents in economically disadvantaged communities, whose children attend schools that have failed over a three year period to meet California’s targets for increasing student achievement, to enroll their children in free tutoring and other supplemental education services (SES) programs. Students are enrolled in these tutoring programs outside the normal school day, generally in the after-school hours. Often times THINK Together is able to offer these services to parents whose children attend school at one of the sites where THINK Together also provides ASES after-school programs. THINK Together’s trained staff provides tutoring to these students in the areas of reading, language arts and math. Students continue to be eligible for these services until the school shows adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years. THINK Together’s quality programs are designed to provide a student with more personalized support and boost the individual child’s academic performance. Parents receive regular reports from THINK Together so that they can monitor their child’s progress.
Community Based Learning Centers THINK Together established its roots in the development of award-winning community based learning centers – places like the Shalimar Teen and Shalimar Learning Centers. These centers have typically been funded entirely through private contributions and are staffed primarily by trained community volunteers. These centers establish safe places for kids to go after school lets out and are located in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods often threatened with serious crime and gang problems. Trained volunteers work closely with individual students during the after-school hours to provide homework assistance and the academic support needed to succeed in the classroom. These programs focus on developing English, reading, math and computer literacy skills. Students also participate in various enrichment activities that promote character development and social responsibility.
Child Care Services for Working Parents (School Age Care) Combining the academics, recreation and enrichment that are the cornerstones of THINK Together’s various afterschool programs, THINK Together’s school age care (SAC) programs offer working parents the highest quality of care for their children. When parents go to work, they want to know that their kids are in a safe environment where they are engaged and enjoying themselves. Today’s parents want more than babysitting services so THINK Together CARE provides an organized environment, where students receive homework help from a dedicated and caring staff, and engage in age-appropriate enrichment and recreation activities, all with the convenience of on-campus locations.
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School District Partners & Community Sites THINK Together serves more than 35,000 at-risk students every school-day at 200+ sites in communities throughout Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. LOS ANGELES COUNTY Azusa Unified School District Center Middle Dalton Elementary Ellington Elementary Foothill Middle Gladstone Street Elementary Hodge Elementary Lee Elementary Longfellow Elementary Magnolia Elementary Mountain View Elementary Murray Elementary Paramount Elementary Powell Elementary Slauson Intermediate Valleydale Elementary Baldwin Park Unified School District Bursch Elementary Central Elementary DeAnza Elementary Elwin Elementary Foster Elementary Geddes Elementary Heath Elementary Kenmore Elementary Pleasant View Elementary Santa Fe Elementary Tracy Elementary Vineland Elementary Walnut Elementary Bassett Unified School District Edgewood Academy Elementary Julian Elementary Sunkist Elementary Torch Middle Vanwig Elementary Celerity Educational Group Celerity Nascent Charter School Celerity Dyad Charter School
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Celerity Troika Charter School Duarte School District Andres Duarte Elementary Beardslee Elementary Maxwell Elementary Northview Intermediate Royal Oaks Elementary Valley View Elementary Little Lake City School District Cresson Elementary Jersey Avenue Elementary Lake Center Middle Lakeland Elementary Lakeside Middle Orr Elementary Paddison Elementary Studebaker Elementary Los Nietos Unified School District Aeolian Elementary Los Nietos Middle Nelson Elementary Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary Pomona Unified School District Alcott Elementary Cortez Elementary Emerson Middle Fremont Middle Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary Kingsley Elementary Lexington Elementary Lincoln Elementary Lopez Elementary Marshall Middle Montvue Elementary Palomares Middle Philadelphia Elementary Pueblo Elementary Roosevelt Elementary
San Antonio Elementary Simons Middle Washington Elementary Yorba Elementary South Whittier School District Carmela Elementary Graves Middle Lake Marie Elementary Loma Vista Elementary Los Altos Elementary McKibben Elementary Monte Vista Elementary Telechron Elementary ORANGE COUNTY Santa Ana Unified School District Adams Elementary Carr Intermediate Carver Elementary Davis Elementary Diamond Elementary Edison Elementary Esqueda Elementary Franklin Elementary Fremont Elementary Garfield Elementary Harvey Elementary Heninger Elementary Heroes Elementary Hoover Academy Jackson Elementary Jefferson Elementary Kennedy Elementary King Elementary Lathrop Intermediate Lincoln Elementary Lowell Elementary MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate Madison Elementary Martin Elementary McFadden Intermediate
Mendez Fundamental Intermediate Monroe Elementary Monte Vista Elementary Muir Fundamental Elementary Pio Pico Elementary Remington Elementary Romero-Cruz Elementary Roosevelt Elementary Santiago Elementary Sepulveda Elementary Sierra Intermediate Spurgeon Intermediate Taft Elementary Thorpe Fundamental Elementary Villa Fundamental Intermediate Walker Elementary Washington Elementary Willard Intermediate Wilson Elementary Community Sites Highland Learning Center Highland Teen Center Noah Teen Center Shalimar Learning Center Shalimar Teen Center THINK Together CARE Sites THINK at St. John’s THINK at St. Norbert’s THINK at Veeh RIVERSIDE COUNTY Banning Unified School District Cabazon Elementary Coombs Middle Hemmerling Elementary Jurupa Unified School District Arbuckle Elementary Glen Avon Elementary Granite Hill Elementary Jurupa Middle
Mira Loma Middle Mission Bell Elementary Mission Middle Pacific Avenue Elementary Pedley Elementary Peralta Elementary Rustic Lane Elementary Stone Avenue Elementary Sunnyslope Elementary Troth Street Elementary Van Buren Elementary West Riverside Elementary Lake Elsinore Unified School District Brown Middle Collier Elementary Elsinore Elementary Elsinore Middle Lakeland Village Middle Railroad Canyon Elementary Terra Cotta Middle Wildomar Elementary Withrow Elementary Romoland Unified School District Boulder Ridge Middle Harvest Valley Elementary Romoland Elementary THINK Together CARE Sites THINK at Mesa View SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Cucamonga School District Cucamonga Elementary Los Amigos Elementary Rancho Cucamonga Middle The Ontario Center Ontario-Montclair School District Arroyo Elementary Berlyn Elementary Bon View Elementary Buena Vista Arts Elementary Central Elementary Corona Elementary
De Anza Middle Del Norte Elementary Edison Elementary Elderberry Elementary Euclid Elementary Hawthorne Elementary Haynes Elementary Lincoln Elementary Mariposa Elementary Oaks Middle Sultana Elementary Vina Danks Middle Vineyard Elementary Vista Grande Elementary Wiltsey Middle Redlands Unified School District Clement Middle Cope Middle Franklin Elementary Kingsbury Elementary Lugonia Elementary Moore Middle Victoria Elementary San Bernardino City Unified School District Arrowview Middle Chavez Middle Curtis Middle Del Vallejo Middle Golden Valley Middle King Middle Richardson Middle Serrano Middle Shandin Hill Middle Warm Springs Elementary Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District Dunlap Elementary Yucaipa Elementary
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Donors & Partners In collaboration with various local and national organizations that provide caring volunteers as well as financial and in-kind resources, THINK Together is able to offer a safe after-school learning environment for over 35,000 students in Southern California. INDIVIDUALS
Aronoff-Sadacca, Leona
Bjorkman, Richard & Jondra
Burton, William S.
Abbott, Susan
Asper, Nancy
Blais, Neil
Butler, Mary
Acevedo, Irma
Augusta, Gary M.
Blakeley, Frank
Byrum, Lynda R.
Agee, Sarah
Austin, Lisa J.
Blanchard, Carol G.
Campbell, John
Albers, Curt & Kelly
Bailey, Beverly
Blank, Kathleen
Candelas, Jose
Albonetti, Joseph G.
Bailey, Carole F.
Bletterman, Christina H.
Alfieri, Joseph A.
Bailey, James F. & Diane S.
Bloom, Kari
Caraccio, Leonard W. & Barbara G.
Allen, Dick
Balding, Colletta C.
Bock, Larry & Diane B.
Allen, Jon F. & Kathryn K.
Balen, Robert W. & Patricia K.
Bockman, Gary & Peggy
Allen, Jr., Harold A. & Nancy L. Allen
Barkawi, Janet G.
Boelzner, Gary S. & Joyce
Barker, Sam E. & Margaret M.
Bogh, Mark
Carnahan, Jay & Kris
Allison, Gerald L. & Charlotte A.
Barneich, John A. & Anita Barreda, Joanna
Bomkamp, Lawrence A. & Kathleen
Carrillo-Orozco, Adriana
Almoian, Alexander A. & Patricia M.
Casey, Chris M. & Lynn D.
Boris, Thomas R. & Linda S.
Cashion, John L. & Marcia M.
Bowley, Gordon S. & Carol C.
Cass, Brian & Karen
Barth, Randy & Mary
Bradshaw, John
Chamberlin, John & Jacqueline
Barth, Steven E. & Amy Luskey-Barth
Brafford, Brad
Champion, Susan S. & Chuck
Anderson, Carol June
Brammer, Allison S.
Chavira, Beatriz
Anderson, Christina
Baskin, Scott D.
Briggs, Kent R. & Judith D.
Chen, Juliana
Anderson, James D. & Donna
Bastian, James
Chichester, Richard W. & Marie L.
Anderson, Robert & Patty
Beaty, Larry & Sue Ann
Broedlow, Theodore A. & Elizabeth K.
Anderson, Robert M. & Susan J.
Beeghly, Tom T.
Brooks, Lynell
Christeson, Bonnie
Anderson, Sam & Susan
Beeson, Caroline J.
Anderson, Samuel D. & M. K.
Bender, Douglas
Alvino, Vincent P. Amesjoy, Jay Amundson, Mary C.
Barry, Joan S. Barth, David E. & Marseilla A.
Anderson, Stephen H.
Bennett, Brian
Applegate, Frances H.
Bennett-Cribbs, Christina A.
Ardell, Daniel M. & Jean M.
Bergeson, Garth & Marian
Argento, Daniel & Christina
Bergman, Jim R. & Judy
Armstrong, Marta
Bielen, Robert J. & Margaret C.
Aronoff, Barry J.
Billedeaux, Judy
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Brown, Bart & Laurie Brown, Mitchell K. & Ann M. Bruce, Gregory S. & Diane M. Brzozowski, Walter T & Roberta Buckley, Danielle Budner, Lawrence J. Buenviaje, Teresa T. Bukaty, Raymond M. & Lisa M.
Carkhuff, Maynard & Sherri Carley, Penny Carlson, Karen Kay
Childs, Robert D. & Beverly B. Church, Richard A. & Martha D. Citron, Robert & Terry Clark, Derek C. Clark, Kerry L. Clarke, Donald & Judith Claster, William D. Coffee, Mary Lynn Coil, John M.
Cole, Cynthia A.
Don & Ellen Estes
Cole, William
Donahue, Joan M.
Colgan, David
Donohue, Peggy S.
Connor, Donald S. & Debra L.
Downey, Janet
Corbett, Bruce
Draper, Ranney & Priscilla
Cornell, Timothy F. & Katherine S. Dreyfus, Gary & Patricia Cosgrove, Mary C.
Dunn, Steven W.
Coulter, Ken & Jo Ann
Duston, Dale
Cousins, Peter
Dyer, Joan
Cowles, William
Dykema, Dale
Coyne, John B. & Judith J.
Dzida, Steven J. & Maria C.
Cristiano, Robert J.
Eaton, David H.
Crockett, Edward R. & Sally S.
Egan, Robert J. & Benita H.
Cron, Theodore O.
Egloff Family Trust
Crook, Fred & Cathy
Ellebie, Thomas
Crowley, Jeremiah & Mary T.
Emsiek, Richard
Tesia 4th grade Tesia came to the THINK Together program in the 4th grade. Before the program, Tesia was unable to get homework help at home. Since joining THINK Together, Tesia has not only achieved and improved her grades but she’s exceeded her academic goals. She has turned into a strong leader in class – often times helping her own classmates with their work.
Cucunato, Charles M. & Donna G. Estes, Dorothy G. Cunningham, Robert
Estill, Bradford
Currie, Robert & Brenda
Estrada, Carolyn S.
Cutler, Pearl
Evans, Wendy
Da Silva, Lionel B. & Carylann
Evarts, Don & Karen M.
Daniher, Jr., Charles E. & Margaret K. Daniher
Fairborn, John W. & Sharon K.
Danz, Tad
Farrar, Framces A.
Dauderman, Jerry L. & Bobbi R. Davidson, Bruce L. & Susan E. Davis, Liz De Pfyffer, Kurt Degroot, Adrian & Barbara Dempsay, Linda B. Dennis, Jeanne Derby, George & Christine Desforges, Peter Dialynas, Chris P. Doder, S.
Farokhirad, Fariba Farrar, Judith A. Felipe, Christian A. Felix, Mark H. & Nancy Feller, Frank L. & Shirley A. Fiduk, Anthony N. & Loretta E. Fields, Alan Fields, Catherine Fineman, Marvin H. & Daphne
I know firsthand the commitment it takes to reform education. THINK Together has taken the innovative steps towards that reform by progressively engaging in publicprivate partnerships and involving parents and communities in the drive to reach educational excellence. — U.S. Representative Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, ranking member, House Education & Labor Committee
Firks, Robert Fischer, Scott P. & Edith E. Flores, Emy
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Thomas
Flores, Nadia
Gonzales, Paul
5th grade
Florian, Luis O. & Monica
Gonzalez, Victor M.
Folino, Paul & Daranne
Goody, Patricia L.
Thomas is a 5th grader at Sepulveda Elementary School where he attends the THINK Together after-school program. Thomas is a joy to have in the program because he is always the first to volunteer to help Program Leaders and his fellow classmates. Thomas participates in THINK Together’s karate program where he has already risen to a Purple Belt, won 2nd place in his first karate tournament and now leads the karate class in warm-up exercises.
Forde, Arnold C. & L. Marie
Graham, Gary
Forrest, Johanne
Grant, Gavin & Michele
Fossum, John C.
Greenberg, Martin & Rose
Fox, George M. & Natalie D.
Greene, Heather
Francisco, Collene R.
Greenwald, Bradley T. & Marla E.
Frantz, William S.
Gregory, Willard B. & Joan E.
Freed, Kathleen & Eric
Guggenheim, Daniel & Sue
French, Lillian Maldonado French, Tony
Gurrola, Antonio Q. & Luz M. Avalos-Gurrola
Frobenius, Michael S. & Katherine R.
Gustafson, John & Anne Gustafson, Lawrence P.
Fry, Charles H.
Guzman, Mario
Fuller, Winston & Carlita
Haas, Jeff
Furnas, David W. & Mary Lou
Haigh, Scott A.
Gair, William H. & Mary L.
Hall, Richard M. & Elinor Jane
Galaz, David & Suzanne
Halle, Bill & Dana
Galdamez, Luis
Halverson, Donald R. & Donna M.
Garcia, Israel
Hamilton, Dr., Harry L. & Mary M. Hamilton
Thomas’ teachers report that he now displays strong leadership skills not only within the after-school program but during the school day as well.
Garcia, Laksmis Gardner, David & Josie Gardner, Max Garrett, Christopher W. Gatsios, Ismene Paliobeis Gazzaniga, Alan B. & Sheila Gelbaum, David Gerken, Walter B. & Darlene A. Ghidella, Allan & Karen Gilbert, Sean Gleason, Fredrick K. & Betty Goldfarb, Jeff Goldsmith, Olivia Gonis, Andy & Sue Ann
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Hamilton, James W. & Carol Harmsworth, Rodney Harris, Scott A. & Cathleen M. Harrison, Gloria Haye Family Trust Haye, Henry T. Hayes, Kevin & Alice H. Hayward, William C. & Lois B. Hearn, Frederick W. & Joan A. Heidler, George P. & Shirlee L. Heim, Jim & Sheila Held, Gary Helin, Michael E. & Norma A.
Donors & Partners continued Helliwell, Art & Cynthia
Jeffers, Michael B.
Kozberg, Joanne & Roger
Logan, Nancy L.
Henderson, Thomas K. & Beverley H.
Jeppe, Arthur & Mary
Kranzler, Jay
Lopez, Esther B.
Hendrickson, Ronald W.
Johnson, Alec A. & Olivia A.
Kreidler, Erich
Lopez, Robert
Johnson, Barbara J.
Kuehne, Robert J. & Martha M.
Lorman, Jim & Cruz
Herklotz, John
Johnson, James R. & Gwendolyn D.
Kuhel, Robert & Lisa
Love, Richard I. & Ann E.
Herman, Frank & Phyllis A.
Johnson, Jo
Kupfer, John & Joan M. Todd
Loving, Mike & Sandra
Hess, Dan & Lisa
Johnson, Philip & Margaret Y.
Kurtz, George & Annamaria
Lunde, Robert G. & Peggy B.
Hickey, James & Michelle M.
Johnston, Don D. & Ann M.
Kusper, Richard L. & Jeanette C. Justus
Lundquist, Gary & Gary Watson
Hill, John
Jones, C.
Kyle, Cheryl
Hofer, Harold C. & Jennifer
Jones, Jr, Ray R. & Phyllis O. Jones
La Zarr, Steven & Pam
MacGregor, Richard V. & Patricia E.
Kabashima, John
Lamb, David & Pat
Henthorn, Robert & Cindy
Hogan, Nancy G. Hohl, Larry D. & Linda J. Holland, John & Adele Holliday, John Hornak, Michael T. & Maria Hosea, Paul L. & Crisi C. Houghton, Robert J. & Jill Howard, Glenn A. & Joyce G. Hubbard, Clint Huber, Suzanne Hughes, Kim Hughes, Sue Richard Hunsaker Living Trust Hunt, Gary Inouye, Wayne R. & Shannon J. Carlos & Ruth L. Reyes Jackson, Donald J. & Linda L. Jackson, Gary Jackson, Gordon K. & Wilma D. Jagers, Marianne James M. & Beverly Peters Janes, David & Donna Jansema, Peter & Engelina Jaquess, Jerry D.
Kantfer, Jerry Kapp, J. P. Karcher, Jerome T. Karelius, Bradford L. & Janice E. Kargenian Family Trust Kargenian, Robert & Michelle Kaszton, Bill & Pat Kato, Stacey K. Kelly, Ann C.
Lynch, Frank W. & Molly L. Machado, Robert D. & Patricia B.
Lally, Thomas & Jayne
Macy, Murray Magallon, Carmen
Lambert, Mark & Carol Landstrom, Joe & Shelley Lavietes, Robert H.
Mahony, Kevin & Melinda Maidenberg, Claudia Malagon, Michael
Lawler, Andrew & Linda Lawson, James E. & Terri J. Layton, Mary B.
Malkasian, William Mamey, Nelson Manchester, Colleen
Lazicki, Walter & Gwen Lebrun, Heather & Arlene
Kerr, Michael A. & Kari L.
Lefebvre, Warren C. & Marie -France
Kerrigan, J. W. & Tricia A.
Lehman, Hal & Nora
Keyes, Jack
Lekawa, Michael E. & Sajee
King, Jeff & Ellen
Leto, Susan
King, Mary Ann
Lewis, Mike & Kathy
King, Robert S. & Jaime
Lewis, Renee M.
Kirschenbaum, Larry & Myra
Ley, Marc
Klein, William A. & Carolyn
Liebeskind, David & Judith E.
Klotzle, Keith
Light, Jack & Louise B.
Knott, Marion
Lindholm, Einer G.
Kofford, Connie K.
Linnert, Ralph E. & Alice
Kovac, Gary W.
Linnert, Thomas & Connie
Kovacs, Rose
Lobel, William N. & Tami Sherman
Manclark, William R. & Darleen Manley, Jeff Marshall, Albert J. Martinez, April Martinez, E. Mason, Gene & Maricela Alarcon Massengill, Matthew & Bernice May, Lauren B. McCallum, Geraldine R. McCallum, Melanie McCardle, Randall & Suki McClellan, Gerald W. & Bonnie McClellan, Roger & Marian McClymond, Bruce McDermott, Francis X. & Nadyne L.
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Donors & Partners continued McDermott, Rod & Laura
Morenz, Stephen H. & Susan T.
Ogden, Peggy
Podlich, William F. & Pat J.
McDermott, Samantha
Mosher, Paul
O’Hern, Dennis V.
Pollock, Becky
McDonnell, Sandra E.
Moss, Ken & Melinda
Olivera, Roberto E. & Debra S.
Prenovost, Jenel
McGinnis, Brian K.
Mugel, Michael
Olivier, John & Cynthia A.
Price, Andy
McGrath, Maryann
Munoz, Edward & Jayne
Olsky, Martin & Cathie
Price, Richard V. & Grayne F.
McInnis, Anne
Munoz, Frances
Olson, Forest & Jean
Pulver, Thomas J.
McIntyre, Robert M. & Marilyn W.
Munoz, Gregory
Purdy, Terrance
McKenney, Larry
Munoz, Melinda W.
O’Rourke, Eugene L. & Marilyn J. O’Rourke
McKusick, Richard & Ann
Munoz-Harrison, Vera
Raasch, Cecile S.
McLarand, Carl
Murphy, James
Outmans, Graziella G. & Victoria L. Gustafson
McWhertor, Jill E.
Murphy, Michele A.
Medina, Amy A.
Mynar, Tom
Medina, Juan
Nack, Geraldine L.
Meister, Gary J.
Nehrenberg, Ted R. & Phyllis E.
Mendel, John & Luan
Neshat, Andrew & Suzanne
Merrill, David
Neuhauser, Kimberly & Jim
Merrill, Thayer E.
Newkirk, James & Martha
Metzler, Michael D. & Stephanie M.
Newman, Riley & Rebecca
Meyers, John & Georgia
Niblo, Derek D. & Cynthia S.
Michler, John A.
Nicolai, Julie
Miedema, Henry J. & Janet M.
Nicolas, Ken
Miles, James W. & James R.
Nicolaus, William & Mary
Miller, Eleanor
Nieto, Augustine L.
Milligan, Anne
Nikols, Donald & Carrie
Mills, Jr., L. & Carlene M.
Ninyo, Hayim
Mirando, Linda L.
Nishie, Edward S. & Mae
Misetich, Melinda
Nough, Mary H.
Mitchell, Paul J. & Lois M.
Nussbaum, Marc H. & Sherri L. Besser
Moe, Donald & Kate Monte, Joseph L. Moore, Barry M. & Patricia C. Moore, Dwight B. & Barbara N. Moore, Steve R. & Melinda C.
Obegi, Joseph C. & Ann H. O’Connell, Daniel P. & Catherine H. O’Donnell, John & Patricia D. Ogaz, Angela A. Ogden, Elizabeth K.
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Ow, David J. Owen, Sandra Packard, Charles E. & Karen S. Palmer, James A. & Beverly J. Palmer, Sally Parker, Chris Patel, Daxa Patrick, William H. & Caroline K. Paul, Corrie L. Paulsen, Scott & Elizabeth H.
Raab, David & Jeanine Rakestraw, Missy Rallis, John & Mary Lynn Bergman-Rallis Ram, Shankar N. Raymond, Mary Rayner, Ralph M. & Eva C. Redding, Irene Redwitz, Thomas & Maya Reed, Marian R. Refa, Kami
Rehberger, Marc Paulson, Theodore & Suzanne C. Rehnborg, Joan B. Pelka, David G. Reinhart, Doug & Pattie Penter, Dennis
Perry, Terry & David
Renko, Gary
Renter, Dennis & Mary Perryman Family Survivors Trust Rieches, Ryan Steven Perryman Family Trust Riley, Roger E. Perryman, Steve & Angela Perryman, Virginia Peters, Stephen G. Peters, Thomas O. Petrie, Harold Phebus, Richard B. & Donna J. Phillips, Jerrianne B. Pierno
Rincon, Dale & Ann Ring, Michael E. & Beth A. Rios, Stephanie T. Roberts, William H. & Barbara U. Rockoff, Ray Rodriguez, Ruth P. & Lorraine M. Romero, Andy P. Romero, Phil & Alison
Ross, Alan L. & Linda A.
Shackleton, Robert & Mary
Roti, Marnie
Shafer, Warren & Pamela Willis
Rouse, Mary A. & Ken
Shanbrom, Edward & Helen
Royce, Rhoda
Sharpe, Gary D. & Maureen
Rubin, Michael
Shepard, Betty
Rudin, Murray
Shepherd, Bruce P. & Susan M.
Rutledge, Richard & Tahnaz Daruwala-Rutledge
Shepherd, Joyce
Sabala, Amy
Shoup, Fay A.
Salgado, Kenneth E. & Jennifer T. Sanchez, Daniel & Gabriela Melchum-Sanchez Sanchez, Suzanna Sapetto, Pamela Saunders, William & Marcia E. Savage, Robert Sawyer, Kelly L. Scarborough, Stephen & Patricia Schaefer, Anthony Schafer, David W. & Darchelle M. Schima, Marilyn
Sherwood, Steven Shriver, Pamela H. Sigvenza, Minerva Silver, Daniel Simmons, Paul F. Simon, John R. Simons, William & Barbara Sinclair, William F. Singarella, Paul N. & Heather C. Sladics, Virginia & Sally E. Smith, Conley L. & N. S. Hoffman
Schmid, David W. & Jennifer N.
Smith, Richard C. & Patricia Frobes
Schmitt, Michael J. & Anne S.
Smith, Scott
Schoettinger, Paul A.
Smithley, Mandy
Scholes, William O. & Gay
Smyth, George W. & Laura V.
Schutz, Andrew C. & Betsy
Spragins, George S. & Virginia
Schwartz-West, Gail
St. George, Don Carnegie & Ardelle
Scinto, Daniel & Francine Seberg, Richard L. & Sheila H. Segal, Marc & Robyn Selna, Mike D & Marja Serrano, Carols Sevier, Linda J. Seymour, Loretta
Stahr, John R. & Elizabeth D. Stanbridge, Eric J. & Polly Stanley, James Steel, Christopher Steele, Barry D. & Carole A. Stevenson, James E. & Ann A. Stewart, Gary M.
Guadalupe 5th grade 5th grade student, Guadalupe, thrives under the extra attention she gets at THINK Together; and has shown tremendous growth, both academically and socially. She is now a leader in student safety for her group and participates in a music program where she has learned the different types of music while increasing her musical ability. While THINK Together stresses the importance of academics, it also provides students with other forms of learning so that they may discover for themselves other interests and talents.
Since its inception, THINK Together has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to expanding after-school programs throughout California. Through the efforts of concerned parents and civic leaders, children now have a safe place to go and learn after school. -—U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
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Donors & Partners continued Stokes, Sidney A.
Vazquez, Frances
Wohl, Greg & Sharon
Fainbarg Family Foundation
Sutton, Sherry J.
Vermaak, John
Wride, Douglas C. & Gretchen
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Sweet, Dan & Diane
Vitale, Frank & Frances L.
Wright, Pamela J.
Fieldstone Foundation
Tang, Ray Wai Kwok
Voigt, Matthew & Kathryn
Wright, Sara L.
First Harvest Foundation
Tantum, John D. & Julianne R.
Wahlberg, Brent S.
Yates, Robert W. & Eleanor J.
Folino Family Foundation
Tapper, Laurance & Margaret
Waiss, Marie
Ybarra, Victoria
Tarbell, Donald & Betsy
Walker, Olivia Grace
Yeo, Alejandra
Foundation for Christian Stewardship
Tarr, Dennis L.
Wampler, Jon & Susan
Yoder, Patricia R.
Tarshis, Wayne & Louise C.
Ware, Judith
Young, Lydia A.
Taube, Robert
Warren, Christopher
Yu, Ai-Chuan
Temkin, Gary & Janet
Warren, Jill
Zabaleta, Frank
Tesselaar, Angela
Warwick, John
Zandes, CynDee
Thompson, Marilyn J.
Weber, Henry G. & Margaret A.
Zidonis, Chrissy
Thomsen, Bart & Deborah
Weiler, James & Ricki
Tingler, David S. & Lois G.
Weitz, Deborah
FoundationS
Tipre, Karl & Katherine H.
Wells, Diane
Allergan Foundation
Todd, Cameron G. & Shelley L.
Wenke, Bill & Jean
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Todd, John & Maria
West, Paul E. & Gail M.
Bank of America
Toral, Christine M.
Wheeler, Val
Bergman Family Foundation
Torres, Joan E.
Whitaker, Jeremy
Cashion Foundation
Trabucco, Tony
White, Tod
Tran, Van
Whitman, John C. & Betsy
California Community Foundation
Troxler, Ken & Heather
Whitmey, Simon
Turley, Catherine E.
Whittier, E. J. & Diane
Turpit, William J.
Wiggins, Katherine
Tweedie, Marcia W.
Wilcox, Alexandra
Tyler, Ted W. & Carolyn
Wilde, Raymond K.
Tyson, Patricia
Wilhelm, Robert & Janice J.
Ueberroth, Lindsey
Wilken, Kent & Carol L.
Urias-Ruiz, Rosa I.
William D. & Linda M. Campbell
Valle, Alexandra K.
Willis, David
Van Voorst, Patricia A.
Willson, Laura B.
Vandermost, Julie
Wizelman, Larry
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CarMax Foundation Change A Life Foundation Community Foundation of Western Nevada Deacon Charitable Foundation Don Yoder Foundation Draper Family Foundation Ducks Care Dwight Stuart Youth Foundation Eisner Foundation Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation
General Mills Foundation Green Foundation Haynes Foundation Hollencrest Foundation Hope & Norman Hope Foundation Hughes Schmidhauser Family Fund Janus Foundation Kennedy Foundation Kenneth A. Lester Foundation Majestic Realty Foundation Mazda Foundation (USA), Inc. Mike Carona Foundation National Philanthropic Trust O.L. Halsell Foundation Orange County Community Foundation Pacific Life Foundation Palos Verdes Rotary Foundation Ralphs/Food 4 Less Foundation Rotary Club of S.A. Foundation SAJE Foundation Samueli Foundation San Diego Foundation Santa Ana Education Foundation Schoellerman Foundation
Linda I. Smith Foundation
Albonetti Enterprises, LLC
Sprint Foundation
Alliance Imaging Inc.
St. John Foundation
Allstate Lending Group, Inc.
Staples Foundation
Alvarez Brothers Co.
State Farm Companies Foundation
American Honda Corp.
Steelcase Foundation
Amerinational Community Services, Inc.
Thagard Foundation
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
Ueberroth Family Foundation
Andres & Andres
UPS Foundation
Angels Baseball
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Anonymous Program Apria Healthcare Verizon Foundation Argent Mortgage Company Wal-Mart Foundation
Warne Family Charitable Foundation
Ark Engineering
California Department of Education
Costa Mesa - Newport Harbor Lions Club Inc.
California Optical Laboratories Association
County of Orange, California
California Pacific Homes
Crevier BMW
California State University, Fullerton California State University, Long Beach California Steel Industries, Inc. Capital One Services, Inc. Care Group of Hope Christian Church Catholic Daughters of the Americas
CRESA Partners LLC Croudace & Dietrich Daniel VII, Inc. Daniels General Merchandise & Gifts Davey Roofing David Marshall Insurance Services Deloitte & Touche, LLP Deutsche Bank America’s Foundation
Assistance League of Newport Beach
CB Richard Ellis Inc.
Assurant
Charles Abbott Associates, Inc.
AT&T
Church of the Messiah
Automobile Club of Southern California
City of Costa Mesa
AVOCET Environmental, Inc.
City of Santa Ana
Eastman & Associates Insurance Services
City of Tustin
EdgeStream
Coast Label Company
Edison International
Cofiroute USA, Inc.
Elmco Insurance
Comerica Common Ground Interfaith
Employee Community Fund of Boeing
Comprehensive Insurance Services
Federal Government Festival of Children
Bonterra Consulting, Inc.
Conexant Systems Charitable Fund
First American Financial Corporation
AEI-CASC Consulting
Brewer Direct, Inc.
Conexant Systems, Inc.
First Strategies, LLC
Age Paralegal and Collection Services
Brown Colonial Mortuary
CONEXIS Human Resourceful
Flow Science Inc.
Buena Park Police Department
Cook Equipment
Ford Gateway
Albertsons
California Capital Region
Corbett, Steelman & Specter
Frank & Alice Saviez Living Trust
WD Foundation Weingart Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation Zephyr Charitable Foundation, Inc. ORGANIZATIONS
Baker & Hostetler Balboa Bay Club & Resort
The Irvine Company
Balboa Village Market
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Bank of America
AA Lares Insurance Services
Berkshire Group
A-Advantage Plumbing Accenture active.com
Bank of the West Blue Cross of California Bogh Construction, Inc.
Centex Homes
Diocese of Orange - Marywood Center Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. Doner Advertising Downtown Development LLC
City of Orange
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Donors & Partners continued Fuscoe Engineering, Inc. G E Capital Ganahl Lumber Company Garrett DeFrenza Stiepel LLP Gas Company, The Gateway Companies, Inc. GE CareCredit Geller Family Trust GeoPentech, Inc. GeoSyntec Consultants Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, LLP Graney Consulting Group, LLC
L-3 Communications Interstate Electronics Corp.
MyPrint Corp. & eTools Inc.
Pioneer Business Corporation
Lantronix Inc.
NAI Capital Inc.
Pipe Vine
National Builder Services
Podlich Family Fund
National Charity League, Inc., Newport Chapter
Premier Commercial Bank
Law & Mediation Office of Troy Roe, Esq.
New Century Mortgage Corp.
RBF Consulting
Lewis, Braun Lewis Management & Consulting
Newport Sports Museum
Latham & Watkins Lathian Health
Livingston Family Foundation Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Family Fund
Granite Bedrock Brdent Prts II
Los Angeles Women’s Appointment Collaboration
Grant Chiropractic
Louisville High School
Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance
LSA Associates, Inc.
Groves Service Club
Lugonia PTA
Halfway Helpers
Lutheran High School of Orange County
Headlands Reserve LLC
Mamey Investment Corporation
Hindu Matiya Patidar Samaj Inc.
ManagEase, Inc.
Historic Mission San Juan Capistrano
Management Resource Center
Holt Insurance Services
Marsh & McLennan Co.
Hunsaker & Associates, Inc. IBM
Marion Knott Foundation, The Mater Dei High School
IBM Employee Service Center
McDermott & Bull Executive Search
Ingram Micro, Inc.
McMaster-Carr Supply Company
Irwin Union Bank
Messiah Parish Discretionary Fund
James Irvine Endowment Fund John and Helen Naughton Family Trust
Michael Brandman Associates
John Laing Homes
Moss Adams LLP
KPMG, LLP
Mowat Mackie & Anderson LLP
Kroger/Ralphs Grocery Company
Munoz & Associates
MOMS Club Tustin North
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Newport Mesa Christian Center Nick Haye Racing LLC Nikols Company, The
Psomas Recupero & Associates, Inc. Red Mountain Retail Group, Inc. Redlands Art Association
North American Title
Register Charities of the Orange County Register
Northgate Gonzalez, Inc.
Resources Connection
Nossaman LLP
Right Management
O’Dell Group, The
Robinsons-May
O’Donnell Group, Inc., The
Rock Harbor
O’Donnell/Atkins
Rutan & Tucker LLP
Olson Urban Housing, LLC
Safeco
Orange Coast Estate Planning Council
Santa Ana Realty Co.
Orange Coast Title
SC Fuels
Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church Orange County Association of Insurance and Finance Orange County’s United Way Orange Empire Chapter Society of CPCU Orange Fire Department Orange Unified School District Orion Property Partners Palumbo Bergstrom LLP PDM Development, Inc. Peerless Systems Corporation Peet’s Coffee & Tea
SBC Foundation Grant Seal Furniture & Systems, Inc. SHA Enterprises Inc. Shalimar Teen Volunteers Shea Homes Shea Properties Management Co., Inc. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Sign Advantage Inc. Sisters of Saint Joseph Songstad & Randall, LLP So-Phis of Orange County Soul Survivor Ministries South Coast Plaza
Southern CA Overnite Express, Inc.
UST Global
Southern California Edison
Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
Stater Bros. St. Callistus Convent St. John’s Lutheran Church of Orange St. Joseph Health System St. Mark Presbyterian Church St. Norbert Church Standard Pacific Home Stantec Consulting Staples Starpoint Health, Inc. State of California STLN White Family Foundation TCS Consulting Themis Asset Strategies, LLC Thorman Elementary PTO Toyota of Orange Trinity United Presbyterian Church Turnkey Acres
VFS Fire Protection Services Wader LLC Washington Mutual Wells Fargo Bank Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Western Digital William B. Brady Orthodontics Women of Vision World Vision Zeacom Inc. The Zeigler Family Trust
Stara 2nd grade Stara was referred to the THINK Together program at Heninger Elementary School at the beginning of the school year. Her school teacher quickly noticed that she had trouble keeping up with the class work. Stara had no help at home. Stara had low self-esteem. So, Stara’s teacher approached THNK Together leaders about enrolling her in the after-school program and aligning their efforts to help Stara pass the first grade. When Stara started the after-school program she was quiet, had no friends and always seemed to be by herself. But by the end of her first grade year -- with the individualized support and encouragement Stara got from the THINK Together staff and volunteers who worked in cooperation with her classroom teacher -- Stara became a successful student, gained confidence, and had lots of friends.
Tustin Unified School District Union Bank of California Unire Real Estate Group United Way California Capital Region
As Stara starts second grade, she’s able to walk with confidence on her shoulders and a beautiful smile on her face; and the knowledge that her teachers and the team at THINK Together are there to provide her with support.
United Way of Greater Los Angeles United Way of Northeastern NY, Inc. US Department of Education - Fund for Improvement of Education
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Board of Advisors U.S. Representative John Campbell
Dale Dykema
CA – 48th District
Chairman & CEO, T.D. Services
U.S. Representative Ed Royce
Gloria M. Harrison, President
CA – 40th District
Crafton Hills College
U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez
Gary Hunt
CA – 47th District
Managing Partner, California Strategies
Assemblyman Todd Spitzer
Michael Kerr
71st Assembly District
CEO, Bluestone Communities
Mayor Jerry Amante
Marion Knott
City of Tustin
Philanthropist
Mayor Miguel Pulido
Don Moe
City of Santa Ana
Sr. Vice President of Marketing & Development Banning Lewis Ranch Management Company
Judge Frances Muñoz (Ret.) Harbor Municipal Court
Bobbi Dauderman Community Volunteer
Ranney Draper Chairman, Spring Creek Investors
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John O’Donnell The O’Donnell Group, Inc.
Bill Podlich Co-Founder (Ret.), PIMCO Advisors
Board of Directors Randy Barth, Founder & CEO THINK Together, Inc.
Joseph Albonetti, Founder Latinolandia USA
Darrel Anderson, President-Retired Knott Anderson Enterprises
Samuel Anderson Retired Pharmaceutical Executive
Leona Aronoff-Sadacca, Founder LBJ Management, LLC
Mark Bogh, President Bogh Construction & Engineering
Kathy Braun-Lewis, Retired Executive Western Digital
Brigitte Bren, President & CEO International Strategic Planning, Inc.
Celeste Cantú, General Manager Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Mary Lynn Coffee, Attorney At Law Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliot
Glenn Howard, Attorney & CPA Fran Inman, Senior Vice President Majestic Realty Co.
Rod McDermott, Managing Director McDermott & Bull Executive Search Michael Metzler, President & CEO Greater Santa Ana Business Alliance
Jayne Muñoz, English Instructor Santa Ana Community College
Eric Nelson, Vice President Red Mountain Retail Group
Steven Perryman, Retired Business Owner Alan Pettis, Partner Innovative Partners
Quang X. Pham, Founder & CEO Lathian Health
Ken Salgado, Partner Moss-Adams LLP
Sat Tamaribuchi, Vice President of Environmental Affairs The Irvine Company
Tony French Kevin Hayes, II, Sr. Vice President-CA Lincoln Property Company
It’s been wonderful to see the lives that THINK Together has touched over the last decade. This is especially true when you consider the students who came from rough neighborhoods and have gone on to college and even graduate school. I feel that as volunteers we are often more rewarded by this work than the students themselves. — Sam and Susan Anderson THINK Together: A Decade of Service | page 25
$8.5 Million Benefits Program That Keeps Pupils After School Originally published in the Los Angeles Business Journal May 5, 2008 By DAVE LONG, former California Secretary of Education Anyone committed to improving California’s educational system had to be heartened by February’s news that Donald Bren, chairman of the Irvine Co., had awarded one of the largest private gifts ever to an after-school program. Bren’s $8.5 million donation to THINK Together, which serves about 10,000 children in Los Angeles County, shows great leadership by the business community and educational leaders to join together in support of programs that serve our children best. Those familiar with Bren and the Irvine Co.’s commitment to professionalism and quality know that Bren would only make such a donation were he certain that THINK Together met his own high standards. It certainly does, and his support dates back to THINK’s beginning a decade ago. Bren knows that THINK, which typically operates in schools with a free and reduced lunch population greater than 50 percent, offers a proven, tested curriculum that combines homework help, academic enrichment, structured physical activity and nutrition education. His latest gift is simply his most generous and targeted. It comes just a year after THINK expanded its services to 20,000 students in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, making it one of the largest after-school providers in the country. With Bren’s gift,
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THINK Together expects to expand its services again to 30,000 students. Bren’s gift, obviously, is quite generous and THINK’s cause a worthy one. But what is its importance for Los Angeles’ business community? Three items leap immediately to my mind. Helping kids First and foremost is the unquestionably positive impact that quality after-school programs such as THINK make on our children. They are instrumental in helping elementary students bridge the “achievement gap,” in which Latino and AfricanAmerican children perform more poorly than their white counterparts. Further, students who attend after-school programs are half as likely to drop out of school and more than twice as likely to continue their education after graduating high school as their peers. That translates to a better prepared workforce, with the skills Los Angeles businesses will need to continue thriving well into the 21st century. If that seems a bit distant, here is an even more immediate benefit for business: A 2004 Brandeis University study estimated that decreased worker productivity caused by stress and absenteeism related to after-school issues costs employers between $500 and $2,000 per employee per year. Programs such as THINK remove that worry for parents by removing children from the well-documented “danger zone” of 3 to 6 p.m., when kids are most likely to get into trouble. It is important to know, though, that THINK does far more than
“baby-sit” kids after the school day ends. The kids in THINK, one of the best tested and most soundly designed programs around, demonstrate incredible improvement in school. Sixtyfive percent show significant improvement in math and 60 percent show similarly high advances in reading. Teachers report an overwhelming majority of THINK participants do better in the classroom. Perhaps most importantly, surveys of the students themselves show that 68 percent feel better about their ability to read and speak English, 81 percent are more comfortable solving math problems and fully 86 percent report an improvement on homework completion. By supporting THINK, Bren is ensuring that its important work continues and that it is able to refine its programs further as it grows. Notably, his gift included a $150,000 leadership grant to help THINK’s expansion in eastern Los Angeles County, where there is still much need for after-school instruction despite THINK’s work there. Private-public partners Also, and I think this is no less important, Bren’s gift is a superb and innovative example of the private-public partnerships that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has said will be key to California’s continued growth and improvement. Typically, these P3 arrangements are infrastructure based and promise great public benefit in the form of new roads, new housing and other similar developments. But business leaders should not limit their THINKing when it comes to P3 investment. As Bren has demonstrated in working with THINK Together, there is no end to the design and nature of P3 investment that California business can make. That bodes extremely well for our state’s economic health.
Finally, there is the challenge to other business leaders that I think is implicit in Bren’s gift. He has stepped up, forcefully, and shown that investing in our communities is vitally important. I wonder who will follow him next with a similar demonstration of generosity. And, when they do, what better investment than to ensure our children receive the best possible education?
Recent satisfaction surveys indicate … • Principals (84%) and parents (91%) agree that THINK Together is a program that offers effective homework assistance and academic enrichment that supports the school day. • Principals and parents alike (94%) report that THINK Together is a good place for students to experience positive relationships with staff and other students; and also build self-esteem. • Teachers (88%) and parents (99%) would recommend THINK Together to others. An analysis of state test scores over several years indicates… • Students who participated in THINK Together’s after-school programs show significantly greater growth in their CST scores (California Standards Tests) than their peers.
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Statement of Activities 2008-2009 THINK Together Projected Statement of Activities For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009 2008-2009 Revenues Program Services ASES (State)..................................................... 23,700,000 21st CCLC (Federal)........................................... 4,350,000 In-Kind................................................................ 4,000,000 Total Program Services.......................... 32,050,000 Social Enterprise Supplemental Education Services...................... 3,200,000 School Based Interventions.............................................. School Aged Care................................................. 350,000 Total Social Enterprise.............................. 3,550,000 Philanthropy..................................................... 3,500,000 Total Revenues........................................ 39,100,000 Expenses Program Services ASES/21stCCLC**........................................... 32,110,000 Supplemental Education Services...................... 2,400,000 Community Sites.................................................. 550,000 School Based Interventions.............................................. School Aged Care................................................. 350,000 Total Program Services.......................... 35,410,000 Fundraising............................................................ 690,000 General & Administrative................................... 2,750,000 Total Fundraising & G&A......................... 3,440,000 Total Expenses........................................................... 38,850,000 Net Income.................................................................. 250,000
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A Call to Action
The achievement gap we face in California’s schools may well be the civil rights issue of our generation. It calls for a willingness to collaborate, to change, to be bold, and to try new ideas. The time has come for us all to answer this call; to offer the best of what we can collectively and as individuals. The people and partnerships behind THINK Together have proven that together, we can help close California’s achievement gap; and thereby, open the door to a better future for every student, without exception. Will you join us?
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