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Sarasota, FL. – (October 11, 2011) – Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County, Inc. is excited to host Take Stock in Children’s new president, Emilio Alonso-Mendosa, on Thursday, October 13 for a roundtable discussion. The roundtable discussion will be held in the Media Center at Booker Middle School from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Guests for the roundtable discussion will include TSIC mentors, students, supporters and other Sarasota County non-profit partners.
“We are very proud to be on the president’s radar as a county to visit,” Lisa Bechtold, executive director for Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County, “It will be a great opportunity to showcase our city, the amazing students we have and the gracious support Take Stock in Children receives from this community.”
For more information on Take Stock in Children, please contact Dana at dana(at)takestocksarasota.org or 941-893-7690. Also, visit us online at www.takestocksarasota.org or on Facebook.
Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County, Inc. Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County, Inc. (TSIC) currently serves more than 250 middle and high school students in 22 schools in Sarasota County. Every student goes through an extensive application and interview process to be eligible for the program. All students must sign a contract agreeing to maintain good grades and stay crime and drug free. During their time in the program, a mentor is selected to meet with them for an hour each week. With a successful completion of the program, each child is awarded a full tuition scholarship through the Florida Prepaid College Foundation’s Program STARS. This program matches every scholarship dollar raised in Sarasota County.
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About Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County
Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County is a scholarship and mentoring program for at-risk youth in low-incomes families. Students can apply starting in 6th grade for TSIC. Once accepted, students must maintain a 2.5 GPA, meet with their assigned mentor once a week and stay crime and drug free. When they successfully graduate from high school, they have earned a full-ride tuition to any Florida university.
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