Giving - Junior League of Minneapolis
Giving - Junior League of Minneapolis
Giving - Junior League of Minneapolis
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Member scene<br />
quotable moments<br />
LUXURY<br />
SIMPLE. SUBTLE. APPROACHABLE.<br />
Do not despair: the young people who attend <strong>Minneapolis</strong><br />
Public Schools are bright, eager and capable; they have<br />
high aspirations and a desire to go to college or get a<br />
good-paying job. They are every bit as capable as your<br />
own children or grandchildren, but the barriers they face<br />
are enormous and the schools alone cannot meet their<br />
needs.<br />
The reality is there are two <strong>Minneapolis</strong>es – one which<br />
is affluent or at least middle class, with high functioning<br />
neighborhoods and schools, where most people have jobs,<br />
homes and health care. And another which is poor and<br />
challenged. These two realities play out every day in the<br />
<strong>Minneapolis</strong> Public Schools<br />
- Pam Costain, CAB member<br />
President and CEO <strong>of</strong> AchieveMpls.<br />
From her speech on the achievement gap at the<br />
September 2011 General Membership Meeting<br />
“The longevity <strong>of</strong> the <strong>League</strong> is impressive. Few<br />
organizations can claim such a rich and lasting<br />
legacy. Whenever people come together to be <strong>of</strong><br />
service to others, our community is enriched and<br />
made stronger.”<br />
- Pam Costain<br />
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