Breakthrough Manchester 2022 Annual Report
Breakthrough Manchester provides six years of intensive, tuition-free programming, to support Manchester students from traditionally underserved communities on their path to college. We are building the next generation of teachers through competitive recruitment, coaching from master educators, and research-based training to teach through a lens of social justice.
Breakthrough Manchester provides six years of intensive, tuition-free programming, to support Manchester students from traditionally underserved communities on their path to college.
We are building the next generation of teachers through competitive recruitment, coaching from master educators, and research-based training to teach through a lens of social justice.
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MANCHESTER<br />
at The Derryfield School and<br />
Southern New Hampshire University<br />
YEAR IN REVIEW<br />
2021–<strong>2022</strong><br />
31 Years of<br />
Inspiring Students.<br />
Developing Teachers.<br />
A 6-year, tuition free, college access program<br />
with a dual students-teaching-students mission
BREAKTHROUGH’S DUAL MISSION<br />
LETTER FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br />
Dear <strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong> Community,<br />
The Derryfield School, <strong>Breakthrough</strong>’s host for the past 31 years, is focusing on<br />
its core value of Community this year. <strong>Breakthrough</strong>, with 89 students and 23<br />
Teaching Fellows had the strongest sense of community this summer since our<br />
last fully in-person summer in 2019! It was invigorating to have everyone back<br />
on campus attending <strong>Breakthrough</strong> each and every day!<br />
7TH GRADERS AT MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong> provides six years of intensive,<br />
tuition-free programming, to support <strong>Manchester</strong> students from<br />
traditionally underserved communities on their path to college.<br />
We are building the next generation of teachers through<br />
competitive recruitment, coaching from master educators, and<br />
research-based training to teach through a lens of social justice.<br />
BREAKTHROUGH PATHWAY<br />
CORE ACADEMICS, COMMUNITY BUILDING, & FUN!<br />
7 th 8 th 9 th<br />
SUMMER &<br />
SUMMER &<br />
SCHOOL-YEAR SCHOOL-YEAR<br />
SUMMER<br />
SUPER SATURDAYS SUPER SATURDAYS<br />
PROGRAM<br />
6 th<br />
APPLY TO<br />
BREAKTHROUGH<br />
From physics and geometry to reading and writing, students honed their<br />
academic skills in preparation for the school year ahead. They tried<br />
new extracurricular courses like Quidditch, knitting, lacrosse, French, and<br />
performance dance! Community building was the cornerstone of college<br />
and career fairs and field trips to Star Island, Rattlesnake Mountain, Dartmouth<br />
College, and Boston universities and cultural sites. All the while, students<br />
enjoyed Community Blocks, Advisory Activities, and sharing their talents at<br />
All School Meetings!<br />
Our entire students-teaching-students community truly Reached for the Stars<br />
this summer and that theme carried through to the final Celebration when we<br />
filled the auditorium with family and friends to honor <strong>Breakthrough</strong>’s stellar<br />
summer of <strong>2022</strong>!<br />
As we strive to keep our students<br />
on their paths to college during<br />
these Covid recovery times,<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> has become more<br />
important than ever to provide<br />
academic, emotional, and<br />
social support. We are grateful<br />
for the generosity of so many<br />
foundations, corporations, and<br />
individuals in our community to<br />
make <strong>Breakthrough</strong> happen!<br />
9 th<br />
ESSENTIAL<br />
TRANSFERABLE<br />
SKILLS<br />
BREAKTHROUGH COLLEGE-BOUND<br />
SKILL-BUILDING SATURDAYS<br />
10 th<br />
COLLEGE<br />
EXPLORATION<br />
& CAREER<br />
READINESS<br />
11 th<br />
GOAL SETTING,<br />
COLLEGE SEARCH,<br />
& APPLICATION<br />
PROCESS<br />
COLLEGE & BEYOND<br />
12 th<br />
COLLEGE<br />
PREPARATION,<br />
APPLICATIONS,<br />
& ADJUSTING<br />
TO COLLEGE LIFE<br />
COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF FEEDNH.ORG<br />
With Gratitude,<br />
Debra McLoud<br />
PS: Please enjoy our video<br />
that captures the essence of<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong>’s Reach for the<br />
Stars! Summer<br />
Deb surrounded by students at recess<br />
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REACH FOR THE STARS<br />
SUMMER <strong>2022</strong> SNAPSHOTS<br />
With a theme of Astronomy, <strong>Breakthrough</strong> Students and Teaching Fellows<br />
set out this summer to “Reach for the Stars!” The Derryfield Middle School<br />
was transformed into outer space complete with a solar system, aliens, and<br />
spaceships. Our students and Teaching Fellows were so happy to be fully<br />
back on campus together for the first time in three summers!<br />
BTM Extracurriculars – Broom or Stick – You Choose!<br />
9th Grade Covid Roller Coaster<br />
Our beloved 9th graders’ <strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
summers (thanks to Covid) were just like the<br />
roller coasters they loved building in Physics<br />
to master Newton’s Laws of Motion. This was<br />
their final and best <strong>Breakthrough</strong> summer with<br />
all the perks: a grade level retreat to Star<br />
Island, vistis to college campuses, and a trip to<br />
Boston with highlights including Swan Boats,<br />
college tours, and a ride on the T!<br />
As summed up best by our students:<br />
You’ve made such a positive impact on me. — Shantya<br />
Thank you for sticking with me through everything. Your energy<br />
and caring nature have helped me and others a lot. — Starah<br />
Thank you for being my biggest supporter and never giving up on me.<br />
You help make learning fun and math actually make sense! — Maddie<br />
This was the best year of <strong>Breakthrough</strong> I’ve ever had! — Shreela<br />
Visit from Mayor<br />
Joyce Craig!<br />
We were delighted to have <strong>Manchester</strong><br />
Mayor Joyce Craig visit <strong>Breakthrough</strong> and<br />
speak with our students about the importance<br />
of education. She was impressed that students<br />
were spending their summer learning and<br />
happy to see their engagement and enthusiasm.<br />
It is exciting for <strong>Breakthrough</strong> students<br />
to bring their love of learning back to <strong>Manchester</strong><br />
schools each fall. The Mayor shared<br />
a story about her best friend who she met in<br />
the <strong>Manchester</strong> schools, “The bonds you are<br />
making now will last a lifetime for you and<br />
you’ll support each other and learn so much<br />
from each other as you grow through <strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
and beyond!”<br />
Mayor Craig concluded by reminding<br />
students of the importance of their voices,<br />
empowering them to volunteer and be<br />
civically involved because they know what’s<br />
best for the <strong>Manchester</strong> community. “We<br />
need young people who are involved and<br />
care! You are our future.”<br />
With the inconsistencies of Covid-impacted<br />
education, <strong>Breakthrough</strong> has been more<br />
important than ever to make up for learning<br />
loss and keep our students on the path to<br />
college. After a morning packed with rigorous<br />
academics to set our students up for the<br />
academic year ahead with classes in math,<br />
literature, science, and writing, they move<br />
COLLEGE – the Goal!<br />
College is woven throughout each <strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
summer. Students and Teaching<br />
Fellows compete on six college teams. Olympics<br />
and Spirit Day are some of the favorite<br />
community building events. The creativity,<br />
collaboration, spirit, and fun were contagious.<br />
Competitions ranged from artistic with cheer<br />
and shield creation, to academic with mindbenders<br />
and homework completion, to athletic<br />
with dodge ball and tug-of war, to just plain<br />
silly - like duct-taping your teacher to a wall!<br />
Our college-aged Teaching Fellows share<br />
their experiences through a college fair and<br />
each student ultimately visited two or three<br />
college campuses including Dartmouth where<br />
one of our College-Bound students will begin<br />
this fall. They had a personal tour of Boston<br />
into extracurriculars. Teaching Fellows share<br />
their passions and this year we had unique<br />
offerings from Quidditch to lacrosse, and<br />
Astronomy to Music Around the World, as<br />
well as French, Knitting, Dance, History, and<br />
of course - Summerbook so everybody has<br />
a memento of their summer. Our students had<br />
the opportunity to try lots of new things!<br />
University from a veteran Teaching Fellow and<br />
BU senior. All of these visits - whether in Boston<br />
or New Hampshire - allow our students, often<br />
underrepresented on college campuses, to<br />
envision themselves in college and beyond!<br />
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CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF BREAKTHROUGHS IN STORIES<br />
Beginning with our founding as told by Marc Hurlbut, The Derryfield<br />
Head of School, 1982-1994, we shared personal stories of <strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
student, teacher, and staff alumni over the course of the year. These stories<br />
brought to light how <strong>Breakthrough</strong> has grown and adapted to continuously<br />
strengthen the path to college for students while also training future<br />
teachers and leaders through our students-teaching-students dual mission.<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
was meant to be!<br />
“My college journey started when I was<br />
11 and I know if it wasn’t for the continuous<br />
support, encouragement, and opportunities<br />
supplied by <strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong> that<br />
I wouldn’t be the nurse I am today!”<br />
— Lainee Shaughnessy,<br />
BTM Student & Teaching Fellow Alumna,<br />
Elliott Hospital ER Nurse<br />
Tinyhood Founder “leaned<br />
into discomfort” to launch<br />
a thriving startup!<br />
Susan Beaudry Blinn, <strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
Student and Teaching Intern Alumna<br />
There’s a reason Susan Beaudry Blinn’s phone<br />
still has a favorite photo of herself as the student<br />
speaker at 1997’s <strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong><br />
(then known as Summerbridge) Celebration!<br />
It wasn’t until she was a Teaching Intern herself<br />
that she retrospectively realized she had been<br />
chosen as the speaker because she was one<br />
A Golden Ticket to<br />
Harvard University<br />
Chau Ngo, BTM Student & Teaching<br />
Fellow Alumna, Program Director 2018-22<br />
In 5th grade, Chau Ngo got her golden ticket<br />
– a hall pass to go to the library to learn about<br />
Summerbridge, known today as <strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
<strong>Manchester</strong>. This was the beginning of her<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> journey from McLaughlin<br />
Middle School to Harvard University!<br />
Lainee, second from left,<br />
as a BTM Teaching Fellow<br />
of the shyest students. The <strong>Breakthrough</strong> norm,<br />
“lean into discomfort” is what put Susan on her<br />
path to college, computer science engineering,<br />
and ultimately co-founding her own company.<br />
Chau pictured with “future BTM<br />
Program Director” on career day<br />
Joel Vargas from<br />
Coast to Coast<br />
“Everything was always a stretch assignment<br />
with <strong>Breakthrough</strong>…it stretches you beyond<br />
what you think you can achieve and with the<br />
right support you become what you couldn’t<br />
have imagined yourself to be!”<br />
— Joel Vargas, <strong>Breakthrough</strong> San Francisco<br />
Student Alumnus, <strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
<strong>Manchester</strong> Director<br />
Joel’s parents put education first and dreamed<br />
of him attending Harvard one day! As a<br />
student in his working-class Bay Area school,<br />
Joel didn’t realize he should be learning a<br />
Siblings, Teaching and<br />
Learning Together at<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
Lajla and Dalila’s parents moved to the United<br />
States from Bosnia in 2001 to give their<br />
future family a better life. They had completed<br />
trade school in Bosnia, but the US educational<br />
system was not familiar to them. However, they<br />
ingrained in their daughters that college is an<br />
expectation and <strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong> is<br />
helping them meet this expectation.<br />
Visit our 30th Anniversary page at <strong>Breakthrough</strong><strong>Manchester</strong>.org<br />
to enjoy the stories in full.<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong> was humbled<br />
and honored to be chosen as the recipient<br />
of memorial gifts for Nancy Tessier.<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> and the world of education<br />
lost a shining star. Nancy was a true<br />
advocate for equitable education. As<br />
stated in her obituary, “Nancy was deeply<br />
devoted to educating <strong>Manchester</strong>’s<br />
children, but also to cultivating and<br />
Joel with Lynn Sorensen,<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong>’s first director<br />
lot more to achieve his dream of going to<br />
college. <strong>Breakthrough</strong> helped get him to<br />
Boston University and on to Harvard<br />
Graduate School of Education.<br />
Lajla<br />
With Lajla as a Teaching Intern and Dalila<br />
as a 7th-grade student last school year, the<br />
Husejnovic sisters enjoyed a unique<br />
opportunity to be <strong>Breakthrough</strong> Teachers<br />
and Learners together!<br />
Remembering Nancy Tessier<br />
A hero, a mentor, a critical friend<br />
to and builder of <strong>Breakthrough</strong>!<br />
“I’ve been waiting my whole life for a program like this!”<br />
— Nancy on the Founding of Summerbridge<br />
(<strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong>) in 1991<br />
Dalila<br />
mentoring the next generation of teachers.<br />
As a colleague, union negotiator, assistant<br />
principal, and principal, and later as<br />
assistant superintendent and a school<br />
board member, Nancy’s advocacy for<br />
both students and teachers influenced<br />
the <strong>Manchester</strong> School District at every<br />
level.” Her goals and <strong>Breakthrough</strong>’s dual<br />
mission aligned perfectly!<br />
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OUTCOMES<br />
CLAP IN! CLAP OUT!<br />
BOOK ENDS THE BREAKTHOUGH JOURNEY<br />
THE STAYING POWER OF BREAKTHOUGH<br />
AT BREAKTHROUGH, EVERYBODY IS A TEACHER AND A LEARNER.<br />
SUMMER <strong>2022</strong><br />
23<br />
TEACHING<br />
FELLOWS<br />
10<br />
TEACHING<br />
FELLOWS WERE<br />
RETURNERS<br />
5<br />
TEACHING<br />
FELLOWS WERE<br />
BREAKTHROUGH<br />
STUDENTS<br />
9 4<br />
SUMMER STAFF<br />
5<br />
SUMMER STAFF<br />
WERE RETURNERS<br />
SUMMER<br />
STAFF WERE<br />
BREAKTHROUGH<br />
STUDENTS<br />
BREAKTHROUGH COLLEGE-BOUND GRADUATES 2020-22<br />
BREAKTHROUGH MANCHESTER<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
89<br />
82<br />
With the launch of <strong>Breakthrough</strong>’s 31st summer, a new <strong>Breakthrough</strong> tradition was born. The first<br />
day culminated in a “Clap in! Clap out!” ceremony highlighting the full cycle of <strong>Breakthrough</strong>’s<br />
six-year program. We welcomed new 7th (and, this year, some new 8th) grade students with a<br />
“Clap In” and celebrated our College-Bound graduates with a “Clap Out!” Each <strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
graduate shared their major and which college they are attending then summed up <strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
in one word including: support, community, family, growth, evolving, change, networking, and<br />
Breakalicous! This new tradition highlights <strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong>’s ultimate goal from day<br />
one - college matriculation and beyond!!<br />
MIDDLE SCHOOL<br />
STUDENTS<br />
COLLEGE-BOUND<br />
STUDENTS<br />
69%<br />
WILL BE FIRST<br />
GENERATION COLLEGE<br />
GRADUATES<br />
72%<br />
IDENTIFY<br />
AS BIPOC<br />
54%<br />
QUALIFY FOR FREE OR<br />
REDUCED LUNCH<br />
33%<br />
NON-TRADITIONAL<br />
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD<br />
(SINGLE PARENT,<br />
RELATIVE, FOSTER)<br />
66%<br />
SPEAK LANGUAGE<br />
OTHER THAN ENGLISH<br />
AT HOME<br />
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FY 22<br />
REVENUE<br />
FOUNDATION 27%<br />
CORPORATION 4%<br />
INDIVIDUALS* 32%<br />
INVESTMENTS 15%<br />
ENDOWMENTS 22%<br />
TOTAL 100%<br />
*INCLUDES GIFTS TO ENDOWMENT<br />
EXPENSES<br />
BREAKTHROUGH ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2021–<strong>2022</strong><br />
Margaret I. Ford, Ph.D., Southern New Hampshire<br />
University<br />
Sally Green, New Hampshire Housing<br />
and Finance Authority<br />
Susan Grodman, Consultant to The Derryfield School<br />
Joan Izen, Southeastern Regional Education Service<br />
Center (SERESC)<br />
Carolyn Leary, Carolyn Leary Events, LLC<br />
Dan Regan, Southern New Hampshire University,<br />
Colby Sawyer College, and University of New<br />
Hampshire<br />
BREAKTHROUGH MANCHESTER STAFF 2021–<strong>2022</strong><br />
Deb McLoud<br />
Executive Director<br />
SUMMER 70%<br />
PROGRAM<br />
SCHOOL YEAR 20%<br />
PROGRAM<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE, 5%<br />
INVESTMENT, <br />
PHILANTHROPY<br />
MARKETING 3%<br />
& COMMUNICATION<br />
PROFESSIONAL 2%<br />
DEVELOPMENT,<br />
DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS<br />
<br />
TOTAL 100%<br />
Ben Gentry<br />
College-Bound Administrator<br />
BREAKTHROUGH SUMMER <strong>2022</strong> STAFF<br />
Irv Richardson, NEA-New Hampshire<br />
L. Jonathan Ross, Primmer, Piper,<br />
Eggleston & Cramer PC<br />
Steve Thiel, Southern New Hampshire University<br />
Lindley Shutz, The Derryfield School<br />
Debra McLoud, <strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong>,<br />
Executive Director<br />
Chau Ngo<br />
Program Director<br />
Matt Long<br />
Interim Program Director, Summer <strong>2022</strong><br />
BREAKTHROUGH MANCHESTER<br />
2021-<strong>2022</strong> DONORS<br />
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY CHAMPION<br />
$25,000 AND UP<br />
Chris and Michael Cikacz<br />
Cogswell Benevolent Trust<br />
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY PARTNER<br />
$10,000-$24,999<br />
Donna Anne Poulack Foundation<br />
Pauline Elkin<br />
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation<br />
Lacy Foundation<br />
Samuel P. Hunt Foundation<br />
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY LEADER<br />
$5,000-$9,999<br />
Anonymous(1)<br />
Samantha and Tony Baldini<br />
Rhenea and Dan Regan<br />
Saab Family Foundation<br />
Margaret Wheeler and Garvin Warner<br />
Feed NH<br />
Irving Foundation<br />
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY SPONSOR<br />
$1,500-$4,999<br />
Ella F. Anderson Trust<br />
Jennifer and Charles Baker<br />
Linda and Brad Benson<br />
Mary Halpin Carter and<br />
Christopher H. M. Carter<br />
Ellie and David Cochran<br />
Pamela Grich and Louis Fink<br />
Jaye R. and Charles S. Goodwin<br />
Jennifer and Bob Grunbeck<br />
Lauren and Michael Hines<br />
Laurie and Jim Lamp<br />
Kristen and Mark Lande<br />
Lubrano Family Charitable Foundation<br />
Jamie and Jamie Pagliocco<br />
Kathy and Jon Ross<br />
Meg and Phil Tatro<br />
Felicia and Joel Vargas<br />
“You think of kids saying, “I don’t want to<br />
go to school.” Kids look forward to going to<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> and having the fun of learning.<br />
That is very hard to do and <strong>Breakthrough</strong> does<br />
that so well! I always think about, if I make it<br />
one day, who am I going to support and it’s<br />
definitely <strong>Breakthrough</strong>. It was more important<br />
than college for me to get me where I am<br />
today. Hopefully I can help more in the future.”<br />
— Susan Beaudry Blinn,<br />
BTM Student and Teaching Intern<br />
Alumna<br />
Michele and Bill Zorn<br />
Laura and Mick Cullen<br />
Earl “Bud” Smith Scholarship Fund<br />
Keller Companies<br />
KW Charity Inc.Primmer, Piper, Eggleston &<br />
Cramer PC<br />
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY<br />
UNDERWRITER<br />
$500-$1,499<br />
Anonymous<br />
Rebecca Snider and Jack Beard<br />
Eric C. Chang<br />
Kristina Isakovich and Richard Critz<br />
Donna Lenz-Dolman and Steve Dolman<br />
Lisa and Erik Drake<br />
Susan Grodman and Steve Epstein<br />
Alice J. and Brian K. Handwerk<br />
Marilee and Keith Handwerk<br />
Shaye and Jared Hardner<br />
Pat and Marcus Hurlbut<br />
Mary Kenison<br />
Erin and John Kerwin<br />
Mary Heath and Robert Leclair<br />
Rosamond and David Lockwood<br />
Kristen and Harold Losey<br />
Debra McLoud<br />
Scott Migliori<br />
Jean Riker-O’Leary<br />
Michelle R. Roberge<br />
Tiffany Royer<br />
Joan Izen and Joel Schwelling<br />
Audrey Augun and Jim Steiner<br />
Ly and Lee Tang<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Emile Tetu<br />
Leslie and Nicholas Want<br />
Marty Nagy-Wentz and Jack Wentz<br />
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust<br />
Cambridge Trust New Hampshire<br />
Eckman Construction Co.<br />
Edward Jones Investments<br />
Elliot Hospital<br />
The Greenspan Foundation<br />
LPL Financial<br />
<strong>Manchester</strong> Rotary Club<br />
NEA New Hampshire<br />
Northeast Delta Dental<br />
Queen City Rotary Club<br />
BankProv<br />
St. Mary’s Bank<br />
TFMoran Inc.<br />
Alice Handwerk<br />
Director of Philanthropy & Communications<br />
20+ Years of Giving 15-19 Years of Giving 10-14 Years of Giving 5-9 Years of Giving<br />
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LOOK FOR BTM<br />
THE WEEK AFTER<br />
THANKSGIVING!<br />
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY FRIEND<br />
$100-$499<br />
Deb and Nancy Allen<br />
Diane Allen<br />
James Adams<br />
Sarah and Robert Ambrogi<br />
Amy and Jason Bahan<br />
Brennan Barnard<br />
Becky and Bruce Berk<br />
Shannon and John Best<br />
Tracy and Mark Blaisdell<br />
Lori and Ray Boelig<br />
Robert Boulanger<br />
Connie and Bruce Blight<br />
Susan E. Blinn<br />
Malcolm and Zola Brown<br />
Katie and Steve Burke<br />
Karen and Mark Burkush<br />
Carrie and John Bouton<br />
Annie and Rich Branch<br />
Amanda Cail<br />
Diane and Alan Carpenter<br />
Michelle and Brian Coombes<br />
Renee and Scott Dudley<br />
Rochelle and Gerald Durette<br />
Thomas Eng<br />
Joyia and Ahad Fazelat<br />
Kathleen Rutty-Fey and Erik Fey<br />
Michelle and Phil Fitzpatrick<br />
Sue Flagg<br />
Margaret Ford<br />
Bennett Freeman<br />
Kelley and John Gage<br />
Anne and Mitch Gagnon<br />
Ben Garfield<br />
Hansi and Bill Glahn<br />
Margaret Gooding<br />
Elinor Murphy and Sheila Grace<br />
Natalie and James Gray<br />
Sally Green<br />
Barbara and David Haight<br />
Lauren and Chris Hettler<br />
Betty and Tom Jipson<br />
Pam and Frank Kenison<br />
Joan Krohn<br />
Judith L. Kurtz<br />
Kevin Lane<br />
Greg Lange<br />
Barbara Letvinchuk<br />
Lauren and Paul J. Leyden<br />
Kristin and Duke Logan<br />
Philip Libby<br />
Tricia Lucas<br />
Sean Lynch<br />
Aseeb Niazi<br />
Carole Martin<br />
Holly and Bob McKinney<br />
Kate Erskine and Jolene McWhirter<br />
Jennifer D. and Gregory J. Melkonian<br />
Jon Meyer<br />
Sogole Moin<br />
Laura Russell and Frank Moltz<br />
Susan Moran<br />
Anna and Boyan Moskov<br />
Wendy and Brent Powell<br />
Shannon P Quinlan<br />
Irv Richardson<br />
Kathleen Sullivan and John R. Rist<br />
Elizabeth Richey and Ian Adelstein<br />
Amy and Mario Romilla<br />
Judy and Phil Ryan<br />
Maureen and Denny Ryan<br />
Annie and Dick Samuels<br />
Wendy and E. Charles Sanborn<br />
Breisy Sanchez<br />
Frederick Savage<br />
Anne Schmidt<br />
Mylinda and Gil Scott<br />
Wendy and Robert Shaughnessy<br />
Sarah and Rich Sigel<br />
Jed Silverstein<br />
Deb Smith<br />
Stacy and Jesse Smith<br />
Kimberly Snow-Lawlor<br />
Suzanne and Tim Soucy<br />
Andrea and David Stevenson<br />
Nancy E. Tessier<br />
Sarah A. Tessier<br />
Justin Thibeault<br />
Stephen Thiel<br />
Sandy and Jim Townsend<br />
Dr. Lyonel B. Tracy<br />
Suzanne Vachon<br />
The VanArsdale/Dewey Family<br />
Mary Alice and Louis Venuto<br />
Mary Ann and Alex Vazquez<br />
Kim Keegan and Paul Weathers<br />
Sara and Chris Wilson<br />
Fran Winneg<br />
Jenna Bee Wolf and Tyler Wolf<br />
Steve Young<br />
Gabi and William Zolla<br />
Four Seasons International Realty LLC<br />
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY<br />
CONTRIBUTOR<br />
$1-$99<br />
Anonymous<br />
Shauna Sarsfield Admirand<br />
Susan and Sean Ashley<br />
Claudette Berube<br />
Debbie and Josh Bremberg<br />
Cheryl and Gary Brown<br />
Jessica Cantin<br />
Luke M. Chapdelaine<br />
Carolyn Cicciu<br />
Karen and Harry Colella<br />
Steven and Candis Cosgrove<br />
Dylan Cruess<br />
Janice Devine<br />
Jenny Boesch and Timothy Dining<br />
Binh Doan<br />
Deborah and James Dorsey<br />
Lisa Durocher<br />
Susan and Rick Fenton<br />
Shane Fitzpatrick<br />
Emily Newick and Steve Gaughan<br />
Alexander Georgeou<br />
Ben Godbout<br />
Gail and Gary Gordon<br />
Jocelyn Guillemette<br />
Linda Couture and Donna Guimont<br />
Linda Heath<br />
Jan Hicinbothem<br />
Elise and Jim Hood<br />
Joy Jaworski<br />
Thomas Kallechey<br />
Patricia and Mark Kegel<br />
Carolyn and Mike Leary<br />
Michele and Dan Leclerc<br />
Judy and Ed Lemire<br />
Jana Lipman<br />
Ellen Little<br />
Dawn Lohmann<br />
PROGRAM PARTNERS<br />
Matt Long<br />
Ann Lyford<br />
Kristin and Terry McGovern<br />
Katharine A. McNaughton<br />
Drew Mokas<br />
Catharine and Mason Newick<br />
Chau Ngo<br />
Arlene O’Connor<br />
Anja and Christian Paulsen<br />
Mary and Justin Perkins<br />
Kathryn and Edward Staub<br />
Michelle and Daniel Taffe<br />
Sam K. Theodosopoulos<br />
Susan Torrance<br />
Amy Turcotte<br />
Mary Ann and James Watt<br />
Tina and Alex White<br />
Caroline Wilson<br />
Marti Yarington<br />
Did you know<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong><br />
participates in the<br />
NHGives campaign each June.<br />
We raised $12,385 to support 4 students<br />
and received an additional $580 bonus<br />
for our success!<br />
GIFTS IN KIND<br />
Anonymous<br />
Ellie and David Cochran<br />
Matt and Nancy Comai<br />
Kathy and Jon Ross<br />
Isles of Shoals Steamship Company<br />
R.C. Brayshaw & Company, LLC<br />
Star Island Corporation<br />
Studio Mystic/Michelle Lambert Creative<br />
20+ Years of Giving 15-19 Years of Giving 10-14 Years of Giving 5-9 Years of Giving<br />
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ENDOWED FUNDS<br />
BREAKTHROUGH MANCHESTER<br />
GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS<br />
Deb and Nancy Allen<br />
Susan Czerepak<br />
David Flagg<br />
Sue Hannan<br />
Kevin Kintner<br />
Cindy and David Migliori<br />
Janet Reilly<br />
Michael Tessier<br />
Sam K. Theodosopoulos<br />
Daniel and Jessie Brasley Wood<br />
DONORS TO ELKIN TEACHING<br />
FELLOWSHIP ENDOWED FUND<br />
Established with a challenge grant from Pauline<br />
and Martin Elkin to provide financial aid and<br />
scholarships for summer Teaching Fellows.<br />
Steven B. Dunnere<br />
Clare Cail<br />
Pauline Elkin<br />
Melissa Granetz<br />
Jill Teeters and David Lamothe<br />
Danielle and Morgan Llewelyn<br />
Laura and Eric Long<br />
Walt Milne<br />
DONORS TO JOEL VARGAS<br />
ACHIEVEMENT FUND<br />
Established in honor of Joel Vargas, the<br />
first <strong>Breakthrough</strong> student to become a<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> Director; this fund supplements<br />
our students’ academic experiences.<br />
Margaret Ford<br />
Meghan Kelleher<br />
Jane and Brian McCoy<br />
Maureen and Denny Ryan<br />
Adriana T. Smith<br />
Felicia and Joel Vargas<br />
SAVE THE DATE<br />
MARCH 15, 2023!<br />
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS<br />
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY<br />
Collin, Bud Smith Scholar enjoying spirit day!<br />
BUD SMITH SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Bud Smith, Past President of the Kiwanis Club<br />
of <strong>Manchester</strong>, believed in Kiwanis’ mission<br />
to support the children of <strong>Manchester</strong>. Bud<br />
believed in having fun with fellow members<br />
while working toward that mission. Therefore,<br />
the Bud Smith Scholar award is given to a<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> student who shows academic<br />
excellence while collaborating with peers and<br />
showing us everyday that learning can be fun.<br />
JAYME’S FUND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE<br />
Scholarships for Success! Provides need<br />
based scholarships for middle, high school,<br />
and college-bound students. Jayme’s Scholar<br />
is awarded to a 7th grade student who is<br />
academically successful, a creative thinker,<br />
socially conscious, and motivated to make the<br />
world a better place.<br />
OUR FIRST IN-PERSON EVENT IN THREE YEARS!<br />
BREAKTHROUGH TRIFECTA!<br />
CHAU - MATT - CAROLINE<br />
When Chau Ngo shared her graduate<br />
school plans in the spring, we all<br />
wondered, what will <strong>Breakthrough</strong> do<br />
without Chau? What will Chau do<br />
without <strong>Breakthrough</strong>? A painfully shy<br />
5th grader at the time she applied to<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> as a student, Chau is now<br />
a compassionate, composed leader and<br />
advocate for educational equity.<br />
Although bittersweet, we are so excited<br />
and proud Chau will be strengthening<br />
her skillset with the pursuit of an MEd<br />
in Education Policy and Analysis<br />
at Harvard University’s Graduate<br />
School of Education. With a full Urban<br />
Fellow Scholarship and a passion for<br />
educational equity, Chau will study<br />
how organizations like <strong>Breakthrough</strong>,<br />
Upward Bound, and City Year fit into the<br />
big picture and contribute to the school<br />
districts they’re serving with regard to<br />
policy.<br />
As <strong>Breakthrough</strong> Program Director, Chau embraced the importance of making connections<br />
in the community and meeting students and families where they are. COVID offered the<br />
opportunity to do this, quite literally, at their homes as school supplies were personally<br />
delivered for summer 2020. Moving forward in education Chau will take this to heart and<br />
make a point to survey the community and the people she serves to get to know them. Who<br />
knows, she may come full circle back to <strong>Breakthrough</strong> once again!<br />
Fortunately, Matt Long was able to jump in on the heels of Chau to join us as Interim<br />
Program Director for <strong>Breakthrough</strong>’s 31st summer. As a former Teaching Fellow, Operations<br />
Coordinator, and Director of Student and Teacher Success, Matt could quite literally hit the<br />
ground running. Because, as those of you know who have experienced a <strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
summer, it never slows down!<br />
The timing worked perfectly. Matt had just completed a 1-year position as the Education<br />
& Workforce Development Program Coordinator with ARMI (Advanced Regenerative<br />
Manufacturing Institute) and would not be starting his new job with Spark Academy as<br />
Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO) Coordinator until the new school year.<br />
We are delighted to welcome Caroline Wilson, BTM Teaching Fellow (2019 & 2020)<br />
and Operations Coordinator (2021) back to the <strong>Breakthrough</strong> team as our new Program<br />
Director. A University of New Hampshire, alumna from the class of 2021, Caroline joins us<br />
after a year in Salt Lake City as the Volunteer and Event Coordinator at The Family Support<br />
Center. Drawn to Utah by her love of skiing, Caroline missed her family and friends in New<br />
Hampshire. <strong>Breakthrough</strong> offered the perfect opportunity for her to come home!<br />
With three <strong>Breakthrough</strong> summers on her resume, she was a quick study and already has<br />
some great ideas and events in the works for <strong>Breakthrough</strong>’s upcoming school year program.<br />
Both <strong>Breakthrough</strong> faculty and students were so excited to hear she was coming back and<br />
we can’t wait to see the creativity and fun she will bring to <strong>Breakthrough</strong> programming!<br />
20+ Years of Giving 15-19 Years of Giving 10-14 Years of Giving 5-9 Years of Giving<br />
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2108 River Road, <strong>Manchester</strong>, NH 03104<br />
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED<br />
On the first day of school at<br />
McLaughlin Middle School,<br />
a teacher shared:<br />
“Alex ran up to me and<br />
said I changed his life.<br />
Of course, I asked<br />
how and he said<br />
recommending<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong>. I laughed,<br />
as it was clearly not me,<br />
but rather <strong>Breakthrough</strong><br />
that was the game<br />
changer. All day long<br />
I heard the cheers and<br />
stories of how great it<br />
was. One of my students<br />
even said it made her<br />
nicer!! I have never<br />
heard such rave reviews.<br />
They can’t wait to<br />
return next summer!”<br />
MANCHESTER<br />
at The Derryfield School and<br />
Southern New Hampshire University<br />
CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE!<br />
breakthroughmanchester.org<br />
603.641.9426<br />
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