Breakthrough Manchester 2022 Annual Report

ENDOWED FUNDS
BREAKTHROUGH MANCHESTER
GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Deb and Nancy Allen
Susan Czerepak
David Flagg
Sue Hannan
Kevin Kintner
Cindy and David Migliori
Janet Reilly
Michael Tessier
Sam K. Theodosopoulos
Daniel and Jessie Brasley Wood
DONORS TO ELKIN TEACHING
FELLOWSHIP ENDOWED FUND
Established with a challenge grant from Pauline
and Martin Elkin to provide financial aid and
scholarships for summer Teaching Fellows.
Steven B. Dunnere
Clare Cail
Pauline Elkin
Melissa Granetz
Jill Teeters and David Lamothe
Danielle and Morgan Llewelyn
Laura and Eric Long
Walt Milne
DONORS TO JOEL VARGAS
ACHIEVEMENT FUND
Established in honor of Joel Vargas, the
first Breakthrough student to become a
Breakthrough Director; this fund supplements
our students’ academic experiences.
Margaret Ford
Meghan Kelleher
Jane and Brian McCoy
Maureen and Denny Ryan
Adriana T. Smith
Felicia and Joel Vargas
SAVE THE DATE
MARCH 15, 2023!
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
Collin, Bud Smith Scholar enjoying spirit day!
BUD SMITH SCHOLARSHIP
Bud Smith, Past President of the Kiwanis Club
of Manchester, believed in Kiwanis’ mission
to support the children of Manchester. Bud
believed in having fun with fellow members
while working toward that mission. Therefore,
the Bud Smith Scholar award is given to a
Breakthrough student who shows academic
excellence while collaborating with peers and
showing us everyday that learning can be fun.
JAYME’S FUND FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Scholarships for Success! Provides need
based scholarships for middle, high school,
and college-bound students. Jayme’s Scholar
is awarded to a 7th grade student who is
academically successful, a creative thinker,
socially conscious, and motivated to make the
world a better place.
OUR FIRST IN-PERSON EVENT IN THREE YEARS!
BREAKTHROUGH TRIFECTA!
CHAU - MATT - CAROLINE
When Chau Ngo shared her graduate
school plans in the spring, we all
wondered, what will Breakthrough do
without Chau? What will Chau do
without Breakthrough? A painfully shy
5th grader at the time she applied to
Breakthrough as a student, Chau is now
a compassionate, composed leader and
advocate for educational equity.
Although bittersweet, we are so excited
and proud Chau will be strengthening
her skillset with the pursuit of an MEd
in Education Policy and Analysis
at Harvard University’s Graduate
School of Education. With a full Urban
Fellow Scholarship and a passion for
educational equity, Chau will study
how organizations like Breakthrough,
Upward Bound, and City Year fit into the
big picture and contribute to the school
districts they’re serving with regard to
policy.
As Breakthrough Program Director, Chau embraced the importance of making connections
in the community and meeting students and families where they are. COVID offered the
opportunity to do this, quite literally, at their homes as school supplies were personally
delivered for summer 2020. Moving forward in education Chau will take this to heart and
make a point to survey the community and the people she serves to get to know them. Who
knows, she may come full circle back to Breakthrough once again!
Fortunately, Matt Long was able to jump in on the heels of Chau to join us as Interim
Program Director for Breakthrough’s 31st summer. As a former Teaching Fellow, Operations
Coordinator, and Director of Student and Teacher Success, Matt could quite literally hit the
ground running. Because, as those of you know who have experienced a Breakthrough
summer, it never slows down!
The timing worked perfectly. Matt had just completed a 1-year position as the Education
& Workforce Development Program Coordinator with ARMI (Advanced Regenerative
Manufacturing Institute) and would not be starting his new job with Spark Academy as
Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO) Coordinator until the new school year.
We are delighted to welcome Caroline Wilson, BTM Teaching Fellow (2019 & 2020)
and Operations Coordinator (2021) back to the Breakthrough team as our new Program
Director. A University of New Hampshire, alumna from the class of 2021, Caroline joins us
after a year in Salt Lake City as the Volunteer and Event Coordinator at The Family Support
Center. Drawn to Utah by her love of skiing, Caroline missed her family and friends in New
Hampshire. Breakthrough offered the perfect opportunity for her to come home!
With three Breakthrough summers on her resume, she was a quick study and already has
some great ideas and events in the works for Breakthrough’s upcoming school year program.
Both Breakthrough faculty and students were so excited to hear she was coming back and
we can’t wait to see the creativity and fun she will bring to Breakthrough programming!
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