Welcome to Summer Search Silicon Valley where change has begun for students in 25 East Bay, Peninsula and San Jose schools!
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News
On September 30th, over 300 friends gathered at the 2nd Annual Where Change Begins Dinner at the Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club. We raised nearly $225,000 and were able to recognize our students and the people dedicated to helping them transform their lives. Funds raised from the event will ensure that more disadvantaged students continue to receive the life-changing mentoring and summer experiential education opportunities that are at the heart of the Summer Search program. Please click here to donate to Silicon Valley's Where Change Begins Dinner, or here to watch videos from the event.
Summer Search Silicon Valley is the recipient of a prestigious 2008 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder Award. The award, given to two local community agencies, includes a $200,000 grant and leadership training for our executive director and one program associate.
Giving Back
Changing the Face of Leadership
Omar ’09 shared his story with over 250 guests at our first major fundraising dinner this September. “The changes of every Summer Search student are lighted by single pivotal decisions. When strung together, these small decisions add up to create a significantly different path,” he said. Since his Outward Bound program in Alaska, Omar has given back to his community by cleaning animal exhibits at the Oakland Zoo, repairing trails in San Jose, and working with kids at a First Lego League Competition.
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With your help we can grow our student base to 125 by 2010!
Results
In 2008, we served 82 students from 27 referring schools.
sophomores and juniors successfully completed their challenging summer programs.
We increased our sophomore class by 25%.
of our seniors went to college this fall - 94% were the first generation in their families to do so!
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