"Say Yes to Education" set for Saturday at the Carrier Dome
‘Say Yes Day’ set for Saturday at the Dome
2/29/2012 3:11:45 PM | Men's Basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Saturday men's basketball game against Louisville will host its second annual 'Say Yes Day' at the Carrier Dome which will celebrate Say Yes to Education and the commitment of its supporters to citywide education transformation.
During the game which starts at 4:00 p.m., everything inside the Dome will be “Say Yes” to recognize the largest school improvement program of its kind in the nation for more than 20,000 students in the Syracuse City School Districts.
Leading up to Say Yes Day, several area businesses and foundations have contributed to the Say Yes Scholarship Endowment Fund, which is managed by the Central New York Community Foundation. These commitments, along with those from individual donors, have been matched dollar for dollar by SRC, Inc., a local research and development company based in North Syracuse.
SRC, Inc., announced a challenge match of $5 million to the Say Yes Scholarship Endowment Fund at last year's Say Yes event at the Dome. The scholarship fund provides last dollar scholarships to Syracuse City School District graduates attending the colleges and universities that partner with Say Yes to Education–particularly the SUNY and CUNY institutions.
“Say Yes is deeply appreciative of these generous gifts,” says Mary Anne Schmitt-Carey, president of Say Yes, Inc. “Thousands of students will benefit from new opportunities because of this support, helping to create better outcomes for our college-ready students. With this gift leadership, we will continue to build on the momentum to ensure the success of Say Yes.”
About Say Yes to Education – Syracuse:
Say Yes is a landmark collaboration that brings the SCSD, SU, Say Yes to Education, Inc., the Syracuse Teachers' Association, the Syracuse Association of Administrators and Supervisors, the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, the American Institutes for Research and a diverse group of Syracuse area corporate, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations together to organize people, time, money and resources to support city students.
Syracuse is the first community in the United States committed to ensuring that all public school students can afford and succeed in college. Say Yes operates chapters located in Hartford, Conn., New York City and Philadelphia, but Syracuse is the first Say Yes chapter to embrace an entire city school district, making it the largest school improvement program of its kind in the nation. In December 2011, Say Yes announced that Buffalo, N.Y., would be a Say Yes chapter.
Say Yes Syracuse students who attend 10th, 11th and 12th grade, and graduate from a Syracuse City School District high school are eligible for free college tuition at Say Yes compact colleges in New York state. Additionally, 5,100 students are enrolled in after-school programs with local community-based organizations, and approximately 2,200 students are expected to attend Say Yes Summer Camp this year. An estimated 350 college students will be hired to work as Enrichment Specialists in Say Yes summer camps.
For more information on Say Yes Day or the Say Yes Syracuse program, visit: http://www.sayyessyracuse.org, or contact Susan Dutch at 315-443-1525; sdutch@syr.edu. You can also follow Say Yes on Twitter at @SayYesSyracuse, and on Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/48andbr.
Local supporters include:
M&T Bank
Hueber Breuer Construction Co. Inc.
Alliance Financial Charitable Foundation
King & King Architects
Printing and Promotional Solutions
Empower Federal Credit Union
Dupli Envelope and Graphic Corp
Knowledge Systems and Research
Anheuser-Busch
Security Mutual Life Insurance
During the game which starts at 4:00 p.m., everything inside the Dome will be “Say Yes” to recognize the largest school improvement program of its kind in the nation for more than 20,000 students in the Syracuse City School Districts.
Leading up to Say Yes Day, several area businesses and foundations have contributed to the Say Yes Scholarship Endowment Fund, which is managed by the Central New York Community Foundation. These commitments, along with those from individual donors, have been matched dollar for dollar by SRC, Inc., a local research and development company based in North Syracuse.
SRC, Inc., announced a challenge match of $5 million to the Say Yes Scholarship Endowment Fund at last year's Say Yes event at the Dome. The scholarship fund provides last dollar scholarships to Syracuse City School District graduates attending the colleges and universities that partner with Say Yes to Education–particularly the SUNY and CUNY institutions.
“Say Yes is deeply appreciative of these generous gifts,” says Mary Anne Schmitt-Carey, president of Say Yes, Inc. “Thousands of students will benefit from new opportunities because of this support, helping to create better outcomes for our college-ready students. With this gift leadership, we will continue to build on the momentum to ensure the success of Say Yes.”
About Say Yes to Education – Syracuse:
Say Yes is a landmark collaboration that brings the SCSD, SU, Say Yes to Education, Inc., the Syracuse Teachers' Association, the Syracuse Association of Administrators and Supervisors, the City of Syracuse, Onondaga County, the American Institutes for Research and a diverse group of Syracuse area corporate, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations together to organize people, time, money and resources to support city students.
Syracuse is the first community in the United States committed to ensuring that all public school students can afford and succeed in college. Say Yes operates chapters located in Hartford, Conn., New York City and Philadelphia, but Syracuse is the first Say Yes chapter to embrace an entire city school district, making it the largest school improvement program of its kind in the nation. In December 2011, Say Yes announced that Buffalo, N.Y., would be a Say Yes chapter.
Say Yes Syracuse students who attend 10th, 11th and 12th grade, and graduate from a Syracuse City School District high school are eligible for free college tuition at Say Yes compact colleges in New York state. Additionally, 5,100 students are enrolled in after-school programs with local community-based organizations, and approximately 2,200 students are expected to attend Say Yes Summer Camp this year. An estimated 350 college students will be hired to work as Enrichment Specialists in Say Yes summer camps.
For more information on Say Yes Day or the Say Yes Syracuse program, visit: http://www.sayyessyracuse.org, or contact Susan Dutch at 315-443-1525; sdutch@syr.edu. You can also follow Say Yes on Twitter at @SayYesSyracuse, and on Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/48andbr.
Local supporters include:
M&T Bank
Hueber Breuer Construction Co. Inc.
Alliance Financial Charitable Foundation
King & King Architects
Printing and Promotional Solutions
Empower Federal Credit Union
Dupli Envelope and Graphic Corp
Knowledge Systems and Research
Anheuser-Busch
Security Mutual Life Insurance
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