Category: Foundation Updates
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Theater Workshops, A Fashion Refresh, and New Ventures: April 2024
Down in Atlanta, towards the middle of the month, BridgeUP STEM hosted its end of year celebration for Scholars and Fellows who were graduating from the year long program in computational education. We are constantly in awe of the young women who have deciding, at their young age, that they want to make a difference…
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March 2024 Updates
Happy March! It’s officially spring – the trees are blossoming, the weather is getting warmer, and Foundation-wide, participants are gearing up for summer! Towards the beginning of the month, we had a wonderful site visit up at Cardinal Hayes to see our BridgeUP + OUT program. Scholars were back from Spring Break, and excited to get…
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January 2024 Updates
We are officially one month into the new year, and we hope everyone is feeling spirited and ready for all that is to come in 2024! This year is about leveling up, and creating excellence in everything that we do. Our BridgeUP + OUT program is well on its way this semester, with midterms and…
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Outsiders, Horse Shows, and Back to School: September 2023 Updates
Fall is in full swing and we are so excited that a lot of our programs are launching into new school years and seasons! On September 25th, the Foundation hosted a wonderful event celebrating 10 years of the Outsiders. Alongside HGB Board President, Eve Burton, Maureen Sheehan (longtime friend of the Foundation and…
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Summer Internships, Park Clean-ups, and Global Travel!: July 2023 Updates
July has come and gone, and we have some exciting updates to share! We had two wonderful site visits this month within the BridgeUP Universe. First, we had a site visit with BridgeUP: Environment at Van Cortlandt Park in Yonkers, NY. We met with Lindsay, John, and the new CEO of SCA, Lidia, along with…
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Environmental Conservation, Theater Convenings, and Science Summits:June 2023 Updates
The weather is finally heating up, bringing new experiences and memories within the Foundation. June encompassed a lot of endings as well as new beginnings. With graduation at the start of the month for our BridgeUP + OUT Scholars, they have all delved into their summer activities. The BridgeUP Environment NYC Conservation Leadership Corps 2023…
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BOLD WLN Spotlight Series: Middlebury College
The BOLD Women’s Leadership Network is making an important impact on Middlebury’s campus and beyond. Created in 2016, Middlebury College was one of the first organizations to become a part of the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network. Since its inception, it’s taken a new shape over the past couple of years. In addition to the traditional…
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Coding, Horseback Rising, and Honor Societies: February 2023 Updates
In the month of February, we had some very exciting updates and adventures across the Foundation. The month started off with some wonderful site visits down South, touching base with our Empowering Youth vertical and our HGB team visiting our BridgeUP: STEM and BridgeUP: Giddy UP programs! Our first stop was to the campus of…
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Track Captains, Cabarets, and Fellowships: January Updates 2023!
This year is off to a wonderful start across all our verticals, with January bringing exciting updates for many of our programs! In our BridgeUP + Out Program, one of our students from Cardinal Hayes High School, Lucas, was featured on News 12, the Bronx, to talk about his role as team captain for the…
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Spectaculars, Fellowships, and Helen Trailblazers: November 2022 Updates!
November has been fruitful and brought many exciting updates! HGB’s programs are nearing the end of the year, but have not slowed in achievement and progress. In our Empowering Youth vertical, our BridgeUP+OUT program in the Bronx is winding down in its first semester, with the Class of 2023 Scholars getting their college applications submitted…