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Alumni Panels, Holiday Shows, and Magic Grant Success: November 2025 Updates
November began with the HGB team returning to Memphis, TN for BridgeUP GiddyUP’s annual Spectacular! Riders put on an incredible show for friends, family, and the entire Whitehaven community. Complete with a Tina Turner tribute band and a local food truck run by the parents of one of our elite riders, the event was a…
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Summer Retreats, Photovoice Presentations, and Magic Grant Winners: June and July 2025 Updates!
Summer has brought out incredible energy and achievements from across all our verticals at the Foundation. From graduation to coding camps, our Scholars and partners have made these months truly memorable. The summer began with lots of pride as our BridgeUP + OUT Scholars completed their final exams and Regents exams. The entire Class of…
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Holiday Decorating, College Visitors, and Co-Productions!: December 2024 Updates
December closed 2024 out on a high note at the Foundation! Down at Southern Blues Equestrian Center, the BridgeUP GiddyUP Team celebrated the holiday season by decorating their stable Christmas tree in true HGB fashion. They named the tree Helen in honor of none other than Helen Gurley Brown. “She is named after our most…
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February 2024 Updates
February is an extra special month here at the Foundation. On the 18th, we celebrated what would’ve been Helen’s 102nd birthday! With over a century of her, and her legacy, we honor her fearlessness and lasting impact on style and feminism. Her journey exemplifies unwavering determination to pursue her dreams, no matter the odds, 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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What are the Benefits of a Summer Camp Experience?
As the school year is coming to a close, a handful of our BridgeUP + OUT students at Cardinal Hayes are getting ready to enjoy a summer at Camp Coniston. Located in Croydon, NH, this has been an ongoing, and hugely successful crossover of two of our signature HGB programs, BridgeUP + OUT, and BridgeUP…
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College Fairs, Commencement, and Data-Viz!: May 2023 Updates
The summer is quickly approaching and our program and participants are gearing up for their seasonal plans! Our BridgeUP + OUT Scholars are getting ready for summer and gearing up for their various break plans. Some of the students will be attending Camp Coniston, as part of our BridgeUP Summer Camp program. They will be…
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BOLD WLN Spotlight Series: Colby-Sawyer College
Colby-Sawyer College is the last partner institution in our BOLD Women’s Leadership Network spotlight series! Colby-Sawyer joined the BOLD Women’s Leadership Network in 2018 and is directed by Jennifer Tockman, with Robin Burroughs Davis serving as the BOLD Lead. Colby-Sawyer’s initial cohort of BOLD Scholars was made up of seven women-identifying students in their junior…
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Site Visits, Crossovers, and New Directors: April 2023 Updates
At the beginning of the month, we had another great site visit to the Cardinal Hayes High School, visiting our BridgeUP+OUT program. The Senior students are in the process of choosing between colleges and beginning the planning process of deciding on a major. After sitting in a focus group with students from 9th-12th grade, the…
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BOLD WLN Spotlight Series: Ithaca College
The BOLD program at Ithaca College was launched in 2018 and has been a pioneering effort in celebrating the intersection of Scholars with many different identifiers, perspectives, experiences, and ambitions in a way that is designed to enrich the entire cohort. BOLD Program Director at Ithaca College, Samantha Elebiary, began working with the BOLD program…