Dear Friends,

The Coronavirus pandemic has certainly interrupted our daily lives.  We hope you are all doing everything you can to keep yourself, your loved ones and your neighbors as safe and healthy as possible.  To do its part in that effort, and after much careful consideration, the Board of The Amanda Rose Laura Foundation has decided to cancel this year’s Promise Fulfilled Cocktail Reception that was scheduled for May 1st at the J.W. Marriott Essex House in New York.

We regret we won’t be getting to introduce you to some of the worthy and impressive recipients of our recent grants and scholarships who would have been speaking to you at this year’s Reception. So far this year, the Foundation has funded a new program in the Philadelphia area called Restorative Practices in Action, whose mission is to prepare a community of inner-city teachers to better educate minority youth. The Foundation has endowed three new Amanda Rose Laura Scholars at NJ LEEP, and awarded two other students a stipend for college visits.  We have also endowed a Model UN Scholarship to two needy students at Mount St. Mary Academy, and outfitted new Student Ambassadors at Chicago Math & Science Academy. Please see our 2019 newsletter to see all of the other things we have accomplished in the past year.

The Foundation is grateful for your generosity, and we have no doubt this year’s Cocktail Reception would have been as grand a success as last year’s. Rest assured that the Foundation will not be deterred from continuing its mission to fund extra- and co-curricular programs that provide students in underserved areas with resources they otherwise would go without.  Your continued support despite the cancellation of the event would be ever more meaningful. Please consider making a donation now. 

Additionally, our 2nd Annual Amanda Golf Classic will take place on September 28th at Essex Fells Country Club and we will be sending you more information about that outing in the near future. 

With your help, we will keep Amanda’s dream alive of helping enhance educational opportunities for those in need, one child at a time.

 

With our deepest gratitude,

Rosemary Laura

NOTE: This event has been cancelled.

The third annual Promise Fulfilled Cocktail Party will be at the JW Marriott Essex House in NYC. Details to follow!

We helped hundreds of underserved students this year, and we couldn’t have done it without you! This year, thanks to your generosity, we were able to provide extraordinary educational experiences which will impact hundreds of children in need. We couldn’t have done it without you! Thank you for your continued support of The Amanda Rose Laura Foundation. As you choose your year-end charitable donations, please consider making a donation to continue Amanda’s mission to level the playing field and enrich the lives of underserved children. Read on to see all we have accomplished this year. We have many more plans for 2020 as we continue to change the world one child at a time. 2019 Grants Funded three Amanda Rose Laura Teaching Fellows We provided funding to three Teach for America corps members and alumni to develop and implement innovative and impactful projects. Molly Harris, Chicago Fellow We funded Molly’s middle school Model United Nations project at KIPP Academy. In the spring, Molly brought a group of middle school students to New York City for the Model UN Conference. This team worked throughout the school year developing their skills for the event. Aleanbh Finn, New Jersey Fellow We funded Aleanbh’s robotics program, which includes a daily robotics course and two robotics competition teams. Aleabnh says, “Thanks to the Amanda Rose Laura Foundation I was not only able to purchase the iPads needed for student success in the program, but I was able to register an additional team and accept more students into our program!” Catarina Ribeira, New Jersey Fellow We funded Catarina’s data-driven intervention reading program, in which students who have fallen behind in reading develop foundational reading and phonics skills. Catarina says, ” “If we don’t want children to see reading as a chore, we need to offer it to them as a gift.” Granted the Amanda Rose Laura Fulbright Scholarship to Laura Moeller The Foundation funded Laura’s participation in the annual Berlin Conference of Fulbright Grantees. Laura is pursuing a career in education policy and plans to continue Amanda’s mission of bringing people of different cultures together and changing the world through education. Awarded three Amanda Rose Laura Scholars We partnered with NJ LEEP’s college preparatory program to award three Amanda Rose Laura Scholars. This year’s scholars are Ashley Laveriano, Jadsika Sivaranshan, and Remi Amokomowo. These scholarships fund all aspects of the college application process, including ACT prep, interviewing skills, college visits, application and financial aid assistance, and transition to college life. Sponsored a student to attend this year’s Model UN competition We awarded The Amanda Rose Laura Model UN Scholarship to Vanessa Sousa. This grant allowed Vanessa to attend the Model UN competition in Washington DC. Vanessa, whose family suffered the loss of her dad last year, said “This [grant] not only lifted a financial burden from my shoulders but it also provided light to a bright future after a dark time.” Worked to improve the inequitable NYC high school application system We granted the Amanda Rose Laura Education Law Fellowship to Laura Petty, a second-year student at Fordham Law. She will work with Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice to find solutions to the flawed and inequitable New York City high school application process. Partnered with Let’s Get Ready in Philadelphia In November, The Foundation partnered with Let’s Get Ready (LGR) and funded two Philadelphia LGR transition coaches who will be known as Amanda Rose Laura Fellows. Rachelle St. Fleur, a student at Drexel University, and Jasmine Hassan, a student at Temple University, will coach underserved high school students in the Philadelphia area with the support they need to navigate the college application, financial aid, and enrollment process. They will also help those students navigate college life once accepted and matriculated. 2019 Fundraising Events Raised money while spinning to Amanda’s favorite songs We held our second annual Spin Into the New Year spinning event in January. We spun to Amanda’s favorite songs while raising money for The Foundation. Held our second annual Promise Fulfilled Cocktail Party In May, we held our second annual Promise Fulfilled Cocktail Party to raise money for The Foundation. This year’s party was on the rooftop of the Yale Club in New York City. It was a sold out event and a great fundraising success. The first annual Amanda Golf Classic In September we held our first Amanda Golf Classic at Essex Fells Country Club in New Jersey. With dozen of generous sponsors and nearly 100 golfers, the outing raised significant funds for future Amanda Rose Laura Scholars and Fellows. Upcoming Foundation Events May 1, 2020: 3rd Annual Promise Fulfilled Cocktail Reception at the iconic Essex House Hotel on Central Park South in New York City September 28, 2020: 2nd Annual Amanda Golf Classic at Essex Fells Country Club in Essex Fells, NJ. Go to arlaurafoundation.org or follow us on Facebook (ARLFoundation) or Instagram (@arlaurafoundation) for more details.

 

The event will be an 18 hole scramble format golf tournament

All proceeds benefit The Amanda Rose Laura Foundation

Monday, September 16, 2019

9:30 am until 6:00 pm

Essex Fells Country Club

Essex Fells, New Jersey

Click HERE for details.

See pictures from the 2019 Promise Fulfilled Cocktail Party on our Facebook page here.

Please join us on Friday May 3, 2019 on the Rooftop of the Yale Club for our second annual Promise Fulfilled Cocktail Party Fundraiser. For full details click here.

Enjoy a Full Open Bar, Hors D’oeuvres, music, and informative speakers who will discuss the Grants and Scholarships that the Foundation has funded this year and how we are making a difference in Amanda’s name one child at a time. To purchase tickets or to donate to the event please go to https://promisefulfilled2019.splashthat.com

Don’t delay as this event sold out last year! We hope to see you there!

Our second annual Spin Fundraiser was a huge success!  A great time was had by all as we raised money for the Amanda Rose Laura Foundation.  A special thank you to Prime Cycle in Hoboken NJ and its wonderful staff that donated their time and 100% of the proceeds to the Foundation!