CARVER 2010-2011 REVIEW2011-2012 UPDATEREPORT TO OUR COMMUNITY

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The Carver World

The Carver Foundation of Norwalk reaches nearly 5,000 individuals each year through a blend of community, educational, enrichment and recreational programs, as well as summer camp and spring and fall national college tours.

In addition to its busy community center and family support services, free afterschool programs led by certified, motivated and skilled teachers and other qualified staff and volunteers are based within Norwalk’s four middle schools and two high schools. Carver provides a parade of opportunities to disadvantaged youth that build skills and ignites imaginations. Carver sets and keeps students on a trajectory toward graduating on-time and being college-ready.

Carver helps disadvantaged youth go as far as their individual talents will take them.

BUILDING LIFETIME ACHIEVERS

Report designed by US DAILY DIGITALMap courtesy of Discover Norwalk

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CARVER IS LIFETIMEeducationenrichmentrecreationgraduationachievement

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Robert BradyCoastal Orthopaedics, P.C.

Isabel CruzGE Capital

Trip HoffmanCushman & Wakefield

Cristina LintonDeloitte & Touche

Louis Schulman Norwalk Transit

James Thompson, Jr.Connecticut Light & Power

David TurnerMcKesson Health Solutions

Norman Weinberger, M.D. Optimus Health Care

President EmeritusCharles Burns

Past PresidentDiana Napier

Immediate Past PresidentLeo Mellow

Executive Director/ Ex OfficioNovelette Peterkin

Governance and Leadership

Special Advisor

Richard Whitcomb

Strategic Planning Group

Alexandra BaudouinCommunity VolunteerBarbara CoxCommunity VolunteerMichael Gregorich Stone Point CapitalJack RyanSVP Human Resources, GE CapitalJanine SmithMarketing ConsultantJonathan WhitcombDiserio Martin O’Connor & Castiglioni LLPRichard WhitcombThe Richard and Barbara Whitcomb Foundation

Board of Directors

Janis Curtis, President William Pitt, Sotheby’s

Lydia Barron, Vice-PresidentJNET

Richard Baudouin, TreasurerInfinity Aviation

Valerie Watson, SecretaryPatriot National Bank

Janine Smith, Assistant SecretaryMarketing Consultant

Simon Sumberg, Esq., Legal CounselPrivate Legal Practice

Marie AllenNorwalk Public Schools

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Mission

To help children reach their greatest potential by providing educational, social and recreational programs in a positive, safe and fun environment.

Carver Milestones

Academy Street named after • Carver’s longtime former Executive Director, Richard N. Fuller.

Significantly increased the annual • budget mid-year with donors helping Carver meet demand for its afterschool programs.

Added paid internships and work • opportunities for Carver High School students.

Carver’s nomination wins• Norwalk’s place among the nation’s “100 Best Communities for Young People” as judged by the America’s Promise Alliance for the second year in a row.

Raised the private support required • to provide all of Norwalk’s 10th and 11th graders with the PSAT exam dur-ing the school day, until now only avail-able to the few who could afford the fee and time on a weekend.

Carver’s basketball league, encom-• passing 16 teams for 4th through 8th graders, won five basketball titles last season.

Carver’s outdoor basketball court • was replaced.

Norwalk High School students • communicated with peers in the Ni-caraguan barrio, Sonrisa de Dios, via Facebook and Skype during the school year and visited them last summer.

Recommended by the Fairfield • County Community Foundation, GreatSchools, the nation’s leading source of information on school perfor-mance, chose Carver to help pilot their new program called College Bound, an online approach to helping parents raise college-ready high school graduates.

Winning the Neighborhood Excel-• lence Award from Bank of America provided Carver’s Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director with special yearlong management training; Carver also received an Organizational Effectiveness assessment by Bridgespan.

The City of Norwalk won for a second time a place among the nation’s “100 Best Communities for Young People,” as declared by the America’s Promise Alliance and ING. Dozens of students from West Rocks Middle School gathered with city leaders and afterschool providers in the Media Gallery at Stepping Stones Museum for Children to watch the America’s Promise announcement live in Washington, DC.

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Dear Mission Partners,

This report will show a tremendous increase in programming for our youth made possible by the significant investments of resources and trust by our mission partners. Chief among these are the Carver Board of Directors and its President, Janis Curtis, the Carver Strategic Planning Group, and our Special Advisor and chief advocate, Dick Whitcomb. This report will at best offer a mere glimpse of the complete story that defines our growth last year and the pace that continues today. What we are together striving to achieve is much larger than Carver alone.

Caver’s vision can be summed-up in one word: Community.

Community is created at Carver, whether at our community center or in Norwalk’s public schools, through mutual trust, mutual belonging. Community is the to-and-fro movement of respect and support between youth, their families and our community partners, where each one gives and each one receives. Carver’s community includes many volunteers and donors from Greenwich to Westport.

Broadening our ideas about where, when, and how learning happens, and with the help of many, we are creating richer learning pathways that help young people gain the skills necessary for lifelong learning. We offer a seamless learning environment that can help promote school success and stem summer learning loss, and efficiently use resources to help close the Achievement Gap.

Carver kids are rich in heart and mind. We expose youth to new opportunities, aligning our work with school and district standards and curriculum.

We encourage families to reinforce academic and developmental messages at home. We champion each young person’s success.

Where Carver especially flourishes is in igniting the imaginations of our youth, their families, our many program partners, volunteers and donors as to what is possible. Thank you for joining us in making dreams come true for Norwalk’s underserved but incredibly capable youth.

Sincerely,

Novelette PeterkinExecutive Director(Photo Credit: Olivier Kpognon)

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We are deeply grateful to Dr. Susan Marks and Norwalk’s school principals and teachers for embracing Carver’s PLUS afterschool initiatives. We were able to reach hundreds more youth in the schools they attend. Carver invested more than $1.2 million in bringing new resources and opportunities to the budget-challenged Norwalk Public Schools.

It is fitting for this report to praise the legacy of the late Richard N. Fuller, a longtime educator who dedicated his life to the children of the Carver. Mr. Fuller served as Executive Director for 26 years until his retirement in 2004. Mr. Fuller’s vision and example will live on in the countless lives he shaped and in the confidence he imparted to everyone who works to give all children an equal chance at achieving success in school and beyond. To honor his service, the Norwalk City Council renamed Academy Street “Richard N. Fuller Way.” We applaud the city for this consideration and share the immense loss of this community with the Fuller Family. His contributions to the children of Norwalk will surely be missed.

On behalf of the Carver Foundation Board Members, I extend our heartfelt gratitude to you all for your steadfast commitment, your unselfish donations of dollars and time, and your unwavering support for the success of students of Norwalk. We look forward to long lasting relationships working together for the future of our children, leaving our society better than we found it!

Sincerely,Janis Curtis, Board President

Greetings,

As I complete my first year as President of the board, recalling the months gone by and looking forward to the months to come, my immediate sentiments are to highly commend the members of the Board of Directors, our visionary Executive Director, Novelette Peterkin, her staff and Carver’s parents and youth for all we are able to accomplish together. Many young lives are being changed, many academic careers are being enhanced and improved, and many expectations and aspirations are soaring. We are ever more determined to promote life-long achievers.

This year presented many challenges as well as accomplishments. Through it all we narrowed the Achievement Gap for Caver kids. The Carver Board was able to strategically increase Carver’s 2010-2011 budget mid-way through the year and then went on to exceed our new budget by year-end. We honor our many friends who made this possible with their gifts by naming later in this report. One person who served as Carver’s most exuberant advocate

was Mr. Dick Whitcomb, the former headmaster of St Luke’s School, New Canaan. Dick joins me in thanking everyone for their undying commitment to putting the success of the children first.

We owe the continued effective governance of Carver to our Board and its committees. These are dedicated and capable individuals who believe in the Carver mission and work tirelessly to create social change.

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CARVER IS EDUCATION“Carver plays a critical role in supporting the education of students in Norwalk Public Schools. It is through a shared vision that together we make a difference for the many students who participate in Carver’s programs.” -Dr. Susan Marks, Superintendent of Schools

L-R: The Nicaragua “Fabulous 8” Team: Melissa Gabriel, Ajanique Fullard, Amber Whitaker, Ny-Aja Boyd, Novelette Peterkin, Shelda Pierre, Smana Seradieu and Norwalk High School teacher and Carver staffer Donna Ellett

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largest “Achievement Gap.” Programs maintain a 9:1 ratio and are led by certified teachers hired from within the participating schools. Utilizing the extensive in-kind support of school facilities, the program budget is further leveraged through the use of volunteers with professional skills. Partnering agencies such as FIRST Lego (robotics), Shakespeare on the Sound, CPEP (STEM projects), Maritime Aquarium and Sound Waters provide in-depth hands-on exposure to many academic and enrichment disciplines.

Academic EnrichmentAfrican DrummingBook ClubsCareer FairCartooningCASPER (elementary students)ChessGirl ScoutsCMT/PSAT/CAPT/SAT Preparation sessionsCollege PrepCollege Scholarship FundCollege ToursCookingCreative WritingFinancial Literacy (for both youth and parents)Forensic ScienceHands-on-Science

Intense AlgebraLatin DanceKarateMaritime ScienceMentoringNicaPhoto – sharing photos with peers in NicaraguaNutrition and WellnessPoetryPublic SpeakingRoboticsTutoring VideographyVisual Arts

Teen Center Life SkillsMovie NightsProject MALERap TuesdaySistah-to-SistahTeen Explosion NightsTeen ForumsValentines Party

RecreationBasketball LeaguesField TripsNorwalk Grassroots TennisSafe HavenSoccer LeaguesSummer CampSummer Run (Basketball)

The Carver Afterschool PLUS Programs

Most of Carver’s budget and energy is devoted to its free afterschool PLUS (Perseverance, Leadership, Understanding, Success) program conducted in its community center and

in Norwalk Public Schools currently reaching 695 youth. PLUS operates four days a week, three hours a day, and offers nutritious snacks. The students are recommended to Carver by their guidance counselors and teachers. Each day’s programming is evenly balanced with academics, enrichment, and recreation to address deficits that contribute to the nation’s

(Photo Credit: Olivier Kpognon) L-R: Dr. Susan Marks, Superintendent of Norwalk Public Schools; Dr. Elizabeth “Betty” Molina Morgan, current CEO of America’s Promise Alliance Grad Nation, former superintendent of Washington County Schools in Maryland, 2010 American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year, Carver 2011 Child of America honoree; Governor Dannel Malloy; Novelette Peterkin

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CommunityBlack History CelebrationBreakfast with Champions Family Day & EventsHalloween PartyHoliday Parties (throughout the year)Mothers and Others CelebrationParent Academy Step Dance Cheer Talent ShowcaseThanksgiving Food Drive and Gift Baskets

Shakespeare at Carver

Following the successful Shakespeare experience at Carver’s Summer Camp, Shakespeare on the Sound designed a residency this school year just for Carver kids. As the 10-week residency takes Carver students through Romeo and Juliet, the students are developing their own scenes and responses to the play. Students learn about acting, directing and writing, while enhancing vocabulary, critical thinking and writing skills. They focus on scenes that allow them to think through important social issues like bullying and parent-child conflict that the play highlights.

Each session is a discovery of the students’ own voices and Shakespeare. The sessions include creative movement, voice work, acting, text analysis, vocabulary building, writing and improvisation. All the programs are interactive, with students up on their feet, together, figuring out Shakespeare and what he has to say about issues that mean so much to us today.

When our campers were asked last summer – if any of them would want to be actors – almost all their hands shot up. The first answer they gave as to why was that acting and putting on a play “would make people in the audience happy.”

Filling a Gap in Norwalk Public Schools

“I want to send a heartfelt thank you for the awesome gift given our students today. We had 706 BMHS students take the PSAT today. Thank you for allowing us to really show students how important the PSAT test is to their education and future. It is one thing to say it. It is another thing to invest the time and money to make it happen. Students REALLY understand that. I hope my words

have adequately expressed my gratitude and that you feel very, very proud of what you did for my kids today.” Suzanne Brown Koroshetz, Principal, Brien McMahon High School

The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a program cosponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation. It’s a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT. It also gives students a chance to enter NMSC scholarship programs and gain access to college and career planning tools.

Until now this important test was available as an independent option only for those very few Norwalk students able to take the time and pay the fee on a weekend. Carver’s Special Advisor, Richard Whitcomb, learned of this gap and joined several Carver donors in making this vital opportunity available during the school day to all 10th and 11th graders at Brien McMahon, Norwalk High and Briggs High Schools on October 12, 2011.

Program Accountability

“The students at West Rocks Middle School are fortunate to have two Carver afterschool programs in our school. No West Rocks students would have school-based afterschool programs if Carver, under the leadership of Novelette Peterkin, did not provide them with the generous support of its many donors. Carver’s impact with West Rocks students through the years is demonstrated by their steady academic gains on the CMT. West Rocks School is no longer on the state Needs Improvement List. I consider Carver a vital member of the West Rocks community.” Dr. Lynne Moore, Principal

Since 2005, 100% of our high school seniors continue to graduate on-time and 86% graduate college-ready.

Carver tracks student progress with the support of the UCONN Center for Applied Research and the CT State Education Department endorsed APLUS System evaluation software. Monthly parent meetings address issues,

concerns, and opportunities. Student Showcase events provide Carver youth the opportunity to “show off ” their new skills and accomplishments.

The Carver Theory of Change being measured: Youth Development Programming (e.g., afterschool, summer learning, service learning, college preparation and visitation, and career development programs) leads to 1. Psychological Development (e.g., positive self esteem, academic and social efficacy), 2. Social and Cognitive Development (e.g., problem solving, conflict resolution, peer refusal, and decision-making skills; positive peer relations; positive relations with caring adults; appropriate social behavior; civic engagement; abstaining from risky behaviors); and 3. Academic and Career Development (e.g., school engagement, reading and math skills, college, career and job-related skills), resulting in Educational Success.

Carver works directly with Norwalk’s superintendent and school principals to identify specific challenges and implement custom initiatives of highest impact on student achievement. Hiring motivated certified teachers from each school effectively extends the school day for both teacher and student and gives us a deep and consistent (even confidential)

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Carver student assembles a component of the robot his team is constructing to compete in the na-tional FIRST Lego robotics competition.

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understanding of individual student progress. Recruiting outside professionals to facilitate exceptional enrichment programs provides teachers with new tools and resources.

The Connecticut State Department of Education’s Bureau of Accountability and Improvement recently reported that Norwalk Public Schools are improving at a rate that outpaces the rest of the state. West Rocks Middle School, the school where Carver has worked the longest, is one of two middle schools to be removed from the state’s “watch list.” Roton Middle School recently met the federal benchmarks on the Connecticut Mastery Test with the highest results in the city.

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CARVER IS COMMUNITY

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Girl Scout Council of Southwestern Connecticut

Grassroots Tennis

Greater Schools

Human Services Council

Kids Helping Kids

LEAP New Canaan

Maritime Aquarium

Mid-Fairfield Child Guidance Center

NEON

City of Norwalk

NicaPhoto

Norfield Congregational Church

Noroton Presbyterian Church

Norwalk 2.0

Norwalk Community College

Norwalk Police Department

Norwalk Public Schools

Mayor’s Summer Youth Program

Person-to-Person

Shakespeare on the Sound

Silvermine Guild of Artists

Sister City Project

SoundWaters

St. Luke’s School, New Canaan

Stepping Stones Museum for Children

Sacred Heart University

Vision Project

Carver’s Volunteer Community More than 500 volunteers commit themselves to Carver youth and their families each year. Carver was one of the initial charities to be profiled on the new Darien-based online volunteer portal VolunteerSquare.org and Carver is a vigorous participant of the Volunteer Center and other advocates of voluntarism.

Volunteers are integrated throughout Carver’s three intense areas of afterschool programming: academics, enrichment and recreation, e.g., tutors, mentors, homework helpers, career counseling, skill-specific projects. The community center also utilizes individual and groups of volunteers for community events such as Career Fairs, talent contests, student and family awards ceremonies, Teen Explosion Nights, many holiday celebrations, and food drives. Carver’s annual Summer Camp draws many more volunteers and corporate involvement. The Fairfield County Sports Commission established its Cohen Fitness Center at the Carver Community Center. Corporate teams produce day-long events for our youth and undertake extensive renovation and clean-up projects.

The Carver Community Center The George Washington Carver Community Center remains the heartbeat of all that we do and serves as our most enduring tribute to our namesake. Here we celebrate as a community the holidays, our sports leagues, summer camp, our Kindergarten-aged program called CASPER, our PLUS Youth Development Program for middle and high school students, our youth and their many successes in a wide spectrum of awards ceremonies, career and college fairs, and Teen Explosion entertainment nights.

A planning group led by Dick Whitcomb is investigating the feasibility of refurbishing the Center with many new and updated amenities and more functional space to offer our community.

Accreditation, Licensure & MembershipsConnecticut After-School NetworkConnecticut Association of NonprofitsConnecticut Department of Children and Families Connecticut Department of Public Health Connecticut Department of Social ServicesConnecticut Office of Policy and ManagementConnecticut State Department of Education National After-School AssociationNorwalk Department of Public Health Norwalk ACTS

Community Partnerships2-1-1 Infoline

ACHIEVE

Alpha Kappa Alpha

America’s Promise Alliance

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Bridgespan Group

City of Norwalk Department of Youth Services

CPEP - CT Pre-Engineering Program

East Norwalk Public Library

Fairfield County Sports Commission

Fairfield Prep

FIRST Lego Robotics

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New Canaan’s St. Luke’s School, St. Aloysius School and ABC House all conduct numerous initiatives for Carver youth. Noroton Presbyterian and many other churches also produce important annual events for Carver.

The GE Fairfield Hub of the Hispanic Forum and the GE Capital Americas-Bank Loan Group produced a health education day called “BEE Healthy” (Balance, Exercise and Eating well) for the Carver’s summer campers. Pepperidge Farm, GE, The Connecticut Food Bank and the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County partnered to bring the Back Pack nutritious food program to the Carver kids this year and pledged to continue the program for years to come.

Zachary Loweth, a New Canaan High School freshman, built five benches for the new Carver outside basketball court for his Eagle Scout Leadership Project.

Although their office moved from Norwalk to Stamford, a group of employees from 1 to 1 Media/Peppers & Rogers Group gave Carver a back to school boost with a day of painting, cleaning and helping us organize in preparation for the new school year.

Alexis Ehrlich brought her Hip Hop Mathematics to our CASPER elementary students, teaching math using music and dance movements.

Dozens of Pepperidge Farm, Inc. volunteers spent the day painting interior and exterior surfaces, cleaning bleachers in the gym, organizing storage closets, landscaping the playground, removing and pruning trees and installing new playground equipment such as a new merry-go-round. Then they had energy left over to engage Carver kids in musical chairs, a serious basketball game, and a game of “Knock Out.”

William Pressley, a retired IBM executive, volunteers year-round to bring technology solutions to Carver. Bill also arranged for IBM to match his very generous personal gift this year to sponsor one of Carver’s middle school robotics teams.

Norwalk Afterschool & Beyond

The City of Norwalk was recognized twice by the America’s Promise Alliance as one of the 2010 and 2011 “100 Best Communities for Young People.” Modeled after the spirit and principles of America’s Promise, Carver is working with Norwalk 2.0 to create Norwalk Afterschool & Beyond (norwalkpromise.org), an interactive online tool to show all opportunities available to Norwalk’s youth.

In May 2011, Carver organized a citywide celebration at Norwalk Community College recognizing Norwalk being named one of the nation’s “100 Best” and to begin showcasing the promise of Norwalk Afterschool & Beyond. Nearly 500 youth, service providers, community leaders and an America’s Promise Alliance representative from Washington DC attended. Carver will produce the next annual “100 Best” celebration on Thursday, March 1, 2012. The goal of Norwalk Afterschool & Beyond is to create conversations and inspire sharing between afterschool and summer providers and school teachers and administrators about

their respective goals and how our community can work in concert with those goals for the benefit of each youth. This new tool will help steer limited resources toward identified need.

Participant information will steadily shape decisions about which programs are effective at attracting and retaining youth. Norwalk Afterschool & Beyond will communicate the impact and cost-effectiveness of the area’s afterschool programs as well as the existence of any gaps in services. This vital initiative will help build public will for supportive policies and investments for the benefit of Norwalk’s youth.

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Carver Center Programs StudentsCASPER 60 students

Jr. YDP 45 students

Sr. YDP 30 students

High Impact Programs StudentsIntense CMT 30

Intense Algebra (Nathan Hale) 30

Intense Algebra (Roton) 30

High Impact Initiatives StudentsPSAT for all 10th and 11th graders 585 Norwalk High School students

(over 80% took the test)

PSAT for all 10th and 11th graders 707 Brien McMahon High School students (over 90% took the test)

High Impact Initiatives StudentsNathan Hale Middle School 90 students

PONUS Middle School 90 students

Roton Middle School 90 students

West Rocks Middle School 90 students

Brien McMahon High School 30 students

Norwalk High School 50 students

PLUS Academic Programs Individuals Served by Carver

Town of Residence Actual 2011Darien 125

Greenwich 71

New Canaan 265

Norwalk 3650

Stamford 295

Other 415

Total 4821

Estimated EthnicityAsian 14

Black 2200

Hispanic 1412

Native American 0

White 1180

Other (specify) 15

Unknown 0

Total 4821

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CARVER IS CELEBRATION

Photo Credit: Olivier Kpognon

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Carver Celebrations

Child of America Annual Gala

Nearly 300 friends from across Lower Fairfield County came together on Friday evening, June 3rd, to enjoy a spectacular evening at Darien’s Wee Burn Country Club. Guests gave a record-breaking $313,000 to celebrate the greatly expanding work of the Carver Foundation of Norwalk. Pepperidge Farm received the Community Builder annual award. Elizabeth “Betty” Molina Morgan, Ph.D., the leader of the America’s Promise Alliance Grad Nation and the former superintendent of Washington County Schools in Maryland and 2010 American Association of School Administrators National Superintendent of the Year, received our Child of America award. Keynote Speaker, Ray Dalio, CEO of Bridgewater Associates, spoke movingly of the need for all youth to receive an excellent education.

Guests enjoyed cocktails on the veranda, an elegant dinner and rousing live auction and stayed until midnight not willing for the evening’s joy to end. What the evening celebrated, the success of Norwalk youth, will never end.

(Photo Credit: Olivier Kpognon) Keynote Speaker, Ray Dalio, CEO of Bridgewater Associates, being introduced (and surprised) by old friends.

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(Photo Credit: Olivier Kpognon) Janine Smith, Child of America Gala Chair

Past Child of America Honorees

The Child of America award honors leaders in the fight for educational opportunity and a just society. Past honorees were Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Roger Wilkins, in 2002, the first year of the award; Helene Gayle, MD, President and CEO of CARE USA; James Comer, MD, the Maurice Folk Professor of Child Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine; Geoffrey Canada, CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone; Cynthia Thompson, National Chair of The Girl Scouts of America; Cornell Leverette Moore, Esq., Grand Sire Archon-Elect, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity; the Reverend Dr. James Alexander Forbes, Jr., Senior Minister Emeritus of Riverside Church, NY, NY; Richard Fuller, the past Executive Director of the Carver Center (1978-2004); and in 2010Debo P. Adegbile, director of litigation for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Carver Connection Parties

In addition to Carver’s annual gala, individuals offer their homes and private clubs and committees form to help organize wonderful gatherings for friends and neighbors to learn about the work of Carver. Three such parties were organized last spring and summer in Darien, New Canaan and Rowayton. Hundreds of people enjoyed fine food and fellowship while learning about and advancing the mission of Carver.

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Carver Hero: Ny-Aja Boyd CarverHeroes.org

Some Carver kids can benefit from even more than what our already brimming programs offer. Ny-Aja Boyd is such a student. These are our PLUS PLUS students. We take special care to provide as many specific resources and relationships as their ambition, talent and hard work can embrace.

Ny-Aja is an 11th grader at Norwalk High School, president of her class, a school cheer leader, and a member of the National Black MBA Association’s Leaders of Tomorrow debating society. Ny-Aja is a regular traveler on Carver’s national college tours and a part-time staff member at Carver’s community center. Ny-Aja will be the first generation college graduate in her family. For Ny-Aja there is no Achievement Gap. Carver (you and Carver) stand in the Gap to help her across. And what a joy it is to see her vault the challenges.

Ny-Aja recently received Shakespeare on the Sound’s inaugural Young Scholars Fellowship, designed to support and further the artistry, literacy and scholarship of local pre-college

talent. Ny-Aja is receiving one-on-one training from nationally recognized artists and scholars throughout the year, culminating in both her enrollment in the English-Speaking Union’s annual Shakespeare competition and involvement in Shakespeare on the Sound’s celebrated annual summer production.

Ny-Aja also has a heart for those more disadvantaged. Participating in another Carver program, this past summer Ny-Aja joined Novelette Peterkin, her art teacher and five of her classmates to travel to Nicaragua where she spent a week with her peers with whom she had communicated all year long via Skype and Facebook. They worked on community projects together. Ny-Aja returned all the more determined to achieve her goals and to remember those far less fortunate.

Ny-Aja’s successes and stunning future are as much your doing as hers. Your support helps to bridge the Achievement Gap for Carver kids. As stubborn as this shameful statistic is for the state (Connecticut has long endured the nation’s largest Achievement Gap), Carver kids graduate on-time and college-ready. That is our promise to them – and to you.

Ny-Aja Boyd, Carver student

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Ny-Aja Boyd tutoring at the Carver Community Center

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CARVER IS THANKFUL

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2010-2011 Review

Financial Accountability Audited Financials for the year ending June 30, 2010

Audited Financials for the year ending June 30, 2011Total Assets $ 797,676Total Current Liabilities $ 191,120Total Net Assets $ 606,556

Total Revenue $2,226,230Total Expenses $2,009,551Operating Surplus $ 216,679

In - Kind & Other

5 %

Service & Program Fees

5 %

Contributions

38 %

Grants

37 %

General & Admin

12 %

FundRaising & Development

11 %

Youth Summer Programs

7 %

Youth Educational Programs

58 %

Youth Recreational Programs

5 %

Community Programs

7 %

Audited 2010-2011INCOME$2,226,230

Audited 2010-2011EXPENSES$2,009,551

Fundraisers

10 %

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Our Mission Partners

July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011

Carver sincerely thanks and seeks to recognize the many supporters who gave so generously to advance the Carver mission during the past fiscal year. Please let us know of any omissions or errors on this donor list or to request anonymity in future donor rolls. Space limitations require that we begin our list at $100 and above, though our gratitude is just as deep for all donors, including those who give in-kind gifts, regardless of their capacity to give at that level.

Carver Stars $100,000 and up

AnonymousThe Grossman Family FoundationRichard and Barbara Whitcomb FoundationState of Connecticut Department of Education

Guardian Angel $20,000.00 to $99,999Allen S. ChurchBruce and Sharon BottomleyCDBG-Norwalk Redevelopment AgencyCity of Norwalk - NEONEdward S. Moore Family FoundationFairfield County Community FoundationGE Capital, AmericasHorizon Foundation, Inc.James G. FitzpatrickMichael and Janine SmithNew Canaan Community FoundationOffice of Policy Management

Swordspoint Foundation, Inc.The Per and Astrid Heidenreich Family FoundationThe Perrin Family FoundationThe Serenbetz Family FoundationThe Community Fund of DarienUnited Way of Coastal Fairfield

Sponsor $10,000 to $19,999 Alex G. Nason FoundationAnonymousFirst County Bank FoundationGE Real EstateGoldman, Sachs & Co.Inner-City Foundation for Charity and EducationKevin and Janet CramerNear & Far Aid AssociationNewman’s Own FoundationNoroton Presbyterian ChurchPatrick and Gretchen CallaghanRichard and Alexandra BaudouinStephen and Susan Mandel

Guardian $5,000 to $9,999 Anonymous DonorAnonymous DonorBank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.Brent and Christine HaneyBruce RitterCampbell Soup FoundationCarl and Amy KuehnerFirst Congregational Church of GreenwichJon SacklerJonathan and Rachel WhitcombLinda Richardson Harper FoundationNewAlliance FoundationNorfield Congregational ChurchNorwalk Board of EducationPaul and Amy Darrah, Jr.Pepperidge Farm, Inc.Richard and Wendy BaskinRobert and Susan BishopSusan Jensen

The Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Memorial FoundationWilmot Wheeler Foundation, Inc.Wilton Congregational ChurchWilton Woman’s Club

Mentor $1,000 to $4,999 Adam and Nicole MortonAffinion GroupAlan and Marsha IngberAlexander and Karen ZaharoffAllen and Claudine SiegelAmerica’s Promise AllianceAnthony DaddinoArmen and Dede KeteyianBeiersdorf, Inc.

Bill and Barbara CoxCharles AdamsCharles and Elizabeth BurnsCharles and Julia HoffmanCitigroup FoundationCurtis and Leslie RoachDavid and Barbara BellDeloitte & Touche LLPDrs. Susan and Norman WeinbergerEric and Paula DalrympleEverett and Sarah SchenkFairfield County BankFairfield County Chapter of The Links Inc.Fairfield County Sports Commission, Inc.First Congregational Church of DarienHoward and Suzie Landis

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IBM Employee Services CenterIrwin Belk Educational FoundationJames and Deborah FieberJanice KunstJeff and Jill StuteJohn and Shona SeifertKevin and Sally MacGuireKing IndustriesLouis and Sylvia SchulmanMaurice Goodman FoundationMichael and Holly WattsMid-Fairfield Child Guidance Center IncNorwalk Children’s FoundationPatriot National BankPauline E. Fitzpatrick Charitable TrustPearl Family FoundationPompa Construction LLCReid and Sue CampbellRichard and Beth ZuckerRichard and Ellen KnightRichard and Jean BollmanRobert and Alicia WyckoffRobert and Ann EydtRobert and Carol HaskellRobert and Sharon PrinceRotary Club of New Canaan Charitable FoundationStolt Nielsen USA INCStratford and Kathleen WallaceThe WellSpring TrustTruistUBM Media LLCUBS Matching Gift ProgramUnited Church of RowaytonUSTA CTWeston Women’s LeagueWestport Rotary Club FoundationWilliam and Mary Pressley

Coach $500 to $999 Andrew KnuthAnthony and Jen WhitworthArnold M. KarpBaker Vail and Suzanne Small

Blandine LewineCharles and Anita JonesCharles and Emily Dreas IIICharles and Molly MoseleyChrist Church GreenwichChuza FoundationCommunity Health SystemsDavid and Nicole NasonDebo and Susan Haskell AdegbileDoug DooleyEdward Wynn PlautFoster Family FundGreg and Cecilia McCallGregory and Donna WilsonHarry Donenfeld FoundationJames and Lestina TrainorJamie and Alison Von KlempererJim and Margaret RileyJohn and Diane LevinJohn and Gretchen StevensJudith TimollKarl ChevroletLunsford Richardson, Jr.Manuel and Nadine SchultzMatt and Maggie KelleyMatthew and Mary Elizabeth PetersonMBI, Inc.Mike and Cecilie JedlickaMissy SmithNabi and Fatou NiangNathaniel and Mary YordonNew England Insurance ServicesPeter and Page MorrisonPolly Perkins-JohnsonR. T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc.Ray and Amy RiversRobert DoranRowayton Volunteer Fire DepartmentRussell Gaudreau, IIIRuth FreemanSean and Emily BryanSimon and Ileen SumbergSt. Matthew’s ParishSteve and Sandy Ward

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Carver student assembles a component of the robot her team is constructing to compete in the national FIRST Lego robotics competition.

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