5 December 2006
Appreciation Night: Edison
Middle School students took time to thank parents, family members, friends and instructors for their support of the students’ participation in the Prepared 4 Life after-school program at Appreciation Night.
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3 October 2006
Prepared 4 Life announces a generous new gift from Rockwell Fund, Inc. On Sept. 19 Rockwell Fund’s Board of Trustees pledged a $300,000 multi-year grant in support of Prepared 4 Life’s ongoing operations. The grant will allocate $100,000 per year for each of the next three years to the organization’s operating fund, providing a sound base of financial stability. more...
14 September 2006
In the news: Local Business Leader Brightens Future for Kids, Houston (from Houston Business Connections). As he checked out the custom-made low-rider bicycles on display in the Ortiz Middle School gymnasium, successful tech entrepreneur Michael Holthouse was just as excited as the group of seventh grade boys who clamored to sign up for an after-school program where they will learn to build their own two-wheel works of art. more...
8 September 2006
In the news: Profitable entrepreneur invests in philanthropy (From Houston Business Journal). Houston entrepreneur Michael Holthouse has transferred his passion for building profitable businesses to developing programs in the nonprofit sector.
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25 August 2006
In the news: Unique After School Program Teaches Life Skills (from KUHF 88.7FM). Thousands of middle school students will learn life skills and character development through a new Houston-area after-school program. As Houston Public Radio's Laurie Johnson reports, Prepared 4 Life uses hip hop, low-rider bikes and drumlines to get kids excited about responsibility. more...
21 August 2006
Beyond the classroom 2006: Prepared 4 Life will offer programs at six HISD middle schools this year. On Friday, students at Ortiz Middle School will crowd into the gym not for a pep rally or an assembly, but to sign up for fun and exciting after-school activities being offered by Prepared for life.
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17 July 2006FYI [FUN YOUTH INVOLVEMENT]: STUDENTS DESIGN THEIR OWN REPORT CARDSOn July 6 Prepared 4 Life gathered a crew of innovative thinkers at the Galleria headquarters to develop the “FYI Card,” a tool to evaluate student performance in the P4L program. This brainstorming session wasn’t a typical business meeting, though. These movers and shakers were thirteen years old.
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10 July 2006
PREPARED 4 LIFE ANNOUNCES STAFF, BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Debbie Dalton has been named vice president of Resource Development for Prepared 4 Life, a non-profit organization instilling life skills, character education and entrepreneurialism in Houston middle-school students via after-school programs. more...