Category: Philanthropy
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Highlights from CSF’s Palm Beach event
Last week, Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) hosted an event in Palm Beach, Florida at the home of CSF Board Member Remy Trafelet and his wife, Missy. It was a lovely opportunity to introduce CSF’s work to a wider audience. For 25 years, CSF has been providing scholarships so that low-income children can attend a better school. CSF…
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Forbes piece by Kerry McDonald highlights CSF participating schools
Author Kerry McDonald highlights Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) and several CSF participating schools in a new Forbes piece, “The Not-So-Secret World Of Low-Cost New York City Private Schools,” out today. McDonald, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and host of the LiberatED Podcast, regularly covers innovative schools all over the country, and we are…
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CSF President tells Fox & Friends that parents are the first educators of their children
CSF President Darla Romfo appeared on Fox & Friends this morning, discussing the need for education freedom for parents who want alternatives for their children. Speaking with co-host Ainsley Earhardt, Darla emphasized the role of parents as the first educators of their children and called for rethinking the status quo: “We all pay taxes and the…
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CSF is now accepting cryptocurrency donations
Exciting news! It is now possible to make a gift to Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies! Simply visit the donate page on our website, and click on the blue box similar to the one above, or go directly to Crypto for Charity. Enter Children’s Scholarship Fund in the “Choose a Non-Profit”…
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In Her Own Words: CSF Alumna Nicole Goes to the Oscars
By CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato I attended the 94th Oscars Award Ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood this past Sunday. As an aspiring actress, director and screenwriter, I was elated by the opportunity to be in the same room with my heroes. But how and why did I get to attend the Oscars? Amy…
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Running to Pave the Way for the Next Generation
By CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato A few times a week, well before I ever received a scholarship from the Children’s Scholarship Fund, my dad used to wake me up along with my siblings to run “King Mountain.” We lived at the top of a hill in El Sereno, a small town near East LA where…
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Holiday Gift Idea: Shop Kendra Scott, support CSF scholarships!
The CSF Young Leaders Board has partnered with Kendra Scott. From Wednesday, December 8th, through Friday, December 10th, you can shop Kendra Scott for your holiday jewelry gifts and 20% of the sales will be donated to CSF! If you are in the NYC area, visit the Kendra Scott store at 126 Spring Street on…
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CSF Alumna Lizbeth Rocha Blazes NASCAR Trails
When Lizbeth Rocha began first grade in 2007 as a CSF Scholar at a Staten Island Catholic school, it might have been hard to predict that fourteen years later she would be working as a mechanic for a top NASCAR racing team in North Carolina. Yet that’s exactly what happened. “I knew I wanted to…
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Bonanno and McGinness Elected Co-Chairs of Children’s Scholarship Fund
(Friday, November 5, New York) — Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) announced today that Matthew Bonanno and Margot McGinness have been elected co-chairs of the Board of Directors, succeeding Mike McCurry, who served as Chairman of the board since 2012 and will continue on as a board member. “We are grateful to Mike McCurry for his…
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CSF Scholars Go Back to School!
This week marked the first day of school for thousands of CSF Scholars. Happy photos celebrating the event have been pouring into the office and we want to share them with you. Click the video above and be prepared to smile. At a time of much uncertainty, it is encouraging to see the pure joy and…
