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Boston Red Sox
In 2003, the Boston Red Sox established their educational cornerstone, the Red Sox Scholars. BELL serves as a key philanthropic partner in the program, which annually provides 25 academically talented Boston Public School 5th graders with college scholarships of $5,000 plus accrued interest. The scholarships, which are held in each scholar's name and will be paid directly to the college of their choice, are conditional upon the students maintaining their academic standing and good citizenship. In addition, Red Sox Scholars receive support from volunteers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, including some of the most renowned doctors in Boston, who offer students insight into possible health careers through special "shadow days" and other mentoring opportunities. Over 100 BELL graduates have earned the title of Red Sox Scholar since 2003.
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The Center for Summer Learning
The Center for Summer Learning and BELL work
together to improve and expand summer learning
opportunities for children. BELL regularly contributes
to the CenterĖs national conferences and advisory board
meetings, and the Center helps BELL develop partnerships with
schools and districts to expand access to the BELL Summer program.
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Fidelity Investments
As a long-time supporter of BELL, Fidelity Investments has
helped the organization to expand both the after school and
summer programs in Boston. In 2007, Fidelity demonstrated their
commitment to BELL´s mission and vision by launching two efforts:
(1) An annual fundraiser in partnership with the New England Patriots
entitled the BELL Bowl: Flag Football Challenge; (2) The six-week
"Stock Market Made Easy Program" where Fidelity volunteers give
BELL Summer scholars a firsthand introduction to the basics of
investments.
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Houghton Mifflin
Houghton Mifflin is BELL´s primary curricula partner. In addition
to providing high-quality, skills-based literacy and math curricula for BELL
After School and BELL Summer, Houghton Mifflin provides access to Edusoft ,
a powerful and innovative assessment tool that BELL uses to monitor scholarsĖ
academic progress.
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New England Patriots
BELL and the New England Patriots teamed together to create an annual
fundraiser to support the BELL Summer program. In collaboration with
Fidelity Investments, the BELL Bowl: Flag Football Challenge gives corporate
teams the opportunity to play football at Gillette Stadium for the BELL Bowl
championship trophy. All funds raised from the event are directed toward
providing educational opportunities to more children in New England.
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New Profit, Inc.
The venture philanthropy firm New Profit, Inc. (NPI) assists BELL
by providing capacity-building support and strategic advice through
The Monitor Group. Since NPI initially invested in BELL in 2001, BELL
expanded from educating 1,000 scholars to more than 8,000 scholars,
while creating a sustainable growth plan based on replicable program
models.
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New York Life
BELL´s newly-created partnership with New York Life will enable
BELL to strengthen its ability to provide high-quality, year-round
educational opportunities to children in New York City. In addition to
implementing new, skills-based curricula and assessment materials in our
after school program, New York Life will support the expansion of the
BELL Summer program throughout New York City.
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Soverign Bank
Sovereign Bank provides BELL with financing, grants and sponsorships for
annual fundraising events. These investments have paved the way for the
expansion of BELL's educational programs and enabled BELL to educate
thousands of additional scholars.
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Target
BELL and Target partnered together to create the Reading on Target initiative.
To be launched in 2008 as a component of BELL Summer, the K-3 literacy program
will provide a high-quality literacy curriculum for children beginning the
summer after kindergarten in an effort to counter the summer learning losses that
many children experience in reading.
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Wilmer Hale LLP
Wilmer Hale LLP partners with BELL and provides support on a variety of
fronts including financial assistance, pro bono legal consulting, "access &
advocacy," and employee volunteer participation. Wilmer Hale LLC focuses on
innovation and entrepreneurial thinking to effect change in the practice of
law and the conduct of business will have an enormous impact on BELL and its operation.
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