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Press Releases

2009-2010 School Year

• Former Board Member Cole Finegan to Donate Guest Bartending Tips to DPS Foundation: July 7 at Denver Press Club, 5 - 7p.m.
• DPS Foundation Board of Directors Elects Three New Members, Announces New Slate of Officers
• Denver Public Schools Foundation Launches Employee Giving Campaign with Matching Gift from Superintendent Boasberg
• Annual Celebration of Denver Public Schools Raises

  $800,000 to Support Students and Schools
  

• Denver Public Schools Foundation Names Sarah Dixon as
  Director of Marketing & Communications
• Denver Public Schools Foundation Receives Grant from Qwest Foundation
• Denver Public Schools Foundation Awards Nearly $60,000 in Grants to Schools
• Denver Public Schools Foundation Names Kelly Brough and Roxane White to Board of Directors
• Denver Public Schools Foundation Names Alison Kolwaite as Senior Director of Development
• Denver Public Schools Foundation Annual “Achieve” Gala set for
  April 20, 2010
• DPS Foundation Awards Over $50,000 in Grants to Schools

2008-2009 School Year

• DPS Progress Continues on State Tests

• Denver Public Schools Foundation Names Qwest VP Sharon Montgomery to Board of Directors
• 2009 Annual Celebration of Denver Public Schools Raises $900,000 for Student Achievement
• 2009 “Achieve” Gala to Raise Funding for Denver Public Schools
  Sponsorships and tickets now on sale to support programs that promote student achievement
  
• Denver Public Schools Foundation Names New President and CEO
• Denver Public Schools Foundation Names New Board Members
• TeleTech Employees Forego Holiday Party to Volunteer at Local Public School
• The Drè Bly Foundation Shares an American Tradition with Immigrant and Refugee Students in Denver Public Schools
• Comcast Presents DPS Foundation with Over $12,000 for Programs that Improve Student Achievement
• Shop Whole Foods Market Capitol Hill Sept. 18 to Help Denver Public Schools
• Denver Broncos and NFL Provide New Field at DPS All-City Stadium and Launch New Tackle-Football League for Denver Middle School Students
  

2007-2008 School Year

• 300 Denver Public Schools Students Attend Free Summer Camp
  Nonprofit community joins forces to ensure DPS students stay engaged in quality learning activities during summer break

• Denver Public Schools Foundation Names New Board Members
  Rob Cohen, Brooke Johnson & Margot Pinto join board

• Denver Public Schools Foundation Names Kristin Richardson as New Board Chairperson

• 2008 Annual Celebration of Denver Public Schools Raises Nearly $1.2 Million for Student Achievement

• Janus Capital Group Makes Three-Year, $3 Million Commitment To Improve Teacher Recruitment, Training and Retention in Denver Public Schools

• Scopia Capital completes $400,000 grant to the Denver Public Schools Foundation

• DPS Foundation Awards Over $96,000 in Grants to Schools

• Denver Public Schools Foundation Receives Grant from U.S. Bancorp Foundation

• DPS Foundation launches second year of the School Partners Program

• Piper Jaffray Supports New Elementary School Science Program