Do you want to help ensure that Learn To Be's free online tutoring service continues to be accessible to children in underserved communities? Please vote for the Learn To Be Foundation in the Chase Community Giving Program by December 11, 2009!

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Chase Community Giving is a program run by Chase that will allow Facebook users to vote for local charities and non-profits, and help direct Chase corporate philanthropy dollars to eligible organizations in the following focus areas: education, healthcare, housing, the environment, combating hunger, arts and culture, human services, and animal welfare. The grassroots campaign aims to inspire a new way of corporate philanthropy.

The eligible charity receiving the most votes will be awarded $1 million, the top five runners-up will receive $100,000 each and the 100 finalists, including the top winners, will be awarded $25,000 each. Additionally, a special Advisory Board led by prominent national philanthropists will allocate $1 million to the nominated charities of its choice.

Chase will use Facebook to allow participants of the Chase Community Giving program to select local causes and organizations in need of support focused on the issues that matter most, enabling those organizations to make further tangible progress toward their missions. Voting for Round 1 ends December 11. Voting for Round 2 ends January 22, 2010 and the top charities will be announced on or around February 1. See Official Rules: http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/home/rules

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In partnership with Project Access, the Learn To Be Foundation hosted its first annual Family Fun Day at King Elementary School in Cypress on Saturday, November 14, 2009. To promote the importance of education and healthy living, the event featured an NBA-sponsored "Dribble, Dish & Swish" contest, obstacle courses, educational games, and arts and crafts.

We would like to congratulate the following winners of our local "Dribble, Dish & Swish" contest:

Age 7/8: Noah Benjamin

Age 9/10: Joseph Kim

Age 11/12: Soo Rim Lee

Learn To Be partners with Project Access year-round to provide free online tutoring for its residents. Project Access is a statewide affordable housing nonprofit that offers on-site education, health and social services for low income communities.

Special thanks to all Learn To Be staff and volunteers for creating a memorable day!

My name is Jen, and I am one of the marketing and communications interns here at Learn To Be. I graduated from the University of California, Riverside with a B.S. in Business Administration, and being fresh out of college, I sought to gain experience in the marketing field. Luckily for me, Learn To Be was looking for interns with that exact area of interest. I'd like to take a moment to share some details of the incredible experience that I’ve had with this organization over the past couple of months.

I have had the privilege of working side by side with the team, which allowed me to contribute my talents and gave me the opportunity to learn something new every day. I was able to utilize my event planning experience when I helped plan Learn To Be's 1st Annual Family Fun Day. In addition, my duties included marketing and recruiting new tutors on UC Irvine’s campus as well as at the Walk For Hope Fundraiser, and researching for different projects which I later presented to the staff. Each task was a learning experience for me, and I found myself enjoying it and feeling that my time was well spent.

Through this internship I gained a great sense of how a nonprofit organization is run, which helped me realize that the little things we do can make a big difference. In school I was taught that in order to market a product/service well, one must believe in their product/service. However, I didn’t understand its true meaning until I began working for this organization. Learn To Be gives all children an equal opportunity to be educated, which is a service that I am proud to represent.

Learning, teaching, and service are the core values of this company. These are carried out not only through the advanced technology of the online classrooms and outstanding abilities of its tutors, but also through the passion and drive of the people who make it all possible. I am fortunate to have worked with these individuals who have made such a high impact on others, including myself, and I am excited to watch and hopefully help the organization progress as I know it is destined for great things.

A special thanks goes out to the organization for giving me the opportunity to learn and grow with the company. I will carry all that I have learned with me in my future endeavors.

Jennifer Tokunaga
Marketing and Communications Intern, Fall 2009

Meet Learn To Be interns Jennifer Tokunaga and Heather Pycz!

The Learn To Be Foundation will present its first annual Family Fun Day at King Elementary School in Cypress on Saturday, November 14, 2009. The event will feature a "Dribble, Dish & Swish" contest, sponsored by the NBA and Pepperidge Farms, as well as exciting games designed to encourage children to reach their academic potential. Project Access residents and students at King Elementary School are invited to come experience the fun of education and healthy living.

For more information about this event, please contact us at (714) 463-1333. We look forward to seeing you and your families there!