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Foundation competes for $15,000 in Plante Moran Cares Charity Contest

Cherry Creek Schools Foundation is competing for up to $15,000 in the Plante Moran Cares Charity Contest. (Click here to vote!) We need to make it through three rounds of voting, and the first round ends on Oct. 29. Only the top 20 most voted on charities will move onto Round 2.

It's so easy; here are the three steps: Follow this link wshe.es/oS8zbIPH, type in your email and hit vote! You can vote every 24 hours.

Right now, we are falling behind other charities who have mobilized hundreds of their supporters to vote. We know there are many incredible causes who are competing alongside us, but Cherry Creek Schools Foundation hits home for every family in the district. Our programs have far-reaching implications for EVERY child and educator.

What can we achieve with $15,000?

We could fully-fund at least 15 Educator Initiative Grants to provide veteran and budding teachers alike with up to $1,000 to fund everything from programmable robots and college day trips for our least-served students to vocational training programs for learners with cognitive disabilities. These grants impact thousands of our students every year!

We could continue to host our annual Cardboard Challenge and even expand our recently-launched Cardboard Challenge Club into next year.

We could continue to support our District Opportunity Grants, which funds programs like AVID for our middle-of-the-road learners across the district to chart their path to college, the STAR Mentor program to provide professional peer support for new teachers and the Reading Together program to lift our struggling readers. 

For us to support Cherry Creek Schools mission of excellence, we need your vote. Vote every day, and don't forget to spread the word to family and friends. 

Every vote counts, and It All Adds Up!

Our Impact This Year

  • Grants Awarded to Educators

    $193,000

  • Students Impacted

    53,000

  • Scholarships Awarded

    $55,000

  • Donated to Mental Health

    $122,000

  • JHL Constructors
  • United Healthcare
    United Healthcare
  • DLR Group

    DLR Group

  • Westerra Credit Union
  • GH Phipps
    GH Phipps
  • Johnson Controls
    Johnson Controls

    Johnson Controls

  • Haselden
  • Aurora Housing Authority
    Aurora Housing Authority

    Aurora Housing Authority

  • CoBank
    CoBank
  • CCA Foundation
  • Health One
  • Knoll Team
  • Adolfson & Peterson Construction
  • ANB Bank
    ANB Bank

    ANB Bank

  • CCEA
  • CU Denver
    CU Denver
  • 1st Bank
  • GH2 Architectcs
    GH2 Architectcs
  • GTC Construction
    GTC Construction
  • Kore
    Kore

    Kore

  • MA Meyer Construction
  • Plante Moran
  • RBC Capital Markets
  • Saunders
  • Stifel
  • Kaiser Permanente
    Kaiser Permanente
  • Aurora Chamber of Commerce
    Aurora Chamber of Commerce
  • Alpine Bank
  • BC Interiors
  • Butler Snow
  • Credit Union of Colorado
    Credit Union of Colorado
  • Hilltop Securities
  • HCM RATIO
  • OS Schools
    OS Schools
  • Piper Sandler & Co
  • Cuningham Architecture
  • JP Morgan
    JP Morgan
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