Urban Peak
In Denver, where 47% of students graduate high school, the Urban Peak Education & Employment Program is helping teens get off the streets and come back to school and work. The organization provides support and resources to homeless youth to develop educational and life skills, achieve self-sufficiency, and permanently exit street life. Program objectives include working with youth to obtain a high school diploma or GED and gaining the skills necessary for employment. Best Buy store #211 in Denver is proud to support Urban Peak with an @15 Community Grant.
Explorit Science Center
Middle school students in Davis, CA will be learning about robotics and nanotechnology in the After School Science Program hosted by the Explorit Science Center. The program is an expansion of the school science program that addresses the need to provide meaningful experiences for students after school. Best Buy store #1396 is proud to support this program to engage a new audience of young teens in science-based careers.
| Store | Manager | Organization | Program Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164 | Michael Morris | 1 Liquid House - Littleton, CO | 1 Liquid House Without Walls | 3,000.00 |
| 1030 | Kenneth Cordova | Boys &Girls Club-Girls Inc of Pueblo County &Lower Arkansas - Pueblo, CO | Teen Services | 3,000.00 |
| 298 | Robert Mohon | Children of Promise Inc - Colorado Springs, CO | The Teen Shop | 3,000.00 |
| 212 | Joseph Smith | Colorado Springs Teen Court, Inc. - Colorado Springs, CO | Restorative Justice Sentencing Program/Teen Court Youth Volunteer Corps | 3,000.00 |
| 210 | Doug Ryan | Gold Crown Foundation Inc - Greenwood Village, CO | The Gold Crown Foundation Enrichment Programs | 3,000.00 |
| 1171 | Tracy Petrovic | Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain - Denver, CO | JA Virtual Finance Park | 3,000.00 |
| 1124 | Andrew Howell | The Tree House Center for Troubled Youth Inc - Grand Junction, CO | Bistro Program | 3,000.00 |
| 298 | Robert Mohon | Tri-Lakes Family YMCA - Monument, CO | Tri-Lakes JUMP Program | 3,000.00 |
| 211 | Branislav Petrovic | Urban Peak Denver - Denver, CO | Education &Employment Program | 3,000.00 |
| 1179 | Marcel Fehlmann | Junior Achievement of Northern California - San Jose, CA | Project SUCCEED (Students Understand Career Choices, Employment, and Education Development) | 5,000.00 |
| 1783 | Marcello Rostagni | Boys And Girls Club Of Truckee Meadows - Reno, NV | Teen Health & Life Skills | 4,000.00 |
| 364 | Vicki Derrick | Citrus Heights Police Activities League - Citrus Heights, CA | Citrus Heights Police Activities League (CH PAL) | 4,500.00 |
| 1783 | Marcello Rostagni | Deaf and Hard of Hearing Advocacy Resource Center - Sparks, NV | Camp SignShine | 5,000.00 |
| 133 | Michael Dorough | Documentary Foundation - Sacramento, CA | Doc School (short for Documentary School) | 5,000.00 |
| 349 | Von Allen | Empowering Relationships Inc - Sacramento, CA | Community Grants Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1396 | Chris Vail | Explorit Science Center - Davis, CA | Middle School After School Science Program | 5,000.00 |
| 850 | Leon Kauffmann | Family Support Council of Douglas County - Gardnerville, NV | Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program | 4,000.00 |
| 660 | Zoran Terzic | VSA Arts of California - Sacramento, CA | I CAN DO THAT! | 5,000.00 |
| 850 | Leon Kauffmann | Wild Horse Productions - Carson City, NV | Wild Horse Children's Theater Educational Arts Outreach Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1415 | Fred Thomas | Camp Fire USA - Everett, WA | Mega Club program for Low Income Children | 3,000.00 |
| 566 | Michael Kussman | Cocoon House - Everett, WA | Education &Life Skills Program serving youth who have been homeless | 3,500.00 |
| 798 | Andrea Chriscaden | Junior Achievement Of Washington - Seattle, WA | JA America Works, JA Economics for Success, JA Presents: NEFE | 4,000.00 |
| 470 | Gary Mylie | Lambert House - Seattle, WA | Weekly Groups Program | 4,500.00 |
| 477 | David Lackey | Northshore YMCA - Bothell, WA | Northshore YMCA Youth &Government | 3,000.00 |
| 592 | James Schmidt | Young Mens Christian Association of Billings - Billings, MT | YMCA Fit Kids - Youth Fitness Center | 4,000.00 |
| 451 | Ryan Parent | Chess for Success - Portland, OR | Chess for Success After-School Programs | 2,500.00 |
| 450 | Daniel Valencia | Library Foundation Inc Serving the People of Multnomah County - Portland, OR | Summer Reading 2011 | 5,000.00 |
| 451 | Ryan Parent | Portland Art Museum - Portland, OR | Drawing Workshop and The Studio | 5,000.00 |
| 1454 | Christine Allen | Portland Youth Golf Association - Portland, OR | Life Skills Experience | 3,500.00 |
| 1760 | Asher Dymoke | Spirit of Youth Foundation - Anchorage, AK | The Alaska Teen Media Institute | 5,000.00 |
| 1045 | Santiago Robleto | Adolescent Counseling Services - Palo Alto, CA | On-Campus Counseling Program | 5,000.00 |
| 120 | Charles Stanley | B R A V E People - Petaluma, CA | A BRAVE Course program offers education on safety, healthy lifestyles, self-development and self-esteem, and healthy relationships. | 5,000.00 |
| 1125 | Brendan McKeon | Chinatown Community Development Center Inc - San Francisco, CA | CHINATOWN CDC YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM | 5,000.00 |
| 187 | Brett Boxwell | MOUSE Squad of California - South San Francisco, CA | MOUSE Squad of California (MSCA) Student Tech Leadership program | 6,500.00 |
| 1761 | Caralee Woolcock | Arts-Kids Inc - Park City, UT | Arts-Teens | 3,000.00 |
| 1078 | Josh Pence | Computers for Kids - Boise, ID | Computers For Kids, Inc. | 4,000.00 |
| 944 | Jason Strawn | Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership Inc - Idaho Falls, ID | Haven Shelter school supplies, school activities, and GEDs for 16 and 17 year olds program | 3,500.00 |
| 496 | Bryan Dee | The Boys &Girls Clubs of Weber- Davis - Ogden, UT | Ogden Teen Club | 3,000.00 |
| 526 | Jason Bjelland | Treasure Valley Family YMCA - Boise, ID | Teen Leader's Club | 1,500.00 |
| 1061 | Patrick Adragna | Boys &Girls Clubs Of Monterey County - Seaside, CA | Power Period: Powering Youth Up for Academic Success | 3,900.00 |
| 1019 | Arnold Peterson | Central Coast YMCA - Salinas, CA | Teen Programs in the Alisal Community | 3,900.00 |
| 1423 | Richard Scharaga | Family Supportive Housing Inc - San Jose, CA | Teen Talk! | 3,900.00 |
| 1128 | Gregory Williams | Fighting Back Partnership - Vallejo, CA | YOU(th)LEAD | 3,900.00 |
| 499 | Ted Widger | Game Theory Academy - Oakland, CA | Game Theory Academy | 3,900.00 |
| 797 | Christian Gott | Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International - Santa Cruz, CA | Bridges to 'People Safety' for Teens With Disabilities | 3,900.00 |
| 138 | Richard Gamble | Lindsay Wildlife Museum - Walnut Creek, CA | Interpretive Guides Program | 3,900.00 |
| 144 | Linda Ruiz | Parent Advisory Council of Upward Bound Hayward - Hayward, CA | Parent Advisory Council of Upward Bound Hayward | 3,900.00 |
| 851 | Rochelle Rodriguez | Silicon Valley De-Bug - San Jose, CA | Youth Media Arts Academy | 3,900.00 |
| 499 | Ted Widger | The Mentoring Center - Oakland, CA | The Transformative Manhood Group | 3,900.00 |
| 217 | Albert Dickinson | Advocates for Children - Aurora, CO | Legacy Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1079 | Timothy Price | Alternatives for Youth - Longmont, CO | Clearview Educational Center | 3,500.00 |
| 382 | William Young | Big Brothers &Big Sisters Of Colorado Inc - Denver, CO | Denver Mentoring Programs | 3,500.00 |
| 1194 | Michael Davis | High Plains Library District Foundation - Greeley, CO | Hip Hop Mentoring Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1031 | Rachael Thompson | I Have A Dream Foundation of Boulder County - Boulder, CO | Positive Futures for Teens | 3,500.00 |
| 1194 | Michael Davis | Weld Food Bank - Greeley, CO | the Backpack Program | 4,500.00 |
| 1062 | James Best | Aware - Vancouver, WA | STATIC Clubs | 3,000.00 |
| 366 | Lisa Kelleher | Boy Scouts of America - Tacoma, WA | ScoutReach - multicultural Scouting | 5,000.00 |
| 1043 | Marcus Drummer | Future Business Leaders of America - Lacey, WA | FBLA Commitment to Community Involvement | 5,000.00 |
| 452 | Jake Astorquia | Oregon Partnership Inc - Portland, OR | Youth Line Street Teams | 5,000.00 |
| 1104 | John Zucker | Police Activities League of the Greater Portland Area - Portland, OR | Youth Leadership Program - PAL Youth Center | 3,000.00 |
| 830 | Gregory Lynch | Tacoma Art Museum Tacoma WA - Tacoma, WA | Youth Connect | 3,000.00 |
| 1058 | Jeffrey Wilson | TechStart Education Foundation - Portland, OR | Oregon Game Project Challenge | 5,000.00 |
| 839 | Nicole Dixon | Thurston Community Television - Olympia, WA | Empowering Young Minds and Voices | 3,000.00 |
| Number of Transactions: 63 | $250,000.00 | |||
Jurupa Community Partnership
Where Everybody Belongs is a middle school transition program that hinges on eighth grade leadership development. Students in Riverside, CA, who are 75% Latino, participate in cross-age tutoring and mentoring to provide a crucial backbone of support for transitioning middle school students. Teens mentor other teens to improve social and academic skills to ensure success in middle school and high school. Best Buy store 775 is proud to support the Jurupa Community Partnership with an @15 Community Grant.
Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona
The Greater Tucson Youth Leadership program targets youth ages 11 to 18 from metropolitan Tucson to create opportunities for young people to volunteer. Through its summer institute and youth leadership training, teens develop leadership skills while gaining exposure to community leaders and solving community issues. Youth will volunteer for service learning activities, such as serving on nonprofit boards, to learn how to make a difference in their own communities. Best Buy store 198 is proud to support teen volunteerism with an @15 Community Grant.
Flagstaff YMCA
When Best Buy store 1084 opened in 2007, the community was short on gathering places for teens and the proposed YMCA was still in the planning stages. A donation to the Y's capital campaign initiated a partnership that has grown in support of middle school and high school students. The YMCA stands for youth development, healthy lifestyle and social responsibility - a great match for @15, Best Buy's focus on empowering teens. This @15 Community Grant supports the college resource center that provides high school students with mentoring, inspiration for post-secondary education and resources for financial aid. The program serves students in the greater Flagstaff community, including three Native American reservations of the Navajo, Hopi, Yavapai and Apache tribes. Best Buy employees at all levels, from Geek Squad Agents to the General Manager of the store, volunteer with the YMCA to offer their expertise in addition to financial support.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ventura County
Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. The organization is a leader in one-to-one youth service for more than a century, developing positive relationships that have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of young people. Big Brothers Big Sisters serves children, ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country - including Ventura County, CA. Best Buy employees at stores 112, 113, 118, 649, 1391 and various service centers participate each year in Bowl for Kids' Sake by volunteering and bowling to raise money for BBBS of Ventura County. We are proud to support this organization with an @15 Community Grant.
| Store | Manager | Organization | Program Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253 | Davey Deffinbaugh | Arizona Quest For Kids - Phoenix, AZ | Quest for College | 8,000.00 |
| 252 | David Carroll | Boys &Girls Clubs of Scottsdale Inc - Scottsdale, AZ | Passport to Manhood | 3,500.00 |
| 1084 | Bonnie Bouschet | Flagstaff Family YMCA - Flagstaff, AZ | Teen Development and Leadership Center | 7,000.00 |
| 251 | Kim King | Junior Achievement of Arizona - Tempe, AZ | Junior Achievement's JA Finance Park(tm) | 8,000.00 |
| 251 | Kim King | Southwest Human Development - Phoenix, AZ | Southwest Human Development (SWHD) Kinship Care Teen Support | 7,500.00 |
| 253 | Davey Deffinbaugh | Valley Leadership Corporation - Phoenix, AZ | Valley Teen Leadership | 8,000.00 |
| 846 | Jeremy Goodwill | Boys &Girls Club of Pomona Valley - Pomona, CA | Teen Zone - Club 14's (for teens) | 10,000.00 |
| 725 | Dennis Peterman | Boys &Girls Clubs of Fresno County - Fresno, CA | Be Great: Youth Character Leadership &Education Development Program | 10,000.00 |
| 725 | Dennis Peterman | Boys2Men Foundations Inc - Fresno, CA | After School Tutoring &Mentoring Program | 10,000.00 |
| 108 | Jeffrey Pace | Inland Counties - Riverside, CA | Adelanto Youth Leadership | 5,000.00 |
| 131 | Todd Vorell | Reach Out West End Inc - Upland, CA | Reach Out Mentoring Program | 10,000.00 |
| 103 | En-Tan Chang | San Gabriel Valley Family YMCA - Covina, CA | Youth and Government | 5,000.00 |
| 1472 | Harry Norton | Boys &Girls Club of Tustin - Tustin, CA | The | 8,000.00 |
| 774 | Carly Montini | Young Mens Christian Association of Orange County - Tustin, CA | High School Leadership University Program | 5,000.00 |
| 396 | Ron Rich | Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County Inc - San Luis Obispo, CA | LifeBound Leadership Youth Development Program | 4,867.00 |
| 113 | Michael Kugel | VIA Foundation - Valencia, CA | Connecting to Success | 5,000.00 |
| 829 | Julio Villalobos | Creative Kids - El Paso, TX | Project TAP (Technology Arts Program) | 7,500.00 |
| 123 | Chad Henson | Culture of Peace Alliance Inc - Tucson, AZ | Youth Nonviolence Training &Leadership Program (of the Nonviolence Legacy Project) | 6,000.00 |
| 198 | Nathan Johnston | Volunteer Center Of Southern Arizona - Tucson, AZ | Greater Tucson Youth Leadership | 5,000.00 |
| 437 | Yolanda Bickerstaff | Carlsbad Explorer Post 781 Inc. - Carlsbad, CA | Carlsbad Explorer Post 781 Inc. (summer academy) | 6,000.00 |
| 1187 | Thomas Halpin | The Boys and Girls Clubs of San Dieguito - Solana Beach, CA | Keystone Club | 5,000.00 |
| 118 | Vana Barberis | Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Ventura County Inc - Camarillo, CA | Ventura County Site Based Mentoring Program | 10,000.00 |
| 118 | Vana Barberis | Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley - Santa Paula, CA | Keystone Clubs | 5,000.00 |
| 118 | Vana Barberis | Future Leaders of America - Ventura, CA | Equality in Education for Underserved Youth | 5,000.00 |
| 393 | Margie Kenney | P F Bresee Foundation - Los Angeles, CA | Goals for Life Leadership/Mentoring | 7,000.00 |
| 649 | Adelelynn Clorina | YMCA of Southeast Ventura County - Thousand Oaks, CA | Youth &Government Program | 8,000.00 |
| 1511 | Edwin Rios | Youth Speak Collective - Pacoima, CA | Youth Council Program | 8,000.00 |
| 150 | Jeffery King | Boys &Girls Club of Redlands Inc - Redlands, CA | Keystone Leadership Club | 5,000.00 |
| 110 | Stephen Stessman | Boys &Girls Club of Southwest County - Temecula, CA | Teen ....Lead &Serve | 8,000.00 |
| 775 | Richard King | Jurupa Community Partnership - Riverside, CA | WEB - Where Everybody Belongs, a middle school cross-age tutoring, mentoring transition program | 9,000.00 |
| 109 | Daniel Park | Boys and Girls Club of Santa Monica Inc - Santa Monica, CA | College Bound - Is for Everyone! | 10,000.00 |
| 1109 | Brett Sheppard | Jobs for Arizonas Graduates Inc - Phoenix, AZ | JAG Opportunity Awareness Program - Greater Phoenix | 10,000.00 |
| 1002 | Brett Goldsmith | Mercy Housing Southwest - Denver, CO | Peace Pals Teen Program | 5,000.00 |
| 485 | Xan Lapointe | Southwest Valley Regional YMCA - Goodyear, AZ | Southwest Valley Family YMCA Teen programming | 7,500.00 |
| 866 | Raymond Addington | Boys &Girls Club of Farmington - Farmington, NM | Graduation to Career | 8,000.00 |
| Number of Transactions: 35 | $249,867.00 | |||
Hope's Door
Hope's Door offers a program on teaching nonviolence to 13-15 year olds who have experienced family violence and are living in a shelter or counseling facility. The program's goals are to prevent relationship violence, decrease bullying, and help teens articulate goals. Incorporating the Theory of Possible Selves, the program steers youth away from risky behavior by offering alternatives and encouraging personal responsibility. Best Buy store 202 in Plano, TX is proud to support Hope's Door with an @15 Community Grant.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas
The Teen Big Initiative matches local high school juniors and seniors with second grade students in a one-to-one mentoring relationship for the school year. As the mentor, the high school student experiences volunteerism and leadership while developing a cultural awareness to the needs of at-risk children. Little brothers and sisters receive encouragement, tools to overcome adversity, and a vision of success through their role model. More than a dozen Best Buy employees at store 940 in Abilene, TX support Big Brothers Big Sisters as volunteesr and as supporters of this @15 Community Grant.
| Store | Manager | Organization | Program Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1775 | James McCoy | Boys &Girls Club of Collin County - McKinney, TX | Boys &Girls Clubs Keystone Club | 5,000.00 |
| 58 | Craig Brown | Dallas Challenge Inc - Dallas, TX | STEPS for Success | 5,000.00 |
| 202 | David Gonzales | Hopes Door - Plano, TX | Teaching Nonviolence to Teens (TNT) | 5,000.00 |
| 77 | Brian Mast | Young Mens Christian Association of Ardmore Oklahoma - Ardmore, OK | Teen leadership club | 2,500.00 |
| 1080 | Arthur Alexander | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Louisiana Inc - Lake Charles, LA | Adult/Child Mentoring Program | 5,000.00 |
| 238 | Corey Davis | Iea Inspire Encourage Achieve - Beaumont, TX | Juvenile Delinquency Prevention &Intervention Services | 5,000.00 |
| 1545 | Tammy Wilturner | Junior Achievement of the Golden Triangle - Beaumont, TX | JA Economics for Success | 5,000.00 |
| 865 | Marc Tompkins | Montgomery County Youth Services Inc - The Woodlands, TX | Youth Group Workshops and Counseling Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1397 | Jonathan Burdick | The Glori Foundation Inc - Humble, TX | Tutoring and Mentoring Program | 5,000.00 |
| 827 | Jason Sneed | Camp Fire Usa First Texas Council - Fort Worth, TX | El Tesoro de la Vida | 7,900.00 |
| 256 | Jeffrey Gilmore | Promise House Inc - Dallas, TX | Promise House Emergency Youth Shelter Program | 6,000.00 |
| 827 | Jason Sneed | Salvageable Nuggets - Denton, TX | SN Create &Administer | 6,000.00 |
| 1459 | Camila Mares | Greater San Antonio After-School All Stars - San Antonio, TX | MIRACLES Computer Technology Curriculum | 7,500.00 |
| 1414 | Anthony Mascorro | Hispanas Unidas - San Antonio, TX | Escuelitas Leadership and Mentoring Program | 5,000.00 |
| 52 | Louis Peters | Boys and Girls Clubs of Springfield Inc - Springfield, MO | Teen Center After School Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1800 | Tommy Clemmons | Boys Club of Hot Springs Ark - Hot Springs, AR | Project Learn afterschool homework help | 5,000.00 |
| 1536 | Mary Crouch | Cityyouth Ministries Inc - Jonesboro, AR | After-School Literacy Program | 7,200.00 |
| 1148 | Chris Fultz | Teen Action and Support Center - Rogers, AR | Inservice | 10,000.00 |
| 347 | Daniel Sinitiere | Boys &Girls Clubs of Acadiana Inc - Lafayette, LA | Keystone: The Ultimate Teen Program | 6,000.00 |
| 1456 | Kenneth Jones | Covenant House New Orleans - New Orleans, LA | Youth Shelter Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1542 | Shannon Menard | Jewish Family Service - Metairie, LA | Teen Life Counts | 3,900.00 |
| 1456 | Kenneth Jones | Junior Achievement of Greater New Orleans Inc - New Orleans, LA | JA Finance Park | 5,000.00 |
| 495 | Gregory Newman | Louisiana Art And Science Museum Inc - Baton Rouge, LA | Think Smart! Program | 10,000.00 |
| 1542 | Shannon Menard | Stage To Stage Inc - New Orleans, LA | Crescent City Lights Youth Theater | 5,000.00 |
| 495 | Gregory Newman | Volunteer Baton Rouge - Baton Rouge, LA | Youth Volunteer Corps of the Capital Area | 10,000.00 |
| 1517 | Leslie Castillo | Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc - Houston, TX | Keystone- Teens ages 14-17 | 5,000.00 |
| 353 | Veronica Malvaez | Boys and Girls Clubs of San Benito - San Benito, TX | Smart Moves: Mentoring Program | 5,000.00 |
| 235 | Michel Quintanilla | Hammons Education Leadership Programs - Corpus Christi, TX | On Site Career TeleMentoring | 9,500.00 |
| 940 | Wes Tidwell | Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas - Irving, TX | Teen Big Initiative | 5,000.00 |
| 1017 | Jeffery York | Boys &Girls Club of San Angelo Inc - San Angelo, TX | Media Club Tech | 7,500.00 |
| 280 | Michael Williams | Midland Teen Court, Inc. - Midland, TX | Midland Teen Court | 3,000.00 |
| 1516 | Steven Sonday | Boys and Girls Club of Bastrop Texas Inc - Bastrop, TX | Texas AIM Project | 5,000.00 |
| 1457 | Christopher Rice | Central Texas Youth Services Bureau, Inc. - Belton, TX | Project FUTURE (Focus Upon Training, Utilization of Resources &Employment) | 5,000.00 |
| 1153 | Aaron Bauerlein | CoN Mi MADRE - Austin, TX | Con Mi MADRE...Mother And Daughter Raising Expectations | 5,000.00 |
| 244 | Paul Royster | Cross Culture Experiences Inc - Waco, TX | Mission Waco Urban Youth Program | 5,000.00 |
| 204 | Scott Miller | GENAustin - Austin, TX | clubGEN weekly after-school program for middle school girls | 6,000.00 |
| 1116 | Amit Dahal | Girl Scouts Of Central Texas Inc - Austin, TX | Texbridge | 6,000.00 |
| 203 | Steve Smith | Girlstart - Austin, TX | Girlstart After School | 5,000.00 |
| 1083 | Phillip Morey | River City Youth Foundation - Austin, TX | YTV (Youth Tech Visionaries) | 8,000.00 |
| 859 | Marianne Berenson | Round Rock Area Serving Center Incorporated - Round Rock, TX | Computers for Kids | 5,000.00 |
| 1439 | Christopher Allen | Boys &Girls Clubs of East Mississippi Inc - Meridian, MS | Membership Recruitment/Outreach | 3,000.00 |
| 876 | Lewis Mourar | Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Houston Inc - Houston, TX | Keystone-Teens ages 14-17 | 7,000.00 |
| 2510 | John Rodriguez | Crossroads Community Partnership for Youth Inc - Houston, TX | Delinquency Intervention - Mentoring | 3,000.00 |
| 1160 | Michael Lolley | Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Inc - Houston, TX | JA Mobile Finance Park | 5,000.00 |
| Number of Transactions: 44 | $250,000.00 | |||
Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center
The mission of the center is to promote an individual and shared commitment to the responsible use, management and preservation of our natural resources. An @15 Community Grant sponsored by store 1106 in Spicer funds the Youth Energy Summit, a program for students who help their schools and communities to implement renewable energy and conservation projects. For example, a project in the Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City School resulted in a reduction of the school utility bills by 5 percent. Students identify important issues and opportunities in their community and work together with their team mates and local businesses like Best Buy to achieve real world solutions that contribute to sustainability.
Admission Possible
Admission Possible's mission is to help make college admission possible for promising low-income students by providing free ACT and SAT test preparation services and admissions and financial aid consulting. In Milwaukee, students enter the two-year program in the fall of their junior year of high school and continue through their senior year, participating in two-hour sessions twice a week after school. The program impacts the Milwaukee community by boosting the number of students attending and graduating college which builds a stronger work force for employers including Best Buy. Store 25 in Milwaukee is proud to support Admission Possible with an @15 Community Grant.
| Store | Manager | Organization | Program Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540 | Todd Sharapata | Boys and Girls Club of Elk River Inc - Elk River, MN | Youth Development and Teen Impact | 10,000.00 |
| 522 | Brent MacKcow | Cuyuna Range Youth Center Inc - Crosby, MN | Project Teen | 5,000.00 |
| 522 | Brent MacKcow | Kinship Partners, Inc. - Brainerd, MN | One on One Youth Mentoring Program | 5,000.00 |
| 9 | Richard Mueller | The Center of Hope and Compassion - Brooklyn Center, MN | The Guys in Green Youth Outreach Program | 10,000.00 |
| 43 | Jason House | Young Womens Christian Association - Duluth, MN | Girl Power! After-school Program and the YWCA Young Mothers Program | 5,000.00 |
| 12 | Matthew Noska | Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Central Minnesota Inc - Saint Cloud, MN | Developing Life/Leadership Skills Through One-to-One Mentoring | 10,000.00 |
| 12 | Matthew Noska | Central Minnesota Task Force on Battered Women - Saint Cloud, MN | Anna Marie's Alliance School Youth Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1012 | Brian Maciej | Junior Achievement - Bismarck, ND | JA Titan, JA Finance Park and Classroom Experience | 10,000.00 |
| 1106 | Jennifer Krall | Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center - Spicer, MN | Youth Energy Summit (YES!) | 5,000.00 |
| 1106 | Jennifer Krall | West Central Industries Inc - Willmar, MN | Friend2Friend | 6,000.00 |
| 13 | Kent Esterby | YWCA Cass Clay - Fargo, ND | YWCA Shelter Children's Services | 5,000.00 |
| 25 | Christopher Gebert | Admission Possible - Milwaukee, WI | Admission Possible- Greater Milwaukee | 10,000.00 |
| 25 | Christopher Gebert | Milwaukee Public Library Foundation Inc - Milwaukee, WI | Milwaukee Public Library Teen Outreach /Teen Advisory Board (TAB) | 4,000.00 |
| 812 | Scott Degeneffe | Boy Scouts of America - Des Moines, IA | Exceptional Scouting | 5,000.00 |
| 1485 | Michael Olson | Father Flanagans Boys Home - Boys Town - Boys Town, NE | Boys Town Continuum of Care Program | 10,000.00 |
| 206 | Andrew Kallio | Girls Incorporated of Omaha - Omaha, NE | In Our Own Hands | 5,000.00 |
| 50 | Angela Doty | Heartland Big Brothers-big Sisters - Lincoln, NE | Building Our Assets Together (BOAT) | 5,000.00 |
| 1512 | Jeffrey Clark | Iowa Foster &Adoptive Parents Association - Ankeny, IA | Teen Anger: How to Regulate Your Home Atmosphere | 5,000.00 |
| 19 | Angela Bailiff | Iowa Homeless Youth Centers - Des Moines, IA | Requested funds will support IHYC's Street Outreach Program | 7,500.00 |
| 206 | Andrew Kallio | Nebraska Childrens Home Society Inc - Omaha, NE | Teen Chat | 10,000.00 |
| 21 | Jonathon Humphrey | United Action for Youth - Iowa City, IA | ALL4U: the Adolescent, Life Skills &Leadership 4 United Action for Youth Program | 4,500.00 |
| 34 | Steve Webb | Chads Coalition for Mental Health - Saint Louis, MO | Signs of Suicide St. Louis Expansion | 8,000.00 |
| 942 | Joshua Palmer | Junior Achievementmississippi Valley Inc - Chesterfield, MO | JA Finance Park Online | 10,000.00 |
| 277 | Michael Quick | Boy Scouts of America - Kansas City, MO | Urban Scouting/ scoutreach Venturing program for young men and women 14-20 years of age | 5,000.00 |
| 48 | Ronald James | Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters Inc - Wichita, KS | Mentoring Teens | 5,000.00 |
| 193 | Faith Gowin | Safehome Inc - Overland Park, KS | Empowering Teens: Healthy Relationships Curriculum In A Box | 10,000.00 |
| 837 | Todd Brees | Van Go, Inc. - Lawrence, KS | JAMS: Jobs in the Arts Make Sense | 3,000.00 |
| 762 | Stacie Mason | Girl Scouts of Magic Empire Council , Inc - Tulsa, OK | Public Housing - Sister to Sister Component | 6,000.00 |
| 1499 | Yalin Canik | Laura Dester Shelter - Tulsa, OK | CARE Program | 5,500.00 |
| 1401 | Jenna Dalessandro | Owasso Community Resources Inc - Owasso, OK | Youth Leadership and Volunteer Program | 3,000.00 |
| 1513 | Holli Hallbauer | Urban League of Kansas, Inc. - Wichita, KS | National Urban League Incentives to Excel and Succeed (NULITES) Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1513 | Holli Hallbauer | Urban League of Kansas, Inc. - Wichita, KS | Do You Want to Live or Die? Gang Prevention Program | 5,000.00 |
| 399 | Denise Zoltowski | Boys &Girls Club Of The Wausau Area Inc - Wausau, WI | Learn, Lead, Succeed | 10,000.00 |
| 1052 | Justin Slack | Boys and Girls Club of Portage County Inc - Stevens Point, WI | Teen Music Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1147 | Jaclyn Luedtke | Family Resource Centers of Sheboygan County Inc - Plymouth, WI | Put Your 'BEST' Foot Forward | 9,000.00 |
| 27 | Eric Link | Rawhide Inc - New London, WI | Therapeutic Education Program | 5,000.00 |
| 399 | Denise Zoltowski | Womens Community Inc of Wausau - Wausau, WI | Leadership Dance Group | 3,500.00 |
| 17 | Steven Vanwesten | Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota Inc - Sioux Falls, SD | School-Based Mentor Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1195 | John Webster | Shjon Podein Children's Foundation - Rochester, MN | Team 25 Adapted Floor Hockey Program | 5,000.00 |
| Number of Transactions: 39 | $250,000.00 | |||
Dreams for Kids Inc.
The mission of Dreams for Kids is to empower young people of all abilities through dynamic leadership programs and life-changing activities that inspire them to fearlessly pursue their dreams and compassionately change the world. The @15 Community Grant from store 1381 in Chicago is funding the Dream Leaders program, a leadership and community service program that involved students in food drives, fundraising and networking. Dreams for Kids was named the "Most Innovative Nonprofit of 2010" by Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.
Reilly C. Bush Memorial Foundation
The work of the Reilly Foundation is based on the principle of giving forward to cultivate civic minded youth and life-long volunteers. With an @15 Community Grant from Best Buy store 951, the Reilly Foundation is teaching philanthropy to high school students through the Philanthropy Boot Camp Program, a comprehensive approach to educating youth about philanthropy, the nonprofit sector, and fundraising. Student learn the fundamentals of fundraising and then implement their learnings to plan and execute a fundraising event that results in grants to nonprofits.
| Store | Manager | Organization | Program Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1381 | Monica Salamon | Chicago Lights - Chicago, IL | Tutoring: Youth Initiatives | 6,000.00 |
| 1381 | Monica Salamon | Dreams for Kids Inc - Chicago, IL | Dream Leaders | 8,000.00 |
| 647 | John Simmons | Foglia Family YMCA - Lake Zurich, IL | Teen Afterschool Program | 5,000.00 |
| 321 | Al Stermer | JJS List NFP - Wilmette, IL | The Internet: Turning a Mine Field into a Gold Mine for Teens with Developmental Disabilities | 5,000.00 |
| 321 | Al Stermer | Little City Foundation - Palatine, IL | Teen Techs-plorers | 6,000.00 |
| 321 | Al Stermer | Misericordia Home - Chicago, IL | Misericordia Outreach Program - Fun with Technology | 6,000.00 |
| 334 | Satish Kumar | Youth Job Center of Evanston Inc - Evanston, IL | Summer Tutors | 5,000.00 |
| 1165 | Jerry Tabor | Youth Services of Glenview-Northbrook - Glenview, IL | Study Buddies | 5,000.00 |
| 2501 | Michael Piotrowski | Homework Hotline - Terre Haute, IN | Digital Math Media Resource | 8,000.00 |
| 229 | Scott Trittipo | Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library Foundation - Indianapolis, IN | Learning Curve Media Workshop | 8,000.00 |
| 228 | Chad Steingass | Junior Achievement Of Northern Indiana - Fort Wayne, IN | JA TItan | 4,000.00 |
| 368 | Brandon Wilson | Northeast Indiana Innovation Center - Fort Wayne, IN | NIIC Student Entrepreneurship Enhancements | 8,000.00 |
| 606 | Joseph Zueck | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Macon County - Decatur, IL | Big Brothers Big Sisters Young Mothers Mentoring | 5,000.00 |
| 22 | Christopher Geigle | Boys and Girls Clubs of the Mississippi Valley Inc - Moline, IL | Teen Reach | 5,000.00 |
| 49 | Wendy Cerny | Project Oz - Bloomington, IL | High-Risk Youth Intervention and Employment Program | 5,000.00 |
| 45 | Donald Williams | Rockford Youth Initiative - Rockford, IL | nCENTER Teen Program | 5,000.00 |
| 207 | Shanda Perez | Train Up A Child - Peoria, IL | Homework Mastery of Peoria. | 7,000.00 |
| 1073 | Stephen Krauss | West Central Illinois Center for Independent Living - Quincy, IL | Youth computer Lab | 5,000.00 |
| 415 | David Bertram | A Beautiful Me - Washington, MI | A Beautiful Me | 8,000.00 |
| 414 | Amanda Reeser | Faithful Annointed Inspired Trustworthy &Holy Inc - Oak Park, MI | Homework Buddies | 8,000.00 |
| 1095 | Mario Vicencio | Regional Youth Initiative - Richmond, MI | UthLink (youth-link) - Creating a Link between rural Youth and opportunities | 5,000.00 |
| 411 | David Murphy | Whaley Memorial Foundation - Flint, MI | The Circle of Courage Adolescent Life Skills Program incl. Read To Succeed Component | 10,000.00 |
| 408 | Bryan Wolbrink | Ann Arbor Teen Center Inc - Ann Arbor, MI | Students Educating Each Other About Diversity (S.E.E.D.) | 5,000.00 |
| 401 | Jeff Spence | Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation - Detroit, MI | Urban Art Academy - Wii Fitness Center | 5,000.00 |
| 1406 | Thomas McCracken | Detroit Youth Foundation - Detroit, MI | YouthVille Detroit Digital Media Arts &Technology Program | 8,500.00 |
| 1429 | Michael Zorn | Perrysburg Heights Community Association - Perrysburg, OH | Perrysburg Heights Community Association (PHCA) | 5,000.00 |
| 401 | Jeff Spence | Spreading Oak Inc - Inkster, MI | Spreading Oak Incorporated Computer Training and Resource Center | 5,000.00 |
| 803 | Kristy Roop | Yes Center Inc - Grand Ledge, MI | YES Center Computer Lab | 5,000.00 |
| 413 | Susan Armour | Comstock Community Center Incorporated - Comstock, MI | Youth Drop-In Center | 6,500.00 |
| 376 | Andrew Faulkner | Genesis Outreach Development Inc - Benton Harbor, MI | The Ultimate Empire | 5,000.00 |
| 406 | David Prominski | Young Mens Christian Association of Greater Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids, MI | Minority Achievers | 8,000.00 |
| 1774 | Sean Scott | Girls on the Run of Lake County Inc - Highland, IN | Girls on Track | 5,000.00 |
| 951 | Richard Fox | Reilly C Bush Memorial Foundation Inc - Valparaiso, IN | Reilly's Philanthropy Boot Camp | 5,000.00 |
| 307 | Hector Claudio | Vista Learning NFP - Joliet, IL | Computers to Kids in Need | 5,000.00 |
| 307 | Hector Claudio | Young Mens Christian Association Joliet - Joliet, IL | Central City YMCA Teen Achievers Program | 5,000.00 |
| 893 | Keith Wassel | Ben Gordon Center - DeKalb, IL | Youth Action Group for Positive Promotion of Healthy Choices | 5,000.00 |
| 310 | Richard Ferraro | Gigis Playhouse Inc - Aurora, IL | Teen Tastic Programs | 10,000.00 |
| 310 | Richard Ferraro | Mooseheart Child City &School Inc - Mooseheart, IL | Leaders In Training | 5,000.00 |
| 607 | John Chidley | We Grow Dreams Inc - West Chicago, IL | We Grow Dreams Job Training Program | 5,000.00 |
| 328 | Daniel Palmer | Young Womens Christian Association of Elgin Ill - Elgin, IL | YWCA Teen RECH | 5,000.00 |
| 777 | John Gentzkow | United Way Of Johnson County Inc - Franklin, IN | Johnson County Fast Track | 10,000.00 |
| Number of Transactions: 41 | $250,000.00 | |||
Florida Sherriffs Youth Ranches Inc.
Florida Best Buy stores have a deep and ongoing relationship with the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches because their mission, vision and values are a great match with our commitment to supporting teens. The Sheriffs Youth Ranch vision is to support young men and women to face the future with a sense of direction, ability and hope. Their mission is to prevent delinquency and develop strong lawful, resilient, and productive citizens who make a positive contribution to our communities. Best Buy employees volunteered their time and energy to paint buildings at the Safety Harbor Ranch and Boys Ranch which led to a TagTeam Award donation. In addition, Best Buy hosted two Geek Squad Summer Academies for three days of hands-on computer and technology training. Best Buy store 561 is proud to support this organization with an @15 Community Grant.
Empower Me Day Camp
Empower Me Day Camp was established by a group of pediatric therapist to address the lack of adequate opportunities for children with disabilities. Youth learn how to use technology to communicate, building confidence and learning presentation skills by sharing their story with others. Best Buy in Nashville partners with the organization through employee WOLF and Willow teams who recently volunteered at the camp. Best Buy store 1064 is proud to support this organization with an @15 Community Grant.
Tri-State Education and Technology Foundation
The Tri-State Foundation, housed at the Drake Planetarium and Science Center, is a landmark that provides children with fun educational opportunities in science and technology. A recent addition is a rooftop Weatherbug station that serves up meteorology lessons to youth while providing a live weather feed to home computer users. Thanks in part to an @15 Community Grant from Best Buy store 494, the planetarium has nearly doubled its annual attendance.
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful, Inc.
Keep Cincinnati Beautiful educates and encourages youth to take greater responsibility for improving the environment. As an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, the organization provides environmental awareness and education programs that are grassroots and results oriented. The organization relies on partnerships with responsible corporations like Best Buy who promote recycling and sustainable energy use. Best Buy store 394 is proud to support this organization with an @15 Community Grant.
| Store | Manager | Organization | Program Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513 | Mary Stiefel | Anti-Defamation League of Bnai Brith - New York, NY | CyberALLY | 5,000.00 |
| 1186 | Larry Summers | Cherokee Focus Inc - Holly Springs, GA | Cherokee Youth Works | 5,000.00 |
| 896 | Steven Sager | Greening Youth Foundation Inc - Atlanta, GA | @15 Community Grants Program | 7,000.00 |
| 896 | Steven Sager | Meridian Education Resource Group Inc - Atlanta, GA | Intel Computer Clubhouse | 3,000.00 |
| 717 | Richard Linto | Stepping Stone Child Advocacy Center Inc - Dublin, GA | Stepping Stone Youth Development Program | 7,500.00 |
| 717 | Richard Linto | Youth Recovery Community Center Inc - Dublin, GA | Youth Recovery Community Center | 7,500.00 |
| 157 | Teddy Roscoe | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida Inc - Winter Park, FL | Professionally Supported Youth Mentoring | 5,000.00 |
| 350 | Coley McGinn | Dreams Come True of Jacksonville Inc - Jacksonville, FL | Kids Helping Kids | 5,000.00 |
| 424 | John Dubreuil | Girls To Young Ladies Inc - Gainesville, FL | Letter Grades today...My Career Tomorrow | 4,600.00 |
| 429 | Gary Griffin | Malivai Washington Kids Foundation Inc - Jacksonville, FL | Teen Leadership Program | 5,000.00 |
| 543 | Dennis Rosario | Broward Teen Assistance Program - Oakland Park, FL | (H.O.P) Hip Hop Outreach Program / Tech Outreach Program (T.O.P.) | 5,000.00 |
| 551 | Arthur Bain | Partners In Action Inc - Fort Lauderdale, FL | Kids Take Action Environmental Leadership Program | 5,000.00 |
| 561 | Ricardo Raposo | Alpha House of Tampa Inc - Tampa, FL | Alpha House of Tampa - Teen Mother Program | 10,000.00 |
| 561 | Ricardo Raposo | Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Inc - Safety Harbor, FL | Thrifty Ranchers | 6,400.00 |
| 553 | Joseph Beckles | Miami Police Athletic League, Inc. - Miami, FL | Miami PAL 'After-School Matters' Program | 5,000.00 |
| 553 | Joseph Beckles | Strong Women Strong Girls Inc - Miami, FL | 2010-2011 Strong Women, Strong Girls Mentoring Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1118 | Carlos Zayas | Congreso De Lideres De Puerto Rico - San Juan, PR | Congress of Leaders of Puerto Rico 2010-11 | 4,000.00 |
| 1118 | Carlos Zayas | Hogares Teresa Toda - Canovanas, PR | Health Awareness Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1118 | Carlos Zayas | Juan Domingo En Accion Inc - Guaynabo, PR | Community Leadership Development Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1118 | Carlos Zayas | Sapientis Inc - San Juan, PR | Youth Leadership Program | 4,500.00 |
| 776 | Patricia Hickman | Georgia Deca Foundation Inc - Dahlone, GA | 2010-11 Georgia DECA Business Partner | 7,000.00 |
| 365 | Warren Douglass | Habitat for Humanity International Inc - Macon, GA | 5,500.00 | |
| 504 | Ramon Estevez | Wellspring Living Inc - Tyrone, GA | Wellspring Living Girls Victory Program | 7,500.00 |
| 1130 | Efrain Martinez | Big Brothers &Big Sisters Of Middle Tennessee - Nashville, TN | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee's Teen Focus Pilot Project | 6,000.00 |
| 1064 | Corey Allen | Empower Me Day Camp - Lebanon, TN | Empowering Through Presentations | 10,000.00 |
| 171 | Samuel Underwood | Memphis Recovery Centers Inc - Memphis, TN | Transitions Learning Center | 5,000.00 |
| 1477 | Phillip Roll | Carnegie Literacy Center Inc - Lexington, KY | Teen Scene | 5,000.00 |
| 161 | Ruben Ledesma | Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Cincinnati, OH | Youth Discovery Program | 10,000.00 |
| 394 | Alhaji Dumbuya | Keep Cincinnati Beautiful Inc - Cincinnati, OH | Growing Green Habits | 4,000.00 |
| 335 | Lindsay Robinson | Lighthouse Promise Inc - Louisville, KY | Lighthouse Youth Village, Summer Camp | 3,500.00 |
| 153 | Robert Gaynor | Northern Kentucky Leadership Foundation Inc - Fort Mitchell, KY | Regional Youth Leadership | 5,000.00 |
| 494 | Timothy Oldeen | Tri-State Education and Technology Foundation - Cincinnati, OH | ViewSpace | 3,000.00 |
| 550 | Walter Brown | Childrens Home Society Of Florida - West Palm Beach, FL | Communications Learning Center | 5,000.00 |
| 512 | Ole Goode | Club Esteem Inc - Melbourne, FL | Future Professionals | 5,000.00 |
| 816 | Paul Moss | Regional Life Science Foundation, Inc. - Vero Beach, FL | Florida Youth Science Initiative | 4,000.00 |
| 383 | Robert Henderson | Birmingham Zoo Inc - Birmingham, AL | Teen Volunteer Program | 8,000.00 |
| 1446 | Rory Sweat | McWane Science Center - Birmingham, AL | McWane Science Center Science Education Fund | 5,000.00 |
| 1159 | James Matthews | Renovacion Conyugal Inc - Acworth, GA | Renovacion Juvenil | 6,500.00 |
| 663 | Richard Pyle | Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Clarksville - Clarksville, TN | Community-Based monitoring | 3,000.00 |
| 169 | Samuel Freshour | Boys &Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains Inc - Sevierville, TN | BE REAL! Real Life Experience | 5,000.00 |
| 514 | Edwin Smith | Hudson-Alpha Institute for Biotechnology - Huntsville, AL | Cell-centered learning program | 5,000.00 |
| 440 | Terry Wilkerson | W.R.O.T.E. Inc. - Bowling Green, KY | ICAN - intensive summer academic and social skills training program | 5,000.00 |
| 462 | Karl Powell | Friends of Carrolwood Community Center Inc - Tampa, FL | Arts Education Youth Outreach Program | 7,500.00 |
| 562 | Sean Eaton | Upside Down Foundation Inc - Sarasota, FL | Practicing Good Decisions | 10,000.00 |
| Number of Transactions: 44 | $250,000.00 | |||
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Piedmont
The mission of the Boys & Girls Club is to provide a safe, welcoming, caring and fun place for children ages 6-18 to learn life skills necessary to excel academically, and grow personally, physically, and socially into responsible and productive individuals. With support from Best Buy store 1133 and an @15 Community Grant, the club will host a Teen Entrepreneur Program. Students who are aspiring entrepreneurs will develop a business plan, learning to creatively compete while introducing a unique product or service to the marketplace.
4 Paws for Ability
The goal of this program is to take the "dis" out of disability by providing highly trained, personalized service dogs to help children live more independent lives so they can better contribute to society when they reach adulthood. 4 Paws service dogs fundamentally change and shape the way children and their families live and manage their disabilities. For example, a child who suffers from seizures will now be alerted in advance of his seizure by the 4 Paws service dog. The dog or child can then alert his or her parents and treatment can be started to mitigate the damages seizures cause. Best Buy employees at store 266 have a personal connection with this organization and are proud to support it with an @15 Community Grant.
Friends of Deckers Creek
This organization is making waves in environmental education by working with its Youth Advisory Board to lead a project called Watershed Awareness through Volunteers in Education. The program will increase knowledge of storm water pollution and solutions, reduce litter, increase recycling, improve scientific knowledge of the Deckers Creek watershed, and increase community awareness of local environmental issues. Youth will also improve their communication and leadership skills while becoming more engagedin their community. Best Buy store 832 is proud to be a friend of Deckers Creek.
| Store | Manager | Organization | Program Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 272 | Jacquelyne Lartey | Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Upstate Inc - Greenville, SC | BBBS Upstate Educational Outreach Program | 6,000.00 |
| 953 | Jacob Childrey | Boys &Girls Club of Henderson College Hendersonville Inc - Hendersonville, NC | Teen Education and Life Skill Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1133 | Walter Goney | Boys &Girls Clubs of the Piedmont Inc - Statesville, NC | Teen Entrepreneurship Program | 4,000.00 |
| 899 | John Clark | Small Miracles Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center Inc - Kingsport, TN | Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) Positive Youth Development Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1133 | Walter Goney | Special Olympics North Carolina - Morrisville, NC | Youth in Action for Special Olympics | 5,000.00 |
| 445 | Anette Morrow | The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club - Asheville, NC | 2010-2011 after-school teen program | 5,000.00 |
| 286 | Robert Lewis | Character Corporation - Louisville, OH | Students of Influence | 6,000.00 |
| 879 | Michael Oneill | Heartbeat of Sandusky, Inc. - Sandusky, OH | Stepping Up To Success | 4,000.00 |
| 758 | Christopher Stakes | Info Line Inc - Akron, OH | Teen Link 211 | 5,000.00 |
| 880 | Trisha Stillion | Village Network - Smithville, OH | Community Garden Program for Therapeutic and Life Skills Development | 5,000.00 |
| 278 | Robert Beres | Youth Excellence Performing Arts Workshop - Akron, OH | YEPAW 365 | 5,000.00 |
| 427 | Johnny Arias | Boys and Girls Club of Frederick County Inc - Frederick, MD | Triple Play | 2,500.00 |
| 296 | Jonathan Collazo | Linking All So Others Succeed - Bel Air, MD | ¡Ayuda! youth mentoring | 4,000.00 |
| 427 | Johnny Arias | National Society of Black Engineers - Buckeystown, MD | Pre-College Initiative Program | 8,000.00 |
| 1770 | Valerie Watson-Gatling | Neighborhood Resource Center - Richmond, VA | NRC Teen Programs | 5,000.00 |
| 266 | Dean Russell | 4 Paws for Ability Inc - Xenia, OH | Service Dogs for Disabled Children | 9,000.00 |
| 274 | Tina Clark | A Kid Again Inc - Fairborn, OH | A Kid Again Dayton Chapter Annual Holiday Party | 5,500.00 |
| 573 | Jessica Watts | Big Brothers Big Sisters Of South Central West Virginia Inc - Charleston, WV | Community-Based and School-Based Mentoring Programs | 5,000.00 |
| 145 | Timothy Eardley | Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge Inc - Waynesboro, VA | 100 Mentors for 100 Kids Mentor Recruitment Campaign | 7,500.00 |
| 274 | Tina Clark | Boys &Girls Club of Dayton Inc - Dayton, OH | Project Learn | 4,000.00 |
| 156 | Chad Conahan | Boys &Girls Clubs of Columbus Inc - Columbus, OH | Keystone Program | 5,000.00 |
| 145 | Timothy Eardley | Boys &Girls Clubs Of Waynesboro, Staunton &Augusta - Waynesboro, VA | Junior Staff - Career Development Program | 7,500.00 |
| 295 | Vickie Perry | Village Network - Columbus, OH | Building Everyday Leadership | 7,000.00 |
| 826 | Josh Fountain | Boys and Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area Inc - Florence, SC | Caring Kids in the Community | 3,000.00 |
| 1428 | Wesley Pritchard | Children In Crisis In Dorchester - Summerville, SC | Be-Safe Teen Programs | 7,500.00 |
| 1767 | Jon Alion | Young Mens Christian Association Of Greater Charlotte - Charlotte, NC | Teen Leaders Club Program | 3,500.00 |
| 588 | Danielle Lang | Auberle - Mckeesport, PA | Auberle's Vocational Program | 8,000.00 |
| 1015 | Matthew Miller | Family Services Incorporated - Altoona, PA | Street Outreach Program- SWOOP- Back to School Blast | 2,000.00 |
| 832 | Charles Reha | Friends of Deckers Creek - Dellslow, WV | Project WAVE (Watershed Awareness through Volunteers in Education) | 5,000.00 |
| 882 | Vincent Guerrieri | Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania - Pittsburgh, PA | GoodGuides™ Youth Mentoring Project | 4,000.00 |
| 834 | Ryan Molish | Mind Body &Soul Asset Development Center Inc - Warren, OH | Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) | 6,000.00 |
| 257 | Darren Austin | One Step To Life Inc - Youngstown, OH | The Boys Project and The Girls Project | 4,000.00 |
| 588 | Danielle Lang | Pittsburgh Cares - Pittsburgh, PA | Pittsburgh Young Leaders Academy | 9,000.00 |
| 821 | Danielle Snook | Communities In Schools of Wake County - Raleigh, NC | Making the CASE - Committing to Academic Success and Excellence (Making the CASE) | 5,000.00 |
| 574 | Daniel Nakamoto | Haven House Inc - Raleigh, NC | New Sense Studios | 5,000.00 |
| 160 | Matthew Croom | Re-entry Pathway 4 Success - Roxboro, NC | Re-Entry Pathway 4 Success-Youth Against Crime | 2,000.00 |
| 1534 | John May | Boys &Girls Club Of Harrisonburg And Rockingham County - Harrisonburg, VA | GEAR UP (Graduation, Employment, Adult Responsibility, and Untapped Potential) Initiative | 7,500.00 |
| 860 | Jeremy Visnesky | Providing Resources to Inspire, Develop &Empower - Palmyra, VA | PRIDE Mentoring Program | 3,000.00 |
| 1092 | Jose Baez | Empowering Center for Employment and Career Development - Washington, DC | Building For The Future Academy (BFTFA) | 7,500.00 |
| 1092 | Jose Baez | SOME Inc - Washington, DC | SOME Place for Kids | 7,500.00 |
| 1132 | Alvin Williams | Boys & Girls Club of Cabarrus County - Concord, NC | Middle School Program | 4,000.00 |
| 434 | Richard Chappelear | Goodwill Industries Of The Valleys Inc - Roanoke, VA | GoodGuides ™ Youth Mentoring Program | 2,000.00 |
| 1108 | Benjamin Puzon | Habitat for Humanity of Charlotte, Inc. - Charlotte, NC | Olympic High School Habitat Adopt-A-Home | 4,000.00 |
| 261 | Charles Young | Teach Boys and Girls Success - Charlotte, NC | Teach Boys And Girls Success (TBAGS, Inc) Summer Camp | 5,000.00 |
| 1155 | Steven Calloway | Tomorrows Road - Charlotte, NC | CONNECTIONS Program (connectCHANGE) | 10,000.00 |
| 687 | Jessica Lopez | Turning Point Inc - Monroe, NC | Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program (TDVPP) | 4,500.00 |
| 434 | Richard Chappelear | Unbridled Change - Boones Mill, VA | Unbridled Change | 3,000.00 |
| 155 | Randy Peace | Young Womens Christian Association High Point - High Point, NC | YWCA Teen Center L.I.F.E Nights (learning intergrity fun and encouragement) | 3,000.00 |
| Number of Transactions: 48 | $250,000.00 | |||
The Scribe Video Center Inc.
Scribe is a media arts education center with a commitment to making the skills and technology of media arts accessible to the broad and diverse communities of the Philadelphia area. The mission is to explore, develop and advance the use of digital media as a means for creative expression and as tools for progressive social change. With an @15 Community Grant from Best Buy store 898, Scribe will deliver a Youth Media Education Program to teens, teaching skills in digital media production, research and web design to inspire them to pursue an education and/or a career in the humanities and media making.
Junior Achievement of Eastern Massachusetts
Junior Achievement's core purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. At the middle school in Mansfield, students in grades 6-8 learn fundamental business and economic concepts, explore career interests and opportunities and learn important principles of financial literacy. Students are introduced to economic concepts and skills that are essential to success in the business world. Best Buy employees at store 1140 and 804 volunteer with Junior Achievement and are proud to support the program with an @15 Community Grant.
| Store | Manager | Organization | Program Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1087 | Cynthia Kemmerly | Crispus Attucks Association of York Pennsylvania - York, PA | Rising STARS Youth Life Skills Training | 5,039.00 |
| 1771 | James Roberts | Olivet Boys and Girls Club of Reading and Berks County Inc - Reading, PA | Leadership Training and Life Skill Development for Teens | 3,961.00 |
| 898 | Garrett Hetrick | The Scribe Video Center Inc - Philadelphia, PA | Youth Media Education Programs | 6,750.00 |
| 842 | Glenn Stitsworth | VSA Arts of Delaware Inc - Dover, DE | Artist-in-Residency: Adolescent Theatre Program | 4,000.00 |
| 1407 | Sean Crutchley | Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation - Whitinsville, MA | Blackstone Valley Youth Leadership Academy | 3,900.00 |
| 1126 | Kenneth Rinehart | Center for the Development of Teen Empowerment Inc - Boston, MA | Boston Youth Organizing Initiative | 3,100.00 |
| 537 | Michael Doughty | East End House Inc - Cambridge, MA | Middle School Afterschool and Summer Program | 5,000.00 |
| 537 | Michael Doughty | Junior Achievement of Eastern Massachusetts - Boston, MA | 2010-11 JA Middle School Programs in the Mansfield, MA | 5,000.00 |
| 581 | Gilberto Lopez | Atlantic Riding Center for the Handicapped - Egg Harbor Township, NJ | Life Skills Making Changes | 4,450.00 |
| 1895 | Stephen Xanthos | Boys &Girls Club of Monmouth County - Asbury Park, NJ | Teen Initiative | 3,000.00 |
| 581 | Gilberto Lopez | Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City Inc - Atlantic City, NJ | Champions of Youth Program | 3,000.00 |
| 400 | Joseph Muzaurieta | Community YMCA - Middletown, NJ | Adolescent Achievers | 3,000.00 |
| 578 | Jamie Capone | Junior Achievement of New Jersey - Princeton, NJ | JA High School Heroes &Job Shadow Programs | 4,000.00 |
| 534 | Kurt Michalewicz | Boys &Girls Club Of Greater Nashua Inc - Nashua, NH | Teen Education, Career and College Program | 5,200.00 |
| 536 | Christopher Perfetti | Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains - Bedford, NH | Girl Scout Program Aide Training | 3,500.00 |
| 1464 | John Chase | Maine Womens Policy Center - Hallowell, ME | Girls' Day at the State House &Leadership Development | 7,500.00 |
| 536 | Christopher Perfetti | Manchester Boys and Girls Club - Manchester, NH | Best Buy Leaders For Tomorrow | 5,200.00 |
| 535 | John King | Seymour Osman Community Center And Youth Safe Haven - Dover, NH | The Quantum Program - Social Skills/Career Development | 3,100.00 |
| 467 | Raymond Riccio | Association for the Community Parent Center Inc - North Merrick, NY | MAP Students' Enhancement/Enrichment program | 5,000.00 |
| 345 | Monica Cercone | Huntington Youth Bureau Youth Development Research Institute Inc - Huntington, NY | Huntington Youth Court | 5,300.00 |
| 442 | Anthony Monson | Suffolk County Girl Scout Council Incorporated - Commack, NY | Uniquely Me! 2010-2011 | 5,000.00 |
| 887 | F. Joseph Tilmont | Bergen Family Center Inc - Englewood, NJ | Englewood Youth In Action (EYIA) | 6,000.00 |
| 1506 | William Basham | Boys and Girls Club of Union Inc - Union, NJ | Teen Initiative | 4,500.00 |
| 472 | Darryl Sessoms | New Jersey Seeds Inc - Newark, NJ | New Jersey SEEDS Scholars Program | 6,000.00 |
| 460 | Kenneth Muntz | Childrens Media Project - Poughkeepsie, NY | DROP (Direct Revolution of Programming) Media Lab | 7,500.00 |
| 460 | Kenneth Muntz | Eleanor Roosevelt Val Kill Inc - Hyde Park, NY | The Girls Leadership Workshop (GLW) | 7,500.00 |
| 418 | Christian Faustmann | Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts - Springfield, MA | Building Successful Youth | 2,500.00 |
| 781 | Donald Borin | Community Care Network Of Nichols - Nichols, NY | Family &Teen Fun Nights | 3,000.00 |
| 459 | Richard Lane | Computers For Children Inc - Buffalo, NY | KidCo Technology Training Program | 7,500.00 |
| 1541 | Natascha Casey | Genesee Street Corporation - Rochester, NY | Urban Youth Arts Education | 5,000.00 |
| 1036 | John Prosinski | Junior Achievement Of Twin Tiers - Elmira, NY | Building Bridges to Success | 5,000.00 |
| 1380 | Michael Fisne | Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier, In - Binghamton, NY | Youth Leadership Project | 3,500.00 |
| 781 | Donald Borin | West Family Branch YMCA - Johnson City, NY | Youth Wellness Center - West Family YMCA | 10,000.00 |
| 545 | John Spinelli | Y W C A of the Mohawk Valley - Utica, NY | Ygirls | 5,000.00 |
| 835 | Michael Suarez | Working In Support of Education - New York, NY | Quality of Life (QL) program | 5,000.00 |
| 487 | Glenn Salvas | Childrens Home of Cromwell Conn Inc - Cromwell, CT | Positive Behavior and Youth Advisory Board Support | 5,000.00 |
| 820 | Daniel Levesque | Boys and Girls Clubs of Metrowest Inc - Marlborough, MA | Teen Scene - Marlborough | 8,000.00 |
| 1490 | Paul Poirier | Education in Action - Providence, RI | Exchange City | 4,500.00 |
| 343 | Timothy Moura | Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts - New Bedford, MA | Best Buy Creates Student Success | 4,000.00 |
| 1433 | Brian Novak | L U K Crisis Center Inc - Fitchburg, MA | LUK's Peer Leadership Program | 4,000.00 |
| 343 | Timothy Moura | Upward Bound - North Dartmouth, MA | Upward Bound Program | 7,500.00 |
| 448 | Donovan Shaffer | Boys &Girls Clubs of Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA | Healthy Habits | 5,000.00 |
| 576 | John Carroll | Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc - Miquon, PA | Girl Scout Leadership Experience | 6,500.00 |
| 1442 | Christopher McCall | Pocono Environmental Education Center - Dingmans Ferry, PA | PEEC's Teen Leaders Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1039 | Lonnie Farrare | The River Valley Regional Young Mens Christian Association - Williamsport, PA | Williamsport YMCA Youth Mentoring Program | 5,000.00 |
| 1193 | Robert Pandolfo | YMCA Audubon Branch - Norristown, PA | STRONG Youth Development Programs | 5,000.00 |
| 1886 | Juan Vasquez | Groundwork Inc - Brooklyn, NY | Groundwork for Success (GWS) | 5,500.00 |
| 478 | James Diaz | Legal Outreach Inc. - Long Island City, NY | Saturday Writing Academy, a part of the College Bound program | 5,000.00 |
| 471 | Jamaar Harold | Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson Inc - Pleasantville, NY | Girl Scouts - | 8,000.00 |
| Number of Transactions: 49 | $250,000.00 | |||
| Store | Manager | Organization | Program Title | Grant Amount |
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