Friends of CRLS Featured in Wicked Local’s Building Community Series

Friends of CRLS Featured in Wicked Local’s Building Community Series
Posted on 08/14/2017
Damon Smith and ElaineFriends of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (FOCRLS) is a nonprofit association that has been supporting opportunities for CRLS students and faculty since 2007. FOCRLS provides college scholarships to graduating seniors, Student Travel Fellowships, and Faculty Innovation Grants and sponsors Unsung Heroes Awards and Faculty Distinction Awards. Fundraising, donations, and volunteers make these programs possible.

An article detailing the history of FOCRLS was featured on Wicked Local in April. In recognition of FOCRLS’s 10th birthday, Linda Kush interviewed FOCRLS Executive Director and Co-Founder Elaine Schear about the origin, history, and impact of the organization. Kush also interviewed FOCRLS Advisory Council member, ambassador, and scholarship awardee Yvonne Appiah (CRLS Class of 2013; UMass Boston Class of 2017), who described how FOCRLS made a difference in her life. The article was part of Wicked Local’s yearlong Building Community series highlighting “aspects of the community that contribute to our sense of belonging and foster new connections.”

Read the article: FOCRLS celebrates 10 years of fighting economic inequality for Cambridge students

Please email us or call 857.235.9290 to donate, volunteer, or find out about their school year kick-off meetings in September.

Photo (L to R): CRLS Principal Damon Smith and FOCRLS Executive Director Elaine Schear at the FOCRLS 10th Year Birthday Bash at Google on March 30, 2017; photo by Maroua Ouadani (CRLS Class of 2017).
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