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1/26/12 Our Corks N Canvas Benefit night was a HUGE sucess!! This past Monday was our first fundraising event of 2012 and it was a hit! 21 people gathered at Corks N Canvas in Metairie for a little art therapy, which also happened to benefit JDFS as well. Our fabulous instructor, Kelly, led us through the creation of our 'Starry Night In NOLA' paintings while we enjoyed our wine and munchies. The atomosphere was merry, the tables were messy, and everyone was smiling through the paint splatters by the time the evening drew to a close. We want to extend our most sincere thanks to each and every artist who attended, and also to the wonderful people at Corks N Canvas, Metairie. Keep your eyes peeled for the date of our next CNC benefit night...this was too much fun to only do once! In the meantime, check out our gallery for pics of this awesome event! 01/04/2012 Our Corks N Canvas 2012 Fundraiser is fast approaching! Register for our first fundraiser of 2012 and help us start the year with a bang! Resolve to have fun, be creative and support a great cause! Below you'll find all the details and a photo of the masterpiece you (yes YOU!) will be painting. Register now, as space is limited!! Go to corksncanvas.com or call 504-832-5536 to reserve your spaces today! Families are welcome. Complimentary snacks, wine and soft drinks available. Monday January 23, 2012 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 119 Focis St. Metairie $40 per person ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our 2012 College Scholarship Applications are now online! Click for either the word doc or a pdf file.Of course, you can always contact the JDFS office for any additional information or questions. Remember: the application isn't complete until we get the counselor's page and your transcript. Counselor's page is only available at your counselor's office. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Great News!!! Jefferson Dollars for Scholars would like to extend its most sincere congratulations to Chef Tenney Flynn, who has been named Chef of the Year by New Orleans Magazine! Chef Flynn is not only the founder and executive chef of restaurant GW Fins, but also a friend and supporter of JDFS. In September 2011, he appeared as a guest on WWL’s morning show and gave JDFS a moment in the spotlight. Check out that video on our website under the 'Events' tab (and get some great tips on how to cook lobster!) Congratulations, Chef Flynn! New Orleans Magazine’s Restaurateur of the Year, Ralph Brennan, is a Friend of JDFS. Ralph Brennan is part of a cuisine legacy in New Orleans, and JDFS is happy to congratulate him and proud to call him AND his family friends and supporters of our organization. Last November, Heritage Grill (a member of the Brennan family of restaurants) generously hosted JDFS’s board meeting for which they provided an array of amazing dishes. They also accepted their award for winning the table decorating contest at our 2011 Golden Tassel Gala. Check out photos of this event (and the food!) on our website or in our Facebook photos!Read all about Chef Flynn and Ralph at this link: http://www.myneworleans.com/New-Orleans-Magazine/December-2011/Best-of-Dining/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A BIG congratulations to Heritage Grill, the winner of the 12th Annual Table Decorating Contest at our Golden Tassel Gala. As part of their prize package, Heritage Grill was awarded a trophy, a certificate AND a named scholarship in their honor. We celebrated at Heritage Grill on Thurs, Nov. 17th at noon at 111 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70005. Pictures are posted on our website and on Facebook. Check them out today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A BIG congratulations to Kiana Alexander for becoming a Phi Eta Sigma, a national scholastic honor society. Inductions of new members will be on Thurs, 11/10 at 6 PM at Loyola's Danna Center. Great Job!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Special thanks to Pie Pizza Pasta in Metairie for hosting our October board meeting. Food was fantastic and service was wonderful. Thanks again for supporting Jefferson Parish Public School students. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jefferson Dollars for Scholars has teamed up with Louisiana Community Marketplace to ensure that more local dollars stay in the community. The next time you buy online from amazon, buy.com, Office Max and many more, be sure to use this link or click on the Louisiana Community Marketplace logo below so that a portion of your purchase will go to support your favorite organization, Jefferson Dollars for Scholars. And the best part is you're not paying more; you're just doing more with your money. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jefferson Dollars for Scholars has thought of another innovative way to raise money while saving you money! But we need your help! Fetchpuppy is a brand new local website that's showcasing local businesses and non-profits. For more information, click here to read their inforgraphs on how it all works! Then don't forget to vote for Jefferson Dollars for Scholars as your favorite charity!10% of all sales for the week will go toward scholarships and ACT prep classes- and we can't have enough of either! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Our 2012 College Scholarship Applications are now online! You can either get it as a word doc or a pdf. Of course, you can always contact the JDFS office for any additional information or questions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Corks N Canvas JDFS Night: Don't get tricked into doing anything else on Halloween night! Treat yourself to a good time on Mon, Oct. 31st. $45 a person. 6-9 PM. Costumes welcome. Treats provided. Create your own masterpiece. Bring your own wine. Pre-registration required. 119 Focis St. Metairie. (504) 832-5536. Limited seats so register today by clicking here! For additional information, take a look at the flyerfor the event. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A million thanks to all our restaurant and auction sponsors for making our 18th Gala the biggest and best it's every been. We definitely could not do it all without all the hard work from our volunteers and our supporters. Attendance was phenomonal and the food and drinks were the best we ever had! And our auction items this year were all fabulous and wonderful. It was truly a community effort to create the best Gala we've ever had. So thank you thank you thank you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~JDFS hosted a Garage Sale in the parking lot of the UNO JEFFERSON CAMPUS on SATURDAY, JULY 30TH. There was FOOD, REFRESHMENTS AND A "DJ". Thanks to the Times-Picayune and WWL-TV for showing the pictures of the event which are available on our shutterfly site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This year, JDFS awarded laptop computers to 180 college scholarship recipients. Due to the growth of cyber-based curriculum, a laptop has become essential to a college student. The purchase of laptops has been made possible by generous businesses and scholarship sponsors, including the AT&T Foundation, Entergy, Cox Communications, Capital One Bank, Ochsner, Huntington-Ingalls, the Brown Foundation, Jefferson Financial and many more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In honor of our national organization's 50th anniversary, Scholarship America and Dollars for Scholars have created the "A Dollar a Day" in support of student success. Please watch the video at www.scholarshipamerica.org/dollaraday. Click on the "Donate Now" button and donate to Jefferson Dollars for Scholars today and every day for the rest of the year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2011 Awards Programs on Cox Channel 8 Programs will be aired throughout the year.
 Lisa Conescu Accepting Award  hard to be able to provide you--our future leaders--with scholarships to advance personal and professional growth and help you realize your dreams. General Donations Jefferson Dollars for Scholars is a member of the national Dollars for Scholars movement that began with Eleanor Roosevelt’s $1 donation, so every dollar you contribute counts. Preparing our youth today is the best investment for the future economic development of our community. Please help us build and maintain a sturdy Jefferson Parish foundation by donating dollars for our scholars. Every community dollar creates $4 in scholarship funding. To make a general donation to Jefferson Dollars for Scholars, please use the PayPal link to the left or download and submit this pledge form. Thank you for your generosity and support!  |
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