Arrowhead United Way Celebrates the Future of High School Graduates

The Arrowhead United Way Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) celebrated their Next Steps Mentoring Program’s graduating seniors, along with the five winners of the 2015 WLC STEM Scholarship at a luncheon on May 16, 2015 at San Bernardino Valley College. Over 40 people were in attendance consisting of parents, mentees, mentors, scholarship winners, and WLC members. Ericka Moses from the office of Supervisor Josie Gonzales presented the mentees and scholarship awardees with certificates of achievement. Keynote speaker, Eva Tillman, 5th Grade teacher at Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary School shared an insight into the mind of a successful college graduate and her hopes, fears, and experiences while on the journey through college by sharing a detailed interview to motivate and calm the graduating seniors. Other highlights from the event include the personalized kindles gifted to the program mentees and the announcement of the five scholarship winners by Southern California Edison’s Regional Manager Beverly Powell and WLC Education Committee Chair Dr. Angela Gordon-Nichols. The scholarship winners are: (3) $500 awardees Moya Morgan – San Bernardino Valley College, Macy Matsukawa - Rialto High School and Katie Coleman – Rim of the World High School; (1) $1,000 awardee Ashley Meneses – Rialto High School; (1) $1,500 awardee Melanie Maeda – Citrus Valley High School. These WLC STEM Scholarships have been made possible with a generous commitment from Southern California Edison because they recognize the importance of having young women enter into STEM related careers. Southern California Edison along with the WLC is eager to honor the award recipients for their pursuit and interest in STEM. The WLC is a powerful voice in philanthropy that is being heard across the country with more than 100,000 members nationwide. The Arrowhead United Way WLC is uniting a team of leadership volunteers who bring the vision, energy, talent, creativity, resources, passion and drive to improve lives in our community and create lasting change. The WLC is committed to making certain that issues important to women are being adequately addressed and funded, improving the lives of at-risk young women by providing opportunities to improve their education, financial stability, and health.. For more information regarding the WLC contact Porsche Nichols-McCoy at 909-884-9441 or porschen@ahuw.org. AUW is a volunteer driven organization that actively supports health and human services by focusing on education, income, and health. These services address the underlying causes of the community’s issues and create lasting change. The organization was established in 1891 and is led by prominent respected community leaders; it is one of the oldest United Way’s in the country. AUW encourages individuals to become more involved in the community by giving, advocating, and volunteering. For more information about how to become involved with AUW, please call (909) 884-9441 or visit www.ArrowheadUnitedWay.org. Congratulations to the winners of the WLC STEM Scholarships and the Next Steps Mentoring program’s graduating seniors.