Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia Event

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On Saturday, October 25, 2008 Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia (CSFP) will hold a benefit, hosted by Urban Outfitters. The Urban design team is creating an indoor carnival filled with incredible visual treats which will include mechanical bull(s), skeet ball, caricaturists and a host of other carnival activities. Philly celebrity chefs will provide the food. Text-to pledge, a novel fund raising activity technique will take the place of an auction. Dick Hayne (President of Urban Outfitters) and Mike O’Neill (CEO of Preferred Properties) will lead this segment of the evening’s activities.

Helping to reach the one million dollar mark are CSFP’s lead corporate sponsors: Wawa, PNC, Urban Outfitters, AmerisourceBergen, Verizon Wireless, Mass Marketing Insurance Group and Cigna. “We began this program nine years ago using simple and unchanging principles – hope, opportunity and success” said CSFP President Evie McNiff. “We believed then as we do now that when families are given hope in the form of educational opportunity, they can achieve success,” she added. A recent program evaluation demonstrates the long-term benefit of early scholarship support for these disadvantaged children.

In the first class of CSFP alumni, 95 % graduated high school on-time and 90% are enrolled in college this fall. CSFP is a simple and direct program that works and works today.

WHEN: Saturday, October 25th, 7 PM to Midnight

WHERE: Urban Outfitters / Navy Yard Headquarters / 5000 South Broad Street, Building #543 / Philadelphia, PA