FRIENDS OF KM
Dear Friend of KM,
As you may or may not know since the Kent-Meridian class of 2001, hundreds of graduated students have been the fortunate recipients of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sponsored Achievers Scholarships. Kent-Meridian is one of fifteen Washington State high schools recognized as an Achievers high school; providing college financial support to students in high schools who serve a large population of under-represented youth. Since the inception of the scholarship in 2001 KM has been fortunate enough to send 355 students to college with access to $40,000 each for their higher education use. Overall the Gates Foundation and the Achiever’s scholarship program has awarded 4,534 scholarships to Washington State high school students and will continue to be awarded until the final graduating class of 2010.
With this unique funding source going away in 2010 it has created a void in the number of students these fifteen schools will be able to financially assist on their quest for higher education. This is the main reason Kent community members, Kent School District staff and KM alumni have gotten together to create the Friends of KM. The primary purpose of the newly created Friends of KM is to provide financial support to deserving (low-income/high potential) KM students in achieving their dreams and potential by providing scholarships to fund their pursuit of higher education.
For those of you that have been a part of the Kent-Meridian community (alumni, parent, business leader, former student, etc.) for any period of time know that our demographic is ever-changing and with that comes some amazing successes as well as serious challenges. One of those challenges is creating enough opportunities for our students to access higher education. Friends of KM has partnered with the Kent Community Foundation to make this a reality.
Thank you very much for caring about our students’ future. We are all very appreciative of any additional financial support we receive. For more information please check out our website at http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/ksd/km/ to see how you can not only support KM’s future alumni, but stay connected to KM and all the great things we are doing.
Sincerely,
Dr. Wade R. Barringer
Principal,
Kent-Meridian High School
DONATE NOW
Please make your check payable to:
Kent Community Foundation
For: Friends of KM
Please send your donation check to:
FRIENDS OF KM
c/o Kent Community Foundation
Post Office Box 128
Kent, WA 98035
TAX ID: #911-349-506
PHONE: 253/854-2961
Thank you so much for your generosity, our students show their gratitude in their successes every day.
