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Select Jumpstart as World Champion of Charities More>>
Jumpstart's Read for the Record: Online Tools & Official Campaign Book Available More>>
Vote to Help AE Select Jumpstart Corps Members for Spirit of Service Award More>>
Jumpstart's Holds Community Events Across the Country More>>

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Jumpstart and Pearson Named One of America's Best Cause Marketing Partnerships More>>
Jumpstart Wins Prestigious Award for Campus-Community Collaboration More>>
Get Premium Summer Concert Tickets While Supporting Jumpstart More>>
Jumpstart Raises More Than $1M at Spring Events More>>
Earn a Penny for Jumpstart Everytime You Search The Internet More>>

Corps Member Spotlight
Hannah Locke
Jumpstart Claremont at Pitzer College

Hannah Locke served as a Jumpstart Corps member at Pitzer College for 3 years. This spring, she received the President's Volunteer Service Award from George W. Bush.

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Highlights

VOTE JUMPSTART AS WORLD CHAMPION OF CHARITIES
The book, entitled World Champions: 25 Charities That Make Our Home a Better Place to Live, is a hard cover coffee table book that features the heartwarming stories of 25 charities (including Jumpstart), and the impact they have on society. By purchasing the book and voting for Jumpstart at www.25charities.com, you can help to support our organization. Read the press release or visit www.25charities.com to learn more.

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JUMPSTART'S READ FOR THE RECORD: ONLINE TOOLS & OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN BOOK AVAILABLE!
Take advantage of new and exciting online tools to support Jumpstart’s Read for the Record:

Online Book Drive: Create and join virtual book drive teams and ask friends and family to raise money to help Jumpstart’s Read for the Record donate special edition copies of The Story of Ferdinand to at-risk children. You can set donation goals, customize your book drive web page and send campaign emails.
The Story of Ferdinand -- Now Taking Orders!: With each $10 donation, Pearson will send you a free copy of the custom edition book (in August) and donate an additional book through Pearson’s World of Reading Program. Supplies are limited and sold out quickly last year! Click here to order your copy.

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VOTE TO HELP AE SELECT JUMPSTART CORPS MEMBERS FOR SPIRIT OF SERVICE AWARD

Since 2004, AE has been recognizing the outstanding leadership of Jumpstart's college student Corps members through the AE Spirit of Service Awards. Thie year, AE and Jumpstart will honor five individuals with this presitigious award, including a $5,000 scholarship. Five additional finalists will receive a $1,000 scholarship. We're asking you to help us select the AE Spirit of Service Award winners. Read more about these ten outstanding young men and women, and submit your vote. Winners will be announced at an event in Santa Monica, CA on June 10.

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JUMPSTART HOLDS COMMUNITY EVENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
The end of Jumpstart’s program year has paved the way for community events at many of our 64 sites across the country. From Jumpstart graduations to learning festivals, communities across the country came together in the name of quality early education. Read about our highlighted events in Geneva, NY, Irvine, CA, Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC.

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Announcements

JUMPSTART AND PEARSON NAMED ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST CAUSE-MARKETING PARTNERSHIPS

Jumpstart's Read for the Record Campaign was recognized at the prestigious Cause Marketing Halo Awards. Read more>>

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JUMPSTART WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR CAMPUS-COMMUNITY COLLABROATION
Jumpstart's Roxbury School Readiness for All Initiative won the prestigious Carter Partnership Award for its work to reach every preschool child in one of Boston's lowest income neighborhoods. Read more>>

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GET PREMIUM SUMMER CONCERT TICKETS WHILE SUPPORTING JUMPSTART

You can access premium seats to some of the most highly anticipated summer concerts and support Jumpstart at the same time! Our partner, Tickets-for-Charity™, is hosting an exclusive charitable sale for upcoming performances including Dave Matthews Band, Lyle Lovett & k.d. Lang, Diana Krall, The Allman Brothers, the Live Earth New York Concert and more. Great seats are available at face value, plus a charitable donation which you may direct to Jumpstart. Quantities are limited so please visit www.tickets-for-charity.com today for pricing and availability.

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JUMPSTART RAISES MORE THAN $1M AT SPRING EVENTS
This spring, Jumpstart held fundraisers in cities across the country, raising more than $1 million to support our work with young children. Celebrities authors like Mitch Albom, Candace Bushnell, and Khaled Hosseini came out to support the importance of early education. Read more about our special events in Boston, New York City, and San Francisco.

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EARN A PENNY FOR JUMPSTART EVERY TIME YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET
GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine; it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results. Just go to www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=81685 and make sure “Jumpstart for Young Children” is selected. Conduct a search and a donation will be made to Jumpstart without you ever spending a dime! Be sure to check out GoodSearch on June 1, when Jumpstart is featured as the Charity of the Day!

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