Global Kids raises over $35K for students going to
college at 5K in Flushing Meadows Corona Park
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Hundreds of runners and walkers
came together in Flushing Meadows
Corona Park to raise money to fund
students’ college dreams.
On Saturday, Oct. 12, Global Kids
hosted a 5K Run/Walk in celebration
of the organization’s award-winning
programming.
Approximately 250 participants,
including students from William
Cullen Bryant High School in Long
Island City and John Adams High
School in Ozone Park, navigated
the 3.1 mile course past iconic landmarks
like the Unisphere, Fountain
of the Planets and the New York State
Pavilion.
The 6th annual event raised over
$35,000 for Global Kids’ College and
Career Readiness Program, which
provides financial support to students
preparing for life after high
school.
“Global Kids not only provide me
the support to apply to college but
they truly inspire me to believe in
myself and reach higher,” said Abdullah
Mazumder, Global Kids youth
Courtesy of Global Kids
leader and William Cullen Bryant
High School senior.
Program sponsors included Bareburger,
Red Stone Equity Partners,
The Morrison & Foerster Foundation
and Brooklyn Bagel and Coffee
Company.
Carole Artigiani founded Global
Kids in 1989 and developed into a
nonprofit that “educates, activates
and inspires youth from underserved
communities to take action on critical
issues facing our world.”
The organization partners predominantly
with local middle and
high schools to provide a range of
programs including academic enrichment,
counseling, workshops
service-learning programs and international
trips.
Through the College and Career
Readiness Program, students get an
early start forging their path toward
higher education. Students participate
in overnight college tours, oneon
one scholarship and financial aid
application assistance, career day
events, internship opportunities and
job training.
According to Global Kids, 96 percent
of seniors it works with graduated
from high school in 2018 and 90
percent of those students are going to
college.
“It’s critical for our youth to receive
guidance as they explore and
apply to college,” said Evie Hantzopoulos,
executive director of Global
Kids. “We are so grateful to everyone
for supporting this important event.”
Visit globalkids.org to learn more
about the organization or find them on
social media @globalkidsinc on Facebook
and @globalkids on Twitter.
Reach reporter Jenna Bagcal by email
at jbagcal@qns.com or by phone
at (718) 260-2583.
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