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GivingTuesday at CIS of Kalamazoo
November 28, 2023
Thank you for your commitment to kids! This is our fifth year of our team GivingBack on GivingTuesday. Every year on GivingTuesday, we surprise an individual who has gone above...
Blog Category: Caring Adult
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Kristin Zimmerman: In Schools for Kids
May 31, 2023
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
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Hykea, future veterinarian
June 15, 2021
“Hello! My name is Hykea and I’m going to be a veterinarian when I grow up. My dog Rico is the number one thing that I worry about. Some of...
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Phillip Hegwood: Becoming His Best Self
March 16, 2021
As Phillip is now spending lots of time in his home office connecting with kids, he designed and painted a fun backdrop that you can see in this photo we...
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A Salute To Bonnie Terrentine
October 24, 2017
Category: Caring Adult
At the end of last school year, Bonnie Terrentine stepped down from her role as CIS after school coordinator at Lincoln International Studies. She officially retired (well kind of, keep...
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POP QUIZ: Sheldon Turner
August 29, 2017
Category: Caring AdultPop Quiz
Welcome back to the POP QUIZ! This is a regular, yet totally unexpected, feature where we ask students, parents, staff, our friends, and partners to answer a few questions about...
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Doubling Down to Make a Difference
May 16, 2017
This article was featured in our CIS Connections newsletter, The Double Issue. You can find the full publication here. Congratulations to CIS volunteer Mary Aldrich who, along with her husband,...
Dear Mrs. Dalton
January 10, 2017
Category: Caring Adult
What better way to kick off 2017 than with a thank you letter shared with us by a CIS volunteer who is participating in our “caring adult” series (and has...
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Mr. Sindoni Responds!
December 20, 2016
Category: Caring AdultVolunteers
Remember the November post written by CIS volunteer Shirley Freeman? The one that began: Dear Mr. Sindoni, I often tell the story of my 7th grade year. How I was...
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A Letter to Mr. Sindoni
November 29, 2016
Category: Caring AdultVolunteers
Today, we hear from CIS volunteer and Bookbug staff extraordinare, Shirley Freeman. As part of the Chapel Hill/Portage United Methodist Church initiative to help students attain the Kalamazoo Promise, Shirley...