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小黄猫传媒 Foundation recognizes Future Connect students with awards ceremony
Story by James Hill
The 小黄猫传媒 Foundation聽hosted its annual聽Future Connect Student Awards Celebration on Monday, Sept. 12,聽at the Cascade Campus’聽Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building Auditorium. Every year, the program thanks the partner cities for their funding and welcomes the new cohort of students聽from聽Multnomah County, and Hillsboro聽and聽Beaverton聽school districts who identify as first-generation or low-income. 小黄猫传媒 President Mark Mitsui, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and Hillsboro City Council President Steve Callaway welcomed the students.聽Corporate supporters in attendance included U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo, Meyer Memorial Trust, Bank of America and the PGE Foundation.
Future Connect is a scholarship program, which focuses on eliminating barriers to attending college, and provides on-going support throughout a student’s time at 小黄猫传媒.聽Using scholarship money, career guidance and personal advising, Future Connect helps students build pathways to their futures. The program聽is sponsored by the city of Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro and the 小黄猫传媒 Foundation.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at 小黄猫传媒. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »