Think Together Springs into Headlines!
Think Together has had a busy few weeks securing and building upon partnerships with mission-aligned individuals, corporations, and foundations. Read about some of the recent partnerships that have made headlines!
Last week, Think Together and the Inland Empire Regional Chamber of Commerce made front-page news inthe Inland Empire Business Journal. The sold-out Inland Empire Education and Workforce Summit took place at Loft 84 in Downtown Riverside this past Wednesday, March 15.
The event opened with Mayor of Riverside Patricia Lock Dawson emphasizing the need for access to meaningful career pathways. The program then transitioned to Think Together alum Diego Martinez who shared his first-hand experience leading and launching Hack Clubs.
Former State Senator Connie Leyva, who now leads KVCR and FNZ as executive director, served as keynote and discussed ways to improve education and workforce development in the Inland Empire, with a focus on increasing access to quality education.
The summit was capped by Bank of America’s Inland Empire Market Executive Cathy Paredes leading a panel of esteemed business and education leaders including:
- Ted Alejandre, County Superintendent, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
- Randy Barth, Founder and CEO of Think Together
- Dr. Angelo Farooq, Chairman at California Workforce Development Board
- Dr. Edwin Gomez, Riverside County Superintendent of Schools at Riverside County Office of Education
- Charles Henkels, Executive Director of LAUNCH Apprenticeship Network
Earlier this month, Coachella Valley volunteers from The Desert Horizons Community attended a book refresh event where they collected and cleaned over 400 books gathered from Orange County, Los Angeles, and Palm Springs. The books were paired along with personal notes to students written on bookmarks in each book. We’re pleased to read about this community partnership in Palm Springs Life.
To round out the headlines, Loop Neighborhood Market, in partnership with Au Energy and Shell USA received press for their Giving Pump campaign, which culminated with a $50,000 general fund donation to Think Together’s afterschool and expanded learning programs. Loop Neighborhood Market CEO Varish Goyal visited students at Grant Elementary School in San Jose along with Think Together board member Sangeeth Peruri and Think Together Executive Director of Philanthropy Katie Roth to see the donation in action among nearly 300 students from pre-K to fifth grade.
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