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News
October 1, 2023
2023 Break a Sweat for Education 5K Results
We express our sincere thanks and gratitude to all the Yours Humanly 2023 Break a Sweat for Education® 5K sponsors, participants, volunteers, and attendees. Thank you for making our 9th annual 5K a huge success!
We are grateful to Mt. Diablo Education Foundation for their partnership and support. Special thanks to MDUSD Superintendent Dr. Adam Clark for his participation and for speaking at the event, and to Bobby Khullar for once again emceeing with enthusiasm, and to the Northgate High School Madrigal choir and Ygnacio Valley High School Cheer Team for kicking off the event with music and good cheer!
Throughout the morning’s activities and the race itself, we captured fantastic images, which will soon be available on our website and on our Facebook page. Chip timing was provided by Golden State Race Timing, and you can find 5K race results here.
September 16, 2023
Press Release: Yours Humanly Break a Sweat for Education 5K Run
The 2023 Yours Humanly Break a Sweat for Education® 5K Run & Walk and free Kids Fun Run will be held on Saturday, September 30, at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California. Funds raised by this popular family-friendly event support local and global programs of Yours Humanly, a Northern California-based nonprofit that provides children in need around the world access to quality education and equitable resources. Yours Humanly is partnering with Mt. Diablo Education Foundation, with part of the proceeds directly benefiting students and schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.
Read the full press release here.
August 29, 2023
Dr. Adam Clark, Superintendent MDUSD, Guest Speaker at our 5K Run & Walk
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Adam Clark, Superintendent of Mt. Diablo Unified School District, (MDUSD, Contra Costa County, California), will be the guest speaker at our upcoming Break a Sweat for Education® 5K Run and Walk and Kids Fun Run fundraiser to be held September 30, at Heather Farm Park, Walnut Creek, California. We express our sincere thanks and gratitude to Dr. Clark for his support.
August 22, 2023
Kindergarten Graduates
Thirteen precious Yours Humanly scholars in Hinche, Haiti, have graduated kindergarten and have now started first grade. Through our Yours Humanly K-12 Scholarships program, we are supporting these young scholars’ education by covering the full costs of tuition, uniforms, mid-day meals, books, study materials, school supplies, and all other educational needs from placement through 12th grade graduation. This is an exciting time for our scholars! We’re thrilled to support them and we wish them the very best as they continue their educational journey!
August 14, 2023
Yours Humanly Receives $10,000 Donation From Delta Dental Employees
Yours Humanly received a $10,000 donation from Delta Dental employees, including the match from Delta Dental, in support of our Second Wave COVID-19 Disaster Relief project in India. We are sincerely grateful to members of the Delta Dental workforce who contributed to this donation and give thanks for their generosity and belief in the work we do!
July 3, 2023
Yours Humanly Exclusive Charity Partner for Shreya Ghoshal Concert
Yours Humanly is honored to be the exclusive charity partner for the Shreya Ghoshal concert, to be held at the Oracle Arena on Saturday, August 26, 2017! We thank the team of Instant Karma, Shor Media, and Cal Coast Financial for their generosity and support.
Join us for a musical evening and help change the life of a child. Purchase your tickets today on Ticketmaster.
June 28, 2023
Press Release: Yours Humanly Receives $213K Grant
In March 2023, Yours Humanly received a $213,000 grant from the City of Concord, California, to fund a comprehensive literacy project that will benefit more than 4,000 students across ten Concord elementary schools through the Yours Humanly Literacy Program.
Read the full press release here.
May 19, 2023
Congratulations! Class of 2020
We extend our happiest and most heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2020! You’ve earned a place in the record books! You have completed your studies and earned your diplomas against the backdrop of a health crisis that has kept us indoors, online, and at safe distances from our family, friends, teachers, coaches, and colleagues. You have graduated into a new normal that is yet to be defined, but which holds great opportunities for those with open hearts and willing spirits. You are among the young leaders and visionaries who will set the course and shine the light on new and innovative ways to learn, engage, connect, and succeed. Congratulations Class of 2020!
May 4, 2023
Congratulations to Children Have the Power to Empower Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce that Nika Hirsch (Northfield, MN) and Riley Pryor (Edmond, OK) are recipients of a 2021 Yours Humanly Children Have the Power to Empower® Award.
Congratulations to Nika and Riley!
Learn more about the Children Have the Power to Empower® Award recipients and their work.
April 1, 2023
Thank You for Making Our Annual Gala a Success!
Our Yours Humanly 2022 Gift of Schooling Gala® was an amazing night of fun and fundraising! Thank you to those who attended and made the night so special with your presence and participation! For those who could not attend, you were missed, but we do recognize your contributions and support.
A special thanks and shout out to all our generous sponsors for supporting our mission, to Juliette Goodrich, KPIX 5, who did a fabulous job as our emcee, and to guest speaker Cherise Khaund, MDUSD School Board, for sharing her kind thoughts about our partnership with the District on behalf of students in need. Thank you, all, for being a part of something very special!
Photos of our remarkable evening are available for viewing here and on our Facebook page. Please share these images with family, friends, and colleagues through your social media channels using the hashtag #GiftOfSchoolingGala and tagging @YoursHumanly.
March 28, 2023
Yours Humanly Receives $213K Grant from City of Concord
We are deeply grateful to the City of Concord, California, for its generous grant to Yours Humanly in the amount of $213,000. The funds will benefit more than 4,000 students across ten Concord elementary schools through the Yours Humanly Literacy Program.
While classrooms are considered homogeneous for grade level, they are heterogeneous for reading ability—that is, within a grade, students are at different points in their reading skills. To promote early literacy and grade level proficiency, Yours Humanly will provide picture books, chapter books, leveled reading books, and bilingual books for students and classrooms in need, and host on campus Family Literacy nights to encourage parent engagement and reading at home.
March 24, 2023
Thank You for Making Our Annual Gala a Success!
Our Yours Humanly 2023 Gift of Schooling Gala® was an amazing night of fun and fundraising! Thank you to those who attended and made the night so special with your presence and participation! For those who could not attend, you were missed, but we do recognize your contributions and support.
Deeply grateful to all our sponsors who made this event possible. A special thanks and shout out to Miss California Catherine Liang, who did a fabulous job as our emcee, and to guest speaker John Sasaki, Communications Director, Oakland Unified School District, for sharing his kind thoughts about our partnership with the District on behalf of students in need.
Photos of our remarkable evening are available for viewing here and on our Facebook page. Please share these images with family, friends, and colleagues through your social media channels using the hashtag #GiftOfSchoolingGala and tagging @YoursHumanly.
March 3, 2023
Arik Armstead, SF 49er and Advocate for Education Equity, Named Yours Humanly 2023 Leading With the Honoree
Yours Humanly is pleased to announce that Arik Armstead, San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle #91, is our 2023 Leading With the Heart Honoree, and will be recognized at the 2023 Gift of Schooling Gala, March 18, for his work with the Armstead Academic Project, the nonprofit he founded dedicated to ensuring that every student, no matter their socioeconomic status, has direct access to the resources they need to thrive. The Armstead Academic Project supports students in Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area on the premise that a ZIP code should not define student opportunity. The Yours Humanly Leading With the Heart Award recognizes individuals and organizations for their vision and leadership on behalf of children and youth. Accepting the award on Arik’s behalf will be Aila Malik, interim executive director of Armstead Academic Project.
In 2019, Arik founded Armstead Academic Project to provide youth with positive spaces, tools, and academic support to help unlock their potential, dream big, and achieve their goals. Along his journey to give back, Arik works with schools, hospitals, and organizations that serve young people. He donates toys and books during visits with patients at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. He hosts the popular “Storytime with Arik Armstead” for elementary school children, and provides educational field trips, visits to colleges, and after school tutoring for youth, always reminding them of the power of books and education.
Please join us on Saturday, March 18, at the Blackhawk Museum, to recognize Arik Armstead for his visionary work toward education equity. Purchase Gala tickets at GiftOfSchoolingGala.com.
March 1, 2023
Press Release: Children Have the Power to Empower Award
Yours Humanly has named three new 2023 recipients of its Children Have the Power to Empower® Award, which recognizes children for their outstanding acts of goodness that make a significant difference in the lives of others.
Read the full press release here.
February 24, 2023
Congratulations to Children Have the Power to Empower Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce three new recipients of a 2023 Yours Humanly Children Have the Power to Empower® Award: Harita Suresh of Jersey City, New Jersey; Aniruddh Marella of Frisco, Texas; and Rishika Jeyaprakash of Mason, Ohio.
Congratulations to Harita, Aniruddh, and Rishika!
Learn more about the Children Have the Power to Empower® Award recipients and their work.
January 25, 2023
Journalist, Advocate John Sasaki to be Guest Speaker at 2023 Gift of Schooling Gala
Yours Humanly is pleased to announce that John Sasaki, the communications director for the Oakland Unified School District and former longtime news reporter/anchor for KTVU Ch. 2, will be a guest speaker at our 2023 Gift of Schooling Gala, March 18, at Blackhawk Museum, Danville, CA.
An experienced journalist and powerful spokesperson, John is a passionate advocate for education and our youth. He served on the Pleasant Hill Education/Schools Advisory Commission and on the board of directors of the Special Olympics of Northern California. He taught broadcast journalism at Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and currently coaches girls’ lacrosse at Alhambra High School in Martinez. We look forward to John’s words and insights about education and the valuable position Yours Humanly holds helping children in need gain access to the education they deserve.
January 6, 2023
Yours Humanly Named Outstanding Organization at Global Education Conference
In December 2022, Yours Humanly was recognized for our contribution to global education equity and awarded the 2022 Outstanding Organization Award at the Education 2.0 Conference, held in Dubai, UAE. Attended by hundreds of leaders in the education sector from more than 40 countries, the highly regarded Education 2.0 Conference is a three-day, knowledge-intensive conference that gathers educators, policy makers, researchers, and change makers to share global insights and perspectives and to look for innovative solutions to the most pressing problems impacting learning and teaching on a global level.
Conference organizers stated that, given the far-reaching impact of their contributions, the Education 2.0 Conference was honored to spotlight “incredible individuals and organizations who have worked tirelessly to reform and improve global education.”
We are deeply grateful to all of our supporters who have made this award and recognition possible. This will serve as an inspiration for us to build upon the meaningful work we do transforming the lives of children in need around the world through the power of education.
