A mission built on partnerships

 

Dear Friends,

On Giving Tuesday, Gordon invites you to learn more about some of the partner organizations that help ground our students’ experience in the work of effecting real, lasting change in the world.

Partnerships are an essential piece of Gordon's effort to connect on-campus learning to the rest of the world. From Nursery to eighth grade, Gordon students and faculty work with dozens of organizations over the years. These include formal nonprofits, museums, schools and businesses, as well as informal community groups. They visit our classrooms, welcome us on field trips, host our eighth graders for service learning opportunities, consult with us on sustainability initiatives and partner with us on events like the Providence Children's Film Festival's movie nights.

The list is long, too long to include here. For this Giving Tuesday, then, we’re focusing on nonprofits that work with our eighth graders: on the Civil Rights Trip to Georgia and Alabama, and on the service learning work they undertake when they return. It's a powerful culminating experience that gives soon-to-be graduates a running start as they leave Maxfield Avenue and become forces for positive change in the world beyond Gordon.

Please take a moment to learn more about these partners who were each part of our eighth grader’s experience this past spring, and consider supporting them this Giving Tuesday.

Agnes E. Little Elementary School Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Amos House Providence, Rhode Island

City Farm Providence, Rhode Island

Creative Reuse Center of Rhode Island East Providence, Rhode Island

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church Montgomery, Alabama

Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, Alabama

Federal Hill House Food Pantry Providence, Rhode Island

Foot Soldiers Park Selma, Alabama

Genesis Center Providence, Rhode Island

Groundwork RI Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Higher Ground International Providence, Rhode Island

McAuley House Providence, Rhode Island

More Than Tours Montgomery, Alabama

Osamequin Farm Seekonk, Massachusetts

Progreso Latino Central Falls, Rhode Island

Refugee Dream Center Providence, Rhode Island

Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, Alabama

Women’s Refugee Care Providence, Rhode Island

Woonasquatucket Rivershed Council Providence, Rhode Island

Thank you for taking the time to get to know some of our extended family of partners, and for considering supporting them today.

If you wish to include Gordon in your Giving Tuesday giving as well, please use the form at www.gordonschool.org/give.

With gratitude, 

Alexandra O’Connor
Director of Philanthropic Engagement