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Jumpstart Raffle
Winners have been announced! View the Winners Jumpstart Seattle at the University of Washington and at Seattle University is hosting a raffle to raise funds for our Spring Celebration at the Woodland Park Zoo. The zoo has generously donated free admittance vouchers for our partner preschools to participate in a day of learning and fun. … [Continue Reading]
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Gedion Yitref
“It was freshman year in college and I was trying to find my niche. In an act of desperation, I put my email address on over eight different listserves. As a result, my inbox was flooded with emails I was unwilling to open. But no matter how many times I tried deleting the Jumpstart recruitment… [Continue Reading]
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May 16, 2013 at 11:45 pm Thank you again to everyone who helped to make Spring Celebration a huge success, and especially to Gloria Johnston who spoke about how Jumpstart changed her life while she was a undergraduate student here at the University of Washington. Gloria, you spoke so kindly about us! Please read up about Gloria's Jumpstart experience on our website if you missed her at Spring Celebration! http://depts.washington.edu/jstart/gloria-johnston/
Gloria Johnston
depts.washington.edu
I got involved with Jumpstart as a sophomore in 2004. I was hired as a Team leader and worked at Denise Louie Education Center in the International District and Beacon Hill for 3 years. As an undergrad, Jumpstart gave me a community to belong to. You couldn’t miss those bright blue shirts all over c...
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May 16, 2013 at 5:37 pm End the year on an artistic note? Participate in EXPD's 3rd art show and have your art displayed on our walls for 6 months! Check out the guidelines here: http://depts.washington.edu/jstart/?p=747
Participate in the EXPD Art Show!
depts.washington.edu
Do you have a mentor? Mentors come in all forms. Teachers, friends or perhaps your Team Leader has inspired you. All mentors are special and push you to succeed and do your best. We want to honor these mentors in our next art show in the Center for Experiential Learning and Diversity’s third art ins...
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Jumpstart UW
May 16, 2013 at 6:08 am Jumpstart's own Andrew Tran needs your help! Vote for his Husky Story and learn how JUmpstart has impacted his UW experience!
My Husky Story
You're in class 15 hours a week. What do you do with the other 153?
The University of Washington is a great place to go to college. And Seattle is a great place to live. Depending on the place you call home, the UW can be a huge school in a huge city. Or it can be a small school in a small town. It...
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Alumni Celebration
This year marks Jumpstart's 10 year anniversary at the University of Washington. Thousands of children have received language and literacy help from a Jumpstart Corps member. Hundreds of amazing Corps members and Team Leaders have worked hard to … (learn more)
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Jumpstart Raffle Prize List
Jumpstart would like to thank our Raffle Sponsors for their generous donations to our raffle and in supporting the Spring Celebration at the Woodland Park Zoo. The drawing was held on Friday, April 26 at 3:15pm. Winners and ticket numbers are listed below, and all winners will be notified via email or phone by 4/29. Grand… [Continue Reading]
MLK Day of Service
For MLK Jr Day of Service this year, Jumpstart is inviting the community members to give back to one of our Head Start preschools in Seattle. Home to six of our Jumpstart teams, we are more than excited to have this opportunity to help the Cecilia Williams Bryant Center start the new year with a… [Continue Reading]
Jennifer Nguyen
Jennifer did just about every job you could with Jumpstart. She served as a corps member, team leader and volunteer coordinator during the four years she attended the University of Washington. As wonderful as she was helping in our office, Jennifer was amazing in the classroom as well and formed a close bond with a… [Continue Reading]
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