Recent News and Upcoming Events

November 2008

Connecting Generations' Director of Development, Stephanie Ferrell, will receive "Rising Star" Award at this year's Association of Fundraising Professionals' Philanthropy Day.  Read more.

September/October 2008

Winners of the Creative Mentoring Mini-Grant Program, sponsored by Valero Delaware City Refinery, were announced.  Funds were granted to twenty-one school mentoring programs for materials, supplies, or events that will directly impact mentored students.  Congratulations to the grantees, and thanks to Valero for its generosity!  Read the press release.   

Creative Mentors and mentees participated in NPR's StoryCorps project.  Listen to two of these interviews, which will be preserved at the Library of Congress for generations to come!

July/August 2008

Senator Tom Carper congratulates Creative Mentoring program and volunteer mentors on a successful school year 2007/2008.

The Board of Directors of Connecting Generations names Richard Kapolka as Executive Director.

Fifth graders in schools across Delaware celebrated their completion of the anti-bullying workshop series, Seasons of Respect, with parties and philanthropy.