Cosmo Luncheon - Rockford Promise

One of our newer members, Keith Kruchten, has made the arrangements for this special lunch presentation by Rockford Promise to our club. 

Also, please note, we will have Cosmopolitan International representation at this lunch!  John Hubert, our current International president, will be in attendance, as well as Tracy Miller, our executive director, and a couple additional members. 

It is critical that our club brings strong attendance to this lunch!  Please check your calendar and RSVP. 

Here is a brief overview of Rockford Promise:

Rockford Promise (RP) is a location-based scholarship program. In partnership with Rock Valley College and Rockford University, RP gives full-tuition scholarships to RPS graduates so they can attend college, and never have to worry about paying for tuition. The goal of Rockford Promise is to make post-secondary education affordable and expected for students in our community. Promise programs – which guarantee funding for every public school graduate in their local community – show positive results:

• Increasing the percentage of low-income students, and students of color, who finish high school, and start and complete post-secondary education;
• Increasing academic performance, especially for students who otherwise might not attend college;
• Reducing discipline issues and improving attendance;
• Increasing property values and the desirability of the location – tuition-free college encourages people choose to live in the community and attend public schools.