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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, Julia Boyer & Brian Henry Dear friends, colleagues and
St. Louis community:
College found. College bound. Cap and gown…that’s the trajectory so many deserving
students achieve because of the commitment of the dedicated team at College On behalf of the College Bound
Bound. For us, and hopefully for you, the value of the investment you make in great staff, its Board of Directors, and
students is realized with every graduation, achievement, and community that is better most importantly our students,
because they have succeeded. we want to welcome you to Cap
& Gown 2020. In a year of many
Cap & Gown 2020 is different this year. To be honest, EVERYTHING is different this unprecedented changes, we’re
year. But what hasn’t changed is the love, respect, and persistence that College Bound especially grateful you chose to be
has provided to the students it helps. While we’ve been “socially distanced,” the part of our first-ever virtual event.
embrace College Bound gives to students remains strong as ever.
We’re also grateful for the

In fact, the connections CB had with students before this crisis have allowed the team opportunity to celebrate and
to quickly navigate challenges that go beyond the classroom—food insecurity, mental recognize the importance of
health, setting up study spaces, and remote learning. CB walks with students to bridge CB’s mission with you. This cause
any digital divide. They’re there for the everyday milestones whose value is much is personal to us: we share similar
more clear today: birthdays, virtual graduations, the all-important acceptance emails. stories and backgrounds with so
many of the students CB serves,
These extraordinary students are our future and they will be successful because they and know from experience the
know no other way. Tonight, you will meet amazing people who will touch your heart importance of having inspiration
and spark your mind in ways you haven’t felt before. Let them know it. Stand with and support to guide you
them as they go from college found to college bound to cap and gown…and beyond. throughout the process. And this
Thank you for your support! year, in the midst of the chaos
brought about by the pandemic,
that guidance and support is even more important. New challenges arrive every day,
and College Bound is there to meet them alongside our students and their families.

Along with representing the CB Board and our fellow first-generation graduates, we
are proud to highlight Bayer’s long-term partnership with College Bound tonight.
In addition to sponsoring this event, Bayer, through its philanthropic arm Bayer
Fund, has long supported CB’s college credit-bearing summer program which helps
students avoid remediation and earn their first credits toward a degree.

To our friends, colleagues, and everyone in the St. Louis community and beyond
who have chosen to spend your evening at home with College Bound, we raise a
glass to you—and to the Class of 2020! We hope you enjoy your evening and we
thank you for your generous support of CB students.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US, Marsha & Al Mitchell