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#LOVELANSING FOCUS MAGAZINE | JULY 2022

Lansing Promise Returns to In-Person Dinner Event

he Lansing Promise held its first in-person dinner “We must ask ourselves how we connect K-12 education
fundraiser since 2019 on June 9, 2022. The event was with careers and employers,” said Sheehan. “We need a
Theld at Jackson Field, home of the Lansing Lugnuts, call-to-action for the business community to join us in
and was a rousing success. that effort.”

“The state of the Promise is simply strong,” said Kellie
Dean, chair of the Lansing Promise Board and CEO of
Dean Transportation.

An estimated 1,600 people, including community and
business leaders, teachers, students and their families,
attended the event. One hundred and twenty Lansing
School students (all future Promise scholars!) provided
entertainment during the evening of fun and celebration.

“It was a very cool representation of Lansing,” said Justin
Sheehan, executive director, Lansing Promise.

The dinner serves as an annual benefit to support the
Lansing Promise. This scholarship program that pays
tuition and fees for graduates of a Lansing high school
who live in Lansing to take up to 65 credits at Lansing
Community College or the equivalent dollar amount
toward tuition and fees at Michigan State University or Lansing Promise is working on building the Promise
Olivet College. Davenport University is joining the Lansing Professional Network, which will include professional
Promise as a partnering institution this year. mentorships for young people who will be connected to
business leaders in the field in which they are interested.
There were 347 Promise scholars from this year’s Lansing
School District class. Over the past decade, 1,622 students The Lansing Promise believes in the inherent worth of
have received scholarship assistance and more than 600 every young person in Lansing. They imagine a community
have earned degrees. where every young person has the opportunity to dream,
the ability to thrive, and the love, support and investment
Sheehan stressed the importance of the community needed to build a brighter future: for themselves, their
coming together to focus on long-term talent families and their community. For more information, visit
development needs. www.lansingpromise.org. l

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