Events

“FORE the PROMISE” 2022

Golf Outing for Rockford Promise Join Rockford Promise for our third annual golf outing to benefit our Scholars! WHEN:Friday, June 24, 2022Shotgun start at 1:00 p.m. WHERE:Aldeen Golf Course1902 Reid Farm Rd. TICKETS:$125 per golfer$500 for a foursome$650 foursome, plus a hole sponsorship!* Includes cart, greens fees, and lunch.  Purchase tickets through our Event Website.

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Scholarship Application News

Record Number of Scholarship Applications Point to Popularity, Potential of Program

Rockford Promise closes 2021-22 scholarship process; numbers exceed expectations Rockford, IL; March 2, 2021: Rockford Promise recently closed its application process for the 2021-2022 academic with a record number of 284 Rockford Public Schools seniors applying for scholarships to at least one of three institutions including Rock Valley College, Rockford University and Northern Illinois University.…

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Rockford Promise Winter Newsletter News

A Winter Update from Rockford Promise

Read our latest news! Rockford Promise is hard at work. Take a look at our most recent announcements and accomplishments, hear from one of our donors and our Executive Director, and help us celebrate our most recent graduates.

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News

Rockford Promise receives 2021 Community Arts Access Grant

Rockford Promise is honored to have been selected by the Rockford Area Arts Council as one of the recipients of the 2021 Community Arts Access Grant. With this grant of $2,316, Promise Scholars will have the opportunity to create a children’s book, “The Untold Adventures of Promise Scholars”. The book will be aimed at teaching…

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News

Rockford Promise Scholars explore “green” opportunities

New Year’s Day was spent volunteering at Flora Prairie Nature Preserve. Rockford Promise Executive Director, Dr. Tasha Davis, Rock Valley College Scholar Carla Peoples, and Rockford University Scholar Aldo Sapien started off the New Year being “green” by cutting out invasive plants to help conserve natural resources at the preserve. Rockford Promise and Boone County…

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Listen: Mayor discusses economic potential of NIU Scholarship

Listen to Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara speak with John Williams of WGN Radio 720 about the proposed Northern Illinois University scholarship for RPS 205 students who live in the City of Rockford. Rockford Promise gets high school graduates into college for free! To stay up to date with Rockford Promise news, please fill out the…

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Northern Illinois University News

Mayor proposes significant expansion of Rockford Promise

Today, Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara, Rockford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ehren Jarrett, Rockford Promise Executive Director Dr. Tasha Davis and Northern Illinois University President Dr. Lisa Freeman announced a new partnership that will provide free tuition at NIU to eligible RPS 205 students who live in Rockford. Since 2006, Rockford Promise, a 501(c)(3) location-based scholarship…

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Rockford Promise Newsletter News

A Fall Update from Rockford Promise

Welcome to our updated newsletter design! It’s been awhile since we have sent out a newsletter, but we couldn’t wait to share all of the great news about what’s going on at Rockford Promise! Take a look: meet our new 2020 Scholars, see what we’ve been up to (even in the midst of a pandemic!),…

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Dr. Tasha Davis, Executive Director News

Meet our new Executive Director, Dr. Tasha Davis!

Rockford Promise is thrilled to welcome Dr. Tasha Davis as our first paid Executive Director.  Dr. Davis comes to our organization with a strong background in education, business and finance, and nonprofit management.  And, as the Rockford Register Star puts it, “Rockford Promise’s new executive director exemplifies its mission”.  We couldn’t agree more! In the…

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