PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND
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October 17, 2012
Being a mentor for PCF has been a very fulfilling experience. It's a two-way street...I feel as if I am able to help a young college student while simultaneously gaining knowledge and insight into the world of a young adult. PCF provides great training for those who mentor and invaluable scholarships and guidance to students in need. It is an incredibly worthwhile organization.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
October 17, 2012
I act as a mentor to a student. I have found this organization to be focused on it's goals, dedicated and well run. All of the students and graduates I have talked to have been articulate and thoughtful. The organization is continually improving its information to both students and mentors to facilitate those relationships and overall success of the students and mentors.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
October 17, 2012
I am currently a Senior at CSU Sacramento, and I can truly say that I would not be where I am today without the help of PCF. They're financial contribution to my education has made all the difference. I am the first in my family to pursue higher education, and the support this organization offers me has made this possible. I am blessed and thankful to be part of such a close group of scholars, leaders and mentors.
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
Life-changing
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
October 16, 2012
I come from a low income family, my parents did not get any education and I am also the first one in my family to attend college, and the oldest in my family. PCF basically solved all this problems for me they supported me financially so that I could go to College and make my dreams come true. PCF Gave me a mentor to guide me through college and I would be very lost if it wasn't for my mentor because he is there for me when I need help with something, also he is there for as a friend who helps me when I am feeling down or need someone to talk to.PCF also prepared me for college before I even started college to make sure that I would be successful in college. With out PCF I would not be going to college right now. PCF also makes me feel like I am part of something they come up with events so that we can get to know the other scholars and make us feel like a family and everyone is very nice and friendly . PCF is the best thing that could of had happened to me and I am very grateful for all their help.
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
Life-changing
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
October 16, 2012
I come from a family and community where pretty much I had to do mostly everything on my own. Stress was a vocabulary word I was very familiar with. However, PCF has been one of the greatest things that has ever happend to me. I feel like I am a part of something that is much more than just a program. It's a family. I have met so many people I would have never known existed. Individuals who have inspired me to be more than I believe I can be; be more than just the first to go to college in my family. The help and coaching offered in this program is extrememly helpful and now that I am in college I do not feel alone. A family like PCF is one reason why I am in college and one reason why a lot of my stress about money has been lifted of my shoulders. I am proud to be part of the PCF family. I hope others can see how much a foundation like PCF can change the lives and roads of individuals like myself and give more so that the foundation will only continue to grow.
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Everything about the organization is helpful. Nothing is a waste of time and if it wasn't for this organization I would have came into college with zero knowledge about what one can do to be successful in college.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
Definitely! At the beginning of this experience I would have never imagined me ever even participating in my classes of a number of 100 students. However, thanks to PCF I had the courage and inspiration to go up on meet up with all my professors. This had a great impact on myself and my professors. I am more confident and outspoken in class.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
I felt like I belonged. I actually felt like I was good enough for anything I put my mind to. That was the best feeling ever.
October 16, 2012
PCF is one of the only scholarships I have received that makes me feel like part of a family. Everyone is so supportive and friendly, I couldn't ask for anything more. PCF is helping me make my dreams come true. I would delegate a large portion of my success to them. Not only are the main founders of PCF kind and courteous, but the mentors are fantastic as well. I am proud to be a supporting member of Peninsula College Fund.
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How would you describe the help you got from this organization?
A lot
How likely are you to recommend this organization to a friend?
Definitely
How do you feel you were treated by this organization?
Very Well
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
June 4, 2012
This is my first experience as a mentor and I am enjoying every minute of it. My mentee is delightful and we have established what I hope will be a long term relationship. It has been challenging at times but what teenager isn't a challenge? I am so glad that I was invited to be a PCF mentor. Karen C
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
May 14, 2012
Working with PCF and their scholars has been the highlight of my career. When you get a dedicated organization devoted to the true meaning of success for all then volunteering does not seem to be a hastle. This is a true family and we are happy to support each other. Please consider PCF in your future.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
May 12, 2012
Peninsula College Fund is so much more than a non-profit - it s a dream come true for its almost 100 scholars, it is a family, a community, and finally, it provides financial, mentoring and job coaching to enable its truly remarkable college students achieve their dreams. As a mentor and volunteer it is the most rewarding of all the volunteer work I have done. To witness, coach, cheer, mentor and support a first generation student is an honor and a joy and after our four years together when he walks that stage, I know how thrilled I will be for him and that our friendship will not end as he moves forward to the next stage of hs young adult life. To support these extremely deserving students from under served Peninsula communities, it takes a small village, funds, mentors, internships, academic coaching and role models. Having now graduated the first three years of scholars in the program, it is a thrill not only to see their pride and accomplishments, but to see the almost 100% retention rate and to see the scholars themselves step into leadership roles in the PCF organization. The hardest part of my involvement is the painful first hand awareness of how trully great the need is for this program and others like it. To read over 20 highly qualified applications each year from just one of the six high schools we serve is excruciating because we would like to award all of them, yet limited resources mean only the very top 1-3 get the chance. Finally, PCF has does a great job at strategically partnering with other resources including established high school and college counselors, great schools like Notre Dame De Namur and Loyola Marymount. Now ask yourself, how can I help? I originally started helping PCF to give back as I myself was first generation to college, but it is the students and the organization that keep me coming back.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
The growth of my scholar who will graduate this fall from UCDavis and from working with the other scholars, many of whom have now graduated and are working in progressions and still helping PCF build its programs, help the students coming up behind them, who serve us now as readers and interviewers - they are our best evidence of success.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Get more volunteers, more paid staff, increase the number and talents of board members, increase the fundraising and continue the strategic partnering. I would also encourage them to partner even more and share resources with other like minded organizations such as their work with Avid Mesa at Woodside High School.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
Keeps me young and gives me a great deal of personal satisfaction