Success students donated $500 of toys to the MCV Children's Medical Center for the second year

"Thank you so much for your recent donation to the Child Life Program at MCV Children's Medical Center. The items you donated were fantastic! Through you generosity we were able to provide a little comfort and a bright spot to our young patients. It is wonderful to see how the results of a team effort such as yours with the Success Program can so positively  impact our program."
                                                                     Colleen Bundick
                                                                                  The Child Life Program
                                                                             MCV Medical Center


Viginia Victory Games 2011


On Saturday, March 5th, 33 Success Program students volunteered to assist disabled athletes participating in the Virginia Victory Games

                                                                         

Over 30 Success Program students volunteered to assist the PTA's Carnival at Bellwood Elementary (a Title I feeder school)

 

On Feb 2nd, over 600 Success Program students from L.C. Bird, Meadowbrook, Matoaca and James River High Schools attended a special presentation from Susan Tom (featured in the HBO documentary, My Flesh and Blood)




2009 Field trip for all students who met academic expectations for 4th nine weeks



2009 Victory Games
For the second year, 35 Success students volunteered to assist disabled athletes at the Victory Games.  During the opening ceremonies, Success Program students presented the Victory Games with a check for $500!!!! The amount was entirely fundraised by the students. 
Pictured above-Success students assist athletes during opening ceremony  

For more information on the Victory Games visit
www.virginiavictorygames.org 




2009 Richmond Philanthropist and the son of the late Thomas Cannon; Thomas Cannon Jr visited the Success Program to discuss his father's book. With Mr. Cannon are current and former members of the Thomas Cannon Committee. In remembrance of the late Thomas Cannon, the committee has awarded $2,000 to local individuals
All Success Program students read "The Poor Man's Philanthropist" as part of its Character Education curriculum.

For more information visit
http://www2.richmond.com/content/2008/jun/07/success-gets-a-good-grade-91647/
or
http://villagenewsonline.net/artman2/publish/Schools_19/Thomas_Cannon_s_legacy_lives_on_in_generous_L_C_Bird_students.shtml


 
2008 Field trip to CiCi's Pizza and Bowling



2007 Performance by the In For Life sponsored by the Success Program

Congratulations to the Success Program Robotics Team. They placed in the top half during the University of Virginia Robotics Competition. There were over 50 teams from all over the east coast. The Success Program would like to thank Nancy Hoover and Beth Teigen for their guidance and support.




Success students give guest speaker, Susan Tom, a standing ovation at a surprise visit in 2008. Susan Tom was the center of a HBO documentary titled , My Flesh and Blood.

Richmond  Times Dispatch article
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/education/article/-RTD_2007_10_20_0113/59835/



2008 Success students line up to get a picture taken with Susan Tom

2008 CiCi's Pizza

2008 Virgina Victory Games