IMPACT

2016-2017

access tosuccess

a call tocollege

25 years of making an impact 1991-2017

volunteers Donated 2,100Service Hours

2010

Endowment $1,003,420

1995

First Junior Advising

Appointments

2007 volunteers

Donated 549Service Hours

2000

Endowment$3,270,379

2005 A Call to College

founded by Jane McConnell and Lou Mitchell

1991

“Wizard At The Works” Partnership

Begins

2012

last dollar grants

235 Awarded

2014

A Call To College Celebrates

25 years

2017

1991-1995 1996-2000 2001-2005 2006-2010 2011-2017

Last Dollar Grants

144 Awarded

2002

With the State of Ohio now mandating that all juniors take the ACT test, ‘Cats plugged into our ACT Prep events in even greater numbers. Nearly half the class sat for a full 3-hour long practice test, which we proctored, scored and returned.

EMPOWER DECIDEVOLUNTEERS GRADS SUPPORT 12th

PREPARE11th 9th 8thPLAN ENGAGE

College Application Blitz Year two of the extraordinary collaboration with college admissions counselors from across the state, NHS administration and teachers, community volunteers and A Call to College.

Since 1991, volunteering has been a cornerstone of A Call to College’s success. This school year alone, 275 dedicated volunteers contributed a remarkable 2,628 hours to program delivery, advising and special projects, offering expertise and ensuring program effectiveness and efficiency. Pictured here is a team of volunteers, who in addition to committing long hours to other initiatives, also led our organization through the first phase of launching a new student information system.

“Without the knowledgeable assistance and financial help from A Call to College, and their generous donors, our family would have

struggled greatly having two kids in college at the same time.”

– Molly Pancini, NHS Parent ‘14, ‘16

Last Dollar Grants awarded in 2016 220 $3,238,451

Total grant dollars awarded since 1991

seniors122 different colleges26 submitted

applications241

In the fall of 2009, the PEAK Program began its early awareness outreach with this class in second grade. Eight years later, and with nearly 50 hours of hands-on, age-appropriate activities that connect college, careers and cash under their belts, this first PEAK class entered the high school to participate in “Start Your Story”.

Before Start Your Story3%

After Start Your Story52%

Freshmen who can name 4 school-related

items on a High school transcript:

During the “College, Careers & Cash” programming, eighth graders explore three careers of interest using the on-line resource, Ohio Means Jobs.

a call tocollege

champion2ndASPIRE6TH

Through specially designed lesson plans, sixth graders learn important college terms like transcript, admissions counselor, extracurricular activities and FAFSA. Students put this knowledge to use in December during a campus visit to one of eight local partner colleges.

LEARN4TH

Developing photos of each 2nd grader in a graduation cap: $75Busing 24 classrooms to the Licking County Library: $840Gifting 575 eager readers 2 books about careers: $7,218Inspiring impressionable young minds to aim high: PRICELESS

“To see the fourth graders’ excitement, engagement and enthusiasm for Jamie finding his way toward a future that includes college is wonderful. The students become cheerleaders for her, encouraging her to follow her dreams. And if they

can do that for a fictional character, they can now do that for themselves and each other. To be a part of a moment that may have a positive impact on them

for the rest of their lives is incredibly moving.”– Edie Norlin

Every fourth grader enjoys a live performance of “The Wonderful Wizard of College,” written for A Call to College by Edie Norlin and Dennis Kohler in 2010.

By the end of the outreach,

2x as many

6th graders demonstrated awareness of financial aid resources than at the start

Funding

2016 income:

9%

1%

21%Contributions

69%Investment Income

Newark City Schools

Grants

2016 Expenses:

59% Services to Students

29%

12%

Last Dollar Grants

Administrative Costs

staff

Sarah R. Wallace, PresidentFirst Federal Savings & Loan

Douglas C. Ute, Vice PresidentNewark City Schools

William W. Weidaw, TreasurerWilson, Shannon & Snow

Paul M. Thompson, SecretaryFirst Federal Savings & Loan

Tom AshState Farm Insurance

Thomas M. CummiskeyPark National Bank

Diane S. DeLawderA Call to College

Judith A. FranklinPark National Bank, retired

Executive DirectorDiane DeLawderDirectorsJen Anthony Tara HoudeshellSue KentJanet SchultzBrett Underhill

Prescott J. KoebelNewark High School

Mary Jane McDonaldDenison University, retired

Granger McKinneyWells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Cynthia M. MenzerA Call to College

Faith M. PhillipsOhio State Newark & COTC

Robin E. SomersOhio State Newark, retired

Lynn O. StrakerA Call to College, retired

Gary R. WaltersClerk of Courts, Licking County

William T. McConnell, emeritusPark National Corporation, retired

Governing Board

Associate DirectorsShannon Chiacchira Julie Uible

William & Constance AcklinCorinne AilesThomas AishtonCatherine AllenAlpha Pi Sigma Sorority, Beta ChapterDonn & Marilyn AlspachDonna AlvaradoJames & Marcella AmspaughJeff AndersonJohn & Alix AnkeleLowell & Barbara AnstineRandy & Lori AnstineAnthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield Foundation George & June ArmstrongTom AshJerry & Betty AshcraftLee AuerCraig BarclayJerry BarlowPaul BarnesRobert & Betty BarnesMarlene BarrettSue BartonHarry BayJ. R. BeallElizabeth BeattieKarla BentzBarcy BergstromTammy BerryDick & Lois BibartJames & Judy BlineThomas & Lu Ann BlineKeith & Lyn BooneTom Bowman David BoyceDonald BoydMyra Brandenburg Thomas & Patricia BrannonMichelle BrasseurNichole BrasseurBeate BroderickJohn & Dorothy BrownGina BuckeyRichard BurroughsJanice CanadayMichael & Barbara CantlinKimball & Pam CareyCathy CarpenterMike & Shannon ChiacchiraMary ChilcoteCharlie ClaggettMark & Marsha ClarkRichard & Judy ClarkTed & Betsy CobbRenee ColeyJames & Ellen CooperMatt CooperJerry & Connie CottermanCSX CorporationBob CullenTom & Kate CummiskeyDavid E. Reese Endowment FundElliot & Margie DavidoffJudith DavisCharles & Virginia DeedsDan & Diane DeLawder

Denison Women’s Swim & DiveRic & Marina DillonAudrey DilucenteKaren DishonGlenn DivanAnn Donahue & Kim LinkenhokerMark & Tammy DoughtyRichard & Judy DoyleJanie DrakeJeanette DrakeMarilyn DuganGretchen DunlapPeggy DunlapTerrance DunnJason DuplerPhilip & Margery DuplerEli Lilly & Company Foundation Frederick & Brenda EllasDon & Tracy EllingtonJesse & Susan ElliottLeslie EmeryEdward & Sandra ErickGeoffery EriksenBill ErlenbachRebekah EstepDaniel & Peggy EvansDavid & Sandy EvansJake EvansPam EvansRichard & Harriett EvansJack EwaldJeffrey FinkleFirst Federal of Newark FundCarolyn FirthJeff FrahnJudy FranklinRobert FranklinDavid FroelichBarbara FromsonGreg & Kris FrostDick & Ann FrymanSandra GalickiLarry & Lois GanderJohn & Elaine GardDaniel GartnerRobert & Molly GhiloniMark & Linda GilesWilliam GlaunsingerSusan GleesonRon GloverLarry & Ruth GreenKimberly GreggT.D. & Dori GrileyPatrick & Carol GuancialeRodney & Joanne GuisingerKirby GullMarc & Connie GuthriePhillip HaasKendra HaireMarilyn McLaughlin HallCheryl HardbargerChris HarenMartha HarmonJay & Julie HarrisCharlotte HartLinda Hartong

Don & Judy Hausfeld Julie HawkinberryMark HeffernanRobert & Robin HendricksSue Henry-MountsPaula HesselgesserHetuck Chapter DARLoren & Donna HewittAnn HickmanHillsboro City School DistrictSharon HivelyDiane HodgesBetty Hollar Robert HooverCherisse HopperSue HornScott HottingerTara Houdeshell & Richard NewmanClarissa Ann HowardRalph HowardNorman HuberSandra HummelJanet IgnatiusMolly IngoldLinda JamesPat & Linda Jeffries Jerry & Selma Markowitz Fund John & Alix Ankele FundJohn J. O’Neill FundCarol JohnsonDave & Theresa Johnson Gordon JohnsonJoe & Marilyn JohnstonDonald & Patsy JonesStephen & Joanne JonesVic & Barbara JoynerGerald JuniperElli KalasJason Kee Kimberly KeeAmber KeeneHarold & Carol KelchPam KemmenoeJames & Susan KennedyJoe & Irene KennedyJim & Sue KentMarilou KernsRod & JoAnne KiefusRoger KimeJohn & Anne KlauderLynne KoblentzMarti KolbJoseph KraftGary KreiderDavid & Paddy KutzEd LabudaSteve & Holly LantzJerry LarasonRonald LarasonBill & Virginia LavelleDana LavelleJames LawrenceSue LawrenceL. Bates & Marcia LeaBill & Sue LeedaleLeslie LenzoLaura LewisPhoebe LewisDeborah LibertyLicking Memorial HospitalTerrill & Mamie LongSkip LorenzenLouis A. Mitchell FundFred & Teri LowingerTom & Alexis LuckoRandy & Kim LustThomas & Peggy MacDonald Bill MacKenziePatti Maidel

Wendy MannMarian S. Rogers Endowment FundDouglas MarstonGeraldine MarstonBeth MartinMike MassaroMichael MateRobert MawhorterGerald & Sandy McCannJohn & Loretta McCollumNelson McCray Gary & Martha McDonaldMary Jane McDonaldRoger McDonaldSteven McDonald & Jane RindsbergEric McFarlandBob & Pat McGaughyGranger & Kristen McKinneyJames & Joanne McMillenMike McNicolMark McPeekKimberly MeadowsMedBenRay MelickMike & Cynthia MenzerRichard MercerTim & Sandy MercerBetty MeyerMifflin TownshipEdward & Carol MillerGayle MillerJoyce MillerRichard Mills Tom MillsBill MitchellCynthia MitchellJim & Nancy Mitchell Daniel MontgomeryMalcolm MontgomeryMartha MorrisonMargaret MottierHerbert & Patricia MurphyNick MyersNational Association of Insurance & Financial AdvisorsWayne & Laura NealePatricia NeesleyJudy NelsonDiann Nestel & Kimberly VanceJerry & June NethersMichael NethersNewark City SchoolsNewark City Schools ASC StaffNewark City Schools Transportation, Maintenance & Print ShopNewark High School Class Of 1954Newark High School Class Of 1956Newark High School Class Of 1966Newark High School Class Of 1976Newark-Heath RotaryPress NorpellRaymond NorthNorton Middle SchoolJudy NullSpencer & Lorraine NullDorothy OberfieldOhio Capital Impact Corporation

Kay OrmeDonald & Nancy OrrBeatrice PadleyTodd PangbornPark National BankJerry & Tracy ParkerTom & Nancy ParkinsonStuart & Marcia ParsonsBarbara Trimble PerzelDavid & Beth PintzMary PostonSharon PowellLinda PriceFred Pryor David PyleBarb QuackenbushJeff QuackenbushWilliam RaisonBarbara RansopherJed & April RapoportGib & Lou ReeseSusan ReidAdam & Heather RhodesCecil & Lois RhodesRichard & Sandra RiceDavid RichardsKeith & Angie RichardsRuby RiedelJames Riley James & Jayne RileyBobbie RobertsonGreg RobertsonJoyce RobinsonLola RoleyMary Jane RossSara RuschauptMary RuthDave & Leda RutledgeErma Mace RutledgeGary & Diane RyanSusan RyanTracy Warner SannerRichard SaylorDick SchmitzTom & Janet SchultzMichael & Linda ShannonGreg & Ginny SharkeyConnie Crawford ShawDave & Tickie ShullJim & Nancy SiegelGary SigristBarbara SinsabaughJoan Sitler

Anthony & Dorothy SkufcaJohn & Sue SlaterMary Ann SmithBill SniderNoble & Kathy SnowJim & Robin SomersT. J. SomersStephen SouthSouthgate CorporationWillie & Marian SpiveyState Farm InsuranceHarriet SteffesLarry & Patty StockerLynn StokelyJohn & Lynn StrakerRon StrawserDaniel StrickerJohn SutphenThomas SzykownyThe Englefield FoundationThe John & Mary Alford FoundationThe Lindorf FoundationThe McConnell Designated Charitable Agency FundPaul ThompsonDonna ThorpeJames TimsDavid & Joan TrautmanTrueCoreNeil Uhrig John & Julie UibleDoug UteEmma Lou Van AttaKenneth & Shirley VarnerVensil & Chute Funeral HomesMarilyn WaitsJohn & Sarah WallaceBrittany WaltersCharles & Barbara WaltersGary & Vicci WaltersRichard & Anna WarnerGregory & Sharon WattsRichard & Linda WayWarren & Sue WeiantBill & Jan WeidawWells Fargo Community Support Campaign Gary Whaley Libby WilliamsDavid WolfeJoyce WoolardCraig YoungEdward Zajac

Thanks To our champions who donated from July 1, 2016 –June 30, 2017:

Gifts in memory of...Jeff Anderson • Robert Ashbrook • Ruth Parkhill

Phil Stockdale • Lauretta WaltersJerry Weaver • Jim Wenner

“Having the opportunity to meet with my advisor where I could gather my thoughts and organize my plan of action my junior and senior year

of high school was a huge help and a great stress-reliever!” -Madeline Ashton, NHS ’16, COTC ‘18

“I am amazed by the program’s growth since I attended Newark High School. Students now have so much more contact with the organization. With new

measures in place, like early intervention in elementary, A Call to College helps ensure that even more of our students consider post-secondary education.” -Rebekah Estep, NHS Teacher, NHS ’98, Last Dollar Grant Recipient