Only $350,000 to Go to Meet Kresge Challenge! - Cooke Center
Only $350,000 to Go to Meet Kresge Challenge! - Cooke Center
Only $350,000 to Go to Meet Kresge Challenge! - Cooke Center
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<strong>Cooke</strong> Wins Basketball<br />
Game; Receives $20,<strong>000</strong><br />
CVS Grant<br />
The <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Academy basketball team handily beat<br />
Columbia Prep/Dal<strong>to</strong>n 91 <strong>to</strong> 77 on May 21, defending their<br />
undefeated record. Their win was no doubt made easier by some<br />
foot-s<strong>to</strong>mping encouragement from their cheerleaders. “Put that<br />
ball in the hoop, hoop!” they shouted, waving their pom-poms.<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> Parent and Teacher<br />
Shares Her Family’s S<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
<strong>Cooke</strong> teacher Muna Belbase, joined by her husband,<br />
Krishna, shared her unique perspective at the gala as<br />
both a <strong>Cooke</strong> teacher and parent.<br />
“When my son Srijan was six months old, doc<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
said he might never walk or talk,” Mrs. Belbase <strong>to</strong>ld<br />
the crowd. “When he started at <strong>Cooke</strong> in kindergarten,<br />
he was not communicating at all. Well, within one<br />
year, he was speaking not only English, but our<br />
native Nepali as well. “<br />
The game got started with some extra encouragement from CVS<br />
Caremark Charitable Trust — a grant for $20,<strong>000</strong> <strong>to</strong> the <strong>Cooke</strong><br />
<strong>Center</strong> Academy. Robert Schwartz, CVS’ district sales manager<br />
from New York, presented a giant check <strong>to</strong> the players and staff.<br />
The kids clapped and cheered.<br />
When the cheers died down, <strong>Cooke</strong> president Dr. Michael<br />
Termini reminded students that many had visited CVS as part<br />
of their Off-Site Education program. “How many of you have<br />
been <strong>to</strong> the CVS on Sixth Avenue?” he<br />
asked, as quite a few hands shot up.<br />
Dr. Termini also mentioned that<br />
students may have an opportunity<br />
<strong>to</strong> do an internship at CVS<br />
in the coming months.<br />
A UNICEF program officer, Mr. Belbase said his<br />
work in developing countries has taught<br />
him that programs like <strong>Cooke</strong> are <strong>to</strong> be<br />
treasured. “I talk about <strong>Cooke</strong><br />
wherever I go,” he said.<br />
emcee the evening / <strong>Cooke</strong> Chair Emerita Karen Robards presents the Road <strong>to</strong> Independence<br />
na Aaron and News Corp’s Deputy CFO John Nallen / Lon Jacobs with Neil Westreich of<br />
ad of Lower and Middle School beginning this fall. Inset: <strong>Cooke</strong> alumni David Robards and<br />
Robert Schwartz of CVS (far left) joins CCA players and <strong>Cooke</strong> President Michael Termini<br />
in presenting a $20,<strong>000</strong> check <strong>to</strong> the <strong>Cooke</strong> <strong>Center</strong> Academy.<br />
Inset: CCA Cheerleader Christina Charles