{"id":3659,"date":"2013-11-15T17:08:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T21:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=3659"},"modified":"2022-03-24T11:24:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T15:24:34","slug":"k-provost-mickey-mcdonald-supports-kalamazoo-communities-in-schools-promise-me-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/k-provost-mickey-mcdonald-supports-kalamazoo-communities-in-schools-promise-me-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"K Provost Mickey McDonald Supports Kalamazoo Communities in Schools &#8220;Promise Me&#8221; Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3662\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/11\/IS-Nov-20131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3662 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2013\/11\/IS-Nov-20131.jpg\" alt=\"Six Promise Me Campaign participants\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(From Left) KPS Superintendent Michael F. Rice, K Provost Michael McDonald, \u201cPromise Me\u201d Campaign Co-Chair and President of First National Bank of Michigan Larry Lueth, CIS National President Dan Cardinali, CIS of Kalamazoo Executive Director Pam Kingery, and WMU President John Dunn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kalamazoo College Provost <strong>Michael \u201cMickey\u201d McDonald<\/strong> represented the College and delivered remarks at the recent Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo (CIS) <a href=\"http:\/\/kalamazoo.communitiesinschools.org\/kalamazoo-takes-stock-in-children\/\">Promise Me campaign<\/a> public phase kickoff event. Mickey joined Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent <strong>Michael Rice<\/strong>, Kalamazoo Valley Community College President <strong>Marilyn Schlack<\/strong>, Western Michigan University President <strong>John Dunn<\/strong>, students, parents, and local leaders who lauded CIS for its effort to help remove the barriers between disadvantaged children and their K-12 success. CIS addresses the academic and basic developmental needs of students by connecting <em>existing<\/em> community resources to students at school. The Promise Me campaign is nearly halfway to its $4.5 million fundraising goal and is seeking the support of the greater Kalamazoo community in reaching it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kalamazoo College Provost Michael \u201cMickey\u201d McDonald represented the College and delivered remarks at the recent Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo (CIS) Promise Me campaign public phase kickoff event. 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Rice, K Provost Michael McDonald, \u201cPromise Me\u201d Campaign Co-Chair and President of First National Bank of Michigan Larry Lueth, CIS National President Dan Cardinali, CIS of Kalamazoo Executive Director Pam Kingery, and WMU President John Dunn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kalamazoo College Provost <strong>Michael \u201cMickey\u201d McDonald<\/strong> represented the College and delivered remarks at the recent Communities in Schools of Kalamazoo (CIS) <a href=\"http:\/\/kalamazoo.communitiesinschools.org\/kalamazoo-takes-stock-in-children\/\">Promise Me campaign<\/a> public phase kickoff event. Mickey joined Kalamazoo Public Schools Superintendent <strong>Michael Rice<\/strong>, Kalamazoo Valley Community College President <strong>Marilyn Schlack<\/strong>, Western Michigan University President <strong>John Dunn<\/strong>, students, parents, and local leaders who lauded CIS for its effort to help remove the barriers between disadvantaged children and their K-12 success. 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