Mariposa Youth Impact Project (MyIP) is working in the Mariposa Community offering programs to inspire local youths. MyIP's programs give Mariposa's next generation experiences that will encourage them to think about their future, become leaders, make better educational choices, and reach out to community members for mentoring. MyIP has built partnerships with neighboring communities, companies, the University of California Merced (UCM), Yosemite National Park and others making available programs such as the UCM 6th grade Pen Pal Program, MCProject 10%, MCOE Writing Festival Contest, Children's Opera & Symphony, JA Social Innovation Camp, College tours, and Dinner With A Scientist. MyIP programs are at NO cost to Mariposa youths and their family. Registration fees, event tickets, food, transportation and etc. are funded through grants, sponsorship, and donations.MyIP, which is under the auspices of the Mariposa Community Foundation (MCF), is hosting a wine tasting and appetizers "get to know us" at Savoury's Restaurant on Wednesday, April 15th at 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Come meet the people who make so many things happen for our students. Tickets are $35 ($20 is a tax-deductible donation) and can be purchased at Pioneer Market, El Portal Market, and Casto Oaks Fine Winery and Art.
Most of MyIP exceptional education opportunities take place outside of Mariposa County. MyIP is also holding a raffle to raise funds to support transportation costs to-and-from these programs. Grand prize is three nights at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Valley and admission for two to the 2015 Vintners' Holiday or 2016 Chefs' Holiday.
Raffle tickets are $12 which is the cost of transportation on YART to/from Mariposa to Yosemite or UCM. Two raffle tickets can be purchased for $20.
The raffle drawing is on April 15th at Savoury's Restaurant at 7pm and you do not need to be present to win. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the above mentioned businesses or emailing: pamoewe40@hotmail.com.
More information about these two MyIP opportunities and MyIP programs is available at: www.mariposacommunityfoundation.org/MCF.
Please consider supporting fundMyIP2Go by purchasing a raffle ticket.
Mariposa Youth Impact Project
Connecting our Kids in 2015
You See Leaders Conference on the University of California, Merced (UCM) campus provided through an ASUCM grant. This will be the third year that Mariposa County Unified School District (MCUSD) students will attend this event (114 MCHS students attended in the last 2 years). This is part of the MyIP My Leaders program.Social Innovation Camp on Fresno Pacific University Campus provided through a PG&E grant. Fifteen junior and senior students have attended this camp in the past two years. This is a part of the MyIP My Career program.
Children Symphony Program at the Art Kamangar Center in Merced provided through a grant from Merced Symphony Program and the Music of Tom Hoffman. 380 MCUSD k – 3rd grade students attended this event last year. We were unable to provide the transportation for the students to attend this event this year. This is part of the MyIP My Arts program.
Children Opera at Lakireddy Auditorium on UCM campus provided through a grant from Arts UC Merced. 592 MCUSD Pk – 5th grade students will attend the Opera “Who Stole B Flate in May. MyIP is providing the transportation to this event at the cost of $2,784.00. This is part of the MyIP My Arts program.
Pen Pal 6th Grade project opened doors for MCUSD 6th grade students and UCM students to exchange letters. These MCUSD students will then have the opportunity to tour UCM campus hosted and attended by their UCM Pen Pal. This project is currently underway this year. This is part of the MyIP My Future program.
Dinner With A Scientist (DWS) was held on UCM campus, hosted through AAUW. DWS is funded by local clubs/corporations. DWS provided over 100 female students the opportunity to share a meal and dessert with scientists in STEM fields. MCUSD female students and scientist are carefully matched up by student interest in STEM fields as a possible career and/or seeking information about. This year will the third year for this event. This is part of the MyIP My Career program.
Stanford Splash/Berkeley Splash held on Stanford University and Berkeley University Campus is an annual spring/fall event where students attended weekend classes. Fifteen MCUSD students have attended the Stanford Splash in the past two years. We hope to offer this opportunity this year to more MCUSD students. This is part of the MyIP My College program.
Job Shadowing/Vocational Opportunities are being made available through partnerships built with companies, corporations, nearby communities, academic institutions, etc (My Future MyIP program). Arrangements are being made to connect MCUSD students with UCM Professors where students have the opportunities to observe and/or participate in current research projects/studies. A grant has been received where 20 MCUSD students will tour and observe air methods with staffed paramedic and nurses at Mercy Air in Modesto this year. Also through a McCormick Ambulance grant MCUSD high school students will receive CPR Student Training this spring.
MCOE Writing Festival Contest will be open, for the first time, to MCUSD students this year. MES and El Portal Junior & Senior High students participated in the 2015 MCOE Writing Festival Contest. This is part of the MyIP My Arts program.
UCM students are working with MyIP to develop the College programs known as College Smart and Shadow Me (My College program). College Smart/College Possible Program are projects that will open doors to Mariposa students through gaining knowledge on what and how to prepare for their college career. UCM College Students have/will develop a series of lectures, handouts, and hands on assistance that will better prepare Mariposa County Students for higher education. Shadow Me is a project where MCUSD high school students will have the opportunity to shadow (tag along) a UCM student for a day. UCM students are also working with MyIP to develop clubs (My Club program) for Mariposa County youths to participate in.
MCP10% UCM students visited and will visit all MCUSD 8th grade students and high school students at the MCUSD Continuation High School delivering “Project 10%” (MyIP My Future program) which is a Harvard designed study/project anticipated to increase high school graduation by 10% and we will have the opportunity again this year. These MCUSD 8th grade students will then have the opportunity to tour UCM campus hosted by the MCP10% UCM students.
College Tours have and are being arranged through MyIP. Forty MCUSD High School Students will participate in a tour of San Joaquin Valley College in April. This opportunity is being funded by a grant through Junior Achievement Job Shadow Program. MyIP has an open invitation for 50 MCUSD High School students to participate in a UCM tour, lunch, and student panel. This is part of the MyIP My College program.
