December Drive to Success Program

Visit http://www.croomsalumni.com/donate for more info.

With the arrival of December and the Holiday Season, there is no better time to reflect on the previous 12 months as a Crooms Community. In the past 12 months, Crooms AoIT saw its fifth graduating class and our former classmates and teachers celebrated another year as a "A" school. With the “A” ranking, Crooms became the only SCPS high school to be rated an “A” this year, and tied the SCPS high school consecutive record of receiving an “A” four year years in a row. Dr. Collins also had much to celebrate this past year, as she was named the Principal of the Year for the State of Florida. Crooms AoIT also saw changes in the student body as it became a minority-majority school, cementing its legacy as one most diverse schools in Central Florida. The last 12 months have also caused us to pull together with the losses of Warren "CJ" Matter last December and Ms. Christy Reynolds last month.

The past 12 months have certainty proved to be eventful, but through it all the alumni community has shown a great enthusiasm in reconnecting with their alma mater. With this new expanded base of interest, we felt it would be appropriate to start off this school year's scholarship fundraising drive during the Holiday Season. During this "Season of Giving" we invite you to open up your hearts and join us as we kick off our December Drive to Success Program.

For the past three years, the Crooms AoIT Alumni have provided one graduating senior with a $500 scholarship for school. The December Drive to Success is our plan to receive at least enough pledges to match last year's fundraising efforts. While each of us may only be able to give $5 or $10, as a whole we can raise more than enough money to give back to Crooms AoIT and make a difference in someone's life. Your donation can be as small or big as you like, may it be $1 or $100. All proceeds will go directly to funding the 4th Annual Crooms AoIT Alumni Community Scholarship.

To make a donation, all you have to do is visit http://www.croomsalumni.com and click on the banner at the top of the page (or, just visit http://www.croomsalumni.com/donate). When donating to the Crooms AOIT Alumni, you can choose between two different payment options: Paypal or Other/Pledge. If you choose Paypal, you will be paying directly on-site. By choosing Other/Pledge, you will be deferring payment until a later date (any time between now and the end of April). If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail us at donate@croomsalumni.com.

We hope you will join our December Drive to Success and help us make a difference in our Crooms AoIT community.

As always, thank you in advance for your generosity and Happy Holidays,

The Crooms AoIT Alumni Scholarship Committee