Tony Brothers here one last time to say THANK YOU! Because of YOU, we surpassed our goal and raised nearly $16,000 for An Achievable Dream through Tuesday’s Give Local 757 event. These funds will help send Dreamers to summer camps! Thank you for joining the Dream Team and helping make dreams come true for our… Read more »
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Are you ready to join the Dream Team?
I’m Tony Brothers, NBA referee and An Achievable Dream board member. I am helping AAD raise $10,000 through Give Local 757 on May 8 to send AAD students to camps this summer. Give Local 757 is ONE WEEK away, and I am calling on YOU to join our Dream Team! Are you ready? Through… Read more »
Meet Jalen and Shirelle – Young Athletes with Big Dreams
I’m Tony Brothers, NBA referee and An Achievable Dream board member. I am helping AAD raise $10,000 through Give Local 757 on May 8 to send AAD students to camps this summer. I am calling on YOU to join our Dream Team! Going to camp this summer will help superstar student athletes Shirelle, Jalen, and… Read more »
NBA Referee Makes a Bold Call
I’m calling on YOU. I’m Tony Brothers, a referee for the NBA, founder of Men for Hope, and a proud member of the AAD/Virginia Beach Board of Directors. I see the difference An Achievable Dream is making in our community. An Achievable Dream is truly changing lives. So it’s time for us to mount… Read more »
Don’t Miss the 2nd Annual Seafood Festival!
Sponsored by our friends at Chick’s Oyster Bar, the second annual Seafood Festival is an event you will not want to miss! Proceeds from the event support An Achievable Dream. Enter to win a Boston Whaler Boat donated by Lynnhaven Marine! Boat raffle tickets $100 each – only 300 raffle tickets sold! Tickets are… Read more »
Faculty Focus: Meet the Dream Team!
At An Achievable Dream, we have an amazing group of faculty and staff who make The Dream a reality on a daily basis. We hope you enjoy getting to know them through this Faculty Focus series! Meet… Ms. Belinda Flucker Kindergarten Teacher, An Achievable Dream Academy Can you share what An Achievable Dream means to… Read more »
Big Dreamer, Little Dreamer
In 2014, we launched Seatack Elementary An Achievable Dream Academy in Virginia Beach with grades K-2. Each year, the program grows by one grade level. An exciting milestone awaits the first class, now in fifth grade: they will be the first class to graduate from An Achievable Dream in Virginia Beach in 2025. To celebrate… Read more »
Resilient: Meet the Class of 2018
If An Achievable Dream Middle and High School’s Senior Class Advisor, LaTonia Kelley, had to describe the Class of 2018 in one word, it would be resilient. “Our students … have overcome a lot.” Kelley teaches Geometry and Trigonometry at An Achievable Dream Middle and High School, and serves as Senior Class Advisor. In this role,… Read more »
News Release – An Achievable Dream Celebrates 25 Years
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 25, 2017 CONTACT: Julie Cruit Angilly Vice President, Development and Communications An Achievable Dream (757) 599-9472 Office (415) 415-845-1171 Cell jangilly@achievabledream.org www.achievabledream.org An Achievable Dream Celebrates 25 Years Annual Tennis Ball gala to commemorate 25 years of success and student achievements Newport News, VA – What… Read more »
Summer 2017 Achievements Newsletter
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25th Annual Tennis Ball – November 18, 2017
25th Annual Tennis Ball Saturday, November 18th | 5:30 to 10:30 PM Hampton Roads Convention Center Featuring: Open Bar Silent Auction Dinner Live Auction Raffle to win a NEW CAR Special Program Honoring AAD’s Class of 2018 and Class Sponsors! Learn more and register here!
Winter 2017 Achievements Newsletter
Click here to read the Winter 2017 Achievements, our quarterly newsletter. To join our mailing list for Achievements and event invitations, send your information via email to information@achievabledream.org. To receive the Power of the Dream, our monthly email newsletter, complete the form under Stay Connected at the bottom of our website homepage.
Mark Your Calendar – Give Local 757, May 9, 2017
An Achievable Dream is joining forces with other local non-profits to participate in Give Local 757, a 24-hour Hampton Roads fundraising event where “everyone can be a philanthropist.” The event will be held in conjunction with the 2nd Annual Give Local America Day a nationwide effort to “empower every person to give back to their local… Read more »
An Achievable Dream Announces Class of 2017 Sponsors
An Achievable Dream Announces Class of 2017 Sponsors Newport News, VA – An Achievable Dream (AAD) announced that Arthur and Jean Fass and Ferguson Enterprises are the co-sponsors of the Class of 2017 during their 24th Annual Tennis Ball gala on Saturday, November 19.  As class sponsors, they will provide annual merit scholarships for each… Read more »
Senior Walk Energizes Students for Graduation
Seniors from An Achievable Dream High School practiced for graduation on June 3 during the 1st Annual Senior Walk through An Achievable Dream Academy. The Class of 2016 graduated on June 9 at CNU’s Ferguson Center.
Seatack/An Achievable Dream Student Introduces Governor Wilder
TiaMarie Hughes, a third grader at Seatack Elementary/An Achievable Dream Academy, introduced former Governor Douglas Wilder during his induction to the Virginia Legends Walk in Virginia Beach on Thursday, May 19, 2016. TiaMarie and more than 60 third grade students attended the event, which was held at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The Virginia Legends Walk… Read more »
U.S. Secretary of Education John King visits An Achievable Dream Middle and High School
An Achievable Dream was honored to host a visit from U.S. Secretary of Education John King Jr. and Congressman Bobby Scott on Thursday, May 5, 2016  at the Middle and High School for a discussion on youth violence prevention. During the discussion, King was briefed on An Achievable Dream’s programs and efforts by Newport News… Read more »
Classroom Panels Reinforce Character TraitsÂ
Continuing a tradition begun at An Achievable Dream Middle and High School, classrooms and spaces at Seatack Elementary / An Achievable Dream Academy are named for character traits such as citizenship, hope, respect and responsibility. Classroom sponsors joined members of An Achievable Dream’s Virginia Beach Board of Directors on February 17 to dedicate classrooms and… Read more »
The Latest News and Events
Click here to read Achievements – Summer 2016 Achievements, our quarterly newsletter. To join our mailing list for Achievements and event invitations, send your information via email to information@achievabledream.org. To receive the Power of the Dream, our monthly email newsletter, complete the form under Stay Connected at the bottom of our website homepage.
Dedication of the Founder’s Hope Wall and Walter S. Segaloff Campus
Article by Jane Hammond in the Daily Press, December 10, 2015. Michael Banks grew up across the street from what is now the newly christened Walter S. Segaloff Campus of An Achievable Dream Middle and High School. The campus and Founder’s Hope Wall in the entryway to the school were dedicated Wednesday morning to Segaloff,… Read more »
Sponsors, community support An Achievable Dream fundraiser
From the Daily Press, November 22, 2015 Around 800 people supported the cause of An Achievable Dream at the corporation’s 23rd annual Tennis Ball fundraiser Saturday night at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. Sponsors, donors and community members wined, dined and bid on auction items ranging from hotel packages to cars at the Hampton Roads… Read more »
An Achievable Dream’s Work Continues
From the Daily Press, November 21, 2015 The vision remains unchanged at An Achievable Dream Academy since the death of founder Walter Segaloff in August 2013. Students still get their uniforms checked by soldiers from Fort Eustis, recite banners that say things such as “I can go to college if I work hard” and are… Read more »
Fall 2015 Achievements Newsletter
Click here to read the Fall 2015 Achievements, our quarterly newsletter. To join our mailing list for Achievements and event invitations, send your information via email to information@achievabledream.org. To receive the Power of the Dream, our monthly email newsletter, complete the form under Stay Connected at the bottom of our website homepage.
An Achievable Dream Announces New Board Members
Newport News, VA, August 5, 2015 – An Achievable Dream (AAD) announces the appointment of six new members to its Newport News Boards of Directors. In partnership with Newport News Public Schools, AAD operates An Achievable Dream Academy (K – 5th grade) and An Achievable Dream Middle and High School (6th – 12th grade). “We… Read more »
Summer 2015 Achievements Newsletter
Catch up on the latest news from An Achievable Dream. Click here to read the Summer 2015 Achievements newsletter. To join our mailing list for Achievements and event invitations, send your information via email to information@AchievableDream.org. To receive the Power of the Dream, a monthly email newsletter, complete the form under Stay Connected on our website homepage.
An Evening of Dreams Excites
On Saturday, May 30, nearly 300 guests attended the first annual An Evening of Dreams, a cocktail party benefiting An Achievable Dream Virginia Beach, held at The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts. The evening was filled with great music, delicious food and cocktails, games and a few surprises. WTKR Anchors Barbara Ciara and Blaine… Read more »
An Achievable Dream Graduates Largest Class
An Achievable Dream’s Class of 2015 received their diplomas to rousing cheers of family and friends during a ceremony at CNU’s Ferguson Center for the Arts on Thursday, June 4. All members of the class, most of whom have been together since early elementary school, are going on to college, a trade school or the… Read more »
Seatack Elementary, An Achievable Dream Academy Wins Award
Seatack Elementary, An Achievable Dream Academy was given a “Virginia Beach Best All Around” Award from the Virginia Beach Youth Opportunities Office and Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation during the 37th Annual Virginia Beach’s Best All Around Awards ceremony on Saturday, May 2, 2015. The awards were presented by Mayor Will Sessoms and keynote speaker,… Read more »
An Achievable Dream Raises More Than $6,000 during Give Local 757
During Give Local 757, a 24-hour fundraising event held May 5-6, 2015, An Achievable Dream raised more than $6,000 from 77 Donors; ranking #12 out of 160+ participating nonprofits. Held in conjunction with Give Local America and sponsored by the Peninsula, Suffolk and Southeast Virginia Community Foundations, the event encouraged online donations through the GiveLocal757.org website to… Read more »
An Achievable Dream and Give Local 757
An Achievable Dream is partnering with the Peninsula Community Foundation on Give Local 757, an exciting fundraising event where “everyone can be a philanthropist.” For 24 hours, beginning Tuesday, May 5th at noon online donations may be made to An Achievable Dream through the GiveLocal757.org website. Donations may also be made in person at any Langley… Read more »