BIKE Carolina Announces Sponsorship Opportunities!

Local non-profit Communities In Schools of Cape Fear, which serves the needs of at-risk students in New Hanover and Pender counties, announces a bicycle tour fundraiser which aims to raise money for college scholarships. This fundraiser, dubbed “BIKE Carolina,” (Buying Into Kids’ Education) involves CISCF staff and partners in a 300+ mile bicycle tour of the NC Coast. Through the tour, CISCF hopes to raise awareness and find community sponsors for these scholarships which will benefit students in CISCF programming at WIRE Youth Center, Mary Mosley Performance Learning Center, and New Hanover High School.
The ride will take place from August 9-14.
For more information, or to donate online, visit www.bikecarolina.ning.com.

Bike and change a life.



In August of 2010, a team of CISCF staff members and supporters
will bike the coast of North Carolina to raise awareness and
scholarship support for CISCF students.

This 300-plus mile ride will raise financial support for students
who are lacking in resources, enabling them to attend college and
succeed in life.

It is the goal of BIKE Carolina to raise $6,000+ to support our
students with tuition scholarships.

More and more, a college degree is necessary for succeeding in life
after high school. Many of our potential scholarship awardees will
be first generation college students, working to break out of a
cycle of poverty and become successful members of their
community.



Who is Communities in Schools of Cape Fear?

The mission of Communities In Schools of Cape Fear is to surround
students in New Hanover and Pender counties with a community of
support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. We
offer programs in area schools and brings community resources,
services, parents and volunteers together to help meet students'
needs. Want to learn more about programs CISCF offers in New
Hanover and Pender Counties?
Want to learn more about programs CISCF offers in New Hanover and
Pender Counties?
Visit www.ciscapefear.org

Why does CISCF support students in the Cape Fear region?

Communities In Schools of Cape Fear (CISCF) is dedicated to
reducing the dropout rate in New Hanover and Pender Counties.
Currently, only 63.6% of students who start out in 9th grade in New
Hanover County Schools graduate. In Pender County, the overall four
year graduation rate is 64.3%. One New Hanover County High School
had a 4 year graduation rate of 55.2% in 2008, the lowest in the
county. Subgroup graduation rates for African American,
multiracial, Hispanic, and ESL students range from 35 to 48%. 50%
of males graduate, and less than 50% of economically disadvantaged
students graduate.