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Kevin Short Earns Recognition for Charitable Activities
On May 7, 2009, FOCUS St. Louis, KMOV-TV, KMOX-AM and the St. Louis Post Dispatch will honor Kevin M. Short at its 12th annual What’s Right with the Region! awards celebration. Kevin will be recognized for his longtime involvement with the Today & Tomorrow Education Foundation and the Board of Education for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
“Over the years, I’ve focused my energy on working to improve educational opportunities for children from low-income families,” says Kevin. “I can’t think of better way to help our kids, improve our city and lay the foundation for a better future.”
Nominated by citizens from the St. Louis area, Kevin is one of only four individuals to receive this prestigious award for 2009.
Kevin Short Named President Of The Today And Tomorrow Educational Foundation Board
ST. LOUIS, MO - The board of the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation has named Kevin Short President of the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation Board effective immediately.“I strongly believe the children of St. Louis city, especially those from low-income families, deserve an opportunity for the best quality education regardless of the cost,” said Short. “I look forward to continuing the 19-year tradition of the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation by helping families grow and change through education for generations to come.”
The Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation was founded in 1990 as a 501 (c) (3) organization by a concerned group of local corporate and civic leaders. The Foundation provides needs based tuition assistance scholarships to economically disadvantaged children throughout the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Since its inception, the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation has raised more than $25 million for tuition assistance in the form of grants and scholarships for children to attend the private or parochial school of their choice in the city of St. Louis.
Kevin M. Short Presents At Formal Conference Between Chinese/Mid-Western Business And Political Leaders
Kevin Short, Managing Director of Clayton Capital Partners, was a speaker on Monday, June 16th at a conference that discussed the widening of Mid-Western trade with China. Key attendees at the conference included Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, Missouri U.S. Senators Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill, and Mayor Francis Slay. Also attending the conference were hundreds of local and regional business leaders from the Mid-West and China.
Kevin Short To Attend Summit At White House
Local business leader Kevin Short hopped a plane to Washington on April 24th to attend the White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools.
$12 Million Raised To Help City School Students
Amount gathered for scholarships for parochial or private schools is six times last year's offering.
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