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Join us in congratulating Ismael Garcia, DSF’s newest Values Valedictorian! 🎉
Chosen by his peers, this honor recognizes a staff member who truly embodies DSF’s core values: Innovation, Integrity, Relationships, Learning, Leadership, and Equity. With more than six years at DSF, Ismael supports three DSF Future Center high schools – Abraham Lincoln, Bruce Randolph, and Manual High School – as DSF’s TRIO Assistant Director. Known by many as “Smiley,” his contagious energy is felt across DSF and throughout the high schools he serves.
We are grateful for the heart, dedication, and intention he brings to work every single day, and we’re honored to celebrate him as DSF’s latest Values Valedictorian. Give it up for Ismael! 🌟🎉
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With the addition of a new role this year, our Career and Applied Pathways team has expanded to offer even more events and resources for students in partnership with DSF`s Development team. One of our most recent Career Panels took place at the DSF Future Center at East High School, where the focus was Marketing. A diverse group of panelists joined us to share their experiences, engage with students, and highlight the many pathways within the marketing field. 💡
Thank you to the DSF team for bringing this event to life, and to our panelists for sharing their insights and experiences with students at the DSF Future Center at @denvereasths! 🧡
- Traci Abeyta, Director of Marketing and Advertising at the Colorado Rockies
- Brittny Thompson, Area Leader of Marketing at Raising Cane’s
- Kimberley Villegas, DSF Marketing and Communications Manager
Every month at DSF, we celebrate the work anniversaries of the incredible staff members who make our mission possible. As we close out 2025, we’re excited to recognize three team members celebrating 2, 6, and 8 years with DSF! 🎉
Join us in celebrating these meaningful milestones, including our Chief Executive Officer, Lorii Rabinowitz, who is celebrating 8 years with us. We are grateful for the dedication each staff member brings to DSF and look forward to celebrating many more milestones ahead!
2 years:
Kate Lievens- Director of Individual Philanthropy
6 years:
Taylor Atkinson- Donor Relations Manager
8 years:
Lorii Rabinowitz- Chief Executive Officer
As 2025 comes to a close, all of us at DSF are incredibly grateful for the supporters who make our work possible! Whether you are a donor, board member, DSF Alumni, Scholar, or staff member, your involvement helps us make a meaningful impact in our community. As we look ahead to our 20-year anniversary, we’re excited to celebrate the growth and the amazing things DSF and our community will accomplish together. 💚
Pictured are a few of DSF’s Alumni Advisory Committee members, who came together for their final 2025 committee meeting and enjoyed some time together at the Denver Christkindlmarket. From the AAC and the entire DSF community, we wish you all a joyful holiday season! ❄️
🎉 Save the date! DSF’s 11th Annual Scholar Summit is happening on Friday, March 6, 2026, on the @aurariacampusdenver.
This year’s theme, Becoming Bold: Your Path & Your Power, will inspire and equip DSF Scholars and Alumni to step confidently into their journeys by embracing courage, navigating challenges, and leading with purpose.
We’re thrilled to welcome DSF Scholars, Alumni, partners, and staff to another incredible Scholar Summit in the new year.
Check your email to RSVP, and stay tuned for more details about the sessions available! 📆
On behalf of all of us at Denver Scholarship Foundation (DSF), thank you for your incredible support on Colorado Gives Day. Your gift, amplified by the matching funds from the Herbert and Judy Paige Family Foundation, helped our community come together to raise more than $203,000 for @denverpublicschools students. 🎉
If you missed the chance to participate in Colorado Gives Day, you can still make an impactful gift today! We also invite you to celebrate Lynn Ngo, DSF Alum, Associate Board Member, Mentor, and Donor, whose continued investment in Denver’s students and heartfelt story inspired our community this Colorado Gives Day.
Thank you to everyone who supports DSF and to all who joined us for DSF’s Colorado Gives Day Happy Hour, hosted by our Associate Board. We’re grateful for you and wish you a joyful end to the year! 🎁
Visit the link in our bio to learn more and make your gift this season!
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Today is the best day to support DPS students! Colorado Gives Day brings people across our state together to “give where you live” and uplift the nonprofits that strengthen our communities.
With your support, you`re helping expand college access, opening doors to career opportunities, and helping to create brighter futures for Denver students and their families. And today, your impact goes even further: every gift is doubled up to $50,000 thanks to the Herbert and Judy Paige Family Foundation! 🎓
We’re grateful for your continued commitment to Denver students and their families. Visit the CO Gives Day link in our bio to support DSF today! 🎉
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Colorado Gives Day is tomorrow, December 9! DSF Alum, Associate Board Member, mentor, and donor Lynn Ngo, is a reflection of the long-lasting impact DSF has on DPS students, made possible by the incredible support of our community.
This #COGivesDay is especially meaningful for @denverpublicschools students, DSF Scholars, and their families because every dollar donated will be doubled, up to $50,000, thanks to a generous match from the Herbert and Judy Paige Family Foundation.
Visit the DSF CO Gives Day link in our bio to watch why Lynn continues to give back to DSF and learn how you can support DSF this giving season! 🎁
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