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Dennison Memorial Community Center
Success Story
Ronnie’s Story
Ronnie’s story is a sad and tragic one.
 Ronnie’s
mother was diagnosed with the HIV virus and
ultimately AIDS. Ronnie had to move in with his Aunt
and Uncle due to the fact that his mother was moved
into a home for AIDS patients.
This past fall Ronnie entered his first year of high
school. His Aunt and Uncle were very concerned with
his attitude towards school because of what was
happening with his mother. Both his Aunt and Uncle
attended meetings with the school in hopes of
improving his dedication towards his homework.
Ronnie was encouraged by the staff at the Community
Center to use the resources provided by the Fleet
Tutoring Center at Dennison Memorial, which is
supported by the Bank of America.
Ronnie’s mother died of the AIDS virus on October 21
and his first quarter grades showed the strain of
the loss. After talking with his Aunt and Uncle,
Ronnie decided to utilize every resource provided to
him by the Fleet Tutoring Center, supported by Bank
of America. A partnership was developed between his
teachers, the Center, and his Aunt and Uncle to
assist Ronnie in his academic progress.
Since Ronnie started to utilize the Fleet Tutoring
Center, supported by Bank of America, his whole
attitude has become very positive. The staff,
teachers and his family were impressed with the
change, but they didn’t know how it would reflect on
his grades.
Report Card Day came and Ronnie proudly showed the
staff the fruit of his labors. Ronnie had received
six A’s and one C! The staff and his Aunt and Uncle,
were so very proud of what Ronnie had accomplished
by utilizing the resources available to him through
the support of the United Way.
What an extraordinary day for an extraordinary young
man! Words can not describe the emotions that were
felt that day for Ronnie. He now knows what he can
do to be successful in academics. Somewhere his
mother is smiling and is very proud of her son.
Without the United Way Agency, none of this would
have been possible. The United Way founded the
partnership with Fleet Bank and later Bank of
America to provide a Tutoring Center for the
children at the Dennison Memorial Community Center.
This partnership has helped countless young people,
just like Ronnie. |
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