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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • September 1, 2020

2020 Gem Project Fellow Award Honoree Spotlight – Applicant’s Essay: Meet Kaci Xie

Kaci Xie | Yale University Meet other 2020 honorees: Yasmine Boto or Ishva Mehta Ms. Math at Alpharetta High: A Tale of Two Teams “Is there Math Team today?” Every time teammates ask me this question, my heart warms. Math Team has 30 dedicated members that tackle problems and cohost the North Fulton Math Tournament, […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • September 1, 2020

2020 Gem Project Fellow Award Honoree Spotlight – Applicant’s Essay: Meet Ishva Mehta

Ishva Mehta | West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North Meet other 2020 honorees: Yasmine Boto or Kaci Xie Applicant’s Gem Project Fellow Award Video for Gem Project Fellow Award: A storyteller, teacher, and activist Ishva Mehta is determined to shatter the socioeconomic gap in education. As a senior attending West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, Mehta has […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • September 1, 2020

2020 Gem Project Fellow Award Honoree Spotlight – Applicant’s Essay: Meet Yasmine Boto

Meet other 2020 honorees: Ishva Mehta or Kaci Xie Yasmine Boto | 1L (First Year) New York Law School My different identities make navigating the world tricky, especially in a country where labels are part of our everyday routine. There is a box for everything: race, religion, language, you name it. I have never fit […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • July 21, 2020

The Gem Project Announces 8 New Appointments to Board of Directors

NEWARK, N.J., Jul. 21, 2020 — The Gem Project, Inc. announced today that it had appointed 8 new incoming Board of Directors to serve two-year terms from July 2020- June 2022. The incoming 2020-2022 cohort includes: Ms. Elizabeth Abitanto, MPA., Managing Director,  NJLEEP; Mr. Kyle Burford, CISA., Internal Controls Lead, Square Space; Ms. Laureen Delance, […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • July 27, 2012

Gem Project PARTNER NEWS: MyGOAL, Inc. Releases Autism Grant/Awards Application (Due: 8/1/2012)

  * MyGOAL is a not-for-profit organization that provides support and assistance to families    and individuals affected by or on the autism spectrum. MyGOAL is a partner with the Gem Project autism quilt program. MyGOAL is giving away a grant to four families affected by autism  and an award an outstanding autism advocate/ community leader. Deadline to Apply: August  1, 2012. If you’re not affected by autism […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • May 31, 2012

The Minuteman Press in Bloomfield, NJ helps the Gem Project reach 10,000 homes

The Minuteman Press in Bloomfield, NJ helps the Gem Project reach 10,000 homes Bloomfield, NJ – May 30, 2012 –  In operation for 19 years, the Minuteman Press in Bloomfield, NJ has always held a high standard of commitment for quality service.  Freddie Pokrzywa, owner of the Bloomfield location, and their manager Sam Olivero have […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • May 1, 2012

The Gem Project teaches leadership styles & entrepreneurship at North Star Academy’s Career Day!

The Gem Project was recommended by one of our supporters — Ms. King,  who works for North Star Academy, to participate in their annual Career Day. Our founder joined several individuals on April 24, 2012 at North Star Academy in Newark, NJ. As retrieved from their literature that day, “North Star academy is a member of Uncommon […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • April 30, 2012

Teaching “The Gem Project” to Rutgers Urban College & Community Leadership Class for 2 Days!

On two separate days, the Gem Project was invited to speak to the Urban College & Community Leadership class by instructors, Dean Walton and Angela Vena, of Rutgers University-Newark. The TA of the course, Nikita Parmer, recommended us to speak to their undergraduate students. These  students had previously learned about our work through a recent Rutgers Magazine […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • April 6, 2012

(Event Review) – Gem Project Honoree Awarded by Friends of DeNiqua Matias & City of Newark, NJ

          Hello Gems! Gem Project members Sacha Matthews and Reema Hoshan accompanied the founder, Amanda A. Ebokosia, as she was honored with several esteemed women for the award’s ceremony, “Women of Strength, Honor, and Service.” The event took place on March 25, 2012; ironically it was on the very day that […]

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  • By The Gem Project Staff
  • March 15, 2012

The Gem Project’s Guest Post on Friends of Ebonie: a resource for philanthropists, nonprofits, and leaders!

  A message to our friends and supporters: We recently found out yesterday that our founder, Amanda A. Ebokosia, was chosen by Ebonie Johnson Cooper, founder of http://friendsofebonie.com, to feature a guest post as part of her Women’s History Month highlight. It is truly an honor that Friends of Ebonie gave us the platform to talk about […]

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