Current Events

SUMMA In The News! A mentor and mentee community service event is featured on the Institute for Community Living's website!

More SUMMA in the News! A very informative article in the Downtown Express highlights our mentor program's achievements.
Read it here!

The Friends Honor Three Members The Friends honored Richard Adelman, Fred Klein and Lonnie Morrison for their dedication to the Friends and SUMMA. The event, held at the Syracuse University Lubin House, raised funds to help us expand the educational horizons for our students. We thank everyone who contributed.

The Friends Welcome a New Friend The Friends of Leadership are pleased to welcome Rebecca Twitchell. Rebecca has been an active SUMMA mentor for several years and has already made significant contributions to the Friends. We're delighted to have her on board.

New SUMMA Pairs In September, we welcomed 23 new SUMMA pairs, bringing the total number to 90 pairs for this year.

Friends and SUMMA Featured in Downtown Express SUMMA Coordinator Corey Karsch is interviewed by the Downtown Express for a feature on SUMMA and the Friends.

SUMMA Students "Bring a Smile to a Child's Face" This holiday season, SUMMA partnered with the Institute for Community Living (ICL) to help put smiles on the faces of all the children they serve through the organization's community programs. Mentors and students gathered at the Leadership and Public Service High School to wrap and decorate gifts that were then donated to the ICL.

SUMMA Parents Brunch On December 4, SUMMA students, their parents and mentors gathered at the Leadership and Public Service High School for a "get to know you" brunch.

SUMMA Holiday Party On December 16th, the Friends will host the SUMMA Holiday party for mentors and students. At the annual event, mentors and students mingle and we often get treated to an impromptu choral concert.