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Teaming up to help elementary school children in the Virginia Beach community become superstar students.Growing up in a small town in the southern part of West Virginia in the ‘60s, communities like mine were extremely poor. If not for the generosity of others, I might not have had many of the positive experiences that shaped my life. This is why me and my husband Bob founded My Favorite Charity Events (MFCE) Organization, an IRS certified 501(c)(3) unique charity with a mission to improve the lives of elementary school children through a free, in-school mathematics tutoring program and a gift giving program at Christmas. We have teamed up and set our sights on affecting change in our community by focusing our attention on helping children reach their full potential, especially struggling students. By implementing these two programs we aim to boost morale and encourage scholastic success for children at an early age who are struggling in school in our community. We believe this support is needed for continued and sustained success throughout their school years, and beyond.
We have been involved in charitable work for most of our lives either through direct support or financially. In 2018, I partnered with the charity HotelKids.org and with the help of my coworkers, together we provided Christmas stockings for 60+ kids, and Easter baskets in the Spring. The next year my coworkers and I also supported the Salvation Army and the Union Mission by providing a collection of toiletries and foods items for their homeless population.
Bob, while stationed in Spain, supported a local Spanish orphanage for over two years providing clothing, blankets, hygiene products, Christmas gifts, and taking the kids to many events held on Torrejon Air Force Base. For the last three years, we have worked closely with our family, friends, and neighbors to rally Christmas gifts for a total of 111 kids. We did not stop there. We continued the Christmas program, and added a free mathematics tutoring program that helps students with basic math concepts with the goal of enhancing Standards of Learning (SOL) scores and family engagement in the child’s academic life.
Our charity is unique in that we are a local charity with two specific programs and work directly with the school and provide focused support rather than the generic support provided by other charities. This is impactful because the children are receiving the precise instruction they need to keep math scores up and Christmas gifts that they really have asked Santa for.
Our “skin in the game” amounts to this: MFCE Improves the lives of elementary school children academically through our free mathematics tutoring program, and benevolently through our Christmas for Kids program. MFCE aims to create impactful and lasting experiences for positive cognitive development in children.
Here is where we focus our efforts for struggling students:
We hope you will share in our vision to help as many children in our community, and their families, as we possibly can all the while positively impacting their lives by helping elementary school students become superstars. I’m grateful for every blessing that I possess, and I am willing to share. Will you do the same? If so, please feel free to use our donation button on any page on this site.
Thank you,
Alberta Valli
Director
Robert Valli
Program Manager
Our vision is to provide HOPE and RESOURCES to those in need by treating them with respect and dignity, placing focus on creative solutions, and bringing about ways of improving the livelihoods of family units—one family at a time.
Please consider a donation of $100.00 or any amount as a one time or on a recurring monthly basis.
We are proud to announce that My Favorite Charity Events has achieved the Candid (Guidestar) Platinum Transparency Seal for providing pertinent data about our organization that can be found at Guidestar.org.
This organization is a current and valid 501(c)(3) organization in accordance with the standards and regulations of the IRS. No goods or services will be provided in exchange for donations. All gifts are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
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Mr. Turner has worked as an educator for over a decade, first as a full-time Kaplan tutor before shifting into the public-school setting. Mr. Turner originally provided New York City public schools with SAT and ACT tutoring programs on behalf of Kaplan test prep. Since moving to Virginia Beach with his wife and daughter in 2015, Mr. Turner has taught, tutored, and coached students at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. He has provided Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy to students with autism ranging in ages from 3-16. As a special education teacher with Norfolk Public Schools, he taught a group of 3rd and 4th grade students with Emotional Disabilities. Through the coordinated support of families, co-teachers, and supportive administration, his team of students (dubbed the “SuperDolphins”) achieved a collective SOL pass rate of over 80 percent. Mr. Turner currently works as a Special Education teacher at Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and believes strongly that relationship-building and play-based learning are the foundations of academic recovery and long-term success.