GIVING TUESDAY, November 28th, is upon us and now that Thanksgiving is over, we turn our attention to Christmas.
As you contemplate the Christmas holiday season, we would ask that you commemorate Giving Tuesday by donating to the many elementary school children My Favorite Charity Events (MFCE) has supported through our Christmas for Kids and free mathematics tutoring programs.
Can you ever remember a Christmas with few or no presents or struggling to try and understand multiplication and division? Well, such is the case with many of the children we work with.
These children were affected by the pandemic and are challenged by the pressure to make up for over a year of missed classroom learning in short order, in addition to watching their parents struggle to make ends meet.
MFCE, through its academic and humanitarian programs, is working to ensure that these children have the opportunity to live as normal a life as possible. Help them to celebrate Christmas, or by supporting them through our tutoring program to make these children superstar students. DONATE TODAY!
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 
Ms. Bradshaw has over 30 years of teaching experience at the community college and grade school levels. She has worked with the VBCPS system since 2019, including offering tutoring for SOL preparation. Motivational speaker, topics include Volunteer Management, Team Building, and Stress Management. Ms. Bradshaw received her undergraduate degree in Gerontology/Human Services, and her Graduate degree in Aging & Management. Her love and enthusiasm for education is only second to her desire to be a part of the foundation of learning for students. 
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.