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IP Hosts 2024 Scholarship Party at TopGolf

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its annual Scholarship Party on Saturday, June 8, 2025, at TopGolf in Fort Worth.

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IP Names 2024 Scholarship Class

Impossible Possibilities (IP) awarded 12 new scholarships to students who will represent the organization’s 2024 Scholarship Class.

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IP Hosts 2023 Scholarship Party

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its annual Scholarship Party on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at TopGolf in Fort Worth.

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Student Spotlight - Leticia Garcia

Leticia Garcia (IP Class of 2018) graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science in May 2021 from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC).

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Spring 2023 Social at Cidercade Video Arcade

Past scholarship recipients of Impossible Possibilities (IP) and members of the organization's Advisory Board (AB) met at Cidercade Video Arcade in Fort Worth on Saturday, April 15, 2023.

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IP Names 2023 Scholarship Class

Impossible Possibilities (IP) awarded 11 new scholarships to students who will represent the organization’s 2023 Scholarship Class.

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Student Spotlight - Kimberly Stephens

Kimberly Stephens (IP Class of 2017) graduated summa cum laude in May 2021 with a Bachelor of Kinesiology from the University of Texas at Arlington. 

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IP Receives $10,000 Grant

IP received a $10,000 grant from The Miles Foundation of Fort Worth to support its annual scholarship program.

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Student Spotlight - Brandilyn Monene

Brandilyn Monene (IP Class of 2013) graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Fall 2022 Texas Rangers Baseball Outing

Members of the Impossible Possibilities (IP) Advisory Board, along with past scholarship recipients, watched the Seattle Mariners play the Texas Rangers on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at Globe Life Field in Arlington.

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Student Spotlight - Cameron Wicks

Cameron Wicks (IP Class 2015) graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Food Science from Purdue University. Food science is a field of study where scientific principles (physics, microbiology, chemistry, engineering, etc) are applied to create and maintain a wholesome food supply.

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IP Receives $13,000 in Grant Funding

Impossible Possibilities (IP) received $13,000 in grants from Texas Capital Bank ($7,000) and the Rotary Club of Fort Worth ($5,000)

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IP Hosts 2022 Scholarship Party at Topgolf

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its annual Scholarship Party on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Topgolf in Fort Worth.

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IP Names 2022 Scholarship Class

Impossible Possibilities (IP) awarded 10 new scholarships to students who will represent the organization’s 2022 Scholarship Class.

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Student Spotlight - Lea Sandoval

Lea Sandoval (IP Class of 2014) graduated from TCU in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Education (Middle School Math) and received her Masters of Education (Higher Education) from the Simmons School of Education and Human Development at SMU in 2020.

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Advisory Board Plays a Little Pickleball

Members of the Impossible Possibilities (IP) Advisory Board, their families, and past scholarship recipients enjoyed an afternoon of networking and pickleball on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at the new Courtside Kitchen in Fort Worth.

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IP Receives $15K in Grants

Impossible Possibilities (IP) received $15,000 in grants from the Alcon Foundation ($10,000) and Atmos Energy ($5,000).

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Student Spotlight - Kristine Larsen

Kristine Larsen (IP Class of 2011) graduated from Texas Tech University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. 

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Advisory Board Texas Rangers Baseball Outing

Members of the Impossible Possibilities (IP) Advisory Board, along with past scholarship recipients, watched the Chicago White Sox play the Texas Rangers on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at the new Globe Life Field in Arlington.

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Student Spotlight - Ramandeep Singh

Ramandeep Singh (IP Class of 2010) graduated in December 2014 from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Science in University Studies with a focus in Business, Health Wellness and Social Sciences.

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IP Hosts 2021 Scholarship Party

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its annual Scholarship Party on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at the Woodshed Smokehouse in Fort Worth.

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IP Supports Local Elementary Schools with Literacy Grants

Impossible Possibilities (IP) awarded a pair of $1,000 grants to two Fort Worth ISD elementary schools to support children’s literacy.

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IP Awards 100th College Scholarship

Impossible Possibilities (IP) has awarded 12 new scholarships to students who will represent the organization’s 2021 Scholarship Class.

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Student Spotlight - Katerina Orgunov

Katerina Orgunov (IP Class of 2017) graduated magna cum laude from Baylor University in three years (May 2020) with majors in Business Fellows, Accounting and Marketing.

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Maven’s Milestones Students Take Virtual Safari

Impossible Possibilities co-founder Joshua Hernandez gave a virtual student engagement on Friday, March 12, 2021, as part of the organization’s Maven’s Milestones (MM) reading achievement program.

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IP Receives $5,000 Grant

Impossible Possibilities (IP) received a $5,000 grant from the Ken W. Davis Foundation.

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MM Students Take Virtual Visit to Yellowstone

Impossible Possibilities co-founder Joshua Hernandez presented to students on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020, via a virtual presentation as part of the organizations Maven’s Milestones (MM) reading achievement program.

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Student Spotlight - J.R. Peterson

J.R. Peterson, IP Class of 2012, graduated from Marquette University Law School in the spring of 2019. 

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Maven’s Milestones Goes Virtual

IP launched a virtual version of its Maven’s Milestones (MM) Reading Achievement Program on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020.

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8th Annual Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive

Impossible Possibilities (IP) sponsored the 8th Annual Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive.

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IP 2020 Scholarship Recognition

Members of the Impossible Possibilities (IP) Board of Directors made special home deliveries to its 2020 Scholarship Class on Saturday, July 19, 2020, and also surprised a new student with a college scholarship weeks before the enrollment deadline.

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IP Expands International Scholarship Program

Impossible Possibilities (IP) selected three women from Kenya, Africa, to receive college scholarships through its Past the Periphery program.

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IP Receives $23K in Grants in 2020

Impossible Possibilities (IP) received $23,000 in grants from the Rainwater Foundation ($10,000), Texas Capital Bank ($7,000) and the Ryan Foundation ($5,000).

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Student Spotlight -- Joseph Nguma

Joseph Nguma, IP Scholarship class of 2017, is a senior at the Mount Kenya University and the organization’s first international scholarship recipient. He is pursuing a major in Public Health with a specialization in Community Health and Development.

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IP Names 2020 Scholarship Class

Impossible Possibilities (IP) has awarded seven new scholarships to students who will represent the organization’s 2020 Scholarship Class.

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Student Spotlight - April Frederick

April Frederick, inaugural IP Class of 2009, grew up in southside Fort Worth in a single-parent household.

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IP Receives $27K in Grants in 2019

Impossible Possibilities (IP) received $27,000 in grants from Texas Capital Bank ($7,000), the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Employees’ Reaching Out (AERO) Club ($5,000), the Miles Foundation ($5,000), the Ryan Foundation ($5,000), and the Ken Davis Foundation ($5,000).

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Student Spotlight - Eric Wagner

Eric Wagner, IP Class of 2014, graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2018. He earned a Bachelors in Marketing with a minor in Philosophy.

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Advisory Board Fall 2019 Outing

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its fall networking event at the Axe Factory of Fort Worth on Nov. 16, 2019.  

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MM Students Glimpse Acadia National Park

Impossible Possibilities co-founder Joshua Hernandez presented to students on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, as part of the organization's Maven's Milestones (MM) reading achievement program.

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Student Spotlight - Lester Polty

Lester Polty, IP Class of 2016, is a senior at the University of Notre Dame majoring in Business Technology with a concentration in Finance and Financial Accounting and a minor in Anthropology.

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IP Expands its Reading Achievement Program

IP expanded its Maven’s Milestones (MM) reading achievement program into Diamond Hill Elementary School for the 2019-2020 academic school year.

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2019 Scholarship Party

IP hosted its annual Scholarship Party on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Woodshed Smokehouse in Fort Worth.

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Mavens Milestones Program Completes Ninth Year

IP held its Maven’s Milestones (MM) end-of-year awards ceremony on Friday, May 24, 2019, marking its ninth consecutive year hosting the program.

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Advisory Board 2019 Spring Outings

Impossible Possibilities hosted two spring networking events attended by members of the organizations Advisory Board and former scholarship recipients.

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Student Spotlight - Teresa Ricado

Teresa Ricado, IP Class of 2011, is a first-generation college graduate who earned her Bachelor of Science in 2013 from Texas Women's University and her Masters in Occupational Therapy in 2016 from the University of North Texas.

 

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IP Names 2019 Scholarship Class

Impossible Possibilities (IP) has awarded 10 new scholarships to students who will represent the organization’s 2019 Scholarship Class.

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MM Students Discover Palo Duro Canyon

Impossible Possibilities co-founder Joshua Hernandez presented to students on Friday, March 2, 2019, as part of the organization's Maven's Milestones (MM) reading achievement program.

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Student Spotlight - Alma Luna

Alma Luna, Impossible Possibilities Scholarship Class of 2013, graduated from Texas Christian University (TCU) in May 2017 with a double degree in Political Science and Spanish / Hispanic Studies. She is currently working for the TCU College Advising Corps while pursuing her Masters of Liberal Arts.

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Advisory Board Hits a Hole in One

Supporters of Impossible Possibilities and members of its Advisory Board (AB) met at Top Golf in Fort Worth on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, for a night of fun and networking.

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MM Students Introduced to Texas State Parks

Impossible Possibilities co-founder Joshua Hernandez presented to students on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, as part of the organization’s Maven’s Milestones (MM) reading achievement program.

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Student Spotlight - Gabrielle Gafford

Gabrielle Gafford, Impossible Possibilities' Scholarship Class of 2014, will continue the next step toward earning her doctorate degree when she begins classes in the fall at the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee.

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IP Receives $18,500 in Grants

Impossible Possibilities (IP) received $18,500 in grants from Texas Capital Bank ($6,000), the Miles Foundation ($5,000), the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Employees’ Reaching Out (AERO) Club ($3,500), the Ken Davis Foundation ($2,500), the Orr Family Foundation ($1,000) and the Gary Patterson Foundation ($500).

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IP 2018 Scholarship Network Party

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its inaugural Scholarship Network Party on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at the Clearfork Food Truck Park in Fort Worth.

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6th Annual Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive

Impossible Possibilities (IP) sponsored the 6th Annual Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive held on Thursday, June 7, 2018, at the Mercado 369 Artisan Gallery in Dallas.

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Spring Speaker Series Featuring Claude Alexander

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its Spring Speaker Series featuring Claude Alexander, founder of Alexander Vineyards (AV), on Thursday, May 17, 2018, at Classic Wine Storage in Fort Worth.

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Maven’s Milestones Completes Eighth Year

Impossible Possibilities (IP) held its Maven’s Milestones (MM) end-of-year awards ceremony on Friday, May 25, 2018, marking its eighth consecutive year hosting the program.

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Student Spotlight - Matthew Buckhout

Matthew Buckhout, Impossible Possibilities' Scholarship Class of 2014, is currently interning at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.

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IP Names 2018 Scholarship Class

Impossible Possibilities (IP) awarded 10 scholarships to students who will represent the organization’s 2018 Scholarship Class.

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MM Students Learn about Endangered Species

Impossible Possibilities co-founder Joshua Hernandez presented to students on Friday, March 9, 2018, as part of the organization’s Maven’s Milestones (MM) reading achievement program.

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IP Receives $10K in Grants

Impossible Possibilities (IP) received $10,000 in grants from the Alcon Foundation ($5,000) and the Rees-Jones Foundation ($5,000).

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New York Yankees Legend Speaks to Advisory Board

Former New York Yankee legend Dr. Bobby Brown spoke to the Impossible Possibilities (IP) Advisory Board on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Fort Worth Petroleum Club.

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IP Receives $28,000 in Grants

Impossible Possibilities (IP) received $28,000 in grants from local entities, including the Miles Foundation ($10,000), the Ryan Foundation ($5,000), Texas Capital Bank ($5,000), the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Employees’ Reaching Out (AERO) Club ($3,500), the Rotary Club of Fort Worth ($3,000) and the Ken W. Davis Foundation ($1,500).

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MM Students Learn about Life in Remote Africa

Impossible Possibilities co-founder Joshua Hernandez presented to students on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, as part of the organization’s Maven’s Milestones (MM) reading achievement program.

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Maven's Milestones Reading Program in Full Swing

Impossible Possibilities (IP) kicked off its 2017-2018 Maven’s Milestones (MM) reading achievement program on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017.

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Fall Speaker Series Featuring Yankees’ Legend Dr. Bobby Brown

Former New York Yankee legend Dr. Bobby Brown will speak at the Impossible Possibilities Advisory Board Fall Speaker Series on Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Fort Worth Petroleum Club.

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Advisory Board Members Travel to Africa to Build New Primary School

IP moved “Past the Periphery” when members of its Advisory Board traveled to Kenya to help build a new primary school in the remote African village of Kyaani.

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5th Annual Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive

Impossible Possibilities (IP) sponsored the 5th Annual Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive held on Friday, June 9, 2017, at Dallas City Hall.

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Maven’s Milestones Completes Seventh Year

Impossible Possibilities (IP) held its Maven’s Milestones end-of-year awards ceremony on Friday, May 26, 2017, marking its seventh consecutive year hosting the program.

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IP Hosts Spring Speaker Series Featuring Brent Hull

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its Advisory Board (AB) fall Speaker Series on Thursday, May. 18, 2017, at the Petroleum Club of Fort Worth.

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Spring Speaker Series Featuring Brent Hull

Brent Hull, president and owner of Hull Historical, will speak at the Impossible Possibilities Advisory Board Spring Speaker Series on Thursday, May 18, at the Fort Worth Petroleum Club.

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Impossible Possibilities 2017 Scholarship Presentation

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its annual Scholarship Presentation on Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

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MM Students Discover the Maya Capital of Tikal

Impossible Possibilities co-founder Joshua Hernandez presented to students on Friday, March 10, 2017, as part of the organization’s Maven’s Milestones (MM) reading achievement program.

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Fall Speaker Series - Melissa Blue and Melissa Mehall, co-founders of Meli’s Monster Cookies

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its Advisory Board (AB) fall Speaker Series on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at the Petroleum Club of Fort Worth.

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2016 Sik’lik Youth Poetry Slam

Impossible Possibilities hosted its 6th Annual Sik’lik Youth Poetry Slam at the Kimbell Art Museum’s Renzo Piano Pavilion on Nov. 12, 2016.

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Fall Speaker Series - Melissa Blue and Melissa Mehall, co-founders of Meli’s Monster Cookies

Friends, mothers and now business partners, Melissa Blue and Melissa Mehall left their respective careers to expand their company named Meli’s Monster Cookies (MMC). Using a secret family recipe, Blue and Mehall started MMC in 2012 and has since expanded the company into nine states.

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MM Students Learn About the Maya Tree of Life

Impossible Possibilities (IP) co-founder Joshua Hernandez presented to students on Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, as part of the organization’s Maven’s Milestones Program (MM) about his summer travels to the Maya heartland of Belize and Guatemala.

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IP Receives $20,000 in Grants

Impossible Possibilities (IP) received $20,000 in grants from the Miles Foundation ($10,000), the Ryan Foundation ($5,000) and Texas Capital Bank ($5,000).

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4th Annual Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive

Impossible Possibilities (IP) sponsored the 4th Annual Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive held on Thursday, June 8, 2016, at Dallas City Hall.

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2016 Spring Speaker Series - Sen. Brian Birdwell

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its Advisory Board (AB) spring Speaker Series on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at the Petroleum Club of Fort Worth.

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Maven’s Milestones Completes Sixth Year

Impossible Possibilities (IP) held its Maven’s Milestones end-of-year awards ceremony on Friday, May 20, 2016, marking its sixth consecutive year hosting the program.

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Impossible Possibilities 2016 Scholarship Class

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its annual Scholarship Presentation on Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

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MM Students Take Field Trip to Alaskan Rainforest

Impossible Possibilities (IP) co-founder Joshua Hernandez took students on a visual field trip to the Alaskan rainforest on March 11, 2016, through the organization’s Maven’s Milestones Program (MM).

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IP Receives $15,000 in Grants

Impossible Possibilities received $15,000 grants from local foundations, including the Amon G. Carter Foundation ($5,000-Q4 2015), the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Employees’ Reaching Out (AERO) Club ($5,000-Q4 2015), and the Alcon Foundation ($5,000-Q1 2016).

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2015 Sik'lik Youth Poetry Slam

Impossible Possibilities hosted its 5th Annual Sik’lik Youth Poetry Slam at the Kimbell Art Museum’s Renzo Piano Pavilion on Nov. 21, 2015.

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Students Take Field Trip to Costa Rican Rainforest

Impossible Possibilities (IP) co-founder Joshua Hernandez took students on a visual field trip to the Costa Rican rainforest on Oct. 23, 2015, through the organization’s Maven’s Milestones Program (MM).

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IP Receives $14,000 in Grants

Impossible Possibilities received $14,000 in grants from the Ryan Foundation of Fort Worth ($5,000), Texas Capital Bank ($5,000) and the Orr Family Foundation ($4,000) for capital expenditures and program operations

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3rd Annual Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive

Impossible Possibilities (IP) awarded a $1,000 grant in support of the 3rd Annual Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive held on Friday, June 26, 2015, at Dallas City Hall.

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Maven's Milestones Completes Fifth Year

Impossible Possibilities (IP) held its Maven’s Milestones end-of-year awards ceremony on Friday, May 22, 2015, marking its fifth consecutive year hosting the program.

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2015 Spring Speaker Series - Gary Patterson

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its Advisory Board (AB) spring Speaker Series on Thursday, April 30, at the Petroleum Club of Fort Worth.

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IP 2015 Scholarship Presentation

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its annual Advisory Board (AB) Meeting and Scholarship Presentation on April 16, 2015, at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

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IP 2014 Year in Review

Impossible Possibilities (IP) completed another successful year in 2014. The organization turned seven years old on Aug. 10, 2014, matching the number of college scholarships it awarded to local high school students last year.

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IP Receives Colonial Country Club Charities Grant

Impossible Possibilities received $2,000 from the Colonial Country Club Charities for program-related expenditures.

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2014 Sik'lik Youth Poetry Slam

Impossible Possibilities hosted its 4th Annual Sik’lik Youth Poetry Slam at Texas Christian University’s (TCU) Moudy Auditorium on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Advisory Board 2014 Fall Speaker Series

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its Advisory Board (AB) Fall Speaker Series on Thursday, Nov. 6, at Worthington National Bank located in downtown Fort Worth.

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IP Partners with TCU on Service Learning Projects

Impossible Possibilities (IP) has teamed up with eight students from Texas Christian University as part of the school’s service learning curriculum that offers students course credit for their work with local nonprofits.

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IP Receives $20,000 in Grants

Impossible Possibilities (IP) received $20,000 in grants from the Miles Foundation of Fort Worth ($10,000), the Ryan Foundation of Fort Worth ($5,000) and Texas Capital Bank ($5,000) for program related expenditures

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2014 North Texas Giving Day

Impossible Possibilities will participate in the sixth annual North Texas Giving Day (NTGD) scheduled on Thursday, Sept. 18.

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IP Awards $1,000 Grant to Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive

Impossible Possibilities (IP) awarded a $1,000 grant in support of the 2nd Annual Dallas Citywide Luggage Drive held on Friday, May 30, 2014, at Dallas City Hall.

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Woodway Elementary Earns Maven Status

Impossible Possibilities (IP) held an end-of-year awards ceremony for its Maven’s Milestones Reading Achievement Program on Friday, May 16, 2014, marking its fourth consecutive year hosting the program.

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Advisory Board 2014 Spring Speaker Series

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its Advisory Board (AB) Spring Speaker Series on Thursday, May 15, at Times Ten Cellars in Fort Worth.

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Impossible Possibilities 2014 Scholarship Presentation

Impossible Possibilities (IP) hosted its annual Advisory Board (AB) Meeting and Scholarship Presentation on April 17, 2014, at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center.

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