For the second year in a row, Emily Craven (NNHS ’22) has run the Boston Marathon to raise the funding that makes possible the Fig City News summer internship program, now in its fourth year. And once again, Emily has exceeded her goal. This year she has raised $10,000 — and her campaign continues, as we have ambitious plans for this summer’s program.
Emily has accomplished this while studying full-time in her final semester at the University of Vermont. There she is Director of Philanthropy at her sorority, managing fundraising for Ronald McDonald House Charities and the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital.
Emily has said, “Fig City’s intern program supports young journalists and gives them an opportunity to get real field experience while providing them an outlet for their voices to be heard. It is so important for young people to have an outlet to share their stories because their voices and opinions are incredibly powerful and important. …I know how beneficial it can be to have those experiences as a student. It also means a lot to me to get to support a program that directly works with students from my former high school. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to give back to my community in this way.”
