Upcoming Events

• SAVE THE DATE! Pittsburgh Carson Scholars 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament

  Sep 15, 2020

  Please join us for our Pittsburgh Carson Scholars 4th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier, PA!

  Tuesday, September 15, 2020 8:00 a.m. Shotgun Start

  Your support provides college scholarships for students in Pittsburgh.

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Past Events

• Reading Room Opening: Fallbrook STEM Academy

  Feb 5, 2020

• Reading Room Opening: Garden Road Elementary

  Feb 4, 2020

• Reading Room Opening: Chesterton Elementary

  Feb 4, 2020

• Reading Room Opening: Edison Elementary

  Feb 4, 2020

• Reading Room Opening: Orange Glen Elementary

  Feb 3, 2020

• Reading Room Opening: Warner Elementary School

  Feb 3, 2020

• Reading Room Opening: Northboro Elementary

  Jan 31, 2020

• An Evening of Inspiration

  Jan 20, 2020

• Reading Room Opening: Discovery Elementary School

  Jan 17, 2020

• Reading Room Opening: Scholarship Prep South Bay

  Dec 20, 2019

• Pittsburgh Carson Scholars Charity Dinner

  Dec 6, 2019

• Giving Tuesday 2019

  Dec 3, 2019

• National Day of Reading

  Nov 12, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Opportunity, Inc.

  Nov 7, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Knob Hill Elementary School

  Oct 18, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Dalewood Middle School

  Sep 26, 2019

• Pittsburgh Carson Scholars Charity Golf Tournament

  Sep 23, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Pioneer Elementary School

  Sep 20, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Live Oak Elementary School

  Sep 20, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Maie Ellis Elementary School

  Sep 20, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Conway Elementary School

  Sep 19, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Rock Springs Elementary School

  Sep 19, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Juniper Elementary School

  Sep 19, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Clifford O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary School

  Sep 9, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Forest Hill Elementary School

  Sep 6, 2019

• 2nd Annual Summer Fundraiser

  Jun 20, 2019 6:00 p.m.

• Reading Room Opening: Keiller Leadership Academy

  May 29, 2019

• Chattanooga/Atlanta Awards Banquet

  May 11, 2019 12:00 p.m.

• Reading Room Opening: Spring Valley Elementary

  May 7, 2019

• 23rd Annual Maryland Awards Ceremony

  May 5, 2019 2:00 p.m.

• North Carolina Awards Banquet

  Apr 24, 2019 6:30 p.m.

• Florida Awards Banquet

  Apr 23, 2019 6:00 p.m.

• West Coast Awards Banquet

  Apr 13, 2019 12:00 p.m.

• Pittsburgh Awards Banquet

  Apr 7, 2019 10:30 a.m.

• Reading Room Opening: Shaw Heights Elementary

  Apr 5, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Sterling Elementary

  Apr 3, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Bel-Aire Elementary

  Mar 18, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: San Marcos Elementary

  Mar 8, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: Laurel Elementary

  Mar 8, 2019

• Reading Room Opening: KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy

  Mar 6, 2019

• 200th Reading Room Opening at Twin Oaks Elementary

  Feb 22, 2019 8:45 a.m.

• Reading Room Opening: Kavod Elementary

  Feb 21, 2019

• Giving Tuesday

  Nov 27, 2018 12:00 a.m.

• Reading Room Opening: Broadview Elementary

  Nov 16, 2018

• Florida Reading Room Workshop

  Nov 14, 2018

• 13th Annual National Day of Reading

  Nov 12, 2018

• Reading Room Opening: Ocean View Christian Academy

  Nov 1, 2018

• Reading Room Opening: Scholarship Prep Charter School – Santa Ana

  Oct 31, 2018

• Reading Room Opening: West Side Elementary School

  Oct 22, 2018

• Reading Room Opening: Tiger Creek Elementary School

  Oct 22, 2018

• Reading Room Opening: Crown Point Junior Music Academy

  Oct 16, 2018

• Pittsburgh Carson Scholars Charity Golf Tournament

  Oct 1, 2018

• Reading Room Opening: The Learning Choice Academy – Temecula Resource Center

  Sep 18, 2018

• Reading Room Opening: The Learning Choice Academy – Scripps Ranch

  Aug 27, 2018

• Fall 2018 Payout Checks Mailed to Colleges

  Jul 16, 2018

• Fall 2018 Payout Request Forms Due

  Jul 6, 2018

• Summer Kickoff: A Fundraiser for Bright Futures

  Jun 21, 2018 6:00 p.m.

• Reading Room Opening – La Mesa Elementary

  May 18, 2018

• Battle Creek Awards Banquet

  May 11, 2018 6:00 p.m.

• Reading Room Opening – Scholarship Prep Charter School

  May 7, 2018

• West Coast Awards Banquet

  May 6, 2018 2:00 p.m.

• Reading Room Opening – Cloud Springs Elementary

  Apr 30, 2018

• Chattanooga/Atlanta Awards Banquet

  Apr 29, 2018 12:00 p.m.

• North Carolina Awards Banquet

  Apr 28, 2018 12:00 p.m.

• 22nd Annual Maryland Awards Ceremony

  Apr 22, 2018 2:00 p.m.

• Reading Room Opening – Palmetto Elementary

  Apr 19, 2018

• Reading Room Opening – Starmount Academy

  Apr 18, 2018

• Florida Awards Banquet

  Apr 15, 2018 12:00 p.m.

• Reading Room Opening : East Coffee Elementary

  Apr 12, 2018

• Pittsburgh Awards Banquet

  Apr 7, 2018 11:30 a.m.

• Reading Room Opening: Cascade Schools

  Feb 15, 2018

• Reading Room Opening: Woodholme Elementary

  Feb 9, 2018

• Reading Room Opening: Banyan Creek Elementary

  Feb 6, 2018

• Reading Room Opening: Rolling Green Elementary

  Feb 6, 2018

• Principal Verification Deadline

  Jan 12, 2018 8:00 p.m.

• 2018 Application Deadline

  Jan 8, 2018 8:00 p.m.

• Scholarship Nomination Deadline

  Dec 20, 2017 8:00 p.m.

• Carson Scholars: Driving The Future

  Dec 7, 2017 6:00 P.M.

• Spring 2018 Payout Checks Mailed to Colleges

  Dec 6, 2017

• Giving Tuesday

  Nov 28, 2017 12:00 a.m.

• Spring 2018 Payout Request Forms Due

  Nov 20, 2017

• National Day of Reading

  Nov 13, 2017

• Reading Room Opening: Forest Park Elementary

  Nov 9, 2017

• Reading Room Workshop

  Oct 24, 2017

• Reading Room Opening: Prettyboy Elementary

  Oct 24, 2017

• We Can Be Heroes

  Oct 20, 2017 7:00 P.M.

• Reading Room Opening: Lincoln Elementary

  Oct 20, 2017

• 2018 Scholarship Nomination Forms Available

  Oct 16, 2017

• Reading Room Opening: Lake Park Elementary

  Oct 13, 2017

• Reading Room Opening: Washington Elementary

  Oct 13, 2017

• Reading Room Opening: Warfield Elementary

  Oct 5, 2017

• Fort Myers/Cape Coral Chipotle Fundraiser

  Oct 5, 2017 10:45 A.M. - 10:00 P.M.

• Reading Room Opening: Hammock Pointe Elementary

  Sep 29, 2017

• Fall 2017 Payout Checks Mailed to Colleges

  Jul 17, 2017

• Fall 2017 Payout Request Forms Due

  Jul 7, 2017

• 21st Annual Maryland Awards Banquet

  Apr 30, 2017 2:00 P.M.

• Greensboro Awards Banquet

  Apr 25, 2017 6:00 P.M.

• Chattanooga Awards Banquet

  Apr 23, 2017 12:00 P.M.

• Chicago Awards Banquet

  Apr 19, 2017 6:00 P.M.

• Battle Creek Awards Banquet

  Apr 18, 2017 6:00 P.M.

• West Coast Awards Banquet

  Apr 9, 2017 2:00 P.M.

• Pittsburgh Awards Banquet

  Apr 8, 2017 11:30 A.M.

• Florida Awards Banquet

  Apr 2, 2017 2:00 P.M.

• Cowan Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Mar 31, 2017

• Notifications Mailed to All Applicants

  Mar 1, 2017

• Principal Verification Deadline

  Jan 13, 2017

• Verification Information Sent to Principals

  Jan 10, 2017

• 2017 Scholarship Application Deadline

  Jan 6, 2017

• Nomination Deadline

  Dec 21, 2016

• Patagonia Montessori Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Dec 8, 2016

• Spring 2017 Payout Checks Mailed to Colleges

  Dec 2, 2016

• Giving Tuesday

  Nov 29, 2016 12:00 am

• Belle Glade Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Nov 28, 2016

• Spring 2017 Payout Request Forms Due

  Nov 21, 2016

• Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Nov 21, 2016

• Ben Carson Reading Day

  Nov 14, 2016

• Previous Scholar Applications Distributed

  Nov 1, 2016

• Reading Room Workshop

  Oct 25, 2016

• Online Application Available/Nomination Form Sent to Schools

  Oct 12, 2016

• John Q. Adams Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Sep 23, 2016

• Mallard Creek Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Sep 23, 2016

• Clio Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Sep 13, 2016

• Foust Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Sep 8, 2016

• Lake Park Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Sep 7, 2016

• R.E. Davis Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Sep 2, 2016

• Old Pointe Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Sep 1, 2016

• Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Aug 26, 2016

• Haywood Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Aug 25, 2016

• Fall 2016 Payout Checks Mailed to Colleges

  Jul 18, 2016

• Fall Payout Request Form Due

  Jul 6, 2016

• Bushy Park Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Jun 8, 2016

• George W. Julian School #57 Reading Room Opening

  Jun 2, 2016

• Online Scholarship Statements Available

  Jun 1, 2016

• Coral Sunset Elementary Reading Room Opening

  May 31, 2016

• Beaver Falls Middle School Reading Room Opening

  May 12, 2016

• Florida Awards Banquet

  May 7, 2016 11:00 am

• Jacqueline B. Kennedy Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  May 2, 2016

• Rosa G. Maddock Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  May 2, 2016

• Chicago Awards Banquet

  May 1, 2016

• Battle Creek Awards Banquet

  Apr 29, 2016 5:00 pm

• Bonsall West Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Apr 25, 2016

• Chattanooga and Atlanta Awards Banquet

  Apr 24, 2016

• West Coast Awards Banquet

  Apr 24, 2016

• L.F. Henderson Intermediate Reading Room Opening

  Apr 22, 2016

• Pittsburgh Awards Banquet

  Apr 17, 2016

• Greensboro Awards Banquet

  Apr 13, 2016 6:00 pm

• Union Hill Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Apr 13, 2016

• Fifth District Elementary School Reading Room Opening

  Apr 12, 2016

• 20th Annual Maryland Scholar Awards Ceremony

  Apr 10, 2016 2:00 pm

• 2016 Scholarship Application Deadline

  Jan 8, 2016 5:00 pm

• Nomination Deadline

  Dec 22, 2015 5:00 pm

• Pittsburgh Charity Auction and Cocktail Event

  Dec 3, 2015 6:00 pm

• Spring 2016 Payout Forms Due

  Nov 23, 2015 5:00 pm

• Ben Carson Reading Day

  Nov 16, 2015