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Prepared–The Gateway of the Northwest Awards Scholarships at St. Louis ArtWorks 30th Anniversary Celebration

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 01:29:35 GMT

December 13, 2025

Executive Directors George & Stephanie Love of, Prepared-The Gateway Of The Northwest. Presented Scholarships to two Scholars, at the 30th Anniversary of the St.Louis Artworks Apprenticeship Arts initiative. This is the Third Year that the Loves, has reached a total of six Scholars with their Generosity through their organization Prepared-The Gateway Of The Northwest, ending 2025 with gratitude and a Servitude attitude.

Mayor Proclamation Presented

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:27:45 GMT

10/25/2025 Prepar ed: The Gateway Of The Northwest Day

Whereas, October 12, 2025 Prepared: The Gateway Of The Northwest, George Love has singlehanded awarded over 125 financial scholarships for Academics across St. Louis Public Schools, with his wife Stephanie Love fighting the good fight of faith by his side. reflecting the community’s dedication to empowering students to excel academically and to graduate prepared for higher education and productive careers ensuring resources, tutoring, mentoring, and enrichment opportunities;

Whereas Prepared: The Gateway Of The Northwest’s Initiative has been recognized by some of the finest Citizens around the Country, to Include Steve Harvey and the Steve Harvey show, David Steward and the Steward family Foundation, The Board of St. Louis Public Schools, Dr. Rickey Whitington of the R. Whitington foundation, St. Louis Artworks and many more;

The Mayor of the City of St. Louis, do Proclaim October 25, 2025 as;

"PREPARED THE GATEWAY OF THE NORTHWEST DAY”

IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS

2025 Partnership Apprenticeship Program

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:28:32 GMT

Recipients of the 2025 Partnership Apprenticeship Program

Prepared The Gateway of the Northwest has reached out once again, by supporting St. Louis Artworks apprenticeship program. Stephanie Love along with her husband George gave two scholarships on July 19, 2024 as well as two scholarships on July 18, 2025 once again proving that love conquers a multitude of failures dysfunctions and lack in our communities. Sowing seeds in fertile ground in the middle of rumors of wars and conflicts with our failing economy.

We raise our budget by going out to work for It. We pray for more financial breakthrough so we can continue, to be a blessing to the Nations.

2025 High Five Scholarships

Fri, 30 May 2025 18:35:32 GMT

Recipients of the 8th Annal Dorothy Mae Walker-Love

"High Five" Scholarship

Investing in the educational growth of St. Louis Students

2025 Scholarship

2024 Scholarships

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:58:14 GMT

These Scholars are the recipients, of our Dorothy Mae Walker- Love Scholarship Awards. Hosted by SLPS Director of the Volunteer and mentoring services Ryonnel Jackson.

The Keynote speaker was Levi Stockard III, a graduate of Vashon High. Levi beat the odds, he did not become a statistic of the dangers, that was prevalent in the urban environment that were stacked against him. In fact he graduated with his bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. He is also a home owner and is employed by the Senergy company as an outreach coordinator. St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Keisha Scarlett was in attendance for the whole duration of the Ceremony sitting alongside The Presenters.

The Scholarship Checks was presented by George & Stephanie Love. They awarded eight Scholarships to SLPS. Four went to Vashon HighSchool, Four also went to Clyde C. Miller HighSchool. Two Scholarships went to St. Louis County Schools. One went to Hazelwood East High School, and the other went to McClure North High School on June 30,2024…. We speak ��️ by Investing Into the lives of our future leaders. Invest with us by giving, Click the donation button!

2 024 Graduating Decedents of the Dorothy Mae Walker Love Scholarship in Oklahoma City.

These Two Scholar's are the great granddaughters of Dorothy Mae Walker-Love.

They are Graduates �� of Putnam City west High School Located in Oklahoma City ��. Dorothy Mae would be so amazed, to see both of her decedent's Heading off to college, making something of themselves and becoming productive citizens in such a time as this. Tavia Montgomery whose hair has the gold highlights, Just returned back from Ghana Africa. She spoke to thousands of young African Scholars, about the importance and awareness of mental health and it was Televised across the African region. We see a world �� changer developing. Malina Samuels is also a powerful young woman, she will counsel and consult many as she empower young ladies on how to become successful and to never throw in the towel. Prepared The Gateway of the Northwest, see’s power, hope, Compassion and love In these two… We Invest in our future leaders and you can too. Click our donation button ❤️❤️❤️

Prepared Gives out Two Scholarships at St. Louis Artworks Apprenticeship

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:51:57 GMT

Prepared The Gateway of The Northwest gave two Scholarships out at the St. Louis Artworks Apprenticeship program. Friday July 19, 2024…Located @ 5959 Delmar @ 1:30pm …This Is the Birthday of CEO..George Love. He stated that his wife Stephanie propels generosity to the next level. Once again expressing that it is better to give, than it is to receive. Love Conquers a whole multitude of negativity, and it leads our future scholars to greener pastures.

National Mentoring Month 2024

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 07:15:41 GMT

Christmas Adoption

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 01:27:36 GMT

Stephanie Love Is a woman whose last name speaks Volumes, about her ability to spring into action. When their organization “Prepared The Gateway” Adopted a single student at Walbridge Elementary, Stephanie went Shopping passionately for this beautiful adolescent 11 year old girl. But It turned out that the girl had seven more siblings, and was In a single parent home. Immediately Stephanie and her husband George decided to Adopt the whole family of Nine. They started by buying brand new clothing, delivering food and furnishings their home with everything they needed. They also offered Mentorship to the whole family, while meeting them where they are at. We believe in giving back towards building better communities. This takes being Instrumental In the lives of the less fortunate, with the outpouring of love compassion and adhesiveness, to Insure healthy relationships, and to seal the fabric of the family Unit.

2023 Scholarship Ceremony

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:13:01 GMT

Prepared The Gateway Of The Northwest: Ceremony was held at St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education building located at 801 North 11th Street. June 1, 2023 @ 6:00pm. Three High schools Nominated students for the Dorothy Mae Walker-Love Scholarship Awards. Vashon High, Soldan International Studies and Clyde C. Miller High were the Chosen Schools this year. Ten Scholars were selected to receive the Scholarships by Board Members for their amazing essays.

George Love was presented with The Volunteer Award in Recognition of Valuable Contributions to the students and staff of St. Louis Public Schools 2023.

Washington State Essay Scholarship

Prepared The Gateway Of The Northwest- Is proud to Congratulate Ty’shaun Raine, who is a 2023 graduate of Garfield high school in Seattle Washington, he has been chosen for the powerful essay he wrote about effective leadership.

He received his award from the Dorothy Mae Walker-Love Scholarship fund. He is currently a scholar at Montana State University. He is our first Washington state Scholarship recipient.

Presented Walbridge with a check for $1,000 to use as Principal Moore sees fit.

info@engageyourbiz.com (Engage Team) — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:28:23 GMT

This is what community looks like!

Pastor Love of Prepared: The Gateway of the Northwest doubles as a custodian at Walbridge STEAM Academy. He and his wife, Stephanie, have been generously giving back to SLPS students for several years. Most recently, he presented Walbridge with a check for $1,000 to use as Principal Moore sees fit. Thank you!

#OurCItyOurSchools

STAR Math Celebration!

George Love has launched Into a new exploit, titled the Ground Z. Initiative. He donated Oct 10, 2021 @ Walbridge Elementary and October 20, 2022. Love says we must prepare our children to become great. Train up a child in the way he/she should go, and when he gets older he will not depart from It!

Scholarship Events 2017

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 09:32:26 GMT

These are our first four Scholars at Vashon high school In 2017!

Scholarship Events 2018

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 09:31:37 GMT

Here are two out four of our 2018 scholars, who appeared with George Love on the Steve Harvey Segment, receive funding.

Scholarship Events 2019

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 09:24:45 GMT

Here below we have Eleven Urban St Louis public schools, In which we selected thirty five students for the Academic Improvement Scholarships. In 2019

Scholarship Events 2020

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 09:22:55 GMT

Because of the attack of Covid19 across the world ��, We went Virtual for our 2020 Dorothy Mae Love Scholarships.

Scholarship Events 2021

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 09:19:57 GMT

We Had a Spectacular event with our Dorothy Mae Love Scholarship Awards In 2021 despite facing the odds of uncertainty and despair, we were still able to weather the storm, supporting our scholars with our Virtual Ceremony.

Scholarship Events 2022

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 09:18:56 GMT

This Is Our Dorothy Mae Love Red Carpet Awards June 10, 2022. Our Keynote speaker was Levi Stockard III, who received a Scholarship from Mr. George Love In 2017. He returned four years later with his Masters from Virginia Commonwealth University, to Give back to the community a 2,500 dollar Check as he Impacted the Scholars and dignitaries who looked on. His speech will be remembered by all who received Scholarships that day.

Walbridge Elementary, Donation Presentation At Ground Zero. 10/13/2021 Video

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 14:10:38 GMT

High-Five Scholarship Impact: Student Testimonial #1

Sat, 26 Oct 2019 14:56:53 GMT

Hello, all!

While we prepare ourselves to award more High-Five Scholarships in 2020, we thought it would be valuable to share how our scholarships are actually impacting students. We want donors and visitors to know that our scholarships are more than just symbolic gestures – they actually impact the lives of student-recipients in powerful, enduring ways.

For our first installment, we’re featuring a thoughtful letter from Levi Stockard III, a former Vashon High School student and High-Five Scholarship recipient. Levi graduated from Vashon High in 2017 before enrolling in Kansas State University on a full scholarship for his athletic prowess. According to Levi, Prepared’s High-Five Scholarship allowed him to purchase much-needed school and household supplies for his freshman year. Most importantly, it taught him the importance of unconditional love and integrity. Here’s the letter:

August 13, 2019

[Dear Prepared: The Gateway of the Northwest],

First I want to start off by introducing myself. My name is Levi Stockard III. A quick rundown of myself is I am a Vashon High School Graduate of 2017 in which now I am currently attending a four year college named Kansas State University. I received a full scholarship to go to this school based off my scholarly and athletic abilities. Along with being a full time student I am playing Division One basketball as well. My success as a student and basketball player for Vashon high school lead to my opportunities to receive a full scholarship. Now I am currently entering my junior year of college. My first two years I studied Kinesiology the study of exercise behavioral science, but now going into junior year I have chosen to go a different way in my studies. I am now studying Human Development and Family Science. After college I want to continue my athletic career for as long as I can physically do so. After that I want to become a coach first at the collegiate level if not that then any level would be fine. My goal as a coach is to serve as a positive role model for children and young adults while building them to become a successful adult themselves.

As a senior in High school I was blessed to be one of the five recipients of Mr. George Love’s High five scholarships. Receiving this scholarship has taught me many lessons in my life. First off the lesson that Mr. Love presented which was that no matter who you are and what you do you can be a blessing to someone else. I was intrigued by Mr. Love’s story. Mr. Love is an African American man that is making a difference in young black people’s lives with making little money as a custodian. It made me wonder what else was possible. Then I knew that if he could do this that means that I could go off to school and be successful not only as an athlete but as a Student as well. It truly inspired me to keep going when things got tough in college. I used Mr. Love’s story to get me through a lot of hard times I faced while away at school. Like being home sick, classes not going my way, not being as successful as I wanted to be on the court and many other challenges. Overall it gave me a benchmark to not settle in life and always strive to do better not only for myself but more importantly for others. Another lesson I learned was how to take care of and spend my money on the right things. This helped me when I got to college and started receiving scholarship money. This scholarship gave me a head start in preparing to leave for college. With the money I bought cleaning supplies, clothing, storage bins, and all the necessary things I needed to go off to school and live on my own for the first time in my life. I never handled that much money to myself before and because of it’s great value I didn’t want to put it to waste so with help from my parents I successfully bought everything I needed for school. I want to end off by telling a story. Before I received this scholarship I knew nothing about Mr. Love. I didn’t even know about the scholarship that he was giving out. I for sure didn’t know that I was a candidate to get the scholarship either, but what I didn’t know was Mr. Love was watching me seeing how I was and how I treated people. He asked my teachers about me, he did his research. Finally he came to the decision to choose me as one of the recipients to get his scholarship that comes out of the little pay that he makes as a custodian. It still ceases to amaze me to this day of how great of a man he is and what he has done. It made me think of the old saying of you never know who’s watching and what they can do for you. It reinforced the idea of the integrity of doing things the right way all the time not just because someone’s watching.I am truly appreciative to be apart of something great that Mr. Love is doing. I wish the best of luck to him and his work helping and inspiring people like myself. Lastly, I want to thank you for taking the time to hear my story and learn a little about me and my life.

Thank you,

Levi Stockard III

We want to thank Levi for his heartfelt and thoughtful letter. Hearing about the impact our scholarships are having on students (FROM students) makes this journey all the more meaningful to us.

If you’d like to be a part of future success stories, consider donating to our GoFundMe. We’re 100% grassroots-funded and rely on the generosity and faith of average Americans just like you.

Operation Holy Smoke’s Cease Fire BBQ Featured On KSDK News

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:37:55 GMT

In July 2019, George Love used Prepared’s Operation Holy Smoke program to feed community members along Bartmer Ave in St. Louis. The goal? To bring neighbors together in peace and friendship to offset the trauma and negativity of gun violence that plagues the area.

The event was a success. In a surprise visit, KSDK news stopped by to cover the Cease-Fire BBQ. We appreciate that KSDK shined the spotlight on a positive community event! Watch the video below:

Stay tuned for more Operation Holy Smoke updates!

Operation Holy Smoke Serves BBQ At Class Of 2019 Vashon High School Picnic

Sat, 18 May 2019 15:44:35 GMT

In addition to our High-Five Scholarship Fund, Custodian George Love is still very active with one of his earliest community programs: Operation Holy Smoke . In May 2019, Operation Holy Smoke fed the Vashon High graduating class of 2019 at their annual picnic in Forest Park, St. Louis. The event was a blast!

The BBQ feast included:

30lb rib tips
2 smoked turkies
100+lb of chicken (wings, breasts, legs)
Hamburgers, hot dogs and bratwursts

Serving up BBQ for the graduating students of Vashon High was a lot of fun and a good change of pace. Check out some of the pictures below!

Prepared’s Custodian George Love Awards 34 College Scholarships To 11 St. Louis Public High Schools

Tue, 30 Apr 2019 11:23:37 GMT

On April 16th, 2019, Prepared: The Gateway of the Northwest awarded 34 $500 scholarships to 34 high school students throughout the St. Louis Public School District. This is the third time the Vashon High custodian and Prepared founder, George Love, and his wife, Stephanie, have awarded privately funded scholarships to SLPS students in the urban community.

The event was a resounding success. Thanks to generous donors, we were able to break our record by awarding 34 scholarships across 11 schools in the urban community. This is in contrast to Prepared’s 2017 & 2018 scholarship efforts, wherein George Love and his wife, Stephanie, awarded four $500 scholarships to Vashon High School seniors (four student honorees in 2017 as well as in 2018).

The rapid growth of the Dorothy May Walker-Love High-Five Scholarship program over the past 3 years is a testament to the faith of private donors as well as the impact of our scholarship fund.

Going forward, Prepared will continue to use our scholarships to incentivize academic & behavioral improvement throughout the St. Louis Public School District.

If you’d like to contribute to next year’s scholarship fund, please consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign . The effect our program has on the confidence and motivation of disadvantaged students is enormous. They need to know they’re worth it, and you can help prove they are.

Scholarship Honorees (High Schools):

Carnaham High
Normandy High
Central VPA High
Northwest High
Cleveland High
Soldan High
Gateway Stem High
Sumner High
McKinley High
Vashon High
Clyde C Miller High

Prepared’s George Love Featured In KSDK Commercial!

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:45:02 GMT

To view the original KDSK article, click here .

Nothing more needs to be said.

Please donate to our GoFundMe . You’ll change lives.

George Love & Scholarship Fund Featured On Steve Harvey Talk Show!

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:49:47 GMT

Wow! It’s been an exciting week for Prepared and custodian George Love…

On Tuesday, Mr. Love was featured on Steve TV, Steve Harvey’s television talk show. They discussed Prepared’s Dorothy Mae Walker-Love Scholarship Fund as well as Mr. Love’s inspiration and impact. At one point, Steve surprised Mr. Love by bringing out two former Vashon High School scholarship recipients!

It was truly an honor to be featured on such a prominent talk show, especially by one of Hollywood’s hardest working and established entertainers. Hopefully, this exposure will allow Prepared to expand the scholarship program and inspire/assist many more students.

Make sure to watch the video (it’s only 5 minutes). If you’d like to impact the lives of St. Louis students, please donate to and/or share our GoFundMe page. We’re almost to our goal!

Thanks!

Prepared CEO & Custodian George Love In Media Spotlight!

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:59:26 GMT

It’s been a while since we’ve updated the site. A lot has happened! Most notably, Prepared’s George Love has made several media appearances over the past several months.

It all started when a local St. Louis news station caught wind of Mr. Love’s high school scholarship program. After being featured in a brief news clip, Mr. Love was contacted by other Missouri-based networks. Since then, Mr. Love’s Vashon high school scholarship campaign has made headlines around the country.

Below are a list of noteworthy video interviews and articles:

Vashon custodian, wife sponsor scholarships for students [Video | KMOV]

“A group of students at Vashon High School have been awarded scholarships for college, all thanks to their school custodian.

According to the students, Vashon custodian George Love is well-liked. Love and his wife, Stephanie, started the Dorothy May scholarship, named after his mother, to offer supplemental $500 scholarships to college-bound students.

The Loves pay for the scholarships themselves!”

High school custodian funds scholarships with saved wages [Video | KSDK]

For years he and his wife have run a non-profit that he admits has never seen a single donation, giving out juice boxes and other small supplies to people in need.

“When it came to me I knew that I would have to save the money,” Love recalls.

The Loves pay for the scholarships themselves!”

Working for less than $12 an hour, Love decided to start and fund his own college scholarship for graduating seniors.

Custodian helps students with scholarship fund [Article | KMBC]

The couple have used their own money for the fund, news outlets reported, but they’ve also received help from a nonprofit George Love runs, called Prepared: The Gateway of the Northwest. A GoFundMe pagerecently helped raised thousands of dollars for scholarships.

St. Louis Public Schools notes that Love’s organization also has donated tens of thousands of drinks to elementary and middle schools.

Vashon High Custodian George Love Saved Up Enough to Start a Scholarship [Article | Riverfront Times]

Love describes the school as a sweaty, dark place — but says that’s the kind of place that produces diamonds. “There are a lot of diamonds here. I find myself working in a diamond field,” Love says, referring to the students.

The students who receive the scholarship are picked by a committee made up of two school counselors, as well as a baseball coach. Throughout the year, the committee observes the students and searches for those that meet the criteria.

School custodian funds scholarship program for graduating seniors [WTHR | Article]

Love is giving four graduating seniors $500 checks to help launch their college careers. Criteria for winning the award is based only partly on grades. They acknowledge effort as well.

One student says the money will allow him to buy the new computer he needs for nursing school.

“I hope this is something that can inspire them for the rest of their lives,” said Love. “Them seeing somebody reach out and give, from money that I saved that came from the end of a broom and a mop.”

Custodian helps students with scholarship fund [WMUR | Article]

St. Louis Public Schools notes that Love’s organization also has donated tens of thousands of drinks to elementary and middle schools.

The coverage has been absolutely amazing and helped a lot with the GoFundMe — we’re almost to our $5,000 goal!

To support Prepared: The Gateway of the Northwest’s mission to help St. Louis high school students pursue academic success, please donate to our High School Scholarship Fund .

Stay tuned for more!

Prepared Offers Scholarships At Vashon High And Is Featured In Slps Newsletter

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 13:00:06 GMT

From March 16th SLPS newsletter:

“Sharing The “Love” At Vashon

> Yesterday, Vashon High School celebrated the Day of Color

> program. By all accounts the event was a

> success. As part of the ceremony, four Vashon students

> received a little “extra love” in the form of $500

> scholarship checks.

> The scholarships were presented by Prepared The Gateway of

> the Northwest’s President and Founder George E. Love.

> The scholarship money was raised privately by Mr. Love

> himself; not a penny was acquired through government

> programs or assistance.”

Our Commentary:

It was an honor and a joy to provide four $500 checks to the students on Vashon High School’s Day of Color program.

Going forward, Prepared: The Gateway of the Northwest will continue to bless the students anyway we can.

To help out in our mission, feel free to donate at the following link:

Prepared Teams Up With All New Again, LLC For 12thLambo Christmas Bash Weekend [seattle Chapter]

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 13:17:04 GMT

Prepared: The Gateway of the Northwest’s Seattle Chapter has partnered with All New Again, LLC founder Jon and his wife Jada Baer for their three day 12thLambo Christmas Bash Weekend.

Day 1: Prepared was blessed to partake in the VIP tailgate party. The party was dedicated to the Seattle Seahawks’ game as well as the parents of five of the Seahawks’ star players: Sherman, Thomas, Bennett, Lockette (retired) and Lynch (retired). After the tailgate ended, we attended the game as a VIP group, during which we greeted the players on the field before kicking off the start of the game.

Day 2: Prepared blessed 300 families with our complimentary, world-famous “Operation Holysmoke” BBQ dinners during the main 12thLambo Christmas Bash event. The event took place at the new Bellevue Boy’s & Girls Club facility (donated by the Nordstrom family).

Day 3: Prepared founders were special guests at an All New Again, LLC private event, where we received an honor at the head table and a special keepsake gift that featured swarovski crystals.

We were truly honored to be a part of the 12thLambo Christmas Bash Weekend!

Stay tuned for more activity from Prepared: Gateway to the Northwest’s Seattle Chapter.

Prepared And Vashon High School Baseball Team Feed The Community!

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 13:25:28 GMT

Last month, we were blessed to have St. Louis Vashon High School coach Darius Tubbs and his baseball team join us for Operation Holy Smoke.

What a team! Although they didn’t make the State Championship this year, they were able to make it to the National Leagues, AND feed over 200 people in north St. Louis with the help of Prepared: The Gateway of the Northwest. Along side their inspirational coach, the team was able to elevate itself to a new height of community activism.

Beyond feeding the community, Prepared wants to give ambitious and responsible young men a platform to grow in community involvement. Student Deven Grant is a great example of one such young man, having received his perfect attendance award, Honor Roll, and the highest achievement awards the ROTC had to offer. Coach Darius and Prepared value this sort of excellence and are always seeking similarly motivated youth and students to join the cause!

It was an honor working with Coach Darius and his baseball team, and we can’t wait for more opportunities in the future.

Stay tuned for more updates.

Vashon High School Teacher Says “Thanks” For Attendence-Boosting Donations!

Fri, 15 May 2015 13:28:55 GMT

We would like to showcase a letter of appreciation from one of Vashon High School’s most committed and effective teachers, Shamonda Owens.

Shamonda has seen an increase in student attendance as a result from our juice donations. In her own words,

“Your positive rewards for attendance helps us continue in our mission and to assist those students within the building to get to class on time and to get our attendance data up.”

She goes on to say,

“I would also like to thank you for the refrigerator that help us to keep the juices cold and to give more to students as attendance went up to 80%…”

There’s still a lot more work to be done. Shamonda admits that while attendance HAS improved, she would ideally like to see it hit at least 92%.

Challenge accepted. Prepared will continue to aid the efforts of dedicated teachers like Shomanda any way we can.

Just like those juices incentivize students to show up to class, letters of appreciation from Vashon High’s best and brightest incentivize us to fight the good fight.

The Students Speak Out… [Letters]

Sat, 31 Jan 2015 14:03:35 GMT

Wow, the letters keep piling in. Prepared feels truly blessed to receive such positive feedback from those Mr. Love has inspired personally.

Here’s a few letters we received from two Vashon High School students.

“I do feel that Mr. George love has a great impact on Vashon high school. Mr. Love gives us all hope. He shows us that we can do whatever we put our minds to. Mr. Love made each of us feel special in our own way. He always showed that he cared about students and how we performed and that we were awarded for our accomplishments. He made us feel like we mattered to someone. Some kids might not get that appreciation or acknowledgement at home and by Mr. Love acknowledging our accomplishments by providing us with snacks and drinks reassured us that our hard work does not go unnoticed. Mr. Love set a lot of examples. For me he showed me that judging people is not the key. But helping and encouraging people is. He is a very nice person and appreciated by many. Hee might not know but his nice gestures has helped many kids here at Vashon high. Mr. Love should continue blessing Vashon high school because he is helping students by showing us how much he cares. He is always supporting students and encouraging us to do better. We appreciate all that he does and love having him around.

-Adrianna W. 11th grade [January 21st 2015]”

Here’s another one:

“My name is Zadia M. a senior at Vashon High,

This christmas of 2014 pastor Love and his organization worked miracles for our family. With my dad being a single parent and not having the ability to provide us with the best christmas, pastor Love stepped in and made it wonderful. He took the time out of his life to make sure my family was provided for. That saturday morning waking up to him standing on the porch with boxes filled with food and bags of toys brought a sense of relief to my family. Pastor Love provided us with a beautiful christmas dinner and many toys for my five siblings. He gave my family the christmas spirit again. We thank you pastor love!”

-Zadia M [January 20 2015]

Thanks to everyone who showed their appreciation.

It’s small wins like these that inspire us to keep pushing forward.

Stay tuned for more in 2015…

Vashon High School Shows Appreciation For Prepared’s Donations! [Updated 1/28/15]

Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:12:05 GMT

2014 was a big year for Prepared. Our Adopt-a-School program gained some great momentum, and we were able to offer donations to a number of St. Louis Public Schools.

In particular, we’re happy to have been able to aid Vashon High School by donating an abundance of Capri Sun juice and Kool-Aid drinks to the students.

To our surprise and excitement, Vashon High School’s staff and students responded very favorably.

We feel blessed to receive such positive feedback, as it validates our mission and fuels our desire to make positive contributions to the community (whenever and wherever possible).

This is just the beginning. We look forward to further involvement in the St. Louis Public School system going forward in 2015.

Happy New Years!

Ford Elementary Shows Us The Power Of Donations

Mon, 14 Apr 2014 14:23:48 GMT

Ford Elementary is only the beginning. Prepared’s contribution is just a sample of what we wish to accomplish through our Adopt-a-School program .

With your help, we can rebuild communities and strengthen the educational experience of our children. We all talk about the need to build a better future, but how many of us are willing to put the work in?

Now’s your opportunity to make a difference. Please help Prepared: The Gateway’s cause by donating below. Thank you!

Prepared: The Gateway In SLPS News!

Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:36:35 GMT

From the article: http://www.slps.org/Page/22896

“George Love is a man of many skills. By day, he is a member of the SLPS custodial staff. However, after he finishes his day job, George puts on his hat as President/Founder of Prepared the Gateway of the Northwest.

Pastor Love’s organization, Prepared the Gateway of the Northwest, has donated over 20,000 Capri Sun drinks to 11 St. Louis Public Elementary and Middle schools. Prepared’s mission is to provide incentive to children for better attendance and more engaged classrooms as well as assisting Principals and staff with economical support for necessities that would otherwise become ‘out of pocket’ expenses.”

More news coming soon!