Young Clairbourn Alums Inspire Young People with their Service to the Community
Alumnus Richard Dong continues to accomplish so much at such a young age. He was recently awarded the prestigious Congressional Medal for the third time. There were only a total of four recipients to receive the award from Arcadia, Alhambra, Claremont and San Marino High Schools. Congresswoman Chu called it the “highest award for youth in our nation.” To receive the award, one must excel these four areas: voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness, and exploration/expedition.
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Alumni Richard and Eric Dong are Notable Philanthropists and Accomplished Musicians
Young Clairbourn Alums Inspire Young People with their Leadership and Talent
Read more about Clairbourn alumni Richard and Eric Dong.
At such a young age, Clairbourn alumnus Richard Dong has accomplished so much. He performed piano at a world-renowned talent show, attended a symposium at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and regularly performs piano at Clairbourn School. View him performing at the Clairbourn 2014 Graduation Ceremony below.
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Richard and Eric Dong, Youngest Members of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leadership Council
Young Alumni on the Leadership Council
Alums Richard and Eric Dong have just become the youngest members of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Leadership Council.
As excellent swimmers, debaters and pianists, both brothers began venturing into financial investments in 2010 and have since, not only endowed their middle and high school with philanthropic gifts, but also created an endowment for the International Leadership Foundation (IFL), which supports leadership training, global democracy and governance initiatives with an emphasis on Asian countries. They presented the Richard and Eric Dong Endowment Fund to 500 distinguished guests, including Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao and her father, Secretary Norman Minetta, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman Ted Liu, Congresswoman Grace Meng, and State Senator Hwang. They are paving the way in helping address some of the world’s most pressing human rights issues.
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Richard and Eric Dong Give Additional $20,000 to Clairbourn in Honor of Dr. Nafie
Young Clairbourn Alums Give Additional Scholarship Funding in Honor of Headmaster
Alumni Richard and Eric Dong returned to campus to give an additional $20,000 to the Richard and Eric Dong Scholarship for Music and Arts at Clairbourn School in honor of Dr. Nafie’s thirty-nine years of service to the school and the community. When the scholarship fund was initiated in 2014, the boys contributed $30,000 to establish the fund. This year, they wanted to contribute $20,000 to the fund in Dr. Nafie’s honor and to express gratitude to him as their wonderful former headmaster. As philanthropy is a core value in the Dong family, they wanted to show young people the importance of generously giving back to others. Richard and Eric also performed a musical recital and shared with students their exemplary piano playing skills. Dr. Nafie introduced them both and shared a biography of their accomplishments, followed by a short speech by Richard Dong. Watch the videos and read Richard Dong’s speech below:
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New Richard & Eric Dong Endowment at SMHS
Young Alumni Philanthropists
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Class of 2014 – Richard Dong
Fresh from completing his freshmen year at San Marino High School, Richard had quite the busy summer. To start things off, he took a 9-week AP Psychology course. He also worked as a volunteer for three different events, one for the Harvard Kennedy School and two in support of the International Leadership Foundation. If that wasn’t enough, Richard also interned at the Pasadena office of Congresswoman Judy Chu.
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Richard Dong Performs Piano and Attends Leadership Forum at Harvard
Brothers Richard and Eric Dong Display Musical and Leadership Talents
Alumni Richard and Eric Dong have a litany of accomplishments under their belts. Amongst them include Richard Dong’s performance at the HKS Annual Talent Show. At age 14, he performed at the talent show and presented the 2015 Graduating Class Gift Campaign. This took place on May 1st, 2015 at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. You can watch the video below.
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The Richard and Eric Dong Scholarship for Music and the Arts at Clairbourn School
An unusual spirit of philanthropy beats in the hearts of two young brothers and alums of Clairbourn School. Richard and Eric Dong are only 14 and 12 years-of-age, but already they are making their mark in the world as difference-makers. The Dong Family contacted Clairbourn last spring to announce that Richard and Eric would like to establish a $30,000 scholarship fund to support music and the arts.
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Spotlight On Student Richard Dong
On Tuesday, October 1st, 2013, the school enjoyed having eighth-grader Richard Dong, step forward as Clairbourn’s Headmaster For The Day – a special treat gifted to him by his family from the 2013 Spring Auction. Richard proved to be quite dashing in his suit and tie, and he performed his headmaster duties with dignity and flair.
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