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Melissa Camilleri

And the Winners Are...

And the Winners Are...

More about these amazing, deserving girls and their stories in the weeks to come... Help us continue to BUILD... Offer good July 18-22, 2014. Want to learn more about the Compliment Scholarship Program?  Watch our segment on Good Day Sacramento here!

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Melissa Camilleri

One of the Happiest Days of My Life.

One of the Happiest Days of My Life.

There's something about Back to School that I've always loved.  New school supplies top the list.  But it's also the feeling of a new beginning, a clean slate, a new adventure with new people to meet.  This is the first fall I'm not going back to school.  Ever.  In my life.  When I finished college, I went back to school to get  my teaching credential, then taught, then enrolled in grad school, then continued to teach. That's a lot of first days.So when the first day of school came and went this year, and I wasn't a part of it...

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Melissa Camilleri

Announcing Our Scholarship Winners!

Announcing Our Scholarship Winners!

I have been wanting to burst at the seams with excitement for the last couple weeks! Since I founded Compliment in 2011, it has been my goal to give back in a significant way to young women in my community.  I am overcome with joy because today, I shout from the rooftops, that we are awarding two $350 cash awards (plus $100 in additional prizes) to two beautiful and talented local ladies from the Class of 2013.  First, I rounded up a group of amazing Sacramento women who own their own businesses and are making an impact on our community....

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Melissa Camilleri

Announcing our 2013 Compliment Scholarship

Announcing our 2013 Compliment Scholarship

I love summer.   No, scratch that. I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE SUMMER!   The sun, the water, the beach... just, yes.  As a teacher, I treasure the time to take a breath and relax before the hustle and bustle of school starts up again.  Yes, summer is where it's at. For the last ten years, I've spent my summers only relaxing a bit, though, as I've always taught summer school, or workshops to other teachers in my "time off."  This summer, however, I'm gearing up for a major transition:  I decided, after much thought and careful deliberation, that I'm not going back...

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