Three Rivers Promise

04/24/2026

🏓 Registration is officially OPEN for the Three Rivers Promise Round Robin Pickleball Tournament on Saturday, June 27!

Grab your doubles partner and join us at Armstrong Park for a full day of fun, friendly competition, and community impact from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Teams are guaranteed 8 games, all skill levels are welcome, and medals are awarded to the top three teams. Entry is $60 per team.

Best part? Every serve, volley, and d**k helps support Three Rivers Promise's mission and future opportunities for local TRHS graduates. 💙

Spots are limited, so don’t get caught standing in the kitchen. Register today! 👉

04/23/2026

We want to thank the Three Rivers MI Rotary Club for the opportunity to provide an update on our fundraising progress and upcoming community events.

Tom Lowry and Mike Eldridge updated us on the Three Rivers Promise, the campaign for which has reached $1 million and is now starting a new phase of fundraising en route to the board’s goal of $3 million.

The Three Rivers Promise (TRP) is building a community funded scholarship endowment to make postsecondary education more affordable for graduates of Three Rivers High School (TRHS). This support covers college, vocational training, and skilled trades to reduce financial barriers and bolster our local workforce.

Promise programs work: studies show that they increase college and training enrollment, increase degree and certificate attainment, significantly reduce student debt, improve outcomes for marginalized groups, increase community and regional retention, result in higher high school academic achievement, increase FAFSA completion, boost housing value and demand for new housing, and improve career and workforce development.

In 2016 there were 53 Promise programs nationwide; now there are 450 and Michigan leads the way with 80 programs. The Michigan Chamber of Commerce and the Detroit Regional Chamber have pledged “full, unequivocal” support for programs that provide tuition assistance, aiming to build a stronger talent pipeline.

The TRP is building an endowment fund to assist TRHS graduates with education and training costs. Each year, a portion of the fund’s earnings (not the principal) will be used to assist with tuition and fees for eligible TRHS graduates. The endowment is being managed locally by Southern Michigan Bank & Trust’s investment department.

Upcoming fundraisers include a pickleball tournament on Saturday, June 27 from 8 a.m.—5 p.m., and a fish fry on Friday, August 14 from 4-7 p.m.

For more information, visit www.threeriverspromise.com.

03/24/2026

Today is National Cheesesteak Day 🧀🥩

Some people are debating: onions or no onions… 🤔
We’re over here, focused on something bigger, more opportunities for Three Rivers Graduates.

Just like a great cheesesteak, the Three Rivers Promise is all about the right ingredients:
✔️ A supportive community
✔️ Generous donors
✔️ Students with big dreams

Stack it all together, and you get something pretty amazing.

We’ve already ‘served up’ $1,000,000 toward our $3,000,000 goal, and we’re hungry for more. 😉

So go enjoy a cheesesteak today… and feel good knowing you’re part of a community that’s building a better future, one donation at a time. 💜

02/17/2026

Three Rivers Promise just reached a major milestone: we have officially raised over $1 million toward our $3 million goal! 🎉

This community effort is building a permanent endowment to provide up to 4 years of financial assistance to Three Rivers High School (TRHS) graduates for approved Michigan colleges and skilled trades programs, after federal and state aid.

We will start offering scholarships once we reach $3 million. Our long-term goal is to provide lasting tuition support for every qualifying TRHS graduate.

This milestone was made possible by the generosity of local families, individuals, businesses, and organizations. Major pledges, match challenges, community fundraisers, and civic support all played a part.

We are just getting started. Join us in the next phase and help open doors for the next generation of TRHS graduates.

💙 To learn more, donate, or get involved, visit us at

Thank you so much for your interest in the Three Rivers Promise! We are currently in our initial fundraising phase, so scholarship funds are not yet available. However, we are well on our way to reaching our phase one fundraising goal of $3M. Once we achieve this goal, we will start accepting applic...

12/03/2025

Thank you for the GivingTuesday donations! We appreciate your support as we continue to build this program. To learn more about the Three Rivers Promise, please visit our website. https://threeriverspromise.com/

12/02/2025

Happy Giving Tuesday! The Three Rivers Promise endowment is approaching the million-dollar mark. Please consider donating today to help us reach this important milestone! https://www.facebook.com/donate/1931898331088900/

11/11/2025

We’re proud to share that three of our Three Rivers Promise Board members attended the PromiseNet 2025 seminar on Monday, joining dozens of Promise organizations from across the country! They participated in workshops focused on funding strategies, program operations, and best practices for supporting students.

Throughout the event, several organizations shared inspiring statistics showing the incredible impact Promise programs have on their students and communities. The insights and connections gained will help us strengthen our own efforts and continue building a brighter future for Three Rivers students.

11/03/2025

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the Three Rivers High School Class of 1975 for their generous donation of $4,700 to the Three Rivers Promise! Your contribution is vital in helping us continue our efforts toward building the Three Rivers Promise and brings us closer to achieving our Phase One fundraising goal. Together, we are creating a stronger foundation for future generations of Wildcats to pursue their education and dreams.

10/12/2025

Come visit us at the Meyer Broadway Park Pavilion and enjoy a hot baked potato with all the fixings or a bag of fresh kettle corn. Available while supplies last.

10/06/2025

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk such a wonderful event!

We’re grateful to our sponsors for their generous support, our participants for showing up with great energy and enthusiasm, and our amazing volunteers who made everything run smoothly.

Together, we’re building a stronger community and a brighter future, one step at a time!