Mario Chiappetti '74
Beginning in the late 1960s, Project Broad Jump, a New York-based summer education program for some 600 youngsters in the third through tenth grades, brought kids from urban areas to boarding schools in New York City and the surrounding areas. A non-profit corporation, Project Broad Jump offered educational enrichment to disadvantaged children who were identified to have tremendous intellectual curiosity and a commitment to high achievement.
In its very first summer program in 1968, one of those students fortunate enough to be a part of this program at Millbrook was Mario Chiappetti, an eager 7th-grade Italian boy from Manhattan. At the completion of the program, then Headmaster Buell told Mario that if he was ever interested in attending Millbrook, he would gladly be accepted. He applied that fall and was accepted into the IIIrd form class for 1969-70.
Mario credits Millbrook as the gateway to so many opportunities in his life, including giving him the confidence to attend Williams College. Post-graduation Mario began working in the insurance industry and after a long and successful career decided to step back to focus on his desire to help others. He took his talent to the non-profit sector, working with Encore Hartford to help towns, schools, and police agencies work together and grow communities in safe and efficient ways. "I have been blessed to have opportunities, to come to a beautiful place like Millbrook. So I hope to pay it forward and make the world a better place."
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE ARTICLE ABOUT MARIO THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING 2019 MILLBROOK MAGAZINE.
Mario credits Millbrook as the gateway to so many opportunities in his life, including giving him the confidence to attend Williams College. Post-graduation Mario began working in the insurance industry and after a long and successful career decided to step back to focus on his desire to help others. He took his talent to the non-profit sector, working with Encore Hartford to help towns, schools, and police agencies work together and grow communities in safe and efficient ways. "I have been blessed to have opportunities, to come to a beautiful place like Millbrook. So I hope to pay it forward and make the world a better place."
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE ARTICLE ABOUT MARIO THAT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING 2019 MILLBROOK MAGAZINE.
