Invest in the college & career success of 1st & 2nd Graders at Central Park East 1! Your donation will be matched. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">As an alum of Central Park East 1 in East Harlem, I am excited and honored to support students at the elementary school that gave so much to me. That’s why<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(23, 23, 74);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(23, 23, 74);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">I’m raising funds for the college and career futures of Central Park East 1 first and second graders in the<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> <a href="https://nyckidsrise.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> through the NYC Public School Alumni Community Scholarship campaign. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(23, 23, 74);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Join me and make a donation to my campaign today! <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">The <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(49, 58, 62);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">NYC Kids RISE<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(49, 58, 62);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Save for College Program provides families, schools, and communities with a way to work together to save for and invest in their children’s futures.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">It’s a community tool New Yorkers can use to build wealth in their neighborhoods, and support the college and career dreams of children, no matter their family income or immigration status.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Students in the Program receive free NYC Scholarship Accounts with an initial $100 for college and career training, and families have opportunities to receive additional rewards for their children’s accounts over time. Local organizations, businesses, neighbors, employers, and others can contribute to students’ NYC Scholarship Accounts through Community Scholarships. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">All contributions to this NYC Public School Alumni Community Scholarship campaign will go to the NYC Scholarship Accounts of first and second graders at Central Park East 1 through a donation to NYC Kids RISE.  <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">This <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">first-of-its-kind<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> NYC Public School Alumni Community Scholarship will demonstrate how NYC public school alumni—an incredibly powerful, significant, and diverse constituency—can tangibly invest in students’ futures and serve as positive role models through the Save for College Program. Community Scholarships provide a concrete vehicle to share social and economic capital within and across communities, in support of our children.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(23, 23, 74);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Please join me by making a donation today!<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Thank you for your consideration,<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Xiomara Pedraza <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(49, 58, 62);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">Learn more about the Save For College Program by visiting<a href="https://nyckidsrise.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(49, 58, 62);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit"> <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">nyckidsrise.org</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(49, 58, 62);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">, watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjeW8FVNOCE" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">this video</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(49, 58, 62);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">, and reading this article in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/your-money/529-savings-plans-baby-bonds.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 85, 204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">New York Times</a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(49, 58, 62);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;box-sizing:inherit">. <span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(49, 58, 62);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">--<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(49, 58, 62);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NYC Kids RISE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, manages the Save for College Program in partnership with the NYC Public Schools and the City of New York.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(49, 58, 62);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All contributions to NYC Kids RISE are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law. All information concerning your contribution, including all contact information, will be kept confidential in accordance with Zeffy's published Privacy Policy.

Your donation to the NYC Public School Alumni Community Scholarship has been received! Thank you for your support of NYC KIDS RISE, INC. You have made a gift that truly makes a difference. Through the NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program, your donation is supporting the college and career futures of Central Park East 1 first and second graders.  At any time, in your Network for Good Account, you can find a record of all of your donations, updates about this Community Scholarship campaign, and tax receipts. If you have any questions, or if you are interested in organizing your own Community Scholarship, please email info@nyckidsrise.org. Thanks again for your generosity and for being part of this community! Sincerely,The Team at NYC KIDS RISE, INC.

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Invest in the college &amp; career success of 1st &amp; 2nd Graders at Central Park East 1! Your donation will be matched. As an alum of Central Park East 1 in East Harlem, I am excited and honored to support students at the elementary school that gave so much to me. That’s why I’m raising funds for the college and career futures of Central Park East 1 first and second graders in the <a href="https://nyckidsrise.org/" target="_blank">NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program</a> through the NYC Public School Alumni Community Scholarship campaign. Join me and make a donation to my campaign today! The NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program provides families, schools, and communities with a way to work together to save for and invest in their children’s futures. It’s a community tool New Yorkers can use to build wealth in their neighborhoods, and support the college and career dreams of children, no matter their family income or immigration status.Students in the Program receive free NYC Scholarship Accounts with an initial $100 for college and career training, and families have opportunities to receive additional rewards for their children’s accounts over time. Local organizations, businesses, neighbors, employers, and others can contribute to students’ NYC Scholarship Accounts through Community Scholarships.  All contributions to this NYC Public School Alumni Community Scholarship campaign will go to the NYC Scholarship Accounts of first and second graders at Central Park East 1 through a donation to NYC Kids RISE.  This first-of-its-kind NYC Public School Alumni Community Scholarship will demonstrate how NYC public school alumni—an incredibly powerful, significant, and diverse constituency—can tangibly invest in students’ futures and serve as positive role models through the Save for College Program. Community Scholarships provide a concrete vehicle to share social and economic capital within and across communities, in support of our children.Please join me by making a donation today!Thank you for your consideration,Xiomara Pedraza Learn more about the Save For College Program by visiting<a href="https://nyckidsrise.org/" target="_blank"> nyckidsrise.org</a>, watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjeW8FVNOCE" target="_blank">this video</a>, and reading this article in the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/your-money/529-savings-plans-baby-bonds.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a>. --NYC Kids RISE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, manages the Save for College Program in partnership with the NYC Public Schools and the City of New York.All contributions to NYC Kids RISE are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by applicable law. All information concerning your contribution, including all contact information, will be kept confidential in accordance with Zeffy's published Privacy Policy.

Central Park East 1 Alum Xiomara Pedraza is raising college + career scholarship money for 1st + 2nd graders at this East Harlem school

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### Context Profile for NYC Kids RISE

1. **Organization Mission & Cause:**
   - **Mission:** NYC Kids RISE is dedicated to empowering families and communities to support the educational and career aspirations of children in New York City through the Save for College Program. Their goal is to ensure that all students, regardless of family income or immigration status, have access to financial resources for college and career training.
   - **Cause:** The organization focuses on creating a culture of saving for college among families, fostering community engagement, and enhancing educational opportunities for children.

2. **Type of Activities:**
   - **Programs:** NYC Kids RISE manages the Save for College Program, which establishes NYC Scholarship Accounts for students. This initiative encourages families to save for their children's education and provides matching funds to enhance these savings.
   - **Fundraising Campaigns:** The organization runs various fundraising campaigns, such as the recent campaign supporting P.S. 29 in Queens, where alumni contribute to scholarship accounts for third graders.
   - **Community Engagement:** They facilitate community events and programs that promote financial literacy and college readiness.

3. **Tone of Voice:**
   - The tone of the website and communications is **friendly**, **inspiring**, and **community-oriented**. The language is accessible and encourages participation, emphasizing the collective effort to support students. Phrases like "Every contribution—big or small—adds up and makes a real impact" reflect an encouraging and inclusive tone.

4. **Emoji Usage:**
   - The website and communication materials do not prominently feature emojis. The tone remains professional and straightforward, focusing on clear messaging rather than informal elements like emojis.

5. **Key Facts:**
   - **Founding Information:** NYC Kids RISE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
   - **Scale:** The organization has a total of 119 forms related to various initiatives and campaigns.
   - **Impact Metrics:** The Save for College Program aims to support students' future educational endeavors through dedicated scholarship accounts.
   - **Volunteer Information:** Specific volunteer opportunities are not detailed on the website, but community involvement is encouraged through fundraising and events.

6. **Writing Guidelines:**
   - **Style:** Use a friendly and approachable tone that inspires community involvement. Avoid jargon and keep language simple and direct.
   - **Structure:** Use short paragraphs and bullet points for clarity. Include calls to action that encourage donations and participation in campaigns.
   - **Content Focus:** Highlight the impact of contributions on students' futures and the importance of community support. Use testimonials or stories from beneficiaries when possible to illustrate the program's effectiveness.

This context profile provides a comprehensive understanding of NYC Kids RISE, enabling AI assistants to generate tailored content that aligns with the organization's mission, activities, and tone.

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Central Park East 1 Alum Xiomara Pedraza is raising college + career scholarship money for 1st + 2nd graders at this East Harlem school

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