From Amy

Dear all,

As many of you may already know, I have been participating in a volunteer mentoring program called iMentor since November 2007.

I currently mentor a 17 year old junior student at Bronx Prep Charter High School, her name is Andrna Spencer and she is working hard to fulfill her dreams of going to college. She is extremely bright, vivacious and hard-working, working part-time while following a very rigorous curriculum at Bronx Prep. Her favorite subject is chemistry and she would like to pursue a career in either pharmaceuticals or medicine. She has a very promising future ahead of her and I am honored to be able to give her guidance, support and encouragement during this most crucial time of her academic career.

Since 1999, iMentor has been cultivating relationships between young people and volunteer adult mentors through an innovative combination of e-mail correspondence and in-person meetings. It is unique in allowing busy New Yorkers to volunteer their time in a meaningful way to these young, promising students from lower-income, underserved communities.

I have found the experience very rewarding and hope to contribute further by helping iMentor to raise money in this online donor drive, as this program is free for mentors & mentees. iMentor relies heavily on the generosity of donors such as ourselves to keep this program going and I therefore kindly ask that you support my cause by donating any amount of money that you can afford.

Thank you in advance for supporting iMentor in its efforts to improve the lives of young students in New York City!