FYI.

 

Dear Pre-Med Club at Hunter,

Hi, my name is Nayla Scaramello. I am the site director for the Let's Get Ready! Urban Assembly Manhattan site for summer 2008. I am emailing you because I have a great community service opportunity for your members staying in the New York City area this summer and I hope you will be able to send along an email to your group's list-serve to inform your members of this amazing volunteer position. Below is a blurb about the volunteer opportunity that you can email to your group and that you can also read to decide if it's right for your group. Given your commitment to community service, I think some of your members will find this a worthwhile opportunity. Thank you. 

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Let's Get Ready! is looking for college students to serve as tutors and mentors to high school students from underserved communities in the NYC area. Let's Get Ready! is a non-profit organization that provides free SAT prep and college mentoring to underserved high school students. Each tutor, called an LGR coach, receives extensive training to teach a small class of high school students in either the Math or Critical Reading/Writing sections of the SAT. In addition, coaches act as peer-resources for information on all aspects of collegiate life and deliver workshops concerning the college application process. The key to Let's Get Ready's success (LGR students see an average increase of 110 points on their SATs) are the college student volunteers who, having recently endured the rigors of the college application process, are able to empathize and encourage the high school students during this critical period.

This summer, the Urban Assembly LGR program will run in 333 West 17^th St, New York, NY, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-8pm (coaches typically devote one evening per week on classes and attend biweekly coach meetings). Coaches are additionally required to attend a mandatory training session on June 21^st, 2008.

To find out more about this opportunity, you can go to Let's Get Ready's website at www.letsgetready.org or contact the Site Director, Nayla Scaramello, and the Assistant Site Director, Matt Brody, via e-mail at [log in to unmask].

If you know this is for you, you can apply at: Coach Application. Applications are due June 11, 2008.

I hope you take advantage of this incredible leadership opportunity that will enable you to give back to your community in a very meaningful way.

Sincerely,

Nayla Scaramello