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December 2020 Update
Dear John,

In the past month, Momentum Education has made significant progress, and we are excited to share a few highlights.

Firstly, we have welcomed one new team member: Maria Arteaga, a junior at Trinity University, who will be our IDEA Public Schools Coordinator. I am very proud to say that like all of our other interns, Maria is a first-generation student herself and therefore has a personal connection to this work!

Secondly, we held several great events--including College Information Sessions with representatives from Swarthmore College, Houston Community College, and Texas Tech University. We also had wonderful Career Conversations with an HR Representative, a Consultant from Bain, and the CEO of a Renewable Energy Company.

Finally, this month we began preparations for our Leadership Academy where we will support students with programming every year from the day they join the Leadership Academy until the day they graduate post-secondary education and secure a job!

Serving over 750 students is an incredible privilege, and we are confident that with over 19,000 community members working together, we can ensure that 100% of our students get to and through post-secondary education and into the workforce.

Thank you for joining us in this journey, and thank you for sharing your advice with us. Please email me anytime at [email protected] or call me at 713-320-0303 to share ideas and feedback.

Thank you, and let's keep building #OneMomentumFamily!

Raj Salhotra
Co-Founder & Executive Director
GOAL OF THE MONTH
Today, December 2nd, 2020, is Giving Tuesday! Momentum Education is incredibly honored and thankful for your support. This December, we are hoping to raise $20,000 ([link removed]) to help us launch our Leadership Academy! We already have a match up to $10,000, so we ask for your support to help us get the final way there. Please visit our website ([link removed]) to contribute and help us reach our goal!
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Sasha Smith
Young Women's Academy '20
UH-Downtown '24
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Sasha is majoring in English. She is excited about Momentum Education because "Momentum Education has truly changed my life in a positive way. I have had the best mentor to assist me with college, a group of friends, and the support of the founders. Whether it be educational, personal, or financial this organization has allowed me to succeed." Congrats Sasha, we are thrilled to support you and have you as a Hansen Scholarship Recipient!

Mark Salazar
East Early College HS '20
University of Texas-Dallas '24
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Mark is majoring in Biology. He is excited about Momentum Education because "I am thankful for Momentum Education, an amazing organization, that offers many opportunities and has helped me financially by offering me a scholarship to help with my school's financial expenses." Congrats Mark, we are thrilled to support you and have you as a Collins Scholarship Recipient!

PARTNER OF THE MONTH
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We are thrilled to partner with the Rankin and Mato Family Foundation. This organization was founded with the purpose of assisting orphans and college students with scholarships, the homeless community, widows, and minority families of those who are incarcerated. Dr. Kaeita Rankin, notes that "Working with Momentum is seamless and very rewarding. What Raj and his team do is sacred work. We look forward to working with this organization for years to come." Thank you, Rankin and Mato Family Foundation, we are honored to have your support!
SCHOOL OF THE MONTH
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YES Prep East End is a public charter school in Houston, Texas. We are partnered with YES Prep East End to (1) offer college scholarships; (2) review college application essays; (3) host college and career events; and (4) provide summer opportunities.

Mariana Salazar, a teacher at YES Prep East End, stated that: "The Momentum Education/YES Prep East End partnership has been very beneficial to our students. We love the weekly college/career events. All the events are purposeful, organized, and insightful. Our students have the opportunity to learn about new things and career paths. It allows students to keep on receiving the college/career experience even with the limitations we are currently facing. Our students describe this program as 'helpful,' 'astonishing,' and 'interesting.'

A YES Prep East End 10th grade student said 'I didn't have a clue in what I wanted to be or what I wanted to major in for college, but the zoom call meetings have helped me discover my interests. Now I have some type of idea of what I like and what I don't like. I know that I can depend on Raj or Ms. Salazar to help me with any questions I have, and to get me connected with the speaker in the meeting. I am very thankful to be able to be part of this program and the help they offer students.' We are very lucky to have this amazing program on our campus and to continue finding ways to invest all students."

Thank you to YES Prep East End for partnering with us, and we are honored to support your students!
TEAM MEMBER OF THE MONTH
We are excited to recognize Alexay Lopez Herrera as our Team Member of the Month! Alexay is our Events Coordinator and helps plan our College and Career Events. Alexay noted: "I like working for Momentum Education because understanding, patience, family, and support are indeed Momentum Education! My favorite thing about being Momentum Education's Event Coordinator is getting to meet many people in college and professionals at career events." Thank you, Alexay, we are lucky to have you on the team!
ADVISOR OF THE MONTH
We are excited to recognize Jamal Dawson ([link removed]) as our Advisor of the Month. Jamal was the Co-Founder of SWAG To College (one of the two organizations that merged into Momentum Education) and is currently a Software Engineer at 6 River System Inc. Jamal has helped us with Technology and to integrate our data into Salesforce. We are thankful and honored for his support. Jamal noted: "I feel fulfilled serving as a Momentum Education Advisor. It is important to me that everyone has a fair shot at achieving their goals. I am truly grateful for having the opportunity to support students in their quest for success." Thank you Jamal!
GET INVOLVED
This month we have two major ways to get involved. If you are interested in supporting Momentum Education in any way, please do not hesitate to reach out.
1. Make a tax-deductible contribution ([link removed]) to Momentum Education to support our Leadership Academy.
2. Connect us with your company so we can partner to help our college students find internships.

THANK YOU!
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Thank you for your leadership and support. With your help, we are currently helping to ensure that over 750 students have access to their dreams!
STAY CONNECTED!
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