How you can help Westchester Region ACT-SO?
- By contributing funds to support Westchester Region ACT-SO’s operating expenses;
- By including Westchester Region ACT-SO in your corporate giving program;
- By providing in-kind support;
- By providing additional prizes for Academic Competition winners;
- By providing job and internship opportunities to current students and alumni;
- By becoming a volunteer student recruiter, coach or judge;
- By donating your professional skills (i.e. graphic design, printing, etc.);
- By suggesting others who might be able to assist us.
How can Westchester Region ACT-SO help you?
Westchester Region ACT-SO endeavors to develop mutually beneficial partnerships with corporate and other sponsors tailored to their philanthropic concerns. By its nature, Westchester Region ACT-SO provides the opportunity for significant personal involvement by sponsors and donors. In addition to providing funds and in-kind gifts, a corporate sponsor could, for instance, recruit coaches and volunteers from among its workforce. We also welcome the opportunity to expose our students to sponsors’ enterprises through internships, field trips or other means.
And, for Westchester Region ACT-SO donors and supporters who appreciate favorable publicity and visibility, there are sponsorship opportunities available especially with the Olympics-style Academic Competition and the Annual Awards Ceremony.
Donations can also be made out by check to Westchester Region NAACP ACT-SO Coalition and mailed to:
Ingraham Taylor, Chairperson
Westchester Region NAACP ACT-SO Coalition
P.O. Box 606
Rye, New York, 10580
914-391-5435
Westchester Region ACT-SO is a not-for-profit organization, having an IRS 501(C)(3) tax exempt designation.
Today, Westchester Region ACT-SO is under-funded and operated entirely by volunteers. In the first instance, the program requires money to run simply as it does today. Beyond this need, additional funds would permit the employment of a full time professional staff, which would improve every aspect of Westchester Region ACT-SO. Specifically, each high school in the city could be monitored and recruitment of coaches and judges could be enhanced. Additionally, the organization might be in a position to provide other services, such as scholarship guidance and job referral for participants.America’s competitiveness and economic stability in the 21st century depend upon improving the quality of education and employment potential of every sector of our population; Westchester County cannot afford to throw away another generation of African-American youth.
Money invested in ACT-SO does triple duty by:
(i) positively influencing the lives of its participants;
(ii) “changing the culture” of the communities from which those participants come; and
(iii) enhancing the quality of Westchester County’s 21st century workforce.