Gisell Martinez

Paying it forward: Rebounding together

Fundraising for Partnership to Educate and Advance Kids
US$1,000
raised of US$500 target
PEAK-A-Thon, 25 November 2021
Paying it forward: Rebounding together

Story

This holiday season, we are supporting an organization that is close to our hearts: PEAK - Partnership to Educate and Advance Kids. We need your help to raise $500 by January 3rd.I am a PEAK scholar, Gisell, and I want to Pay It Forward because I feel that it is important to have a person that can guide you through your high school experience and when you have a mentor they can teach you new things that you haven't done before. I am Gisell's mentor, Sam, and I want to Pay It Forward because mentoring has really impacted me, and I love the important opportunities PEAK offers high school students. I'm grateful to be paired with Gisell! Our goal is to help provide a four-year, full-tuition scholarship and a committed 1-on-1 adult mentor to one deserving student in the high school Class of 2025.We know you want to help young people in Chicago achieve their dreams. The world has changed and people are hungry to Pay It Forward, now more than ever.

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About the campaign

Paying it forward: Rebounding together

About the charity

Since 1998, PEAK has focused on an often overlooked Chicago’s youth: academically average students from our city’s most challenging and under-served neighborhoods. Through a rigorous interview process, we look to identify incoming freshmen who demonstrate the grit, ability and desire necessary to flourish in life if only given financial, educational and personal support through their high school years. For over 20 years now, PEAK has proven successful in changing life’s narrative for hundreds of scholars. PEAK's unique approach combines a four-year full-tuition high school scholarship with an award-winning mentoring program. PEAK mentors are paired with a scholar at the start of freshman year and commit to this 1:1 relationship for all four years. Since inception, PEAK has partnered with Holy Trinity High School, a Brothers of the Holy Cross School. All of our scholars receive a rigorous values-based education in Holy Trinity's nurturing and academically challenging environment.

Donation summary

Total raised
US$1,000.00
Online donations
US$1,000.00
Offline donations
US$0.00

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