Dear Friend of Center for Student Opportunity,

As 2008 draws to a close, our holiday wish is for all first-generation, low-income and minority college-bound students, who have strived to break significant barriers to become the first in their f female student amily to attend and graduate from college, to find that perfect match school—a student-centered college committed to serving the unique needs of these special students with financial aid and campus support services designed to ensure students succeed.

Will you please support Center for Student Opportunity’s efforts to help first-generation and traditionally underserved college-bound students know that the opportunity of college exists for them?

By making your generous, tax-deductible donation, you help ensure Center for Student Opportunity can continue to:

Build awareness of available college programs and opportunities for first-generation, low-income, and minority college-bound students;
Increase and improve college guidance services that match students with colleges and universities where they will succeed; and
Strengthen the host of college and community-based college access and success programs.

This is why Center for Student Opportunity is so vital. Please know your donation is essential to our plans for sustaining, enhancing and expanding our programs and services.

To support CSO, donate now through Network for Good or mail your check made payable to Center for Student Opportunity to P.O. Box 30370, Bethesda, MD 20824.

If you have already donated, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to you for allowing us to continue our important work.

On behalf of our organization and those we serve, we extend to you our deepest appreciation and send warm wishes to you and yours for a joyous holiday season and a happy New Year.

Warmest Regards,

Matt Rubinoff
Executive Director

While 2008 was a tremendous year of growth for CSO, we have even bigger plans for 2009:

• distribute 50,000 additional copies of the inaugural College Access and Opportunity Guide to students, families, schools, and community organizations nationally;

• launch our College Counseling Outreach Initiative—mobilizing professional college counselors to volunteer with community-based organizations and schools to help increase and improve college preparation and guidance for the traditionally underserved;

• implement Opportunity Scholars program—a student support effort for first-generation, low-income and minority college-bound students, including the first Opportunity Scholars scholarship opportunities;

• grow CSO College Center – an online clearinghouse of college programs and admissions information serving first-generation and traditionally underserved student populations; and

• release second edition of the College Access and Opportunity Guide

Sponsor a copy of the College Access & Opportunity Guide to give to deserving students.

More information, including purchasing details, is available at http://www.guideorder.csopportunity.org/.

Bulk holiday order discounts are available— 20% off with free shipping if you purchase 11 or more copies. Please use Discount Code 20PER.

> For general inquiries and to learn more about Center for Student Opportunity, contact info@csopportunity.org.

Center for Student Opportunity is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to promote college access and opportunity among first-generation and other traditionally underserved student populations.