AMAZON SMILE US!!!

We are sincerely limited in fundraising activities due to the current global health crisis but there is still one that continues to help us...  AMAZON SMILE!!!

Everytime you shop, Amazon gives to your selected charity. There is no extra fee or additional charges on your purchase.   Amazon donates .5% of purchase total.   It may not seem like a lot but you will be surprised!

Simply google "Amazon Smile" or type in "Smile.Amazon.com" and sign in with your Amazon account.  It will then ask you which charity you would like to connect to your account.   Please select the Stephanie Marie Burgos Scholarship Inc  or any other charity of your choice and make a difference without doing anything more than what you already do normally.   You may have to sign in via Amazon Smile every time unless you have the App on your phone it will already be saved. 

Remember every little bit counts.  

Thank you for you ongoing support to our organization. 

Cancellation of 2020 Application Process

On March 15, 2020, N.Y.C. Mayor Deblasio closed all public schools leaving all our potential applicants without the ability to obtain and submit completed applications to our organization for this academic year. The application requires many components, including recommendations from staff and official transcripts which is currently not easily accessible yet a vital part of our application review. Any missing components to the application would void them.

In addition, the current public health crisis has not only closed schools and non-essential businesses but has significantly impacted our organization's ability to proceed with our regular fundraisers and activities.

Due to the above, it is with great regret to inform everyone that our 2020 scholarship selection process, for our 13th scholarship recipient, has been cancelled due to the current public health crisis, COVID-19. Unfortunately, we did not get a sufficient number of completed applications to proceed with a proper selection process for this academic year up to date.

During our semi-annual zoom meeting held on Monday, April 27th, with seven of our eleven board members present, the issues outlined above were discussed and decided to be the best for the overall organization at this time.

Our organization will be reconvening in the near future on strategizing on how to legally proceed with future applications and obtaining proper documentations via a more electronic friendly manner. This unfortunate situation has helped us access our organizations limitations and forced us to look at much needed changes to help us grow with the challenges faced today.

We wish the entire 2020 graduation class, who met the most adversity than any other group of potential applicants in our history, much success. As a class, you embody what our scholarship's mission is to rise up in the face of challenges. You are powerful, you are resilient and you will succeed. Keep focused!