Capital One Bank Helps Promote Creative Empowerment in Long Island's Youth and Families with donation to Nonprofit

Capital One Bank, a leading provider of a broad array of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients and proponent of building strong and healthy communities is giving back to the community with a donation of $2500.00 to Your Time For Creative Empowerment, Inc.

Your Time For Creative Empowerment, Inc. was founded in August 2012, and has offered programs to Long Island’s youth and families that prepare them for the social aspect of college readiness and increase their ability to navigate the challenges and pitfalls of life by using innovative methods that incorporate the arts, fashion and culture.

Funds donated to and raised by the organization help with their Creative Empowerment Arts Contest scholarship initiative, as well as, the implementation of yearly programs and activities that are made available to youth and parents in the Long Island area. These include the upcoming Community Networking Soiree, Self-Empowering Workshop for College-Bound Students and Get Set Mindset Workshop for 8th through 10th grade students (see details on website: www.yourtime4liny.org). Over the past 2 years, the organization has awarded $7,500 in scholarships to winners of their Creative Empowerment Arts Contest. In order for Your Time For Creative Empowerment Inc. to continue this annual college scholarship initiative and to have the resources for the operational cost of its programs, a constant flow of donation dollars in additional to the organization’s fundraising efforts is critical.

“It is a privilege and a pleasure to make a donation to Your Time For Creative Empowerment, Inc. At Capital One, we believe that strong communities and strong business go hand in hand. As a business, we benefit when the communities we operate in thrive. Being a father myself, it’s imperative that we have programs and activities for Long Island’s youth, such as the benefits your establishment provides. Capital One’s community involvement approach is ‘Investing for Good,’ which is committing to enhancing the wellbeing of individuals and families in all of our local communities. We thank and applaud your hard work and effort,” said Mr. Danese of the presentation.

“We are absolutely thrilled and grateful to Capital One Bank and Matthew Danese for this kind gesture. We look forward to a lasting partnership with this fortune 500 company that understands the importance of community outreach, particularly as it pertains to development of our leaders of tomorrow,” Commented Madona Cole-Lacy, the Founder and CEO of Your Time For Creative Empowerment, Inc.

Pictured from left to right: Your Time For Creative Empowerment, Inc. Program Director, James Lacy; Founder, Madona Cole-Lacy with AVP Branch Manager II of Capital One Wantagh Branch, Matthew Danese

Your Time for Creative Empowerment is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation that offers a variety of programs which incorporate the arts, fashion and culture as mechanisms to help youth and parents on Long Island develop tools for successfully navigating the challenges and pitfalls of life in the 21st Century and improving interpersonal relationships.

• " Your Time For Creative Empowerment Inc. is in place to creatively empower youth and families with tools that foster social enrichment and engender empowerment to all; regardless of race, creed, socioeconomic status or physical impairment. This is why we value community support and leave our doors wide open to parents, schools, local businesses and professionals who want to partner with us to provide this much needed investment in the future of our youth. "
• - Madona Cole-Lacy, M.A.Ed. - Founder/CEO