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...Mount Vernon is a city that has the largest number of churches in Westchester," says native Cynthia Edwards. Edwards' daughter Jennifer, 17, attended Get Ready!, a free SAT prep course that Lang began this summer...
...communities really have so little to do with each other," Lang says, adding that she set out to change that by starting Get Ready...
When she arrived in Scarsdale in early July, Lang held a meeting for several of her friends-friends whom she knew had excelled on their SATs. At the same time, she began searching for space in Mount Vernon where she could hold the course...
Within two weeks five tutors-all Scarsdale High School grads-had volunteered, and The Community Church at the Circle in Mount Vernon donated its facilities for the thrice-weekly class. As word spread, anonymous donations poured into Lang's makeshift "office" set up temporarily in her bedroom at home. A local bookstore sold the program SAT prep books at cost and several professional teachers also donated course materials. Other donations included cash gifts and used prep books...
...amazed at how receptive people were," Lang says. "We entered a community and we made a couple of essential contacts and people welcomed us with open arms...