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zjk 2204 W. WFadden Ave. <br />CRISTO REY <br />Sania AN, CA 9$704 <br />t7141 43966 <br />1Q17 C R A N Q E COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ti+nww.crlsiarey+e#---ar;g <br />Jan uaryr 27, :1024 <br />D e a r tom m ission ers of Co u ncil mem Leers, <br />My na me is -5tephen Ho Iter Fa u nding PrE?5 i�orrt of Cristo Rey Ora rrp County H igh Sc Ii ool in Santa Alf a. <br />Thirty yQ a rs ago, th a fi rst Cristo RqRy school was fou tided in Ch icago to ad dress th a lack of affo rd a bl e <br />educational options for children in one of the city's largest working-class immigrant nei�hbdrhoods. <br />TDd ay, th ere are .39 Cristo Rey ca mR u 5e-5 nationw ide in t his high 1y regard e d Cathy lie sch Dol rietwo rk. <br />Cristo Rey hat become a model For �!rnpo wnrin� stu62nts of IimiL&d Financial means with a caireer- <br />foeusi�d, college preparatory+ education. Our average (am ily earns 550.000 annuaIlly for a family of five. <br />Yet.'99% of Cristo Rey graduates are accepted to college and they are 2.5 times more likely to earn a <br />d egree th an their 5vcioeco n on, is pee r5. <br />Wh err we d aci d ed to ape n -Cri sto Rey Ora nge Co unty locat ion two yea rs ago, Sant a Ana was ouu city of <br />r h o ice beca u se of its long, rich Lri story, dive rye c u Iture, d emu$rap h is m ix an d i rrflu a nce a5 a ceriter of <br />leadership a n d government in the cou rrty. It i5 a6o a camm u niter wit h sign ificarit pbtentia I a n d <br />possi b ilities, 0 nil we want e d to bu p a rt of th at b right futu re. <br />We strongly believe, and #r ope, that Relat ed B ristol, a tra n sform ative mi xed- u se resid enti-al and retai l <br />p r-Dject i n Sout h 5 arita An ai, Mill a Iso be par-t of ou r city's future Our stude nts. and t h ei r fa rn i Iias rued <br />new rea 5on 5 to be proud of this city. Rel at e d D risto 1's vi-5io n a5 a rei magi n ed desti natior4 to a r-eate <br />c4 rn m kin ity, Gu Iture a n� oonnectio n wil I Iti-e{om e a m apet for in to rust and activity vwithi n 5a nta Ana <br />arrd across the region. <br />Related Bristol's unprecedented ecoiiomic- beneflu, including 7,500 new jOb-5 and $10.7 Million in <br />a n n ua I tax Preaen ue5, wvi II provid a re 50UrCe5 to im prove th e q ti a Illy -af I ife f.Qr al I in the seco n-d largest <br />city in Oran8e County. <br />At Cr into R ey, our a bj act iwe is to p repare stud a ats to be futu re leaders a n d k e ep tFtei r knowledge, <br />to le ats, a n d passl on i n Sa ata An 2 to b u i Icl on th a good work a I ready Lind erway. . Related Bri 5t4I co u Id <br />we11 become a highlydesiraLEIc place for many of oilrfuttlregraduWes to eventually Iive, Wdrkrand <br />even raise Families. <br />Ph i 5 i5 why we a re etc ited abo u t Rel ated B ristol and a ncou rage you to su sport t h i s vision 2 ryr project. <br />Thank you, <br />S40V <br />GLI <br />Stephen Hol tar <br />Founding President, Cristo R High School -Orange County <br />Me School Thgt Works <br />