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For Immediate Release: On SUNDAY, March 27, between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. NYC-based Loyalty Foundation in partnership with Yonkers- based Pamela’s Big Heart Foundation Inc will be distributing 75 free Chromebook laptops to Yonkers youth in need. The distribution will take place at YONKERS ARTS STUDIO located at 216 Lake Avenue in Yonkers. Event begins at 2:00 p.m. Councilwoman Corazon Pineda-Isaacs will be in attendance at the distribution.

March 27, 2022

Starting at 2 p.m. (until 4 p.m.) Pamela’s Big Heart Foundation Inc at the YONKERS ARTS STUDIO 216 Lake Avenue in Yonkers. This will be the second time The Loyalty Foundation has distributed free Chromebooks in Yonkers via Pamela’s Big Heart Foundation Inc. The first distribution was for 40 Chromebooks on December 17, 2021. “We want kids and parents to understand the self-empowerment that access to technology and digital education can unlock for them,” says The Loyalty Foundation founder, David Neeman. “It can not only lead to steady employment and well-paying jobs that will uplift themselves and their families, but it allows kids to think creatively, because they know they now have a real path to becoming the next entrepreneur, video producer, game creator, or whatever they dream of being.” For more about The Loyalty Foundation and their Devices4All® program and the communities served, please read/refer to “Good Computer Karma: Thanks to $50,000 from Etsy, The Loyalty Foundation’s Gift of Computers Has Empowered 500 More Students to Dream Big.” https://popularpublicity.com/2021/10/15/good-computer-karma-the-loyalty-foundation-empowers-kids-to-dream-big/ For more information and to contact The Loyalty Foundation, please reply or contact: Andy Reynolds at Popular Publicity for The Loyalty Foundation andy@popularpublicity.com About The Loyalty Foundation https://www.loyaltyfoundation.org The Loyalty Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that provides funding and programming for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and Technology-based educational opportunities to underserved K-12 youth populations. Founded by David Neeman in New York City, The Loyalty Foundation was created to attack the disparity between those who have access to opportunities and those who do not. The Loyalty Foundation considers technology to be the great opportunity equalizer of the future. Educational opportunity creates pathways for positive change and rising futures. The Loyalty Foundation develops technology education, programming and provides funding and resources to ignite positive change in communities. About Maddie Cheatham-Walker, founder of Pamela’s Big Heart Foundation https://www.instagram.com/pamelasbigheartfoundation/ Westchester County resident Maddie Cheatham-Walker is the founder of Pamela’s Big Heart Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization. The organization spearheads a monthly pantry with local community partners and has created and hosted free programs for the youth in the community. One of the most popular Coding4Kids; a programing initiative ran by the organizations community partner The Loyalty Foundation. Earlier this month Maddie was honored by the Westchester County Government and Women's Advisory Board for Women's History Month for her work for women and youth via Pamela’s Big Heart Foundation Inc. More info about Maddie and her foundation https://www.dropbox.com/s/3i6e30epdamxsd8/Maddie_Cheatham_Bio.docx?dl=0 Fun Fact: Today March 25th, 2022 was declared Maddie Cheatham-Walker Day in Westchester County by Legislator Christopher Johnson. February 27, 2021 is Maddie Cheatham-Walker Day in Yonkers as declared by Mayor Mike Spano (Honored by Yonkers African American Heritage Committee). And April 4th, 2018, was also declared Maddie Cheatham-Walker Day by Mayor Spano (Nominated Resident of the Month by community members).