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Local Entrepreneur Jason Hope Makes Donation To Police Officers Of Scottsdale Association

Hope's Donation Goes Towards POSA's "Back to School Shop With a Cop" Event Benefiting Underprivileged Scottsdale-Area Students

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, August 2, 2010 – Scottsdale-based businessman Jason Hope is pleased to announce his donation to the Police Officers of Scottsdale Association's "Back to School Shop with a Cop" program, an annual event that helps underprivileged students start the school year on the right foot.  Hope's donation helps to enable 450 children to go back-to-school shopping for new shoes, clothes, backpacks and other school supplies.  At the event, the children will also have the opportunity to be fingerprinted by the DPS East Valley Gang Task Force.  

“Providing students in our community, especially those that are disadvantaged, with the physical tools they need for success, be that a book, a backpack or a new pair of shoes, is crucial.  POSA allows these kids to kick off the school year fresh, looking and feeling good and hopefully, confident; I'm extremely proud to donate to such a wonderful cause,” said Jason Hope.

Hope, along with some of his employees, will attend the August 4 "Back to School Shop with a Cop" event at the Scottsdale Civic Center.  Hope looks forward to partnering up with POSA on future events to benefit the Scottsdale community.

About Jason Hope
Jason Hope is an entrepreneur, based in Scottsdale, AZ, with a passion for philanthropy focusing on education, disease cure, scientific research and biotechnology.  An Arizona native, Hope is a strong supporter of local educational programs that encourage learning inside and out of the classroom as well as those organizations that have a significant impact on disease prevention, control and cures.  Hope has worked with the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Desert Mountain States Chapter, The Tony Hawk Foundation, The Andre Agassi Foundation, True Colors Fund, The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation, Family Health International, Worldwide Orphans Foundation, T Gen Foundation and the Arizona Science Center where he is a member of the Director’s Circle.

Currently, Hope has multiple entrepreneurial pursuits in industries that leverage technology and computer information systems.