"What I want to share with you tonight is that anonymous ... donors have presented us with a remarkable gift. [Its] intent [is] to eliminate student loan debt for you." Those were the words of Elizabeth Devaney's mouth, CEO of Students Rising Above (SRA), a nonprofit organization that sends first-generation colleges students to colleges and universities. A wave of joyful reactions erupted on her video conference call screen. The anonymous donors' gift will change the lives of approximately 400 graduates of SRA, providing up to $8 million to pay off their college debt. Law school graduate Kimberly Armstrong owes nearly $300,000 in student loans. "It's amazing," she said. "It's a relief, though. Once you start kind of setting in, there's this weight that, comes off of you. Literally, it's a weight lifted."
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