26 kindergarten students at Rio Vista Elementary School in California have just had their educational futures guaranteed by a total stranger.

 

Marty Burbank is pledging to fund each student’s tuition for two years at community college and two years at a California state school — or the equivalent if they want to attend elsewhere. All they have to do is draw a picture or write an essay each year about what going to college will mean for them and their families.

“I’m a strong believer in visualizing your goals, and this way they’ll be thinking about this each year for the next 12 years,” Burbank told CNN.