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I WILL GRADUATE - VILLAGE ACADEMY ATLANTA GEORGIA COLLEGE TOUR
Apr
26
to Apr 28

I WILL GRADUATE - VILLAGE ACADEMY ATLANTA GEORGIA COLLEGE TOUR

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April 26th - 28th, 2017 I WILL GRADUATE and Village Academy Middle School visited some of Atlanta Georgia's prestigious colleges and landmarks for three (3) days. Students participated in a series of College Access Workshops, Tours, College Mapping. 

Colleges/Universities visited:

· Georgia State
· Morehouse College
· Spelman College
· Clark Atlanta

Landmarks/Attractions:

  • Georgia Aquarium 
  • Centennial Olympic Park
  • World of Coca Cola

The purpose of this tour was to ensure that our students are exposed to a college-going culture and has the opportunity to visit a college campus to prepare them for high school, college and life success.

Funded provided by: I WILL GRADUATE Youth Development Program, Village Academy - Parent Teachers Association, College Access For All Middle School Initiative. 

Special Thanks to: Georgia State University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta, Pi Chapter of Kappa Alpha PSI Fraternity Inc., PSI Chapter 1935, HomeWood Suites by Hilton, United Airlines, Buckhead Coach, Dominos Pizza.

 

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"IN THE CLASSROOM" with guest speaker  Daymond John from ABC's Shark Tank
Jan
11
1:30 PM13:30

"IN THE CLASSROOM" with guest speaker Daymond John from ABC's Shark Tank

MEDIA ALERT: 

EARS MUSIC GROUP 718.385.3133

ENTERTAINERS 4 EDUCATION ALLAINCE 718:385.3203

Jessica Osei:  Osei@iwgprogram.com

Yvette MchPherson:  ymchperson@e4ea.org

 

Dear Firends,

Thank you for your continuous support of the, I WILL GRADUATE Youth Development Program. Our "IN THE CLASSROOM" series featuring Daymond John from ABC's Shark Tank was a huge success. Mr. John shared his wisdom and his recipe for success in front of a packed house comprised of students, teachers, parents, supporters and community leaders. The information and knowledge he shared was life changing.  We thank you for your support. Additionally, please see our newest posted featuring Daymond John above. Please feel free to share with your constituents.

WHEN:  Monday, January 11th 2016 from 5pm - 6:30pm.

WHERE: I WILL GRADUATE AUDITIORIUM 1958 Fulton Street Auditorium, Brooklyn, NY 11233.

About Daymond John:  Daymond John is an American entrepreneur, investor, television personality, author and motivational speaker. He is best known as the founder and CEO of FUBU, he is a pioneer in the fashion industry with over $6 billion in product sales.  He also appears as an investor on the "Hit" ABC reality television series Shark Tank.

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I WILL GRADUATE WEEK 2015 RECAP INTERVIEW WITH BET NETWORK
Oct
15
12:00 PM12:00

I WILL GRADUATE WEEK 2015 RECAP INTERVIEW WITH BET NETWORK

Dear Friends!

I WILL GRADUATE WEEK NYC 2015 celebrated with series of attention grabbing special events and actions that drives home the message no matter how much we want our youth to graduate they have to be the agents that direct their future. Check out powerful messages of education, interviews conducted by BET Network with our Executive Director Tonya Lewis Taylor.

Sincerely,

Tonya Lewis

Executive Director

I WILL GRADUATE/Entertainers 4 Education Alliance

About us:  Entertainers 4 Education Alliance, Inc. (501c3) organization is headquartered in New York City. Our award-winning I WILL GRADUATE CAMPAIGN is our drop-out prevention initiative and call to action for students, parents, and the entire community to increase educational achievement in youth.     Our goal is to provide powerful messages to youth and parents about the importance of educational excellence.  We accomplish this through youth development programs, parent engagement, community outreach exciting events, various forms of multi-media and corporate partnerships.   We enlist the talents, resources of the music and entertainment industry along with prominent high profile individuals to stress the importance and coolness of being educated - "Smart is the New Cool." 

Click image above to watch I WILL GRADUATE - BET Interview

Click image above to watch I WILL GRADUATE - BET Interview

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