The
Tri-State Daddy Daughter Dance
The Daddy Daughter Dance was founded to strengthen the relationship between
fathers and their daughters to help build a foundation of self awareness for
young women, as well as give them positive expectations in male/female
interaction. It also aids fathers in making deeper emotional connections
with their daughters that help controls a daughter’s positive outcome.
This is a life changing event for young and older. We provide
a full sit down dinner, music, dancing, and pictures, you provide the magic!
We open with 2 to 300 young girls and women of all ages being escorted into
a room covered in flowers and balloons. As they enter, the Mad Hater
announces all who enter. You may think it’s a cool evening, but it’s really
an unforgettable impression on her life.
Overall, the Daddy Daughter Dance & The Daddy Daughter
Valentine Dance looks to rekindle a relationship that is guaranteed to last
a lifetime.
For more information
visit the web site
www.dancewithmydad.com. You can also send an e-mail to
info@daddyuniv.com.
NOW CASTING Season 3 of HGTV’s All
American Handyman!
Do you have
what it takes to be crowned the All American Handyman?
Put your Handiwork to the test for the chance to win a $20,000
Prize Package! HGTV is in search of highly
skilled Handymen and Handywomen from across the
country!
If you have the personality and skills
to impress Mike Holmes and Scott McGillivray,
we want to meet you in person at one of our Open Casting Calls!
Casting for season 3 will be
held in LA, Atlanta, Denver, NYC, DC and New Orleans.
WHERE WE’LL BE:
LA Open Call:
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Date: 1/14/12
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Time: 10am-12pm
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Location: Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel
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2500 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505
HgtvAmericanHandymanLA@gmail.com
Atlanta Open Call
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Date: 1/15/12
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Time: 10am-12pm
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Location: The W Atlanta Midtown
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188 14th St NE, Atlanta, GA 30361
HgtvAmericanHandymanATL@gmail.com
Denver Open Call
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Date: 1/21/12
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Time: 10am-12pm
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Location: The Magnolia Hotel
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818 17th St, Denver, CO 80202
HgtvAmericanHandymanDenver@gmail.com
NYC Open Call:
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Date: 1/21/12
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Time: 10am-12pm
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Location: Social Bar & Grill
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795 8th Ave, New York, NY 10019
HgtvAmericanHandymanNYC@gmail.com
DC Open Call
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Date: 1/28/12
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Time: 10am-12pm
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Location: The Westin City Center
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1400 M ST NW, Washington, DC 20005
HgtvAmericanHandymanDC@gmail.com
New Orleans Open Call
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Date: 1/29/12
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Time: 10am-12pm
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Location: The W New Orleans
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333 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130
HgtvAmericanHandymanNewOrleans@gmail.com
WHAT TO BRING:
• Application
• 2 photos of yourself
• 6 photos of your
handiwork
• Resume
For more
information visit the All American Handyman web site at
www.allamericanhandymancasting.com.
M E D I
A R E L E A S E
For Immediate Release
Contact: Lee McDonald
E-mail:
therenaissancegrouplm@gmail.com
A Call to Action for
Parents to Turn Off the TV and Spend Time with Their Children
Power Down Campaign: Technology Fast
(Baltimore, MD)
The Raising Him Alone
Campaign and Urban
Leadership Institute have officially launched the Power Down
Campaign! Power Down is a campaign focused on teaching
parents strategies and coaching them to become better monitors of the
technology used by their children. Parents who closely monitor and limit
the time their child/teen spends playing video games, watching TV and
surfing the Internet increase the likelihood that their child/teen will
spend more time engaged in socially redeeming activities. Those activities
will likely include arts and crafts, homework and other educational
exercises.
With the rapidly
increasing popularity of reality television, millions of children and teens
are exposed daily to a new brand of television that highlights a variety of
anti-social behaviors including fighting, excessive cursing, drug use,
underage drinking and sexually illicit escapades. While some reality shows
promote real competition and chances to win everything from recording
contracts to chef positions at exclusive restaurants, the majority of them
distort images of healthy lifestyles.
The Power Down
Campaign, through its Parents’ Responsible Media Guide developed
by David Miller, co-founder of Urban Leadership Institute, is
asking families to participate in a “Technology Fast”. The goal of the
“Technology Fast” is to get parents to turn off the TV and not allow their
children to participate in technology over the weekend. In other words,
during the “Technology Fast” parents should not allow their children to surf
the Internet, use their cell phones, watch television, play video games,
send text messages or engage in social media including Facebook and
Twitter. Within the Parents Guide are suggested activities to help
parents plan a technology-free weekend. The “Technology Fast” is not
intended to punish children or force them to have a boring weekend.
Instead, it’s designed to bring families together encouraging children to
do without technology for a weekend while the family participates in other
fun, educational activities.
Officials of
Raising Him Alone and Urban Leadership Institute ask parents to
support our effort by participating in a “Technology Fast” during the
following four weekends:
November 4-6, 2011
March 2-4, 2012
June 1-3, 2012
September 7-9, 2012
For
more information on the Power Down Campaign, please visit us on
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=506411249&story_fbid=10150340527471250#!/pages/Power-Down-Technology-Fast/271325816222244?sk=wall.
To download
information about the Power Down Campaign, please visit
www.raisinghimalone.com/powerdown
or
www.urbanleadershipinstitute.com/powerdown.
David Miller
Chief Visionary Officer & Co-Founder
Urban Leadership Institute
Compassionate, motivated and determined are just three words that describe
David C. Miller, a tireless warrior who labors diligently to improve the
quality of life for children in the United States and abroad. As Co-founder
and Chief Visionary Officer for the Urban Leadership Institute, L.L.C., (www.urbanyouth.org)
Miller has built a national reputation as a leader among people who focus on
improving the lives of children, youth and families. David is adept at
building sustainable relationships with non-profit agencies at the local,
state and federal levels and has a knack for securing grants to implement
the many innovative programs he devises. David has 20 years of hands-on,
practical experience working in various communities throughout the United
States and abroad. He is a well-respected, highly sought-after lecturer who
combines his gritty experience and intellect to bring about change.
A
former Baltimore educator, David blends his longtime dedication to academic
excellence with his gritty teaching approach. He uses positive, engaging
interaction with youth while teaching critical life skills including
decision making, moral reasoning and impulse control. The beauty of David is
he doesn’t just talk the talk. He walks the walk. A product of Baltimore’s
mean and unforgiving streets, David relates to urban street culture in ways
many can’t. The result is youth and adults easily gravitate to David because
they appreciate and respect his uncanny ability to view the world from the
same lens they use. He is indeed a much-needed change agent for children,
youth and families, especially those living in inner cities.
David
has written or co-authored several publications including “Raising Him
Alone: Things Black Women Can Do to Raise Boys to Be Men”; “Mama Used to
Say”; “Dare to Be King: What If the Prince Lives? A Survival Workbook for
African-American Males”; “Lessons I Learned from My Father: A Collection of
Quotes from Men of African Descent”; “Daddy’s Girl”; and “Where’s Mommy &
Daddy,” a curriculum for social workers, educators and professionals who
work with children of incarcerated parents. David is also the author of
numerous articles and commentaries, including “Why Dante Can’t Read: An
Appeal to Black Parents,” which was featured in “Turn the Page and You Don’t
Stop: Sharing Successful Chapters in Our Lives with Youth,” (2006) edited by
Patrick M. Oliver.
David’s
work with parents and parent groups has been widely recognized as innovative
and timely. In 2009, he launched the Raising Him Alone Campaign (www.raisinghimalone.com), an advocacy campaign focused on supporting single mothers
and grandmothers who are raising boys. The Campaign disseminates best
practices and recommendations for mothers in four key areas: Health and
Wellness (mental health); Financial Literacy; Educational Support; and
Reconnecting Fathers. The Campaign effectively uses social media and
grassroots community organizing to support mothers who are raising sons.
Additionally, David launched Changing Father (www.changingfatherhood.com)
in 2010, a movement designed to redefine the images of fathers of color.
Changing Fatherhood seeks to arm fathers with a virtual application that
provides ongoing information and tips on responsible fatherhood.
Not one
to rest on his laurels, David is presently working on “Khalil’s Way,” a
series of children’s books for boys of color. The first work in the series
is slated for release in June.
David
received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of
Baltimore and a master’s degree in education from Goucher College.
MahoganyBooks
Reading Series Featuring: Dolen
Perkins-Valdez
The start of
2011 saw the introduction of our MahoganyBooks
Reading Series. It's stated aim is to promote
African American authors with ties to the DC
area while also using literature to entertain,
educate, and empower.
Join us as we welcome
NAACP Image Award nominee, Dolen
Perkins-Valdez to the third installment of the
MahoganyBooks Reading Series. Dolen will read
from, discuss, and sign her highly acclaimed
debut novel,
Wench.
Wench is a novel that explores the complex
relationships between slave masters and their
enslaved mistresses. Set at the historic Tawawa
House in Ohio, Dolen provides us with a story of
four women whose friendship is forged by pain,
yet sustained by their love for their children
and the hope of freedom. We are excited to
feature this award winning novel, Wench, and
it’s captivating author, Dolen Perkins-Valdez,
during Women’s History Month in recognition of
the 2011 theme,
Our History is Our Strength.
We encourage you all to join us on Friday,
March 11th at 7pm for this FREE event. It will
be held at Betty’s Place & Cafe in the PG Sports
and Learning Complex at 8001 Sheriff Rd.
Landover, MD. Books will be provided on site by
MahoganyBooks, however you can also purchase
your book in advance at a discounted price from
MahoganyBooks.com.
Attendees must present their
MahoganyBooks receipt to collect a ticket prior
to getting their book autographed. Your ticket
will also enter you to win a prize during the
drawing to be held at the conclusion of the
event.
About
Dolen:
Dolen Perkins-Valdez’s fiction and
essays have appeared in StoryQuarterly, Robert
Olen Butler Prize Stories 2009, The Kenyon
Review, PMS: PoemMemoirStory, North Carolina
Literary Review, and Richard Wright Newsletter.
Born and raised in Memphis, a graduate of
Harvard, and a former University of California
postdoctoral fellow, Perkins-Valdez lives in
Washington, DC. This is her first novel.
Youth Legacy
is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization providing workforce readiness and
interpersonal skills for individuals whose life
experiences maybe limited to the corners of
their communities in the Washington DC Metro
region. We do this through an eight-week summer
program of classroom training and field
activities. The program includes discussions on
etiquette and manners, career exploration and
leadership, conflict resolution and healthy
diets and is open to individuals 14-21 years of
age.
Through the generous support of
corporate partners, 125 young people completed
Youth Legacy's 2010 Summer Program.
To repeat or even exceed this success, we need
you and the support of your company in
sponsoring at least one young person for the
2011 Summer Program. The program cost is $1,000
per person. The attached document will outline
the benefits of investment. We believe this
will enhance our workforce readiness training.
Our near- and long-term goal is that Youth
Legacy will become a recruitment source
for your company and others. It is our goal to
have all sponsors on board by Monday, April 18th
so that we can properly highlight the
partnership and plan activities. Thank you for
your time, I am available to discuss Youth
Legacy's mission and partnering with
your company .
Please contact contact them at :
Youthlegacy@gmail.com or visit their web
site at
www.youthlegacy.com.
Shelvee Casey
Executive Director
Youth Legacy, Inc
