Seniors, Hip-Hop Artists, Law Enforcement, Others Join Nation’s ...
Source: www.afterschoolalliance.org
Topic: Hip Hop
Sort Desciption: partnering with H2A – HIP HOP ASSOCIATION, Fight Crime: Invest In Kids and more than 150 other. organizations to support the Afterschool Alliance’s Lights ...
Content Inside: NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Gretchen Wright September 28, 2005 202/371-1999 Seniors, Hip-Hop Artists, Law Enforcement, Others Join Nation’s Top Afterschool Providers in National Rally October 20 Afterschool programs create the most unexpected partnerships. AARP and the Older Women’s League are partnering with H2A – HIP HOP ASSOCIATION, Fight Crime: Invest In Kids and more than 150 other organizations to support the Afterschool Alliance’s Lights On Afterschool rally on October 20. The JCPenney Afterschool Fund is the National Presenting Sponsor of the event, which will include a “traveling light bulb” – an inflatable light bulb and children’s mural that will crisscross the nation in October, arriving in Washington, D.C. on October 20 th . Their efforts are supporting the work of afterschool programs across the country. Programs affiliated with the nation’s leading afterschool providers – Boys & Girls Clubs of America, YMCA of the USA, Junior Achievement, 4H Afterschool and Afterschool All-Stars – are organizing thousands of Lights On Afterschool events, including several that will feature the traveling light bulb. “Afterschool programs are key to strong families and communities,” said Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Jodi Grant. “They not only keep kids safe in the hours after school, but they help working families and inspire students to learn. The diversity of Lights On Afterschool partner organizations demonstrates that people throughout our communities recognize that these benefits are significant and lasting.” “We are proud to play a leading role in our nation’s largest rally for afterschool,” said Wynn Watkins, Chairman of the Board of the JCPenney Afterschool Fund. “Each year more and more of America’s families turn to quality afterschool programming to keep their children safe and constructively engaged during out-of- school hours. Consequently, the Lights On Afterschool annual events continue to buil ...
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