Dear Friend of Black
Children,
There are many reasons
to become a member of The Black Star Project, but today I only want to tell you
about two of them.
Let me introduce you to
Jason, one of our Saturday University students. Jason is 6 years old and is
learning to read. He was having a little trouble, so his father enrolled him in
our new Reading Academy. Here he is, in the lower right-hand corner, hard at
work with a couple of his classmates and his instructor, Mr. Baron
Rush.
I'm writing to you today because
Jason needs your help. I know you don't know Jason very well, but let me ask
you:
- Do you believe
it's important that he learns to be an excellent reader?
- Do you think
it's important for him to be able to find opportunities for
employment and growth when he grows up?
- Do you believe
he needs and deserves positive role models?
- Do you think
his community should be involved in his education and help him
succeed?
If you answered yes to
these questions, you know that Jason is in the right program with The Black Star
Project. But we can't do this work without your
support.
Please become a
member of The Black Star Project and make a difference in the lives of
children like Jason. Give today and you can help us help even more children.
Without caring people like you on our side, The Black Star Project would not
exist.
Let me introduce you to
another of our students. Javonnie is a bit older than Jason, and was part of our
YouthTech mentor program. Before we met Javonnie, he had dropped out
of high
school after the first day. After we mentored him during this past summer, he
went back to school and is working on his high school diploma.
One of Javonnie's
fellow mentees told us, "I might be locked up right now to be truthful without
Black Star. I would be doing things that could get me in big trouble." Without people like you supporting this young
man, his prediction may have come true.
You can help these young
people!
Help a student like
Jason learn to read for only $100 this
holiday season!
To help our students even
more, spread the word!
Forward this
email to
your friends and family!
Like us on
Facebook and share our
posts!
Tell your colleagues about
our work!
Encourage everyone
to donate!
They can help
too!
Please invest in a child
today! Just click the DONATE NOW button to make a difference!
You may also donate by sending a check payable
to:
The Black Star
Project
3509 South King
Drive, Suite 2B
Chicago, IL
60653
Please call our office
at 773-285-9600 if you have any questions.
The Black Star
Project is a 501(c)3 organization and your contribution is tax deductible
to the extent allowable by law. We appreciate you!
Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
Phillip
Jackson
Executive
Director
The Black Star
Project
P.S. A gift of $100 will
help provide books and supplies for our new Reading Academy and Math Boot Camp
for Black males! Our children need your
support!
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