It is imperative that you attend this meeting, your participation is critical and necessary for the survival and growth of our community. We are seeking your attendance and input. Numerous items which have a terrific impact on you and our total community will be addressed. Please participate!!!
Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009
Place: Captain Curt's Barbecue
8206 South Cottage Grove
Chicago, Illinois 60619
Time: 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Chitown CSA Complimentary Produce Tasting - Pearl's Place
Chitown CSA community supported agriculture)
Pearl’s Place 3901 S. Michigan, Chicago, IL
Thursday, July 23, 2009 6pm to 8:30pm
Delicious Recipes Prepared by Chef Vino
RSVP by July 22nd: 773/213-5383 or dm@engagee1.com
www.chitowncsa.com
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Membership Choice Number of Wks Price Full Pymt or Wkly
1 share 14 wks-1 bushel $635 or $45.36/wk
1/2 share 14 wks-½ bushel $375 or $26.79/wk
1 share 7 wk-1 bushel $375 or $53.57/bi-wk
1/2 share 7 wk-½ bushel $195 or $27.86/bi-wk
Products Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Products Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Products Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Asparagus Heart of Gold Winter Squash Radishes
Acorn Squash Honey Dew Melon Romaine Lettuce
Apples Hot Peppers Snow Peas
Beets Head Lettuce Specialty Melons
Bell Peppers Kohlrabi Strawberries
Broccoli Kale Sweet Corn
Brussel Sprouts Leeks Sweet Peppers
Butternut Squash Leaf Lettuce Tomatoes(Grape)
Buttercup Squash Onions Tomatoes(Cherry)
Cabbage Peaches Tomatoes(Beefsteak)
Cauliflower Muskmelon Tomatoes(Roma)
Cucumbers (Sliced) New Potatoes Turnips
Eggplant Okra Watermelon
Indian Corn Pickle Cucumbers Yellow Sum Squash
Garden Onions Popcorn Zucchini
Green Beans Pumpkins(Pie) Carrots
Green Tomatoes Pumpkins(Jack-o-Lan) Spinach
Pearl’s Place 3901 S. Michigan, Chicago, IL
Thursday, July 23, 2009 6pm to 8:30pm
Delicious Recipes Prepared by Chef Vino
RSVP by July 22nd: 773/213-5383 or dm@engagee1.com
www.chitowncsa.com
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Membership Choice Number of Wks Price Full Pymt or Wkly
1 share 14 wks-1 bushel $635 or $45.36/wk
1/2 share 14 wks-½ bushel $375 or $26.79/wk
1 share 7 wk-1 bushel $375 or $53.57/bi-wk
1/2 share 7 wk-½ bushel $195 or $27.86/bi-wk
Products Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Products Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Products Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Asparagus Heart of Gold Winter Squash Radishes
Acorn Squash Honey Dew Melon Romaine Lettuce
Apples Hot Peppers Snow Peas
Beets Head Lettuce Specialty Melons
Bell Peppers Kohlrabi Strawberries
Broccoli Kale Sweet Corn
Brussel Sprouts Leeks Sweet Peppers
Butternut Squash Leaf Lettuce Tomatoes(Grape)
Buttercup Squash Onions Tomatoes(Cherry)
Cabbage Peaches Tomatoes(Beefsteak)
Cauliflower Muskmelon Tomatoes(Roma)
Cucumbers (Sliced) New Potatoes Turnips
Eggplant Okra Watermelon
Indian Corn Pickle Cucumbers Yellow Sum Squash
Garden Onions Popcorn Zucchini
Green Beans Pumpkins(Pie) Carrots
Green Tomatoes Pumpkins(Jack-o-Lan) Spinach
St. Dorothy School Presents Its “Back to School” Golf Outing
SPONSORSHIP GUIDELINES
1) Sponsorship forms must be received by
July 25, 2009
2) Make checks payable to:
St. Dorothy School
Student Financial Assistance Program
3) Mail check to:
St. Dorothy School
7740 South Eberhart
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 783-0555
_____________________________
Company/Organization Name
_____________________________
Company/Organization Address
_____________________________
Contact Name
_____________________________
Phone/Fax
_________________________
Email Address
Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
All proceeds benefit the St. Dorothy school student financial assistance program
SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS
We welcome the opportunity for sponsorships:
Blessed Underwriter
Special Plaque Award
One paid foursome for the golf tournament
Prominent logo placement on the golf tournament banner
Recognition at the Awards distribution
Gold Sponsor $500
Prominent logo placement on the golf tournament banner
Recognition at the Awards distribution.
Certificate of Appreciation
Silver Sponsor $300
Prominent logo placement on the golf tournament banner
Recognition at the Awards distribution
Certificate of Appreciation
Bronze Sponsor $100
Prominent logo placement on the golf tournament banner
Recognition at the Awards distribution
Certificate of Appreciation
Bag Sponsor Min. 100 items
Item(s) included in participant gift bags
Recognition at the Awards distribution
Certificate of Appreciation
ST. DOROTHY SCHOOL
Presents Its
“Back to School”
Golf Outing
Proceeds benefit the St. Dorothy School
Student Financial Assistance Program
Cardinal Creek
Golf Course
615 Dixie Highway
Beecher, Illinois 60401
Phone: 708.946.2800
Saturday, August 15, 2009
8:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM Tee Off
We realize you have a choice where you contribute your charity dollars and hope you will participate and support this great cause.
The proceeds from this outing will help assist those students who might not otherwise be able to attend St. Dorothy School.
This year we have great plans for a wonderful day! We are moving to Cardinal Creek in Beecher, IL with a 4-person scramble, best ball format. It will begin with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start and an Awards Ceremony following immediately.
St. Dorothy is a premier Catholic grammar school. It has educated children for ninety years and whose graduates have become successful citizens, business men, and civic leaders throughout our nation.
The school’s foundation is based on a strong academic curriculum, technology, fine arts, and spiritual development.
Thank you to all who planned and participated in this year’s fun outing and will make a difference for our students.
For more information concerning the success and achievements of St. Dorothy School and its students, please visit our website:
http://saintdorothy.net
Your donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Proceeds benefit the St. Dorothy Student
Financial Assistance Program.
GOLF TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
This year’s event will take place on Saturday, August 15, 2009, with a 4-person scramble format.
Registration from 7:00 AM— 8:00 AM
Tee off at 9:00 AM — Shotgun Start
Golf club rental available for additional fee.
Key Information
* $1000 hole-in-one contest
(Sponsored by Cardinal Creek GC)
* Scramble format
* 27 hole golf course
* Complimentary gift bag
* Tournament prizes
Included in the registration fee:
* Golf cart and green fees
* Lunch and one beverage
* Raffle prizes
* Gift bag for participants
Golf Contests
* Longest Drive
* Closest to the pin
* Longest putt
TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION FORM
(Please detach and return this portion to the address below)
Golf Registration Options: Register as a team or individual (individuals will be placed into an open foursome).
Fee: $60.00 per person
Registration fees include: Green fees, cart, lunch, beverages, and gift bag. A cash bar will be available.
Name(s) of golfer(s)
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Total Fees: $ __________________
[ ] Sponsorship (see Sponsorship options on reverse side; indicate type)
___________¬¬¬¬________________________
Total Payment Enclosed $_______________
The registration form and fees need to be received by July 25, 2009 to avoid late penalty.
Make checks payable to St. Dorothy School Golf Outing and mail to: 7740 S. Eberhart St. Chicago, IL 60619.
7740 South Eberhart
Chicago, IL 60619
Presents Its
“Back To School” Golf Outing
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Cardinal Creek GC
615 Dixie Highway ~ Beecher, Illinois 60401
Dear Patron:
St. Dorothy School is making plans for its annual golf activity. The success of our outing is credited largely to our sponsors, who lend their names and financial support to the event. The money we raise each year goes to the
St. Dorothy Scholarship Fund and this year’s goal is $5,000.00 dollars.
By participating as a sponsor, your organization will benefit from extended exposure through media campaigns and promotional efforts directed toward the supporters of St. Dorothy School. For a small donation, you'll be able to enjoy excellent exposure to this important segment of your target audience.
Below are the levels of sponsorship as described in our registration brochure:
Blessed Underwriter (A donor who pays entire cost of event)
Golden Sponsor $500.00
Silver Sponsor $300.00
Bronze Sponsor $100.00
You can select the level of participation that best meets your needs, and be secure in the knowledge that your sponsorship will be used to help our school. We will also include your company’s name in our promotional material and dedicate one of the holes in your honor.
We're counting on your support, and will be happy to answer questions you may have. Please return your sponsorship commitment form to:
St. Dorothy School
7740 S. Eberhart St.
Chicago, IL 60619
(312) 859-1478 773-651-7000 (fax)
As always, your contribution (or its value) is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Thank you in advance for your willingness to support our efforts. As our event continues to grow, we will provide more opportunities to recognize your participation and generous contribution.
Sincerely,
Bob Anderson
Golf Outing Coordinator
1) Sponsorship forms must be received by
July 25, 2009
2) Make checks payable to:
St. Dorothy School
Student Financial Assistance Program
3) Mail check to:
St. Dorothy School
7740 South Eberhart
Chicago, IL 60619
(773) 783-0555
_____________________________
Company/Organization Name
_____________________________
Company/Organization Address
_____________________________
Contact Name
_____________________________
Phone/Fax
_________________________
Email Address
Donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
All proceeds benefit the St. Dorothy school student financial assistance program
SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS
We welcome the opportunity for sponsorships:
Blessed Underwriter
Special Plaque Award
One paid foursome for the golf tournament
Prominent logo placement on the golf tournament banner
Recognition at the Awards distribution
Gold Sponsor $500
Prominent logo placement on the golf tournament banner
Recognition at the Awards distribution.
Certificate of Appreciation
Silver Sponsor $300
Prominent logo placement on the golf tournament banner
Recognition at the Awards distribution
Certificate of Appreciation
Bronze Sponsor $100
Prominent logo placement on the golf tournament banner
Recognition at the Awards distribution
Certificate of Appreciation
Bag Sponsor Min. 100 items
Item(s) included in participant gift bags
Recognition at the Awards distribution
Certificate of Appreciation
ST. DOROTHY SCHOOL
Presents Its
“Back to School”
Golf Outing
Proceeds benefit the St. Dorothy School
Student Financial Assistance Program
Cardinal Creek
Golf Course
615 Dixie Highway
Beecher, Illinois 60401
Phone: 708.946.2800
Saturday, August 15, 2009
8:00 AM Registration
9:00 AM Tee Off
We realize you have a choice where you contribute your charity dollars and hope you will participate and support this great cause.
The proceeds from this outing will help assist those students who might not otherwise be able to attend St. Dorothy School.
This year we have great plans for a wonderful day! We are moving to Cardinal Creek in Beecher, IL with a 4-person scramble, best ball format. It will begin with a 9:00 a.m. shotgun start and an Awards Ceremony following immediately.
St. Dorothy is a premier Catholic grammar school. It has educated children for ninety years and whose graduates have become successful citizens, business men, and civic leaders throughout our nation.
The school’s foundation is based on a strong academic curriculum, technology, fine arts, and spiritual development.
Thank you to all who planned and participated in this year’s fun outing and will make a difference for our students.
For more information concerning the success and achievements of St. Dorothy School and its students, please visit our website:
http://saintdorothy.net
Your donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Proceeds benefit the St. Dorothy Student
Financial Assistance Program.
GOLF TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
This year’s event will take place on Saturday, August 15, 2009, with a 4-person scramble format.
Registration from 7:00 AM— 8:00 AM
Tee off at 9:00 AM — Shotgun Start
Golf club rental available for additional fee.
Key Information
* $1000 hole-in-one contest
(Sponsored by Cardinal Creek GC)
* Scramble format
* 27 hole golf course
* Complimentary gift bag
* Tournament prizes
Included in the registration fee:
* Golf cart and green fees
* Lunch and one beverage
* Raffle prizes
* Gift bag for participants
Golf Contests
* Longest Drive
* Closest to the pin
* Longest putt
TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION FORM
(Please detach and return this portion to the address below)
Golf Registration Options: Register as a team or individual (individuals will be placed into an open foursome).
Fee: $60.00 per person
Registration fees include: Green fees, cart, lunch, beverages, and gift bag. A cash bar will be available.
Name(s) of golfer(s)
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Total Fees: $ __________________
[ ] Sponsorship (see Sponsorship options on reverse side; indicate type)
___________¬¬¬¬________________________
Total Payment Enclosed $_______________
The registration form and fees need to be received by July 25, 2009 to avoid late penalty.
Make checks payable to St. Dorothy School Golf Outing and mail to: 7740 S. Eberhart St. Chicago, IL 60619.
7740 South Eberhart
Chicago, IL 60619
Presents Its
“Back To School” Golf Outing
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Cardinal Creek GC
615 Dixie Highway ~ Beecher, Illinois 60401
Dear Patron:
St. Dorothy School is making plans for its annual golf activity. The success of our outing is credited largely to our sponsors, who lend their names and financial support to the event. The money we raise each year goes to the
St. Dorothy Scholarship Fund and this year’s goal is $5,000.00 dollars.
By participating as a sponsor, your organization will benefit from extended exposure through media campaigns and promotional efforts directed toward the supporters of St. Dorothy School. For a small donation, you'll be able to enjoy excellent exposure to this important segment of your target audience.
Below are the levels of sponsorship as described in our registration brochure:
Blessed Underwriter (A donor who pays entire cost of event)
Golden Sponsor $500.00
Silver Sponsor $300.00
Bronze Sponsor $100.00
You can select the level of participation that best meets your needs, and be secure in the knowledge that your sponsorship will be used to help our school. We will also include your company’s name in our promotional material and dedicate one of the holes in your honor.
We're counting on your support, and will be happy to answer questions you may have. Please return your sponsorship commitment form to:
St. Dorothy School
7740 S. Eberhart St.
Chicago, IL 60619
(312) 859-1478 773-651-7000 (fax)
As always, your contribution (or its value) is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Thank you in advance for your willingness to support our efforts. As our event continues to grow, we will provide more opportunities to recognize your participation and generous contribution.
Sincerely,
Bob Anderson
Golf Outing Coordinator
Illinois Institute of Technology - Thinking About Applying?
Illinois Institute of Technology is still accepting
applications for Fall 2009 enrollment.
Classes begin: August 24, 2009 Orientation: August 19-20
TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IIT:
The online 2008 College Salary Report issued by PayScale, Inc. ranks students who earn B.S. degrees in engineering from IIT number 12 for highest starting median and mid-career median salaries among graduates from U.S. engineering colleges.
The average starting salary for the IIT class of 2008 was $53,414.
Last year, over 500 companies provided placement, internship, co-op and other professional opportunities for IIT students.
Almost every undergraduate student at IIT—97 percent—receives some form of financial aid.
First-year students are automatically considered for the Heald and University Scholarships (up to $10,000 each annually).
On-campus housing is assured for all first-year students.
Students at IIT are taught by award-winning professors. IIT Pritzker Professor of Science Leon Lederman recently received the 2009 National Space Grant Distinguished Service Award, only the sixth person to do so.
IIT offers competitive sports and is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA), playing in the Division I level of competition. IIT athletes earn recognition as NAIA All-Americans each year.
IIT's Interprofessional Projects Program provides students the opportunity to work on solving real-world problems via teamwork; students exhibit their work during IPRO Day.
IIT students participate in over 100 co-curricular activities—including student organizations—that host over 600 events every year.
Go here to apply online. Go here to read our viewbook.
To learn more about applying for Fall 2009, please contact Gerald Doyle, Vice Provost of Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid, at 312.567.5203 or doyle@iit.edu.
applications for Fall 2009 enrollment.
Classes begin: August 24, 2009 Orientation: August 19-20
TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IIT:
The online 2008 College Salary Report issued by PayScale, Inc. ranks students who earn B.S. degrees in engineering from IIT number 12 for highest starting median and mid-career median salaries among graduates from U.S. engineering colleges.
The average starting salary for the IIT class of 2008 was $53,414.
Last year, over 500 companies provided placement, internship, co-op and other professional opportunities for IIT students.
Almost every undergraduate student at IIT—97 percent—receives some form of financial aid.
First-year students are automatically considered for the Heald and University Scholarships (up to $10,000 each annually).
On-campus housing is assured for all first-year students.
Students at IIT are taught by award-winning professors. IIT Pritzker Professor of Science Leon Lederman recently received the 2009 National Space Grant Distinguished Service Award, only the sixth person to do so.
IIT offers competitive sports and is part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes (NAIA), playing in the Division I level of competition. IIT athletes earn recognition as NAIA All-Americans each year.
IIT's Interprofessional Projects Program provides students the opportunity to work on solving real-world problems via teamwork; students exhibit their work during IPRO Day.
IIT students participate in over 100 co-curricular activities—including student organizations—that host over 600 events every year.
Go here to apply online. Go here to read our viewbook.
To learn more about applying for Fall 2009, please contact Gerald Doyle, Vice Provost of Undergraduate Admission and Financial Aid, at 312.567.5203 or doyle@iit.edu.
And the Children Shall Save Chicago from Violence, Outrageous Math Race Gap In Illinois, Million Father March Updates
"And the Children Shall Lead the People of the City of Chicago Away from the Curse of Violence"
Because adults can't or won't stop the
violence, the children must!!!
Jabril Porter-Ollarvia, 7 years old (center with African dashiki), and his band 3, 4, and 5 years olds from the Chatham-Avalon Nursery School in Chicago, recently signed pledges stating that they would not participate in any kind of verbal, physical, emotional or spiritual violence. Copies of these pledges were sent to President Barack Obama asking him to help stop the violence in Chicago.
With five police-involved shootings in the last week in Chicago, Police Superintendent Jody Weis said,"People are trying to murder police officers left and right ... and if they'll do that to a uniformed officer, what will they do to civilians and innocent people on the street?"
And with 43 children and youth killed in the past 10 1/2 moths, The Black Star Project has launch the most comprehensive stop the violence campaign in Chicago history, "The Peace In The Hood" Campaign. This campaign builds on the work of the "Peace In The Hood" Campaign in Cleveland, Ohio.
The "Peace in the Hood" Campaign consists of:
"PEACE IN THE HOOD" window signs in about 2,500 businesses throughout Chicago
"PEACE IN THE HOOD" window signs in about 10,000 homes throughout Chicago
"PEACE IN THE HOOD" windshield signs in about 5,000 cars
Thousands of "Peace in the Hood" T-Shirts on Chicago youth
All information translated into Spanish - "PAZ EN EL BARRIO"
Thousands of pledges by children and youth to "Stop the Violence"
Men walking "Peace and Hope Patrols"
We need men to walk up and down their streets to bring peace and hope back to their community. So far, very few men have signed up, but we are out on patrol.
Please call 773.285.9600 for men and women to join this "PEACE IN THE HOOD" effort or for more information about "PEACE IN THE HOOD".
'Outrageous' state race gap in math in Illinois
The black-white math gaps were also unusually large in Wisconsin, Connecticut and Nebraska.
'Outrageous' state race gap in math
DISPARITY EXCEEDS NATION'S Illinois Blacks score much worse than whites
July 15, 2009
BY ROSALIND ROSSI, Education Reporter
Illinois has one of the biggest black-white achievement gaps in mathematics in the country, national data released Tuesday indicate.
Newly analyzed results from a 2007 national test show Illinois is one of only four states in which the black-white math performance gap is larger than the nation's at both fourth- and eighth-grade levels"In this land of Lincoln, we are really creating a stratified system,'' said Max McGee, president of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and former Illinois superintendent of schools. "These results are outrageous and ought to be an immediate call to action."
The black-white math gaps were also unusually large in Wisconsin, Connecticut and Nebraska.
In fourth-grade math in 2007, white Illinois students scored 32 points higher than their African-American counterparts on the 500-point national test. The national gap was only 26 points.
By eighth grade, white Illinois kids scored 38 points higher than black peers. Nationally, white eighth-graders outpaced blacks by 31 points. The disparity was largely due to black Illinois students doing worse than African Americans nationally.
The results reflect only public school students who took the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
In reading, Illinois' racial disparity was much closer to that of the national average.
Some studies have tied the black-white achievement gap to the fact that African Americans are more likely to be poor, come from single-parent homes, face less classroom rigor and have less-prepared teachers.
McGee said Illinois needs to attack the math gap by teaching teachers to make math more interesting.
"The problem is, kids get to eighth grade and they don't like math because it's not taught in an interesting manner,'' McGee said.
A would-be fifth-grade math teacher in Illinois needs only six semester hours of math as a college student to get an elementary teaching certificate, noted Barbara Radner, director of DePaul University's Center for Urban Education.
"Nationally we have been looking at school reform with a focus on the school itself,'' Radner said. "We need to intervene where the problem begins -- at the requirements for teacher preparation.''
In North Carolina
Countdown to the Million Father March begins in North Carolina
Published Monday, July 13, 2009 by Sommer BrokawWAKE FOREST - A local planning committee expects to have thousands of fathers march their children to school Aug. 25 as part of a mass movement.
The W.E.B. DuBois Community Development Corporation planning committee has begun holding meetings for the local third annual event. Phillip Jackson, executive director of The Black Star Project in Chicago, is the brainchild behind the idea. Jackson started the national march six years ago to send a message that, contrary to stereotype, black fathers are involved in their children's lives. Since then it has grown across the country.
"Education has become a matter of national security," he said. "Because we cannot control our schools, we cannot control our economy. And because we cannot control our economy, we cannot control and protect our quality of life in America."
Bettie Murchison, CEO and president of W.E.B. DuBois C.D.C., a family counseling services center and this year's southeast regional coordinator for the march, said they became involved because they have participated in other fatherhood movements. "It's an extension of what we do anyway," she said. Murchison said the march grows every year, and this year will be different because they are hoping to get more long-term, hands-on involvement from fathers.
"There's this myth or image that all black men abandon their children and that's just not so," Murchison said. "A lot of fathers are involved in their children's lives. This is just a visual manifestation of what we know is true."
Considering the year-round calendar in several schools and varying start dates, the committee is asking fathers to take their child to school Aug. 25 to show unity and solidarity even if it's not their first day of school.
The committee is also hoping to extend the reach beyond Wake County to Durham and Orange counties this year. Volunteers will receive colorful Million Father March stickers, and fathers will receive labels stating that they took their child to school. They also hope to attract local celebrities to promote the event, and to get donations for backpack giveaways and school supplies.
Research shows that children whose fathers take an active role in their education earn better grades, score higher on tests, enjoy school more, and are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college. An estimated 600,000 men in 475 cities participated in 2008. This year, officials anticipate 800,000 men from 550 cities.
Murchison said it is more than a symbolic gesture. "We know it makes a difference in the lives of children whose fathers walk them to school," she said.
Call (919) 560-0709 for more information, or visit www.duboiscdc.org/2009MillionFatherMarch.htm.
____________________________________________________
The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Information, in partnership with the National Association of Black Social Workers and the National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
Des Moines, Iowa Plans Midwest Back to School Effort with Million Father March
Million Father March Planning Category: Clubs/Groups/Organizations
Location: Forest Avenue Library1326 Forest Ave.Des Moines, IA 50314(515) 283-4152 more about this venue
Summary: This is not an actual march but an event held on the first day of school to encourage most importantly black fathers but all fathers, mothers, caregivers, foster parents to take children to school on the first day. There will be several planning meetings held at the Forest Ave Library until the first day of school Aug 27th. These meetings will be held to organize the event as well as gather volunteers to work at various schools around Des Moines. Any city across the state interested please contact me for further information.
_______________________________________________
The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Information, in partnership with the National Association of Black Social Workers and the National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
340 Cities Have Signed Up for the Million Father March 2009. Please send this email to other people around the country and the world!
The Million Father March is an undeclared "National Holiday." All fathers and men should take two hours off of work on the first day of school in your city to be at a school with children. Jobs should give all fathers and men (and all mothers and women) two hours off to be at a school on the first day. This is a matter of national security. It will also help schools improve attendance, academics and student behavior. Take the holiday!!!
550 cities and 800,000 men expected to participate. Please call 773.285.9600 to register your city now.
Press Release
One Million Fathers Asked to Lead the Nation Back to School this Fall 550 Cities Could Participate in the Largest, Organized Back-to-School Effort in U.S. History
"Education has become a matter of national security. Because we cannot control our schools, we cannot control our economy. And because we cannot control our economy, we cannot control and protect our quality of life in America," says Phillip Jackson, Executive Director of The Black Star Project, U.S.A. The Black Star Project is sponsoring the Million Father March 2009 on the first day of school in nearly 550 cities across America. The Million Father March has become a special day that fathers and men use to make a commitment to their children, their families, their communities and their country with their dynamic presence at a school. This is the real fathers' day! The Million Father March 2009 will play out at thousands of schools across America and in other parts of the world. An estimated 600,000 men in 475 cities participated in 2008. This year, an estimated 800,000 men from 550 cities are expected to participate. The Million Father March also provides an escort of safety, support, and encouragement to children of all ages on their first day of school. Jackson says, "Gang recruitment, bullying and random violence goes way down on any day that a group of men are at a school." Research shows that children whose fathers take an active role in their educational lives earn better grades, get better test scores, enjoy school more and are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college. Additionally, children have fewer behavior problems when fathers listen to and talk with them regularly and are active in their lives. A good father is part of a good parent team and is critical to creating a strong family structure. Strong family structures produce children who are more academically proficient, socially developed and self-assured. Such children become adults who are valuable assets to their communities. "Better parents produce better communities, better schools, and better students with higher academic achievements," says Jackson. Participants in the event include fathers, grandfathers, foster fathers, stepfathers, uncles, cousins, big brothers, significant male caregivers and friends of the family. Although this event is created by Black men, women and men of all ethnicities are also encouraged to take their children to school on their first day. Businesses are asked to give fathers and men 2 hours off that morning to take their children to school. Men will also be encouraged to volunteer at schools throughout the year. A special effort will be made to coordinate Latino Fathers in La Marcha de los Padres. Since schools across America and the world start the new school year on different days and months, the March will be a rolling event that takes place on the first day of this school year in cities, villages, and towns between August 3, 2009, and October 2, 2009. The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Information, in partnership with the National Association of Black Social Workers and National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.netor call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
Because adults can't or won't stop the
violence, the children must!!!
Jabril Porter-Ollarvia, 7 years old (center with African dashiki), and his band 3, 4, and 5 years olds from the Chatham-Avalon Nursery School in Chicago, recently signed pledges stating that they would not participate in any kind of verbal, physical, emotional or spiritual violence. Copies of these pledges were sent to President Barack Obama asking him to help stop the violence in Chicago.
With five police-involved shootings in the last week in Chicago, Police Superintendent Jody Weis said,"People are trying to murder police officers left and right ... and if they'll do that to a uniformed officer, what will they do to civilians and innocent people on the street?"
And with 43 children and youth killed in the past 10 1/2 moths, The Black Star Project has launch the most comprehensive stop the violence campaign in Chicago history, "The Peace In The Hood" Campaign. This campaign builds on the work of the "Peace In The Hood" Campaign in Cleveland, Ohio.
The "Peace in the Hood" Campaign consists of:
"PEACE IN THE HOOD" window signs in about 2,500 businesses throughout Chicago
"PEACE IN THE HOOD" window signs in about 10,000 homes throughout Chicago
"PEACE IN THE HOOD" windshield signs in about 5,000 cars
Thousands of "Peace in the Hood" T-Shirts on Chicago youth
All information translated into Spanish - "PAZ EN EL BARRIO"
Thousands of pledges by children and youth to "Stop the Violence"
Men walking "Peace and Hope Patrols"
We need men to walk up and down their streets to bring peace and hope back to their community. So far, very few men have signed up, but we are out on patrol.
Please call 773.285.9600 for men and women to join this "PEACE IN THE HOOD" effort or for more information about "PEACE IN THE HOOD".
'Outrageous' state race gap in math in Illinois
The black-white math gaps were also unusually large in Wisconsin, Connecticut and Nebraska.
'Outrageous' state race gap in math
DISPARITY EXCEEDS NATION'S Illinois Blacks score much worse than whites
July 15, 2009
BY ROSALIND ROSSI, Education Reporter
Illinois has one of the biggest black-white achievement gaps in mathematics in the country, national data released Tuesday indicate.
Newly analyzed results from a 2007 national test show Illinois is one of only four states in which the black-white math performance gap is larger than the nation's at both fourth- and eighth-grade levels"In this land of Lincoln, we are really creating a stratified system,'' said Max McGee, president of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and former Illinois superintendent of schools. "These results are outrageous and ought to be an immediate call to action."
The black-white math gaps were also unusually large in Wisconsin, Connecticut and Nebraska.
In fourth-grade math in 2007, white Illinois students scored 32 points higher than their African-American counterparts on the 500-point national test. The national gap was only 26 points.
By eighth grade, white Illinois kids scored 38 points higher than black peers. Nationally, white eighth-graders outpaced blacks by 31 points. The disparity was largely due to black Illinois students doing worse than African Americans nationally.
The results reflect only public school students who took the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
In reading, Illinois' racial disparity was much closer to that of the national average.
Some studies have tied the black-white achievement gap to the fact that African Americans are more likely to be poor, come from single-parent homes, face less classroom rigor and have less-prepared teachers.
McGee said Illinois needs to attack the math gap by teaching teachers to make math more interesting.
"The problem is, kids get to eighth grade and they don't like math because it's not taught in an interesting manner,'' McGee said.
A would-be fifth-grade math teacher in Illinois needs only six semester hours of math as a college student to get an elementary teaching certificate, noted Barbara Radner, director of DePaul University's Center for Urban Education.
"Nationally we have been looking at school reform with a focus on the school itself,'' Radner said. "We need to intervene where the problem begins -- at the requirements for teacher preparation.''
In North Carolina
Countdown to the Million Father March begins in North Carolina
Published Monday, July 13, 2009 by Sommer BrokawWAKE FOREST - A local planning committee expects to have thousands of fathers march their children to school Aug. 25 as part of a mass movement.
The W.E.B. DuBois Community Development Corporation planning committee has begun holding meetings for the local third annual event. Phillip Jackson, executive director of The Black Star Project in Chicago, is the brainchild behind the idea. Jackson started the national march six years ago to send a message that, contrary to stereotype, black fathers are involved in their children's lives. Since then it has grown across the country.
"Education has become a matter of national security," he said. "Because we cannot control our schools, we cannot control our economy. And because we cannot control our economy, we cannot control and protect our quality of life in America."
Bettie Murchison, CEO and president of W.E.B. DuBois C.D.C., a family counseling services center and this year's southeast regional coordinator for the march, said they became involved because they have participated in other fatherhood movements. "It's an extension of what we do anyway," she said. Murchison said the march grows every year, and this year will be different because they are hoping to get more long-term, hands-on involvement from fathers.
"There's this myth or image that all black men abandon their children and that's just not so," Murchison said. "A lot of fathers are involved in their children's lives. This is just a visual manifestation of what we know is true."
Considering the year-round calendar in several schools and varying start dates, the committee is asking fathers to take their child to school Aug. 25 to show unity and solidarity even if it's not their first day of school.
The committee is also hoping to extend the reach beyond Wake County to Durham and Orange counties this year. Volunteers will receive colorful Million Father March stickers, and fathers will receive labels stating that they took their child to school. They also hope to attract local celebrities to promote the event, and to get donations for backpack giveaways and school supplies.
Research shows that children whose fathers take an active role in their education earn better grades, score higher on tests, enjoy school more, and are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college. An estimated 600,000 men in 475 cities participated in 2008. This year, officials anticipate 800,000 men from 550 cities.
Murchison said it is more than a symbolic gesture. "We know it makes a difference in the lives of children whose fathers walk them to school," she said.
Call (919) 560-0709 for more information, or visit www.duboiscdc.org/2009MillionFatherMarch.htm.
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The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Information, in partnership with the National Association of Black Social Workers and the National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
Des Moines, Iowa Plans Midwest Back to School Effort with Million Father March
Million Father March Planning Category: Clubs/Groups/Organizations
Location: Forest Avenue Library1326 Forest Ave.Des Moines, IA 50314(515) 283-4152 more about this venue
Summary: This is not an actual march but an event held on the first day of school to encourage most importantly black fathers but all fathers, mothers, caregivers, foster parents to take children to school on the first day. There will be several planning meetings held at the Forest Ave Library until the first day of school Aug 27th. These meetings will be held to organize the event as well as gather volunteers to work at various schools around Des Moines. Any city across the state interested please contact me for further information.
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The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Information, in partnership with the National Association of Black Social Workers and the National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.net or call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
340 Cities Have Signed Up for the Million Father March 2009. Please send this email to other people around the country and the world!
The Million Father March is an undeclared "National Holiday." All fathers and men should take two hours off of work on the first day of school in your city to be at a school with children. Jobs should give all fathers and men (and all mothers and women) two hours off to be at a school on the first day. This is a matter of national security. It will also help schools improve attendance, academics and student behavior. Take the holiday!!!
550 cities and 800,000 men expected to participate. Please call 773.285.9600 to register your city now.
Press Release
One Million Fathers Asked to Lead the Nation Back to School this Fall 550 Cities Could Participate in the Largest, Organized Back-to-School Effort in U.S. History
"Education has become a matter of national security. Because we cannot control our schools, we cannot control our economy. And because we cannot control our economy, we cannot control and protect our quality of life in America," says Phillip Jackson, Executive Director of The Black Star Project, U.S.A. The Black Star Project is sponsoring the Million Father March 2009 on the first day of school in nearly 550 cities across America. The Million Father March has become a special day that fathers and men use to make a commitment to their children, their families, their communities and their country with their dynamic presence at a school. This is the real fathers' day! The Million Father March 2009 will play out at thousands of schools across America and in other parts of the world. An estimated 600,000 men in 475 cities participated in 2008. This year, an estimated 800,000 men from 550 cities are expected to participate. The Million Father March also provides an escort of safety, support, and encouragement to children of all ages on their first day of school. Jackson says, "Gang recruitment, bullying and random violence goes way down on any day that a group of men are at a school." Research shows that children whose fathers take an active role in their educational lives earn better grades, get better test scores, enjoy school more and are more likely to graduate from high school and attend college. Additionally, children have fewer behavior problems when fathers listen to and talk with them regularly and are active in their lives. A good father is part of a good parent team and is critical to creating a strong family structure. Strong family structures produce children who are more academically proficient, socially developed and self-assured. Such children become adults who are valuable assets to their communities. "Better parents produce better communities, better schools, and better students with higher academic achievements," says Jackson. Participants in the event include fathers, grandfathers, foster fathers, stepfathers, uncles, cousins, big brothers, significant male caregivers and friends of the family. Although this event is created by Black men, women and men of all ethnicities are also encouraged to take their children to school on their first day. Businesses are asked to give fathers and men 2 hours off that morning to take their children to school. Men will also be encouraged to volunteer at schools throughout the year. A special effort will be made to coordinate Latino Fathers in La Marcha de los Padres. Since schools across America and the world start the new school year on different days and months, the March will be a rolling event that takes place on the first day of this school year in cities, villages, and towns between August 3, 2009, and October 2, 2009. The 2009 Million Father March is managed by The Black Star Project, U.S.A., sponsored by the Open Society Institute's Campaign for Black Male Achievement and the Schott Foundation for Public Information, in partnership with the National Association of Black Social Workers and National PTA. Please visit our website at www.blackstarproject.org to bring the Million Father March to your city or for complete information about the march. You may also email blackstar1000@ameritech.netor call 773.285.9600 for more information or to join the March.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Mather's Celebrates 5th Anniversary Party
Mather's More than a cafe will celebrate its 5th year anniversary on Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, 2009. Please attend this gala Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Music by DJ Chico, $1:00 Fitness Classes, Yoga, Strength & Stretch, Zumba and more. Portraits by a sketch Artist and more, more,more. Please,
plan to attend.
plan to attend.
Cole Park Advisory Council Meeting
The Cole Park Advisory Council will meet on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at the Cole Park Field House at 6:30 p.m. Please come, your input is needed to make our park what we want our park to be. 8500 South King Drive Ave.
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