PRESS RELEASE: Alumni Service Day
Submitted by T'wanna M. Walker on Thurs, 2009-05-28 08:00.
i.c.stars Alumni Deliver Service Day to Five Community Organizations.
Chicago, IL (May 30, 2009) — i.c.stars Alumni Association, a Chicago-based organization devoted to the use of technology as a medium for positive community impact, is sponsoring an Alumni Service Day on Saturday, May 30, 2009. Spear-headed by Cycle 18 Alumnus, Tiffany Baggett (tbaggett@icstars.org), the event is designed to foster unity and demonstrate philanthropy and positivity.
Alumni Service Day
An Agenda to Motivate and Celebrate
Participate in a morning of volunteer activities organized by one of five Alumni Team Leads. Adan Romero (Cycle 8), Bea Elizalde (Cycle 10), Brandies Dunagan (Cycle 11), Thomas Chatman (Cycle 15), and Sherita Whitaker (Cycle 16) have graciously agreed to each organize a team of five alumni to provide a day of group service to a designated not-for-profit organization on the morning of Saturday, May 3Oth. The day is coupled with an afternoon of celebration, reflection, and next steps at Seward Park, 375 W. Elm St. in Chicago @ 3:00 p.m. the same day.
Service Day T-shirts are available for $15 dollars. Visit Cristhian Romero
(cromero@icstars.org) at the Studio, or purchase from team leads on the day of the event.
Registration
Individual team member opportunities are available. Contact a Team Lead directly for
details about participating in Alumni Service Day:
Adan Romero: adan.romero@gmail.com
Bea Elizalde: beafirst@gmail.com
Brandies Dunagan: brandiesd@gmail.com for Breaking Ground
Sherita Whitaker: swhitaker@icstars.org for First Baptist Congressional Church
Thomas Chatman: tchatman@icstars.org for Lawndale Community Church
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About i.c.stars: 1000 Community Leaders in 2020
Inner-City Computer Stars, a Chicago non-profit formed in 1999 to address issues of socioeconomic impact in
under-served communities with demonstrated leaders. Adults with high school completion or equivalency are
selected to complete intense project-based learning and full-immersion teaching techniques in the fields of
business and technology. Providing opportunities to develop executive level skill, the organization innovates as
a leadership institute building top-rate consultants that will go back into their communities to create more
positive change.
