UNCF Walk Aims to Raise $200,000 to Send Kids to College
New Orleans, LA – The New Orleans office of UNCF-the United Negro College Fund-the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, announced that it is hosting its 23rd Annual Walk for Education on Saturday, October 2, 2010 in New Orleans at the Audubon Zoo Riverview. Members of the community and friends of UNCF are invited to form a team, join a team or register as an individual to help children get the education they need and our nation needs them to have. Visit http://give.uncf.org/NewOrleansWalk for more information and to pre-register.
“Every step we take in the NEW ORLEANS WALK FOR EDUCATION brings us that much closer to sending more kids to college and fulfilling President Barack Obama’s commitment for America to regain world leadership in the number of college graduates by 2020,” said Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., UNCF president and CEO. “UNCF’s Walk for Education is an opportunity for the community to rally together to help children get the college education our nation needs them to have in order to compete in a global economy. ”
On-site registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the Walk begins at 9:00 a.m. The registration entry fee required before the day of the event is $30 and $15 for individuals 12 years and under. Sponsorship packages are available now for corporations and organizations. Sponsors for this year’s walk include McDonald’s Corporation, Shell Production and Exploration, Audubon Nature Institute, Capital One, Boh Bros. Construction, Whitney National Bank, Metro Disposal Inc., Orleans Parish Sheriff Office and many others.
Entertainment for the kick-off party will be provided by Black Cat Productions featuring 4 x 4
“We want the Greater New Orleans Community to Walk For Education and help build a more diverse workforce and strengthen the community,” said Therese Badon, Regional Development Director, “Everyone who believes that ‘A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste’® should come out, and inspire and empower our young people to secure their passports to opportunity, college degrees.”
For 66 years, UNCF has provided financial assistance to students and its 39 member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Without UNCF’s support, many of the students attending these colleges would not have access to higher education or the benefits it provides. UNCF’s Walk for Education supports more than 60,000 students a year at more than 900 colleges and universities across America.
For more information on the UNCF New Orleans Walk for Education or for sponsorship packages, please contact Therese Badon at 504-581-3794 or email therese.badon@uncf.org or visit www.uncf.org/New OrleansWalk.
About UNCF
UNCF-the United Negro College Fund-is the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs, strengthens its 39 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the importance of minority education. UNCF institutions and other historically black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 18 percent of African American baccalaureate degrees. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized motto, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® Learn more at www.UNCF.org