Mentoring Brother 2 Brother, Inc. First Annual Fund Raising Event

Mentoring Brother 2 Brother, Inc., a local non-profit organization will be having its first fund-raising event, Celebrate Rising Stars" Community Achievement Awards Gala and Auction on Friday, June 4, 2004. The gala and auction is planned to celebrate and honor the thirty-five at-risk young men currently enrolled in the Mentoring Brother 2 Brother program. The event will also honor twenty-five African-American males who are making contributions to society through business, civic, community and religious affiliations or organizations from the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex area.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) May 21, 2004 -- Mentoring Brother 2 Brother, Inc., a local non-profit organization will be having its first fund-raising event, Celebrate Rising Stars" Community Achievement Awards Gala and Auction on Friday, June 4, 2004. The gala and auction is planned to celebrate and honor the thirty-five at-risk young men currently enrolled in the Mentoring Brother 2 Brother program. The event will also honor twenty-five African-American males who are making contributions to society through business, civic, community and religious affiliations or organizations from the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex area. The men to be honored include:

Bryan Carter-Concord Baptist Church

Cedric Jordan-Bank of America

Clifford Shaw-City of Cedar Hill

Darryl Thornton-DFW Airport

Demarcus McGaughey-In House Media Group

Donald Hill-City of Dallas

Dr Philip Williams-Buckner Baptist Benevolences

Hansel Cunningham-Independent Insurance Agent

Jim Washington-Dallas Weekly Newspaper

Jimmy Porch-Eclipse Magazine

John Wiley Price-Dallas County Commissioner

Jon Edmonds-Foundation for Community Empowerment

Maurice Ambler-Blockbuster

Metric Manning-spiritgroove

Rick Jordan-Spiritual Advisor/Counselor

Rock-T-K-104/KKDA

S. Michael Greene-Concord Missionary Baptist Church

Shaun Rabb-Fox4 News

Skip Cheatum-K-104/KKDA

Terdema Ussery II-Dallas Mavericks

William Blair-Elite News Newspaper

Willis Johnson-Heaven 97/KHVN

The event will be held at the Concord Missionary Baptist Church, 6808 Boulder Drive in Dallas. The auction will start at 6pm with the gala immediately following. There are still under-writing and sponsorships opportunities available for this event. Proceeds from this event are designated for the on-going programs of community outreach, at-risk prevention, leadership development and community service projects for the thirty-five students currently involved in the Mentoring Brother 2 Brother programs.

About Mentoring Brother 2 Brother, Inc.

The mission of the Mentoring Brother 2 Brother Program, Inc. is to provide positive role models that will develop leaders by instilling qualities such as: leadership, integrity, character, accountability, responsibility, discipline, and self-esteem to young men between the ages of six and eighteen. The Mentoring Brother 2 Brother (MB2B), program was created five years ago to mobilize these young men through personal empowerment, community service and educational tutoring to direct their paths away from the streets, gangs and prison by energizing them to become productive and responsible citizens that can and will constructively contribute to society. The Mentoring Brother 2 Brother program recently received a Proclamation from the City of Dallas, Mayor Laura Miller and Mayor Pro-Tem Donald Hill; and the MB2B program was also highlighted in the April 27, 2004 Dallas Morning News Metro Plus section.

The founders of Mentoring Brother 2 Brother, Inc., Terrence Chase and Ray Schufford have strong community, professional and family ties to the Dallas area. Both have devoted much of their personal time and resources to mentor over 500 young men in the South Oak Cliff area in the past five years. Terrence Chase, President of Mentoring Brother 2 Brother, Inc. is a native of Colorado has long been involved in community service and currently works as schoolteacher with the Duncanville ISD. Mr. Chase has a BA in Mathematics with emphasis in Elementary Education from the University of Northern Colorado. Ray Schufford, Vice-President of the organization is co-owner of the eighteen-year-old, Nice Look Barber Shop in Dallas. Mr. Schufford has BA in Business Management from Central Missouri State University and is also a nine-year veteran paramedic with the City of Dallas.

For more information regarding the gala or the Mentoring Brother 2 Brother, Inc. organization contact Tamara Johnson with Proverbs Consulting at 817-466-1456 or info@MB2B.org.

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