'Sylvia's Restaurant, the Queen of Soulfood™ 45th Anniversary August 1, 2007', A Salute to Harlem & Day of Enrichment & Special Afternoon Announcement

Sylvia's Restaurant's 45th Anniversary celebration salutes Harlem with an outdoor enrichment festival, complete with free food, marching band, entertainment, and informational seminars covering education, finance and health.

New York, NY (PRWEB) August 1, 2007 -- Sylvia's Restaurant, The Queen of Soul food (http://www.sylviasrestaurant.com)™, celebrates 45 years in business on August 1, 2007, with an all day salute to it's beloved Harlem. The day will begin at 7 a.m. with "Approaching Storm Marching Band," and our savory, annual free breakfast (http://www.sylviasrestaurant.com) consisting of smothered chicken, grits and biscuits. This milestone anniversary will officially announce via proclamation from the City Council Woman Inez Dickens office the renaming of 126th Street and Lenox Avenue to "Sylvia Woods Way." The second half of the day will kick-off at noon, with an old fashion block party that will enrich and entertain the community in the areas of health, education and finance. The celebration also serves as a kick-off to SHWSF October 18th Fundraiser.

The Sylvia and Herbert Woods Scholarship Foundation honorary chairs, Lew Zuchman, Executive Director of SCAN, Dr. Freeman, Medical Director of The Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention in New York City, (http://www.sylviasrestaurant.com) and Dr. Feldman, Chairman of Hackensack Emergency Trauma Department, will address the community on the importance of health and education. Maria Davis of Friends in Deed and AIDS activist, will host the afternoon's festivities that will include a healthy cooking demo, Sylvia's Harlem Idol Contest, home buyers information provided by The Corcoran Group (http://www.sylviasrestaurant.com), live Jazz sponsored by Sugar Hill Brewery, a Hair Show by Pizazz Spa and Salon and more. Several businesses and community organizations such as Experience Harlem, Minisink Townhouse and College of New Rochelle will have tables with information that is sure to leave the community empowered.

"Good health is power. Knowledge is power. Knowledge is wealth. Love binds my commitment to each Harlemite, so they may continue to personally prosper," said Sylvia Woods. "As I celebrate my 45th Anniversary, I invite all to salute Harlem on this day of enrichment."

Sylvia Woods, the Queen of Soulfood™, founded Sylvia's Restaurant (http://www.sylviasrestaurant.com) in 1962. The then small luncheonette had a seating capacity of 35 has grown to a capacity of 400. To date Sylvia, along with her children and grandchildren, own and operate this Harlem institution as well as all of the property the business is housed in. The Sylvia empire consists of Sylvia's Also, a catering venue, Sylvia Foods products, a nationally distributed line of food products, real estate company ATOC, The Sylvia and Herbert Woods Scholarship Foundation and has 2 published cookbooks to date.

The Sylvia & Herbert Woods Scholarship Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization was founded in 2001 by the Woods Family to provide financial assistance for Harlem's college bound youth. To date the foundation has raised over $150,000.00 and has sent twenty-eight students to colleges of their choice. October 18th is SHWSF 6th Annual Fundraiser and will be held at The Great Hall at City College. This year's honorees are: Dr. Freeman, of Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer and Prevention in NYC, and Eleanor Tatum, Publisher and Editor and Chief. LL Cool J is the Honorary Chair of the Committee of Angels.

"Sylvia's Restaurant, the Queen of Soul-food™ 45th Anniversary" (http://www.sylviasrestaurant.com)

A Salute to Harlem & Day of Enrichment

Kick-off 6th Annual Sylvia & Herbert Scholarship Fundraiser

For Immediate Release                

Contact: Tren'ness Woods-Black            

212-996-0660

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