Subject: Join Rev. Jesse Jackson at the 3rd Annual Rainbow PUSH Scholarship Awards - May 21 @ UC Berkeley

Friends, Join Rev. Jesse Jackson at the 3rd Annual Rainbow PUSH Scholarship Awards - May 21 @ UC Berkeley, where we will honor 30 Bay Area students with over $60,000 in direct scholarships.  

butch wing
510-701-8955


Rainbow/PUSH 3rd Annual Scholarship Awards Program
Wednesday, May 21st   ~ 6:30 - 8:00 pm
 
University of California Berkeley, Pauley Ballroom
 
Martin Luther King Student Union

 
Nationally, Rainbow PUSH provides nearly $500,000 a year in educational scholarships. 
 
The "PUSH for Excellence" scholarships range from $5,000 "Jesse Jackson Fellows" to $1,000 "PUSH for Excellence" scholarships.
 
This exciting evening will be hosted by Mistress of Ceremonies, Janice Edwards, Community Relations Director, Producer and Host of "Bay Area Vista" for NBC11. 
 
Entertainment for the evening provided by: The Oaktown Youth Jazz Ensemble, Dimensions Dance Theatre, the East Bay Asian Youth Center, Youth Speaks and a special step presentation by Omega Psi Phi. 
 
Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. will personally present the scholarship awards to our recipients.
  
Sponsored by:
 
Carol H. Williams Advertising Agency, Microsoft, Oracle, RR Donnelley, Safeway and Symantec
 
 
The 2008 Nominating Partners: American Indian Child Resource Center, Asian Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Beebe Memorial CME, Berkeley High School Parent Resource Center, East Bay Asian Youth Center, Family Violence Law Center, Korean Community Center East Bay, Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute, Third Baptist Church, XCEL Educational Services, Dimensions Dance Theatre, East Oakland Youth Development Center, Word Assembly Baptist Church, Spanish Speaking Citizen's Foundation, Oakland Community Organizations, Youth Speaks, Youth Uprising, St. Benedicts Church, Leadership Excellence, Imani Church, 100 Black Men, Allen Temple Baptist Church, SEIU UHW, YMCA Urban Services, United Playaz, Omega Psi Phi, Calvary Hill Baptist Church and First Graduate.
 
 
Tickets - $25.00 for adults and $10.00 for youth

 

For sponsorship information, please contact Bay Area Rainbow PUSH Director, Butch Wing at 510-701-8955. 

 For information on the event and placing an ad in the Program Booklet, please contact PUSH Excel Scholarship Director, Vikki Williams at 510-677-3611.

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