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Press Release
Contact: Jimmy L. Gaines, Sr.
Phone: (419) 324-3619
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 29, 2010
Organized Neighbors Yielding Excellence Inc. (ONYX), Joins forces with the United States census at the 26th aspiring minority youth conference
Toledo, OH, January 30, 2010 will be the first of many joint events with the United States Census stressing the importance of being counted in this extremely important census year.
· The United States Census, Toledo Office, and ONYX will kick off their first major event at the 26th Aspiring Minority Youth Conference, to be held on Saturday, January 30th at the University of Toledo Student Union.
Each year this event attracts more than 1200 students, parents, community leaders and special guests.
Mr. David Young, Director of Toledo’s Program of Excellence (EXCEL) will have as guest speaker, Ms. Malaak Compton-Rock, President/CEO of StyleWorks, which provides women with services designed to transition from welfare to work.
ONYX’s Executive Director, Jimmy L. Gaines, Sr. and Board of Directors President, WilliAnn Moore, worked with Bernard (Pete) Culp and Mrs. Margarita De Leon, Partnership Specialists, who felt this would be an excellent opportunity to get the message out to the community.
Each person will receive literature on the importance of filling out the 2010 census forms and job applicant information. As an added bonus, we will hand out hats or tee-shirts to become walking advertisements stressing the importance of being counted. “It’s in our hands”.
ONYX Mission Statement: To be a proactive resident-driven non-profit community development corporation designed to provide quality and affordable housing structures; to revitalize the commercial and industrial entities as well as forming partnerships with other stakeholders to provide resources and support for social, educational, and economic improvement.
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