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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Contact:
Heather Allebaugh (407)
246.3423
Victoria Shade (407)
246.4318
Parramore Youth Travel to D.C. for Inauguration
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WHAT: |
The City of
Orlando’s Parramore Kidz Zone youth, in
partnership with District 39 Florida State
Representative Geraldine Thompson, will be
traveling to see President-Elect Barack Obama’s
inauguration in Washington D.C. on January 20,
2009. PKZ youth and chaperones will travel via
bus to D.C. to attend pre-inaugural and
Inauguration Day festivities. The buses will
depart from Jones High School on Sunday, January
18, 2009.
This opportunity for the
children will allow them to witness a historic
event in person. They will see the President of
the United States be sworn into office, and
watch as he is honored with formal ceremonies,
including a Presidential Swearing-in Ceremony,
an Inaugural Address, and an Inaugural Parade.
PKZ is providing the students with food,
lodging, transportation, and tickets to the
events. Sponsorship opportunities are available
and donations of gently used winter coats for
the students are welcome.
Modeled after
the Harlem Children’s Zone, Parramore Kidz Zone
employs creative outreach to engage a critical
mass of Parramore’s children and linking them to
positive opportunities, including
pre-kindergarten education, parenting education,
health care, mentoring, tutoring, and
constructive activities when school is out.
Anyone interested in sponsorship
opportunities or donating gently used winter
coats for the students to wear, please contact
Brenda March at (407) 246-4295 or
brenda.march@cityoforlando.net.
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WHO: |
City of
Orlando’s Families, Parks and Recreation
District 39 Florida State Representative
Geraldine Thompson
Parramore Kidz Zone youth
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WHEN: |
Sunday,
January 18, 2009 from 9 p.m. to 10:00 p.m
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8:00 p.m. – Students begin arriving at Jones
High School
• 9:00 p.m. – Buses depart for
Washington D.C.
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WHERE: |
Jones High
School
801 South Rio Grande Avenue |
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