YES!Atlanta "LUNCH & LEARN" draws a crowd
PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Outback Steakhouse joined forces to present a "YES!Atlanta Lunch & Learn" on Tuesday, June 29th at the PriceWaterhouseCoopers office. The event was hosted by co-chairs Kevin Campbell and Michael Mills. Executive Director Shelby Jackson-Rodgers presented an outline of the YES!Atlanta programs, and told the interested audience of about 30 that our goal is to have a Rising Star Youth Intensive in February at Berry College in Rome, GA. She also launched our Chain of Success fundraiser - for $25 you can buy a link in this chain to help raise funds for the Intensive (go to the Fundraisers page). Shelby also highlighted the forces needed to staff the Intensive: 200 volunteers and Committed Partners are sought (see the Volunteer page). It was a very productive event, and others of a similar nature are being planned.
YES!Atlanta Board Elections
The Board of Directors of YES!Atlanta, Inc. is pleased to announce the election of Kevin W. Campbell as its new Chairman. Michael Mills, Chairman-emeritus, has been elected Vice-Chairman, and Dottie Wimberly will serve as Board Secretary.
Kevin is a Partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Atlanta. Community involvement has been an important part of Kevin's life -- he has worked with Yes!Atlanta for the past four years, most recently serving as Vice-Chairman.
Kevin is a Certified Public Accountant with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Ohio University. During the past eighteen years, Kevin has managed many security and strategy reviews as well as enterprise-wide security deployments. Since joining PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1992 his experience has included financial auditing, business process security and controls, and implementation of privacy and security infrastructure and solutions.
In other news, the Board has regretfully accepted the resignations of Ramonica Harton, Wanda Silva, Harper Cornell and Eric Waters. The Board thanks them for their years of service to the youth of Atlanta.
YES!Atlanta creates Project Lift
After more than of twenty years working mainly with “at-risk” youth living on the south side of Atlanta, YES!Atlanta has forged north, according to Executive Director Shelby Jackson Rogers. The new program, called Project Lift, is based at the Bridge to Grace Church in Roswell. Pictured below is the first group of participants and volunteers
The Rev. David Bonselaar, pastor of the church, heard about Yes!Atlanta about the same time his congregation was developing a relationship with nearby Holcomb Bridge Middle and Centennial High schools.
“I realized that God was calling us to minister to these schools,” he said. A member at the church had received help through YES!Atlanta, and early this year introduced Bonselaar to Rogers.
Project Lift, for middle and high school students, is providing mentoring in life and academic skills. Bonselaar said he hopes the program eventually will include a youth team-building component like YES!Atlanta.
If you are interested in supporting this new and badly needed initiative, call Shelby Jackson at YES!Atlanta (678-596-5438), or Rev. Bonselaar at the Bridge to Grace Church (770-587-2460)
Grant from The Atlanta Thrashers
YES!Atlanta Executive Director Shelby Jackson-Rogers (third from left) at center ice in Philips Arena with representatives of the Children's Restoration Network, Agape Community Center, Choices, Cure Childhood Cancer, and Ronald McDonald House, as they share a $50,000 grant from the Atlanta Thrashers Hockey Team.
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