Mentoring
Program now enrolling high school students
The National Black MBA Association
Cleveland chapter is accepting applications for its academic enrichment and
leadership program that kicks off later this month.
The Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) program is designed to
serve high school students who demonstrate leadership potential. The
students are provided the opportunity to develop their leadership, academic and
personal skills through a curriculum that focuses on mentoring, cultural
exposure, experiential learning and college preparation.
Parents interested in enrolling their
children should attend the orientation session on Saturday, October 19 from 10-10:30am at 4600
Euclid Ave, Suite 322. Interested students will be expected to stay until 2:00 pm.
The six LOT sessions are held once a
month on the
third Saturday from 10:00am-2:00pm at
Improve Consulting and Training Group Training Center, 4600 Euclid Ave, Suite
322.
For more information, contact Jeanette
Haynes-Gordon at jeanhg@sbcglobal.net,
or visit the Leaders of Tomorrow website.
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Area hosts state Fair Trade Expo this weekend
The Ohio Fair Trade Expo 2013 will take place this Saturday,
October 12, from 9:00am to 4:00pm at John
Carroll University (Dolan Center for Science and
Technology) in University Heights, Ohio.
ohiofairtrade.com defines "fair trade" as an
exchange system that values people-to-people connections, justice, and
sustainability. This event brings people together from
across the state to learn about and become more involved in supporting fair
trade as a model for socially and environmentally conscious consumerism.
The day includes: Keynote
speakers; workshops on a variety of issues including sessions for beginners to
experts; a Fair Trade Marketplace with 25+ vendors from across Ohio and the
region; food products from around the world; a program for Girl Scouts that includes hands-on activities;
opportunities to learn about fair trade and the countries where fair trade
products are developed.
Admission to the Trade Marketplace
and family activities is free. Admission to workshops and keynote
speakers is $5 for high school and college students, $7 for Girl Scouts, and
$10 for adults.
For more information: email ohio.fair.trade.expo@gmail.com
or visit http://ohiofairtrade.com/.
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