Families of Wicomico County school students may get needed school supplies at the 4th Annual NAACP Back to School Rally on Thursday August 6, 2 - 4 pm. The rally will be held at the Westside Salvation Army Richard Hazel Youth Center. Refreshments will be served. Entertainment is by the Prince Street and Bennett Middle School Steppers. See below for more information.
FOURTH ANNUAL NAACP BACK-TO-SCHOOL RALLY
On August 6 from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. the Wicomico County NAACP will present its Fourth Annual Back-to-School Rally at the Westside Salvation Army Richard Hazel Youth Center, 429 North Lake Park Drive in Salisbury.
Rev. Mark Thompson will be the Master of Ceremonies for a program including an inspirational presentation by award winning teacher Aaron Deal. The Prince Street Elementary and Bennett Middle Step Team under the leadership of Tana Ellis will provide entertainment. Sherman, the Shorebirds mascot will also be on hand to greet the three hundred school children from grades kindergarten through eighth grade who will be encouraged to begin the school with a commitment to attend classes and succeed in all their course work and activities. Bags of school supplies will be given to each of the students as material incentives to be ready and prepared for another step on their way to become educated and responsible members of society.
After the program and before the school supplies are distributed refreshments of hot dogs, chips, and beverages will be served to the school children.
Civic officials and community leaders have been invited to be present as testimony of their support for the children's success as they go back to school for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Contributing sponsors are the Westside Salvation Army, Pepsi-Cola Bottling of
Salisbury, Food Lion, Giant Food Stores, Westside Revitalization Partnership and the Mental Health Association of the Lower Shore.
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: MARY ASHANTI (410-543-4187), PRESIDENT
WICOMICO COUNTY BRANCH NAACP
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11 comments:
2-4? So I'm assuming they're giving free supplies to white kids from 4-6, right??
And who said racism is dead on the Eastern Shore?
Any child can go to this rally. This is a good thing. The school supplies are not the focus. The focus is to encourage kids to go to school and do their best, as well as get them excited about going back to school. Get over yourself and celebrate that there is something positive going on for the youth in the community.
Can my white daughter who goes to private school (which i pay for) get free school supplies?
wonder how many white children will get the help???? not any racism...but it is supported by the NAACP... And it is in a non white area... so its only logic to wonder if this is for all childern??? I for one will be going..I will take pics... then we all can be the judge of something positive for our community...
tell the kids to go the hell home and read or do homework instead of hanging out like wannabe thugs and starting fights.
To 9:19- so you're telling us a white family would be welcomed by the naacp?? Go try it and make sure you show us the pictures so we can all see how 'welcomed' you actually were...you freaking moron!!!
The name national association for the advancement of colored people is racist itself!! It's a da*n shame you're too ignorant to understand! We'll all be waiting for those pictures!!!
Yeah, the cops better get a fresh pad and new pen because im sure they will be taking a lot of reports. Slashed tires, fighting and maybe shots fired. Go NAACP! Support black on black crime! They need to disband that racist group!
Wow!! I can not believe some of these comments. A community organization trying to do something good for the community and the majority of the comments are negative. This is the reason why the eastern shore will never change!! I'm sure there will be white kids as well as Hispanic kids too! Unfortunately in times like this poverty has no color!!
WOW 12:49
When did the naacp become a community organization? It's a BLACK organization looking out for BLACK rights and giving out freebies to BLACKS. Understand what you're talking about, then comment!
I'm white and now unemployed for the first time in 35 years. I will be there and I will take pictures.
Handing out school supplies is admirable. Reducing the number of children in poverty cannot be done by businesses, it will have to be done by the groups having babies they cannot afford or nurture. Maybe a short presentation to point out that doing what teachers and administrators tell you to do is required in school. Rules like be quiet when the teacher is teaching, keep your hands to yourself, do some work could be discussed. They're not that hard to understand.
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