Dr. Zalonya Allen delivering a very inspiring message to our new participants and their families.
Dr. Allen, Mayor Kuspa, and Dr. Tunishai Ford took a picture together under the banner featuring our STEP UP sponsors.
As I reflect back on the event, I was exceedingly pleased and grateful. I couldn't stop thanking God; it was a continuous praise. It happened, the day we had been planning and anticipating. As I sit here and type the words on this page, I am thinking about the upcoming ten weeks with our new participants of this summer’s STEP UP program. All the instructors have expressed excitement and eagerness to get started working with our youth. It’s a dream come true for all of us, and we expect to help our youth realize their dreams too.
FEATURE ARTICLE
The finale for the program were words from two amazing people, Dr. ZaLonya Allen, CEO of the National Entrepreneurs Association, and Mayor Joseph Kuspa, the mayor of Southgate. They both did an excellent job encouraging our youth and other guests. The last activity for the day was picture taking. I assigned two of our instructors to take pictures, Bayo Ogunbiyi and Gloria Redmond. Everyone participated and had fun.
Below is Mayor Kuspa of Southgate
delivering greetings and words of encouragement to all the STEP UP participants. He stayed and answered questions the
participants had on his background
and his position.
Top: Some of our teachers of STEP UP.
Below: Our 2019 STEP UP Participants.