Youth Summer Opportunities Fair

Summer is quickly approaching. In Philadelphia, the summer can be hot, long and not fulfilling for young people who have nothing to do. Interestingly enough, for motivated youth there is ALWAYS plenty. As a matter of fact, the City of Philadelphia's new head of the Philadelphia Youth Commission, Jordan Harris is sharing information regarding the myriad of activities that are available to young people on Tuesday, May 8, 2010 during the Youth Summer Opportunities Fair at the Atrium of the School District of Philadelphia. If you are one of the first 50 lucky people to arrive, you will "getchur self a Benjamin"....well, maybe not a Benjamin. But, you will win a free $50.oo gift card.

Philadelphia Youth Commission
Tuesday, May 8, 2010
4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Atrium of the School district of Philadelphia
Educational Center
440 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Cost Free
Light Refreshments will be served
Youth Summer Opportunities Fair
For more information call, Jordan Harris
(215) 686-2159 or jordan.harris@phila.gov

Learn about:
Summer Camps
Summer Enrichment Programs
Internships
Volunteer Opportunities

Young Friends Society Skate Party

Join us for our Ol' Skool Skate Party on Sunday, July 19 @ 7pm!

Bring your Afros, Bell Bottoms, and GoGo Boots

Bring your best moves

Roll, Bounce, Rooooooock, Skate!!!!

Featuring a special tribute to Michael Jackson

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When: Sunday, July 19th

Time: 7pm-10pm

Where: Carman Gardens Skating Rink, 3226 Germantown Ave in Philly

Cost: Only $10 (includes skate rental and and skating lesson by certified instructor)

RSVP AT: yfsskateparty.eventbrite.com

YFS of ADI Sickle Cell Blood Drive

YFS of ADI needs your help in saving the lives of our community members. This Saturday, July 18, 2009, as part of YFS Weekend, we'll hold a sickle cell blood drive to raise awareness about

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this debilitating blood disorder and its disproportionate affect on the Black community.

90% of all children born with sickle cell are of African descent. Individuals with sickle cell, which mutates one's red blood cells, are in constant need of blood transfusions.
You can help by donating one pint of blood this Saturday.

It only takes an hour (giving blood is 10 minutes or less). It won't cost you anything, and you can rest assured that you'll be helping someone, possibly a member of your community, live one day longer.

Saturday, July 18, 2009
Bright Hope Baptist Church
(Located at 13th & Cecil B. Moore)
9:30am-2pm

Make your appointment today by clicking on this link

*If you have concerns about your eligibility as a donor, please see Myths About Giving Blood.

Not that you need an incentive to save someone's life by simply donating a pint of blood, but in case you do, the American Red Cross is raffling a weekend getaway and $2,500 in free gas to any person who donates blood between July 6 and Sept 20. Please see the American Red Cross's Summer Promotion for more details.
FOR OUR CHILDREN

AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE NOT APPLYING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

Even if you do not have a college-aged child at home, please share this with someone who does, pass this scholarship information on to anyone and everyone that comes to mind. Though there are a number of companies and organizations that have donated moneys for scholarship use

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to African Americans, a great deal of the money is being returned because of a lack of interest.

No one is going to knock on our doors and ask if we can use a scholarship.

Take the initiative to get your children involved. There is no need for money to be returned to donating companies because we fail to apply for it.

Please pass this information on to family members, nieces, nephews, and friends with children etc. We must get the word out that money is available. If you are a college student or getting ready to become one, you probably already know how useful additional money can be.
Our youth really could use these scholarships. Thanks!!

For a list of scholarships please visit our group ‘The Coalition, Inc.’ http://groups.google.com/group/coalition-the

NIH Summer Institute on Community-Based Participatory Research

The National Institutes of Health has announced the 2nd summer institute. We are thrilled to see that the organizers have responded to Community-Campus Partnerships for Health’s (CCPH) comments on last year's summer institute.

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When the 1st NIH institute on CBPR was announced, CCPH expressed concern about its exclusive focus on academic researchers.

In CBPR, the community is involved at the very start of the research, so it was incongruent that the institute did not include the community partners or acknowledge the possibility of a community partner as a principal investigator or co-PI.

This summer's institute has been designed for community-academic partner teams (see below for details).

CCPH has successfully implemented community-academic partner team-based model of CBPR training:
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/2005CBPRInstituteApp3-25.pdf
and http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/pdf_files/2005%20Summer%20Institute%20Agenda.pdf
The training curriculum, "Developing and Sustaining CBPR Partnerships" is available online at www.cbprcurriculum.info.

If you're interested in bringing a CBPR training workshop or institute to your location, contact CCPH senior consultant Rachel Vaughn at sliccph@mcw.edu for more information.

GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS & INSTRUCTION

Student Achievement and Learning & Leadership Grants

NEA Foundation Accepting Applications for Student Achievement and Learning & Leade

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rship Grants Programs

Deadline: October 15, 2009

The NEA Foundation (http://www.neafoundation.org/) supports a variety of efforts by teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to improve student learning in public schools, colleges, and universities across the United States.

The foundation is accepting applications for the following grant programs:
The Learning & Leadership Grants program provides opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. Grants to individuals fund participation in professional development experiences such as summer institutes and action research. Grants to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, and mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups.

The Student Achievement Grants program provides grants of $5,000 each to improve the academic achievement of students by engaging in
critical thinking and problem solving that deepen knowledge of standards-based subject matter. The work should also improve students’ habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection. Proposals for work resulting in low-income and minority student success with honors, advanced placement, and other challenging curricula are particularly encouraged. Grant funds may be used for resource materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, software, and scholars-in-residence.
Applicants must be practicing U.S. public school teachers in grades K-12, public school education support professionals, or faculty and staff at public higher education institutions.

Visit the NEA Foundation Web site for complete grant program information.
RFP Link: http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15016125/neafdn
For additional RFPs in Education, visit: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_education.jhtml

GREEN PIECE

Recycling Services Inc. in Pottstown takes styrofoam on Saturday and Tuesday mornings.

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http://www.recyclingservices.org/

For sustainable enterprise go to Green Jobs Philly http://www.greenjobsphilly.org/news

Volunteer with Philabundance Fresh for All

Get Fresh!
Volunteer with Philabundance Fresh for All

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You recycle out the wazoo and consider yourself consigliore of the enviro-sack mafia.

Hence, a cause you can believe in: Philabundance wants to fill those ubiquitous bags with produce through its new Fresh for All program.

And you can help by volunteering.

The nonprofit hands out perishables at six sites in the Delaware Valley — where nutritious diet staples are hard to come by, especially in tough times.

With a minimum three-hour commitment, you’ll keep busy.

Help with admin, approve clients, or do community outreach (posting mailings, making phone calls).

Looking for something physical?
Take food to sites, divide apples, and dole out the goods.
You’ll be doing a major part to help people get the fruits and veggies they need.
And that’s a green movement to be proud of.

To participate in Fresh for All, contact
Tunisia Garnett (215-339-0900 ext. 238 or tgarnett@philabundance.org).
For more information, go to www.philabundance.org

Food Focus: Fruit

A healthy lifestyle is the key to longevity, optimum weight, abundant energy and balance.
By using fruit to satisfy our taste for sweetness, we can leave behind the use of chemical,

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processed and refined sweeteners. Fruits are easy to digest, are cleansing and cooling and are great for those who are overstressed and overheated from excessive mental strain or hot climates.

Fruits are filled with fiber and liver stimulants, which act as natural, gentle laxatives. Whenever possible, buy fresh, locally grown fruit as opposed to imported fruits shipped from far-off places. This keeps you eating in season, and more in harmony with your environment and climate.

Eating raw fruit in summer months is highly cooling, while baking it in the winter months neutralizes the cooling effect.

Fruit in the form of juice is a great choice for cleansing the body, but be aware that juice rapidly raises blood sugar levels, leading to an energy crash soon after.

Frozen, whole, puréed or juiced fruit can make great summertime cool-down treats.

Try frozen grapes, banana-coconut smoothie popsicles or lime juice ice-cubes in iced tea!

Whether you are having fresh fruit for a light early morning breakfast, a midday snack or evening treat, enjoy nature's sweetness and whenever possible buy organic. Here are a few summer fruits and their health benefits:

Great for lung conditions and asthma; used to help treat anemia due to their high copper and cobalt content.

Bananas: Help to lubricate the intestines, treat ulcers, detoxify the body and manage sugar cravings; are rich in potassium (which helps hypertension).
Cherries: Slightly warming in nature; increase overall body energy, remedy arthritis and rheumatism and are rich in iron, which improves the blood.
Grapefruits: Treat poor digestion, increase appetite during pregnancy, alleviate intestinal gas and reduce mucus conditions of the lungs.
Papayas: Tone the stomach, act as digestive aid, moisten the lungs and alleviate coughing; contain carpaine, an anti-tumor compound.
Raspberries: Benefit the liver and kidneys, cleanse blood of toxins, regulate menstrual cycles, treat anemia and can promote labor at childbirth.
Source: Newsletter from Peacefilled Living

HEALTH MATTERS Get Well 2009 and Beyond

Your health and financial services resource directory Join our growing community!
Sign up for our "Quest For Good Health" weight loss challenge, or join us for our Get Well Chef

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cooking classes.


Kimyetta Lewis
Founder
Get Well 2009 and Beyond
Http://www.getwell2009andbeyond.com Info@getwell2009andbeyond.com
215-316-3087

EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Education Programs Manager
The Enterprise Center CDC
http://www.idealist.org/en/job/341341-230
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Salary: Mid 30's

Battle of Guadalete Peace Event

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Twenty-three peace groups will demonstrate near the home of
Senator Arlen Specter
2:00 until 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, July 19, on
West Schoolhouse Lane (at Vaux Street) in East Falls

They want Specter to cut off funding for the
U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.
On this date in 711 AD, Iberian Jews, disenfranchised by Catholic kings, provided fighters to augment the Arab invaders of Spain. Kawlah al-Yahudi distinguished himself at the head of a mixed contingent of Jews and Berbers that defeated the Christian Visigoths under King Roderic.
More information from nwgreens@yahoo.com and 215-843-4256.

Hot Nights...Cool Jazz...Live at Rouge

With Tom Lawton and Lee Smith

International Jazz Vocalist and Recording Artist

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Barbara Montgomery
“She has the wherewithal to make it easy for the listener to be entrapped without truly realizing it has happened…an upper-tier jazz singer." --Dr. Herb Wong, IAJE
hosts and performs in the summer jazz series at Rouge with a series of special guests from the international jazz community
Third in the Series Tuesday, July 21
with Monnette Sudler and Leon Boykins

6:30 pm and 8:00 pm

Rouge
205 South 18th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
215-732-6622

Moorish Unification Council of the World, Inc.

Presents its Annual

Unity Day Gathering

Date: Monday July 20th, 2009
Place: Lemon Hill Dr. Fairmont Park
In back of the Pavilion (section #2)

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Time: 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm

ALL ARE WELCOME !!!!!!!

FUN ! FOOD ! GAMES!!!!!

Free Will Donation- Bring a Dish to share if Able, if not please come!!!!!!

For information: Call Wesley Wilson-Bey
(215) 476-0280
Founder/Chairman

Online resources for Philly parents

http://www.chestercountymoms.com
http://www.germantownavenueparents.com
http://www.norristownmom.com

CITY YEAR, WASHINGTON DC (Americorps)

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Graduating seniors who are not sure what they want to do after high school should consider applying for a paid community service position with City Year, Washington, DC, a group of 17-24 year olds committed to full-time service for ten months in the
Washington, DC community.
Benefits include: living stipend ($200 per week),
health care coverage, free metro pass, and $4,725 educational scholarship.
For more info: www.cityyear.org or email: cmurphy@cityyear.org/dc or call: 202-776-7780, Amanda Seligman.
Recruitment open houses will be held once a month at their headquarters: 918 U Street, NW, 2nd floor,
Washington D.C.

Summer Programs For Kids

Summer has officially begun. Parents scrambling for summer activities for their children and

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teen can find comprehensive listings of program on the www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia
Website under the
After School Programs/Camps parent handout http://www.cap4kids.org/philadelphia/parent_handouts/after_school_programs_camps.html
including the recently added Complete Listing of Summer Programs under the Dept. of Recreation's listing.
For summer jobs and internships, one can go to the Teen Resources handout and near the bottom of the listing find hundreds of job and volunteer opportunities including the recently updated Volunteer Way website that makes finding volunteer opportunities much easier.
Let's keep our kids safe and busy this summer and let's continue to bridge the gap between families in need and the resources in Philly that serve them by using the Cap4Kids website.
Enjoy your summer!!
Daniel R. Taylor, D.O., FAAP

Food And Nutrition Handout

Prior to the recession, Food Insecurity affected almost 30% of families nationwide. Nowadays….. who knows. Not having enough food at the end of the month. Going to sleep hungry. Skipping meals. The health, emotional and educational consequences are staggering.
On the Cap4Kids website, under the Food and Nutrition handout, http://www.cap4kids.org

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/philadelphia/parent_handouts/food_and_nutrition.html,
you will find several resources in the Philadelphia area to help families with this unconscionable problem.
Please know these resources, help bridge the gap between families and need and the social service agencies that serve them, and let other child/family advocates know about the Cap4Kids resource.

ARCHDIOCESE FEEDING THE KIDS

Nutritional Development Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is sponsoring its annual
Summer Food Service Program

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from now through September 4, 2009.
Last summer, more than 600 sites and
25, 000 children participated in the program.

Participating sites can offer children lunch and a choice of breakfast or snack. Most Philadelphia and many suburban neighborhoods qualify.
To sign up, contact Nutritional Development Services at 215-895-3470.

ACCEL Community Cyber Program - A PA Cyber Learning Community

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Enrolling Now!
K thru 12
Register by calling: 610.352.9925
Accel Community Cyber Program
A PA Cyber Learning Community is now enrolling for the 2009/2010 school year.
If you are looking for a safe, fun and interactive environment where your child can learn and socialize with their cyber peers? Are looking for training learning coaches to help with your child's cyber course work, homework and test?

Well look no further. Accel provides a daily structure, homework assistance, and tutoring to cyber families. The program operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 3:00 pm with an afterschool program that runs until 6:00 pm. Accel serves families with youth in grades K-12.

For enrollment information, please call 610-352-9925 or visit us on the web at www.accelcyber.org

Philadelphia's clean energy economy to guide Sen. Arlen Specter

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Can you help show Philadelphia's clean energy economy to Sen. Arlen Specter?

Sen. Specter has an important role in passing a strong clean energy jobs bill that's moving through Congress right now—but Big Oil and Coal are lobbying hard to water it down. So he needs to hear from local constituents who demand bold investments to seize the clean energy opportunity.

That's why MoveOn members have spent weeks organizing a Clean Energy Jobs Day—a unique tour of local clean energy businesses, from solar panel installers to retrofitted car plants. Local residents and media will be there and we've even invited Sen. Specter—and we need a good crowd to show how many people in Philadelphia support a clean energy economy.

Will you attend the tour on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 9:00 AM?

Yes, I'll be there.

The goal of the Clean Energy Jobs Day is to show Sen. Specter and the media that there's deep grassroots support in Pennsylvania for clean energy jobs legislation.

But it'll also just be interesting and fun to see what's happening in your community. Local MoveOn members have put a lot of time into organizing this event, and we're hearing great stories from around the country about what's planned. Here are just a few examples:

* In Boulder, Colorado, local solar systems manufacturers are mounting interactive displays for kids to use and learn about solar panels.
* In Asheville, North Carolina, high school students are coming to represent future employees in the clean energy industry.
* In Philadelphia, a car-sharing company will provide free rides from site to site.
* In Rockford, Illinois, "tour guides" wearing green shirts will lead bikers through the stops on the tour.

What else will you find when you come to your local Clean Energy Jobs Day? We'd love for you to see for yourself—and we need your presence to help send a strong message to Sen. Specter about the depth of support for clean energy jobs.

Can you come on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 9:00 AM? RSVP for Philadelphia's Clean Energy rally

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Operation Restoration Enterprises

Some experiences are worth a thousand words...like these pictures! Thanks to all participants from both endeavors, the Talk Show and the Actual Work Day...It made this experience, unforgettable! Next we want to top the charts, funding is a crucial key. So I propose a few things:

1.) Those who do see a need for more of an impact to be made to serve on 2010 Planning Committee
2.) To forward the names of other companies, professionals that would be interested
3.) Everyone please forward a letter of commendation, congratulations on the impact of this event

There will be a follow-up meeting planned sometime in June...your comments, feedback is certainly welcomed. I cannot emphasize how important this service we offer, is considering the climate of violence we are faced with.

"SPECIAL THANKS"

*All of these Have supported this endeavor for Two Years Running*
Doctor J.S. Blake, DO, M.Sc., FACOI of Blake Gastroenterology Associates, Valarie Cofield of Intech Construction, Jamal Boyd, Matthew Beach, Stephanie Oliver, Andre Daniels, Wayne Nembhard of DIGITAL INNOVATIONS

Robert Hall, CEO, Amongst Men Mentoring Services First Time Supporter
Bill Mellix of Synterra LD. / Landscaping Architectural Firm First Time Supporter
Doc MAASI of the Rittenhouse Foot and Ankle/www.mybadfeet.com (pics attached) First Time Supporter
David Browm of Brown MM Partners First time Supporter
Gerald Branch for the host principal and opening the doors of Grover Washington Middle School First Time Supporter
Taaliba Bey, Dramatic Interpretation
Dennis Boyd and Cara Rogers was instrumental in allot of the behind-the-scenes planning.
Gary Shepherd first time (hopefully not last) Celebrity Guest Host

Although some are not in pictures, their presence was crucial to our success! Thanks Again!

9th Annual Jazz Event, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

9th Annual Jazz Event, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Ticket prices start at $125.00

Sickle Cell disease is one of the most common serious genetic diseases in America. Each year nearly one in every 400 African American newborns is born with Sickle Cell Disease. The disease is most prevalent among African Americans, but it also affects persons of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Indian descent. Among African –Americans approximately 1 in every 12 persons or approximately 3 million Americans has the trait.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, ranked the #1 pediatric hospital in the nation is committed to finding a cure for Sickle Cell Disease. The Sickle Cell Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest in the United States and provides care and services to children afflicted with Sickle Cell in Philadelphia and from across the nation. Since 1971, the Center has been a leader in setting what are now the standard protocols of care for sickle cell patients.

The 9th Annual Jazz Event will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue. The Jazz Event is the largest fundraising event hosted by the Community Advocacy Committee. This Event serves as a platform to continue to raise awareness and much needed funds for the Hospital’s Sickle Cell Center.

Thank you for sharing in our commitment to finding a cure.

We hope to see you at the Jazz Event! The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia®
Hope lives here.

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Boys State

FREE!! The American Legion sponsors a week long summer leadership program called Boys State. This year's program will be held at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland from June 21-27. If you are a junior interested in a leadership opportunity see your guidance counselor right away for more information.

2009 CDC Disease Detective Camp (DDC)

FREE!! The National Center for Health Marketing's Global Health Odyssey Museum is pleased to offer the 2009 CDC Disease Detective Camp (DDC). DDC is an academic day camp for students who will be high school juniors andseniors during the 2009-2010 school year. Campers will take on the roles ofdisease detectives and learn how CDC safeguards the nation's health. Thecamp will be offered twice from June 22-26 and July 13-17. For more info and to apply to go www.cdc.gov/gcc/exhibit/camp.htm .

Summer Journalism Program

FREE!! Princeton University announces its Summer Journalism Program for low-income sophomores or juniors with at least a 3.5 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)who have an interest in journalism. The cost is free including travelcosts to and from Princeton! Apply now! Go to www.princeton.edu/sjp

Science & Engineering Apprenticeship program

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Science & Engineering Apprenticeship program (summer) - This program places academically talented H.S. students (at least 16 yrs old, sophomores/ juniors) with interest in science & math in Dept. of Defense laboratories for an 8-wk period over the summer. This is an invaluable experience in the world of scientific research, with hands-on exposure to scientific & engineering practices not available in the HS environment. It is a paid apprenticeship ($2,000) and the students areassigned a scientist or engineer as their mentor.

To apply online or get more information about the program: http://www.usaeop.com

Students must submit their transcript (minimum GPA 3.0) and teacher recommendationto the program director for consideration and daily transportation is thestudent's responsibility. Program runs from June 22 - August 14, 2009.

2009 Summer Programs for High School Students - FREE!

MIT announces its MITES Program, (Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science), a challenging 6 week summer program that prepares promising rising seniors for careers in engineering and science. If you are selected, all educational, housing, meals and activity costs are covered. You must, however, pay for your own transportation to and from MIT. To apply, go to http://mit.edu/mites/www

Philadelphia Youth Network WorkReady Summer Internships

Philadelphia Youth Network WorkReady Summer Internships with the City of Philadelphia

Applications and enrollment information for the Philadelphia Youth Network's WorkReady Summer Internships with City of Philadelphia municipal government are now available on the Experience!Philadelphia website at http://www.phila.gov/experiencephila/highschool.html

Potential applicants must be at least 16 years of age (sophomores through seniors in high school) and Philadelphia residents to apply to the WorkReady Summer Internships with the City of Philadelphia.Applications must be received by the Philadelphia Youth Network on Friday, May 22, 2009.Please email all inquires to mip@phila.gov or call The Office of Leadership Investment at 215-686-2138.

For Philadelphia Area Children

Help Creative Kids Club Get Transportation

If anyone would like to help the youth raise funds for their summer transportation, please assist us by ordering on-line with Avon. They will transfer 20% of every order received with our code # (870014), back to us, just by you ordering on-line, and not in line.It is just like we are your Avon representative and you will be giving the youth the opportunity to travel throughout the Delaware Valley for free, Avon will be paying for our ride.

Go to the website: beautyfundraising.com Then: Pick: “Register a Fundraiser Customer”Don't forget to write down our code # (870014), it is the only way we will get paid, and by the way we will know who believes in us, with our monthly report. Creative Kids Club organization code is 870014. Yes, please pass this information on to your friends too, we can use everyone's support. Transportation, is no joke, it costs.