Inaugural Walk Aims to Raise $65,000 to Send Students to College
The Bay Area Leadership Council of UNCF – the United Negro College Fund – the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization, announced that it is hosting its inaugural Walk for Education on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Tampa at Al Lopez Park. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn will serve as Honorary Chair.
Members of the community and friends of UNCF are invited to form a team, join a team or register as an individual to help children get the education they need and our nation needs them to have.
Visit www.uncf.org/tampabaywalk for more information and to pre-register.
“I am honored to serve as the honorary chair for the UNCF Walk for Education in Tampa,” said Mayor Bob Buckhorn. “This event will help fund the education of more than 60,000 students across the nation annually; that fact is more than enough incentive to rally together as a community to support this effort. UNCF is an outstanding organization that has helped ensure a positive future by providing opportunities for our students get the education they deserve.”
Walk on-site registration begins at 7 a. m. and the Walk begins at 8 a. m. The registration entry fee required before the day of the event is $20 for adults 19 and older and $10 for individuals between the ages of 12 and 18. Registration is free for children 11 and under.
Sponsorship packages are available. Sponsors for this year’s walk include Citi, Fifth Third Bank, Florida Blue, Serenity Village, State Farm, Tampa Chapter of the Links, Tech Data, and Wells Fargo. Additionally, volunteers will be needed to help with set-up and operations, including maintaining Walk stations and clean-up.
“We want the Central Florida Community to Walk for Education and help build a more diverse workforce and strengthen the community,” said Curtis Stokes, chair of the Bay Area Leadership Council. “Everyone who believes that ‘A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste’® should come out, and inspire and empower our young people to secure their passports to opportunity, college degrees.”
For more information on our Walk for Education or for sponsorship packages, please contact Tampa Walk Chair Felicia Harvey at tampabayareauncfwalk@gmail.com.
