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Speed Mentoring makes a big difference
| One of the unique outreach projects of United
Way's African American Leadership is our Speed Mentoring initiative with Graduate Greenville.
Last month, 33 AAL  volunteers spent time at Southside, Berea and Greenville high schools, meeting with students enrolled in Graduate Greenville's summer enrichment program. In quick, small group sessions, AAL members shared their educational and professional experiences and offered the students a first-person example of what can be accomplished with hard work and ambition.
Watch this video to see what some of our members had to say about their Speed Mentoring experience.
Thank you to all of our volunteers. Your commitment of a couple of hours will influence the students for years to come.
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Another FANtastic Celebration for AAL!
| Kimberly Chancellor-Davis and Willie Chancellor made it a FANtastic night with African American Leadership.  |
African American Leadership members celebrated their commitment to this
community at the annual FANtastic Celebration June 24 at ZEN.
In addition to meeting new friends
and sharing the importance of United Way's work, attendees brought fans
to be donated to SHARE (Sunbelt Human Advancement Resources), which
will distribute them to seniors in Greenville County who do not have
adequate cooling in their homes during the summer. Thirty-nine fans were
collected at the event, which featured great food by Chef Bill McClellan and wonderful sounds from musician Gerald Smith.
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Go door-to-door for Graduate Greenville and
help kids stay in school
|  Opening Doors
to Success Day, held this year on Aug. 21, is an annual event on the first
Saturday after the start of school. On that day, Greenville County Schools
staff and community volunteers visit the homes of high school students who
have not returned to school and ask them to come back.
Last
year, 24 students either returned to school or took advantage of other
education alternatives. Two of these students graduated this spring with the class of 2010. To see how Opening Doors to Success Day changed the life of one of those students, watch the new United Way video.
This year, volunteers will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Aug. 21 for breakfast and training at one
of the following schools: Berea High School, Southside High School, Greer High
School, Greenville High School or Travelers Rest High School. The volunteers
will then go out in groups of four and knock on the doors of students who did
not show up for the first week of school.
To be a part of this year's effort, visit this link at graduategreenville.org. Select the
"Opening Doors to Success" option on the volunteer form. To view and print the flyer, click here.
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| Get Involved. Get Hands On. |
 Looking for ways to get involved in our community? Visit United Way's Hands On Greenville to find a wide variety of volunteer opportunities available every day across Greenville County. From storytime with children to yard work for seniors, there's an important project out there for everyone.
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Dates to Remember
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Mark your calendars with these upcoming events:
Opening Doors to
Success Day
Saturday, August 21
9:00 am - Noon
To volunteer, register here.
2010 United Way
Campaign Kickoff
Tuesday, September 14
11:45 a.m.
Carolina First Center
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2010 African American
Leadership Council
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Jil Littlejohn
Vice Chair
Yolanda Scott-Boone
Council Members
Vice Chair
Cheryl Berry
Byron Corbitt
Vincent Douglas
Charles Edward
Mark A. Frazier
Leah Garrett
Darrin Goss
Nitka Gray
Katrina Hale
Curtis Harkness
Rick Harris
Denis D. McAdory
Bill McClellan
Lakita Scotland-Brown
Shakaysha Selby
Rosie Sullivan
Paulette Sutton
Ralph Sweeney
Chris Tolbert
Advisory Council
Brent Clinkscale
Merl F. Code
Herb Johnson
Melinda Scott
Marvin M. Ward
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