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Bridges to Success Newsletter December 20, 2011

Thanksgiving Food Drive 2011

February

By Audrey Alexander

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February

Soul Food Festival 10am - 3pm SSB Patio

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Feb. - Mar.

Colors of Greatness African American Heritage Fashion Show

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The Bridges to Success Program sponsored its Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive on November 22, 2011 for the Head Start Program at the Lila Mitchell Comvvmunity Center. Twelve underprivileged families were able to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast. We would like to extend a special thanks to Gwen Siebert and the Lila Mitchell staff for allowing us to make a difference in the lives of Head Start families.

February is African American Heritage Month By Audrey Alexander

The Bridges to Success Program will celebrate African American Heritage Month by hosting a Fashion Show on February 22, 2012 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Health Sciences Building (HSB) 105. The theme for this celebration is “Colors of Greatness.�

Fashion Show Auditions A panel of judges selected over 10 participants to showcase various talents in the areas of dancing, modeling, singing, poetry and much more for the Fashion Show. In addition, during the audition sign-up event, the Bridges Program collected over $300 in donations, which were given toward the Annual Christmas Toy Drive.

Black Bound College Bound Conference

On December 5-6, 2011, the Bridges Program hosted an audition sign-up event in front of the Student Services Building (SSB) and the Student Lounge for the Fashion Show. The audition sign-up was a huge success with over 100 students signing up to participate in the auditions. On December 9, 2011, auditions were held in HSB 105.


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