tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15051191593769288552024-02-19T11:12:49.069-06:00100 Black Men of Chicago Mentoring ProgramsWelcome to the 100 Black Men of Chicago Mentoring Blog. This Blog is to showcase our mentoring sites and the wonderful mentees that are involved with our programs.
Our mentoring sites include 100BMC Westside, 100BMC Southside, and 100BMC Aurora.100BMC Mentoringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160400937786335269noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-55397916499472008232012-12-11T07:03:00.000-06:002012-12-11T07:03:01.171-06:00Mentoring Highlights - Trip to Fermilab, Wallet Wise 12/1, 12/8<br />
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Out in our West Suburban Program, on Saturday, December 1st, eighteen students
and five mentors payed a three hour visit to the Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Batavia</st1:place></st1:city>.
The trip to Fermilab was part of the S.T.E.M. (science, technology,
engineering, and math) curriculum which we will be covered in future
sessions. Fermilab is operated by the Fermi Research Alliance; a
joint venture between the University of Chicago, the Illinois Institute of
Technology and the Universities Research Association. Tour guides
explained Fermilab's purpose, primary areas of focus as well as major
energy and medical experimental findings. The tour ended with a one
hour lecture and question/answer period by renown Fermilab scientist Herman
White. Mr. White pointed out that much of the technology
we make use of in our everyday lives, were fairly recently discovered
by scientists throughout the world. The day ended with a pizza lunch at
the Quad County Urban League.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial;">On December
8th, member Joel Foster delivered the Wallet Wise financial literacy
curriculum, sponsored by Ally Bank. Students from our South Side and West
Side programs met at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Chicago</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
and were introduced to budgeting and credit concepts, as they embark upon their
journey as becoming responsible financial stewards.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Arial;">We also got
a special treat as Joshua Murfree, Vice Chairman of Operations for 100 Black
Men of America out of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city>,
stopped by to chat with our students and check out the operation.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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next couple weekends, all of our programs will engage in fun social activities,
games and treats as we wrap up for the holidays. Here's to a great 2012
and an even better start to 2013!</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-81199677948055598722012-11-20T17:04:00.003-06:002012-11-20T17:04:54.126-06:00Post Election Day Wrap-Up, 11/10-11/17<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It's been a VERY busy month for the Chapter and our mentees! First off, it's with great pleasure that we are announcing the Chicago Chapter as a Pathway for Success grant recipient - a Corporate Workforce Readiness initiative sponsored by Wells Fargo. Over the next six months, 20 students will be identified to go through a rigorous program culminating in three week paid internships from some of our respective corporate partners.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The young men in our South Side, West Side and West Suburban Programs spent time recapping the 2012 Presidential Election. Students and mentors offered their opinions concerning election results, exit poll questions, as well as their respective feelings of nervousness, cautious optimism and confidence throughout the day up until President Obama was officially declared our 44th President.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The natural progression from deep discussions about politics is naturally becoming adept at debating. On the West Side, our young men have starting engaging in learning the foundation for successful debate - the elements of selecting a topic, formulating points/counterpoints, presentation skills, and respectful debate etiquette. In all three sites, o</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ur S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) initiatives will be kicking of this winter. In the West Suburbs, the students were given a</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> preview of the upcoming field trip to Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (</span><strong style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fermilab</strong><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">), in Batavia on Saturday, December 1st. Mentors and volunteers highlighted the importance of math and science, and offered questions students might ask during the visit pertaining to professions in the math and science fields. We're currently working with the Museum of Science and Industry along with the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) to line up speakers for the upcoming sessions at the other sites.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Of note: On Saturday December 8th, and Chicago State, Joel Foster will be delivering Wallet Wise training a financial literacy program graciously sponsored by Ally Bank. Finally, were are in the running for another Healthy Living Grant, sponsored by Coca Cola, focusing on nutrition, fitness, and healthy habits....wish us luck! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">P.S. Make sure you join us for the 100BMC Holiday Toy Drive, next Wednesday, November 28th @ Excalibur Night Club, Downtown Chicago (</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">http://100bmc.org/index.php/holiday-toy-drive)</span></span></div>
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John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-49572798754917171142012-10-21T19:59:00.000-05:002012-10-22T18:44:43.378-05:00College Scholarship Fair Recap, West Suburban Program Launch<span style="background-color: white; color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">On October 13th, 2012, the Chicago Chapter held their 10th Annual College Scholarship Fair at UIC, sponsored by State Farm. Close to 3,000 students and 200 schools were in attendance, as hundreds of on site acceptances were granted and scholarships were given to outstanding students in the Chicagoland area. Visits from several dignitaries and local celebrities made the day extra special, as families also attended workshops on financial aid and exam preparedness, and corporate partners were wowed by the manifestation of the hard work of our members and volunteers. Our mentees showed up in force to help keep things running smoothly as well. Kudos to Ray Coleman, CSF Chairman and his team for making yet another fair the biggest and best.</span><br />
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October 20th was back to the business of mentoring at our West and South Side sites, but of special note was the re-launch of the West Suburban program, held at the Quad County Urban League in Aurora. Under the leadership of Al Demming, dozens of mentees, volunteers, and parents came out to learn more about the history of our organization, the programming, and our 2012-13 curriculum. We look forward to growing this effort and becoming yet another model of excellence in serving our youth.</div>
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Over the next few weeks in all the programs, as we near the election and beyond, we will be discussing civics/politics, making sure the students stay engaged as issues very important to them will be taken on by the next administrations locally and nationally.</div>
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The West Side Program kicked off on Saturday, September 29th at the Major Adams Center (125 N. Hoyne). The orientation session covered goal-setting, a discussion of the curriculum and activities with parents, and ice-breaking exercises for the young men.<br />
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On the South Side, over the last two weeks, we have been preparing the students for this weekend's College Scholarship Fair, as well as goal-setting and planning for the 2012-13 cycle. The goals and actions plans center around academic and personal goals, and we'll use the metrics that come out of these exercises to measure our effectiveness as a chapter, and identify developmental areas for the mentees.<br />
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In the West Suburbs, our volunteers and mentors met to prepare for the re-launch of that program, which will be at the Quad County Urban League at 1685 N. Farnsworth in Aurora, starting on October 20th. We've had a lot of enthusiasm around the re-launch, from the number mentors, to the number of prospective students, to the schools and other partners/community organizations that are assisting in our newest endeavor.</div>
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As we approach Election Day, the topics will center around lessons in civics and politics, before we launch our new S.T.E.M. initiative (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).</div>
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There is STILL time to register for the College Scholarship Fair (www.100bmc.org), Saturday, October 13th from 9AM-2PM at UIC. We hope to see everyone, as we help make the dreams of our students come true.</div>
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John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-36499547342667489442012-09-27T13:52:00.003-05:002012-09-27T13:52:21.721-05:002012-13 Mentoring Kicks-Off!!<b>On Saturday, September 22nd at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Chicago</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place>,
our South Side program had its inaugural session. Under the leadership of
Andre Edmonds, it was great to see parent, mentor and mentee faces,
new and old, learning about our new curriculum, focusing more this year on
science, technology, engineering, and math, in addition to the normal college
readiness, financial literacy and life skills topic to which they been
accustomed. We will be implementing a new student blog, as well as our
initiatives geared to the demonstration of leadership, critical to their
success as they move through high school and onto their secondary education.</b><br />
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<b>Of course, we also used it as an opportunity to promote our 10th
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<b>Our West Side program will start this Saturday, September 29th, at
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<b>Our West Suburban program re-launch begins on Saturday, October
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<b>Finally, our <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Michele</st1:placename>
<st1:placename w:st="on">Clark</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Magnet
School</st1:placetype></st1:place> program will begin (tentatively) on Tuesday,
October 9<sup>th</sup> (3:00PM-5:00PM).<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<br />John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-25243452852613325632012-08-29T14:47:00.001-05:002012-08-29T14:47:41.738-05:002012 DuPage County NAACP Youth Works College Readiness and Scholarship Fair - August 25th, 2012 <br />
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<li>On Saturday, August 25, 2012, the 100 Black Men of Chicago, Inc.
participated in the DuPage County NAACP's College Readiness Program at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville.
Representing the 100BMC were Al Demming, John Holloway and Tyrone Thompson. The purpose of the fair was to give youth and their parents opportunities to enhance their
college preparedness, learn the value of servicing the community, obtain information
about scholarships, and continue to be groomed into stellar youth via several enrichment programs. The
event ran from 8:00am until 2:00pm and serviced over 650 student and adult
attendees. Students and parents that stopped by the table were given an overview of the organization, provided information and "save-the-date" materials pertaining to our 10th Annual College Scholarship Fair (CSF) on October 13, 2012 at UIC, and the re-launch of our West Suburban Mentoring Program, to start Saturday, October 20th at the Quad County Urban League in Aurora. Forty-seven (47) students and
parents signed-up, indicating their interest in our upcoming Mentoring Program.
Twenty-five (25) students whose GPAs and ACT scores met our previous CSF Honor Student Reception
program criteria (GPA = 3.3 or better & ACT = 23 or better) signed up
to be notified when details are released. A special thanks goes out to our West Suburban Mentoring contingent, as they are well on their way to a productive year!</li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the summer comes to a close, it's time to recap all the happenings in the chapter since the National Conference. On Saturday, July 14th, our mentees celebrated at their end of year event at Brunswick Bowl out in Homewood. Our young men enjoyed pizza, bowling and laser tag, as we showed our appreciation for their hard work throughout the 2011-12 school year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday August 4th, our gracious chapter Chairman Craig Gilmore hosted a New Member Luncheon at this home, welcoming our first-year members, as they learned more about chapter business and focused on getting in engaged in our committees and other efforts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday August 11th, we participated in this year's 79th annual Bud Billiken Back to School parade. Mentees, mentors, members and volunteers came out an populated our awesome float, sponsored by State Farm. We strutted our stuff proudly once again on national television (WGN) and were able to generate some great publicity for our Annual College Scholarship Fair, which will be Saturday October 13th and UIC Pavilion. A special thanks goes out to David Day for running point on the efforts to bolster our turnout.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, on Saturday August 18th, John Anderson, Mentoring Chair, hosted our annual Mentoring Summit at Link Unlimited in Chicago. Members came out and were trained on our National Program - Mentoring the 100 Way - by our Past President, Jeff Jackson, and our 2012-13 strategic planning efforts began, including the re-launch of our West Suburban program, tentatively set for October 20th at the Quad County Urban League in Aurora.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our Saturday programs on the South Side (Chicago State) and West Side (site TBD), will tentatively begin on September 22nd. Enjoy the rest of the summer!</span>John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-47274128501313582732012-06-21T17:16:00.004-05:002012-06-21T17:16:47.278-05:0026th Annual 100 Black Men of America Conference, June 13 - June 17th, 2012<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt;">We’re back and fresh off the trip to the 26<sup>th</sup> Annual National Conference in <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Atlanta</city></place>, June 13<sup>th</sup>-17th. All who represented the Chicago Chapter enjoyed our time, got the opportunity to network and learn from other Chapters from across the country. Mentors and Mentees alike participated in outstanding workshops, with topics, ranging from education, to mentoring best practices, to bullying.<br /><br />Our young men who attended, were Gregory Loston, Jared Brown, Dennis Bell, Cyrus Goines, Bryant McGee and Bryant Harwell - the last three of which participated in the State Farm Dollars and $ense competition. The boys represented us well, finishing 4<sup>th</sup> out of 18 chapters, and they were rewarded with gift cards and schools supplies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 9pt;">Warren McElroy and John Anderson served as chaperones, keeping the mentees in line as they navigated through workshops, outings, concerts and parties. Celebrities Mindless Behavior, Diggy Simmons, Jacob Latimore and the OMG Girlz graced the youth with their presence, while the grown-ups, enjoyed Wayne Brady and Boyz II Men, and Midnight Starr and the Conference Gala and Post-Conference Party, respectively.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12px;">The full </span><place style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12px;" w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Chicago</city></place><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12px;"> contingent also included members, Craig Gilmore, John Kendall, Malik Nevels, Jeff Jackson, Jourdan Sorrell, and Eliot Mosby.</span><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12px;">Special Notes:</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12px;">Congratulations to Jeff Jackson for being re-elected as Member At-Large. Unfortunately, John Kendall was not victorious in a tight race for VP-Operations position. In no way, though, does that diminish the positive impact he has made in our chapter and nationally for the past 18 years, and we are VERY proud.</span>
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The mentees were treated to a day of fun as they were treated to pizza and a movie ("The Avengers") early in the day, followed by stuffing gifts and then getting handsome and pretty in time to meet and greet the guests - making us so proud along the way. Finally, they assisted in our live auction, in the evening's final event - which helped raise over $15,000 - $10,000 of which was matched by our generous sponsor - State Farm. As the year with our mentees comes to a close, a special thanks goes out to mentors and volunteers that worked so hard that day: Phillip Powell, Tim Turner, David Allen, Rodney McGee, and members, Kevin King, Warren McElroy, Andre Edmonds, Joe Hardy, Lennie Pulliam, and Roosevelt Moncure. Great Job!<br />
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On Saturday April 5th, the West Side and South Side programs, in a joint session, were treated to "EtiKid" class, taught by the dynamic Ms. Airies Davis. Our young men were given tips on fine dining, escorting young ladies and other matters of etiquette.<br />
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Finally our MCs at next week's gala, diligently prepared for giving presentations introducing our honorees. We're are very much looking forward to ALL of our mentees doing us proud next week!John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-30456710343092494292012-04-23T22:45:00.000-05:002012-04-23T22:45:08.993-05:00Salsa Dancing with the AKA's Teen Esteem Mentees - 4/21<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our young men got a SPECIAL treat this past weekend - Salsa Dancing instruction with the AKA Teen Esteem program mentees, at the Northeastern Illinois University Carruther's Center for Inner City Studies. A special shout to Chris from Latin Street Dancing, who did an outstanding with boys, girls and YES, MENTORS, teaching us some intricate moves and slick combinations. We followed that up with some great Mexican cuisine. A special thanks, to Warren McElroy and volunteers Tim Turner and Rodney McGee (who snapped some great shots). Hey, is that Mentoring Chair, John Anderson out on the floor?John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-59535655903400605882012-04-03T07:45:00.002-05:002012-04-03T07:45:41.172-05:00100 BMC Mentoring - Testimonies/Debate/Trayvon Discussion, 3/24, 3/31<br />
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Congratulations to the winners from the debating session <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT84">last Saturday</span> the 24th! Also, we'd like to the thank the students, mentees, and parents that give video testimonies for the upcoming Gala celebration.</div>
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On Saturday the 31st, most of the session dealt with the Trayvon Martin
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racially motivated. The discussion ended on what choices Trayvon had that he
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Finally, Will McNeill led an art exercise on how different people hear different
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Great sessions!</div>John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-55297794281445420942012-03-19T22:05:00.000-05:002012-03-20T23:01:03.261-05:00Mentees Debate/Chicago Tribune Visit 3/10, 3/17<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On March 10th and 17th, the mentees were engaged in debate prep, led by Warren McElroy. The weather on the past weekend lead to an outdoor joint session of the West and South Side programs at Chicago State. Warren, site coordinator Andre Edmonds, and the other mentors and volunteers helped the mentees last weekend argue the affirmative and negative regarding topics they selected. On the 10th, the mentees got a special treat, as 20+-year Chicago Tribune veteran, and syndicated cartoonist Charles Boyce stopped by to enlighten the young men about opportunities and internships in the field of journalism.John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-83317942530858682562012-02-21T22:45:00.001-06:002012-02-21T22:45:29.562-06:00Trip to the Auto Show - February 19, 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Sunday, February 19th, the mentees from the South and West Sides got to come down to McCormick Place and check out the sweet rides of today and tomorrow. Chapter President, Jourdan Sorrell, Mentoring Chairperson, John Anderson, along with Site Coordinators, Andre Edmonds and Warren McElroy, and volunteers, Jay Matthis, Tim Turner and Jasper Hagan were in attendance. After working hard during our weekly sessions, the students were rewarded as the year counts down, and we approach our Chapter Gala in May, and our 100 Black Men of America National Conference in June. Lastly, we'd be remiss if we didn't acknowledge our sponsor, State Farm, and their cool display.John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-86334449024643240372011-12-18T23:46:00.002-06:002011-12-20T09:49:24.024-06:00Holiday Party (100 BMC South & Westsides)<blockquote style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="tr_bq"><br /><br /><p align="left"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb1W8hlJ3vvCNDSTzmUQLZZ3O0RIX4MkMbI5bW9_ThsM2pGzhfNg0BtmzRJhtscXoVhd_zi9BZKnaAMh5hvU1I5d6i7pNMs4Hj2aXBeRorN3YyuemIdutnVPlzAs8fS1foTDOV7jWNnqg/s1600/All+Games.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb1W8hlJ3vvCNDSTzmUQLZZ3O0RIX4MkMbI5bW9_ThsM2pGzhfNg0BtmzRJhtscXoVhd_zi9BZKnaAMh5hvU1I5d6i7pNMs4Hj2aXBeRorN3YyuemIdutnVPlzAs8fS1foTDOV7jWNnqg/s320/All+Games.JPG" width="320" height="240" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55vsJO1eMrT-BeCQjWdOgaD3PvkjLH7m-PWDajEeNnlJMVO5jW1-Q9_U0wpYHTXVnknm9gXTyFz_eFELpqRSNpCSVtFrQ2KSO3Dh_-eRfRh4AWpy9XkC6jIwaCeAzohPb6mVE6ng6pab8/s1600/Spades_4.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55vsJO1eMrT-BeCQjWdOgaD3PvkjLH7m-PWDajEeNnlJMVO5jW1-Q9_U0wpYHTXVnknm9gXTyFz_eFELpqRSNpCSVtFrQ2KSO3Dh_-eRfRh4AWpy9XkC6jIwaCeAzohPb6mVE6ng6pab8/s320/Spades_4.JPG" width="320" height="240" /></a><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtW0WHtAKL3RP4pwR-9ivDRwtt-92XaytUhNI7yCxkEB4vLT_32hOVVGTFW_9vxVhgqatkGzRzHtjZzynVzimLcsT0cqMFvLFuQre-ClLR0cOX9MbUAiamRgMi-jLZgYPoY0c8fUYYlPgv/s1600/Monopoly_2.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtW0WHtAKL3RP4pwR-9ivDRwtt-92XaytUhNI7yCxkEB4vLT_32hOVVGTFW_9vxVhgqatkGzRzHtjZzynVzimLcsT0cqMFvLFuQre-ClLR0cOX9MbUAiamRgMi-jLZgYPoY0c8fUYYlPgv/s320/Monopoly_2.JPG" width="320" height="240" /></a><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwFMuWNCOVEQjG-ibCxqaDuuszToi2j0gXvKuJmJwGXDk3nNowzDQufXPvGkx8aQ4grgJvYNnN2RqPN4e4JpxOaaZ7V0o6PS21pyKU7KnOVa9CGS9pgKWpHJaOSqOqurbuX_YtXyJasgq/s320/Triva+Winners_Swag.JPG" width="320" height="240" /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></p><br /><br /><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">Mentees from both our West and Southside locations joined up at Chicago State University for our year end holiday party. We hosted a “game day” with Spades, Monopoly, Jenga, and finally a team Trivia competition, won by “Team Swag”. Everyone Received gift cards furnished by Wal-mart. Mentoring returns in early January.Happy Holidays.</span></p></blockquote>Warren - 100 BMC Site Coordinatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267647232717667149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-37405080325733197452011-09-26T10:49:00.005-05:002011-09-26T20:22:51.096-05:00Welcome Back - 2011-12 - September 17th, 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EomiDWVVR1wV83uZQosD5kqDP5Y_clV4MQrg9chS4pwVpd3xmhTTY42Z78TYdh1dmEMwKzR2NtGnXKLG6AMyk9-BBkA00J7KYegmhdzbOCNgtBNbWkgSlz5rW1uT4c9q111_iT-L/s1600/IMAG0100.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656843651643395042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EomiDWVVR1wV83uZQosD5kqDP5Y_clV4MQrg9chS4pwVpd3xmhTTY42Z78TYdh1dmEMwKzR2NtGnXKLG6AMyk9-BBkA00J7KYegmhdzbOCNgtBNbWkgSlz5rW1uT4c9q111_iT-L/s320/IMAG0100.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcG9U-CWArDVcCDn5j8UPBTpiDE-0RNITMAHZ0GioINiFJM2IUwYKY21qf-Rd53Dafg4Vq80R8pCXqHbOl0quMhCKJ4rORykABHnvJGASydwae-keX3GObocv6B97osSvJEALXlPP/s1600/IMAG0097.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656843100995825186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcG9U-CWArDVcCDn5j8UPBTpiDE-0RNITMAHZ0GioINiFJM2IUwYKY21qf-Rd53Dafg4Vq80R8pCXqHbOl0quMhCKJ4rORykABHnvJGASydwae-keX3GObocv6B97osSvJEALXlPP/s320/IMAG0097.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeraeTxnAsuIIbZ_4U4uknmc3H6h3b3S078J2R9n5Gpn4lMEMbFJE0EsZvSEWwjxKfejAuStnRts7VUGYI3qSjOntWZc1uDxKiO9AAzhOMVuySIo6cS8Xawve2Qo5D7Hqrj5M3M6T3/s1600/IMAG0096.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656842535535142034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeraeTxnAsuIIbZ_4U4uknmc3H6h3b3S078J2R9n5Gpn4lMEMbFJE0EsZvSEWwjxKfejAuStnRts7VUGYI3qSjOntWZc1uDxKiO9AAzhOMVuySIo6cS8Xawve2Qo5D7Hqrj5M3M6T3/s320/IMAG0096.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The South Side and West Side Saturday programs, are now underway. I want to thank site coordinators Andre Edmonds and Rodney McGee (South) and Warren McElroy and Tim Turner (West) helping to get us off to a good start. After the orientation with the parents, the students were informed about the College Scholarship Fair, and how they should not only participate, but help us market the event this fall. WE NEED TO SEE MORE MEMBERS, so please, when you can spare a Saturday morning from 10-12 please visit us at 1140 E. 87th St. or 501 N. Central (Austin YMCA).</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-38421677311757448812011-05-17T18:11:00.006-05:002012-04-26T13:04:11.138-05:00Mentoring ends with Go-Karting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeM8zqPOoDRk38vZvDnLdLhLShoZ5GEK5I8Z1nY4nUkHvLJLHd3fx9s7scxpyK-Vx6Oi40ON2Cvc9a8hOXA3HF6lUtPEu_RX2ZMoHJ_DEApUljPx7JOiFcA2c6x2s0bw9ntV05jCikdI4G/s1600/100bmc_DSC2166_012+st.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608412263308502882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeM8zqPOoDRk38vZvDnLdLhLShoZ5GEK5I8Z1nY4nUkHvLJLHd3fx9s7scxpyK-Vx6Oi40ON2Cvc9a8hOXA3HF6lUtPEu_RX2ZMoHJ_DEApUljPx7JOiFcA2c6x2s0bw9ntV05jCikdI4G/s400/100bmc_DSC2166_012+st.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_5pVjoQOb8k6j1yJ98o1mZa14_whRhO6yaTS5BcKDhj8ZfoJga4Jt2vwftZ5EWxNd2ID7kKxX_UkebkC_oRjo6KBrFo2GnrMGISozFPhD1ULNH-aOyVL6MxQK7eQa7rGOM-eylZjeF64/s1600/0515011514a.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607829362667369042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_5pVjoQOb8k6j1yJ98o1mZa14_whRhO6yaTS5BcKDhj8ZfoJga4Jt2vwftZ5EWxNd2ID7kKxX_UkebkC_oRjo6KBrFo2GnrMGISozFPhD1ULNH-aOyVL6MxQK7eQa7rGOM-eylZjeF64/s400/0515011514a.jpg" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1bavPljR29kjm42rr86yV7_Z8VH8RQVC4Uo3uEItBxW981UqYE7J82ynk-dZBVx5CovoZy9BFraQ-4mEkImlmd8eY977zpObTPft5VXOkis09gPC4BlFSHZTmTQPlu5H1oocXFsyyN7s/s1600/0515011517a.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 300px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607829358564991922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1bavPljR29kjm42rr86yV7_Z8VH8RQVC4Uo3uEItBxW981UqYE7J82ynk-dZBVx5CovoZy9BFraQ-4mEkImlmd8eY977zpObTPft5VXOkis09gPC4BlFSHZTmTQPlu5H1oocXFsyyN7s/s400/0515011517a.jpg" /></span></a> </div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIddKf9VzsQysC7zKqJyMfjtGoXzcsLetC5flcQ74TTziwQgbdBVG6U9Ciw2PNKNAVeRmVNKH1SlAcGKKfgXC8oRtZ3YOza7k6rH9UKdqvohyphenhyphenxAMh8Z-4NmWd8jwbWIB7HUl7s6xmAIkBA/s1600/0515011630.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607829358208849298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIddKf9VzsQysC7zKqJyMfjtGoXzcsLetC5flcQ74TTziwQgbdBVG6U9Ciw2PNKNAVeRmVNKH1SlAcGKKfgXC8oRtZ3YOza7k6rH9UKdqvohyphenhyphenxAMh8Z-4NmWd8jwbWIB7HUl7s6xmAIkBA/s400/0515011630.jpg" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYaa-MEstrzWmBemHsmAeV7gycZSRY34xwY2YD1AxzbeQr4nS6jyYFkbdZebpMw7M1Udh20WPAoY3_1dYQewFysc0uOalccp6rxKFswVwkFdADQ6s3-b87KBOQqILdq2iE_dG03cX-LpN/s1600/0515011634a.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607829346822639954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLYaa-MEstrzWmBemHsmAeV7gycZSRY34xwY2YD1AxzbeQr4nS6jyYFkbdZebpMw7M1Udh20WPAoY3_1dYQewFysc0uOalccp6rxKFswVwkFdADQ6s3-b87KBOQqILdq2iE_dG03cX-LpN/s400/0515011634a.jpg" /></span></a></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Mentoring ended at Grand Prix indoor go-karting (</span><a href="http://www.mpgrandprix.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">www.mpgrandprix.com</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">). Go-karting at Nationals in Miami last summer was fun, so this seemed like a good event. However, the DOT crash helmets and fire resistant "Power Ranger" suits should have been a warning. These karts are much faster, and the indoor track has tighter turns. Results: we crashed in to the walls, crashed into the barriers, and crashed into each other. The Staff strongly encouraged us to repeat the safety training session (</span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZod5FTzF4A"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZod5FTzF4A</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">), and the driving did improve. As promised the mentors crushed spirits and ate souls on the racetrack posting the fastest times. Play Station and X-Box skills do not compare to years of driving to work, and you are late for a conference meeting.</span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-73521961850185860842011-05-10T18:35:00.005-05:002012-04-26T13:04:11.229-05:00100BMC 2011 Gala<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDWC-pf6cGHJkZPJx8xUsPJMX6MgvEj9nMwd-Q1UnQzziS1pJj0P_e048l7pBGDI74IwGcA74DoZolAz_hrUHxFR8KN3m32aT8v7pEJI3yWjF7FCtzbSOhyOtdvdKEYL1MHgKbFcwPrBk/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607833372027505506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDWC-pf6cGHJkZPJx8xUsPJMX6MgvEj9nMwd-Q1UnQzziS1pJj0P_e048l7pBGDI74IwGcA74DoZolAz_hrUHxFR8KN3m32aT8v7pEJI3yWjF7FCtzbSOhyOtdvdKEYL1MHgKbFcwPrBk/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>To view all the photos click the link below:</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size:85%;">(</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://s594.photobucket.com/albums/tt22/100BMC/100BMC%20Gala%202011/?start=all">http://s594.photobucket.com/albums/tt22/100BMC/100BMC%20Gala%202011/?start=all</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">)</span></strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-67257996660675810972011-05-09T16:09:00.004-05:002011-05-09T16:31:05.933-05:00Pre-Gala Session, Michele Clark, 5/3/2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqYlRR1c7AY2qGlBSrVRA0eL4JdSpY4f6raY2tbcUPevtMCjySS6-rfjHghA2ojrYubbt0Ifn1yVr6ecI568wCVBoSMJnTQEs7JPdNgSpHMNJkZvVGHh2onM4LjvvZBdqcObYB182/s1600/IMG00061.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604831635794642994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqYlRR1c7AY2qGlBSrVRA0eL4JdSpY4f6raY2tbcUPevtMCjySS6-rfjHghA2ojrYubbt0Ifn1yVr6ecI568wCVBoSMJnTQEs7JPdNgSpHMNJkZvVGHh2onM4LjvvZBdqcObYB182/s320/IMG00061.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29285mDn9T6Xwbld5UhrJGTGA7dnLkVW50vHMBvFJLvtW0qlM3p_2_iZP2aen6S7Sa11E5d5QB49EfjiArbQqhWhH4LVYMwLn4zCxXL76iRhao9gGjyHZtsnOMISdFs3qEkcUWut0/s1600/IMG00058.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604831537158050674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29285mDn9T6Xwbld5UhrJGTGA7dnLkVW50vHMBvFJLvtW0qlM3p_2_iZP2aen6S7Sa11E5d5QB49EfjiArbQqhWhH4LVYMwLn4zCxXL76iRhao9gGjyHZtsnOMISdFs3qEkcUWut0/s320/IMG00058.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>This week's session was jam-packed, as we continue our discussion on misogyny in hip-hop, as well as how women on portayed in the media. The session was dominated, though, by our preparation for the Annual Gala on Saturday, May 7th. Jaslyne McGlothin, the mentee hostess for the evening, dutifully practiced her presentation, and all of us brushed up on our fine-dining etiquette under the instruction of Chef Irving Brown. We also got a pleasant surprise when we were joined by his wife, Dr. Katherine Brown of the Coalition of 100 Black Women, making her second appearance this year, giving everyone words of encouragement. Finally we were joined by freelance writer LaRisa Lynch of the Austin Weekly, who is covering the Michele Clark program for an upcoming issue. Next session, we'll do a Gala re-cap, and talk about more college preparation types for our seniors.</div></div>John Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645838411280798609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-79612356645548222772011-05-01T22:44:00.002-05:002012-04-26T13:04:11.248-05:00Etiquette and Grooming Gala prep<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SYIvlSMJ1s87eZCQ1TTakolUOzZMVDrZf7gk99RBTgDTpXa-QkRyJZ2PUV8K5XoaO9yu3PW9M-vfloXeRBfJYagfpN9TGbyf6ubIcevF3V9lsCCO-LKHsh-K-mKcvz6GMYRq99z286DZ/s1600/CIS__dsc1330_smlF1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601959993319789010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SYIvlSMJ1s87eZCQ1TTakolUOzZMVDrZf7gk99RBTgDTpXa-QkRyJZ2PUV8K5XoaO9yu3PW9M-vfloXeRBfJYagfpN9TGbyf6ubIcevF3V9lsCCO-LKHsh-K-mKcvz6GMYRq99z286DZ/s400/CIS__dsc1330_smlF1.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgXnPs8P13tWDkWGa-BbCpU6Sljw9sZR4WDaus4wnjFK-4uHFBsWNPmxxJ4WLfezm4yWmSCHqScrd1DiDaFvnM2c3D9yVjpMBYoGT2DfBrO2wOyjE2YEI3B9CCUs6WAwGiF2aC4M-OH8L/s1600/CIS__DSC1448_012_sml.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601959976853674530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgXnPs8P13tWDkWGa-BbCpU6Sljw9sZR4WDaus4wnjFK-4uHFBsWNPmxxJ4WLfezm4yWmSCHqScrd1DiDaFvnM2c3D9yVjpMBYoGT2DfBrO2wOyjE2YEI3B9CCUs6WAwGiF2aC4M-OH8L/s400/CIS__DSC1448_012_sml.jpg" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKw4lecWa2wvIb03zUPSJqEOFD3bGnIFVE1Kul04zg572YyDlyEPnSx3xwWD_2ISbnL-m8UpYb7cR4jF7w8NUd4ol3AnXPdI1fVyOZLAeqLyFCaAwC8TnWA2IaNev5sZ-cHCpTep3bTMK/s1600/CIS__dsc1407_smlF1.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601959960522511794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKw4lecWa2wvIb03zUPSJqEOFD3bGnIFVE1Kul04zg572YyDlyEPnSx3xwWD_2ISbnL-m8UpYb7cR4jF7w8NUd4ol3AnXPdI1fVyOZLAeqLyFCaAwC8TnWA2IaNev5sZ-cHCpTep3bTMK/s400/CIS__dsc1407_smlF1.JPG" /></span></a></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Dr. Katherine Brown, and her husband Irving, returned to join with our Saturday program and help Will McNeil present etiquette and a bonus of grooming to our mentees. Bring on the Gala, we’re ready.</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-44073917066620283522011-04-25T20:02:00.002-05:002012-04-26T13:04:11.151-05:00Mentee/Mentor switch up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-2ZLlDtdvX3h6DckEzUnhHWDdbl8Livux-257EAQDmyVbsMjmRyWNqkm5B5v7sDgWObxg2vNX4MVxpgnOLteCcCRhZVmagLWSFqiQAQHYmxyVIxEt3izRewj3-jJJBiqnlGoioiOWpLP/s1600/0423011051.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599692175927891586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-2ZLlDtdvX3h6DckEzUnhHWDdbl8Livux-257EAQDmyVbsMjmRyWNqkm5B5v7sDgWObxg2vNX4MVxpgnOLteCcCRhZVmagLWSFqiQAQHYmxyVIxEt3izRewj3-jJJBiqnlGoioiOWpLP/s400/0423011051.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLEtyO4m1DRYjyVndbkz9NrvmobPmPdor6LC7WR-I0ouhU6ErQGJIRLPAIieNh18QZvr4XJZ73lB4Mld96B7AHNyfMqUUIWSmxa0KE28kqUk-h-DyD3wRAHsunNfiqCNfmSi4Ak4S2tKv/s1600/0423011121a.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599692170306040466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLEtyO4m1DRYjyVndbkz9NrvmobPmPdor6LC7WR-I0ouhU6ErQGJIRLPAIieNh18QZvr4XJZ73lB4Mld96B7AHNyfMqUUIWSmxa0KE28kqUk-h-DyD3wRAHsunNfiqCNfmSi4Ak4S2tKv/s400/0423011121a.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />We returned to finish the relationship presentation this weekend, but this time, we had the mentees present the deck, and the mentors answer the mentee’s questions. This gave the mentees an opportunity to practice public speaking, and for the mentors to kick back, we should do this again.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-80830609394385679802011-04-23T22:59:00.000-05:002011-05-06T23:04:13.163-05:00Valparaiso University Tour<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDjN2kDg2Vlr0AdClExMlysftql5VH2tAtv4ZVxOF9HvPGs3a7C_EP8ZDQ_xxU9yde0LpzSLNWnKJhpviAH39fd06tsPKsyipeVX1O65wh2krqKXpyp7zwOdQNAHxClNcDZPHjtgqdoUb/s1600/DSC01722.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDjN2kDg2Vlr0AdClExMlysftql5VH2tAtv4ZVxOF9HvPGs3a7C_EP8ZDQ_xxU9yde0LpzSLNWnKJhpviAH39fd06tsPKsyipeVX1O65wh2krqKXpyp7zwOdQNAHxClNcDZPHjtgqdoUb/s400/DSC01722.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603819946281092210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlHIY3s-iFliHvTYnf9_avNoRavdFysv5rKjxYOECZoVFsCp3JlcEcf2m3SLYNwTg6UNtWIYeqJUXs73iu5NucxHzt8sycodrFWy4Kc-8IFmxVsxYGwaTup39UyfnfZG8yPRdJyYrLqGZ/s1600/DSC01727.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlHIY3s-iFliHvTYnf9_avNoRavdFysv5rKjxYOECZoVFsCp3JlcEcf2m3SLYNwTg6UNtWIYeqJUXs73iu5NucxHzt8sycodrFWy4Kc-8IFmxVsxYGwaTup39UyfnfZG8yPRdJyYrLqGZ/s400/DSC01727.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603819943037711202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThb5Gxsswk_268tsCnw-EA8PO2H1RdMYOEbWWy2TuculEf_5rbE5Co3F4MPyAEDrdhdmNA1IsKCGY4KBsW-_ftEHxO_wC7iTkf896CMAXxOf5IkX7Nw82cbdsU8151ue4a8ZDrARtwfGp/s1600/DSC01717.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgThb5Gxsswk_268tsCnw-EA8PO2H1RdMYOEbWWy2TuculEf_5rbE5Co3F4MPyAEDrdhdmNA1IsKCGY4KBsW-_ftEHxO_wC7iTkf896CMAXxOf5IkX7Nw82cbdsU8151ue4a8ZDrARtwfGp/s400/DSC01717.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603819939179228434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZivtoVmgXeZXN7n2WIDDXRB4wuU0z24mNhoNjGYxWZtbKZJhqvzWcNRyLt5s1Shqmqs-1gNo_N7R676f2-pfCV1BRJOhRNoNkV9P6FxJUVo5J1QR_9xDBRJo-eYKyN5r9BINlT505A9n/s1600/Copy+of+DSC01673.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZivtoVmgXeZXN7n2WIDDXRB4wuU0z24mNhoNjGYxWZtbKZJhqvzWcNRyLt5s1Shqmqs-1gNo_N7R676f2-pfCV1BRJOhRNoNkV9P6FxJUVo5J1QR_9xDBRJo-eYKyN5r9BINlT505A9n/s400/Copy+of+DSC01673.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603819926083425410" /></a><br />The 100 BMC Mentees toured <a href="http://www.valpo.edu/">Valparaiso University </a>thanks to Mentor Phillip Powell who just happens to be an Assistant Professor of Communication. Professor Powell joined the VU Communication department in 1994 and teaches Broadcast Production, Broadcast News Production, Advanced Field Production, Documentary Production, Media Programming<br />and Television Producting/Directing. While we visited many of the campuses buildings such as the Library, Student Union and Chapel of the Resurrection, the highlight of the tour was undoubtedly the stop at the Valpo campus TV station. The mentees learned how to work professional cameras and production board, so that they could make a PSA.Aaron Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820592911409377722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-88927096547878293812011-04-19T19:59:00.005-05:002012-04-26T13:04:11.285-05:0014th Annual “4 Men only” Health Fair 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgucPpFqh5YDDgQxmM11kCQcheOxxLc3B5ESiVU1xzcoylmYJUoA_UfSHJRDkE_ogeRLqfjO3etECJOeHGDHqcxtMd3Dq48_Ts4hlETRONVqL2xeVkphMfJWlVzGjr4Mb2yTJlYLHtl5RI/s1600/BMC_009.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597465124040918594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgucPpFqh5YDDgQxmM11kCQcheOxxLc3B5ESiVU1xzcoylmYJUoA_UfSHJRDkE_ogeRLqfjO3etECJOeHGDHqcxtMd3Dq48_Ts4hlETRONVqL2xeVkphMfJWlVzGjr4Mb2yTJlYLHtl5RI/s400/BMC_009.jpg" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC-FjOd3dpd76wnltMC2G9kwP9v9dUx5YYuhAA5yxBRRkJxple_8iFLFUVj32AKOyUpOi79lxm6vqUgKm66iVFo8yx5UpgjGPCpQ0JOWESdh-2bf4EPEeIXkaRZGEPP3a-fXxMSHh4xm9/s1600/BMC_020.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597465112907312706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC-FjOd3dpd76wnltMC2G9kwP9v9dUx5YYuhAA5yxBRRkJxple_8iFLFUVj32AKOyUpOi79lxm6vqUgKm66iVFo8yx5UpgjGPCpQ0JOWESdh-2bf4EPEeIXkaRZGEPP3a-fXxMSHh4xm9/s400/BMC_020.jpg" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMG1TWOGVIGPNgyqIhZrOXULkhOU365TunmGW7AKHmiab3OXcjfLdtTQ60OTOLBUh9qG_kN7nQ4mMW6ENHkppcImWn7u4db83D6liJsEvlUffV6yS1AEsk_VjDL5Pvw4K6jR__BsBlKqc/s1600/0416011317.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597465112440033458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMG1TWOGVIGPNgyqIhZrOXULkhOU365TunmGW7AKHmiab3OXcjfLdtTQ60OTOLBUh9qG_kN7nQ4mMW6ENHkppcImWn7u4db83D6liJsEvlUffV6yS1AEsk_VjDL5Pvw4K6jR__BsBlKqc/s400/0416011317.jpg" /></span></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMmElRLUitVihQ8xmweZfhT8qY9LYYUZu3GyLWywrWi0HzcfciZf2gDkzN6AzkMaYJ8UZkulygkKM6HrkMaJAYSEfzVKEu9QgQ1uAQA1TcRCQ0DIdz_EV4RJBuYy-m33k1h_D_pj08Kkn/s1600/0416011317b.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597465107635115986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMmElRLUitVihQ8xmweZfhT8qY9LYYUZu3GyLWywrWi0HzcfciZf2gDkzN6AzkMaYJ8UZkulygkKM6HrkMaJAYSEfzVKEu9QgQ1uAQA1TcRCQ0DIdz_EV4RJBuYy-m33k1h_D_pj08Kkn/s400/0416011317b.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">100BMC returned to sponsor and partner with Provident Hospital’s Spring health fair for men. Attendees received free health screening for: blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, kidney functions, foot ailments, HIV, Spinal cord problems, and the always fun, prostrate exam. Also, the attendees received a free lunch and workshops on improving their health. The 100BMC mentees were back earning community service hours helping direct guests to the screening areas, and serving the lunch. Thanks to Dee Clayton and Dr Aaron Hamb for their work in brining this together.</span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-73757087614164069482011-04-11T06:44:00.010-05:002012-04-26T13:04:11.234-05:00Capoeria with the Delta's mentees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrzfiAhVVte8TqVo5escnrwMx5oXT2ltGAql7nCGNkMhHBAwIgITc_rvQggHa56b4KCawpffgZnYIiUd6c21yaCfmZ3Xiaz29FzasdKm39O6vXjs8OrASsGfZRfYNJ63BVfxoaSUVu_II/s1600/CIS_DSC0862_sml.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594292432486569826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidrzfiAhVVte8TqVo5escnrwMx5oXT2ltGAql7nCGNkMhHBAwIgITc_rvQggHa56b4KCawpffgZnYIiUd6c21yaCfmZ3Xiaz29FzasdKm39O6vXjs8OrASsGfZRfYNJ63BVfxoaSUVu_II/s400/CIS_DSC0862_sml.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ2OBHZWf8NxzFYurG_5aisZrx7rAP67qJANhnRCorEy6909xICmCmgC9KTSLOvSlEhi-dbynRqMirHhT9UrgyEDKi7gp7HVgbCjbFbKVynwbbh5AKVnNGLgJ1BeeA4A6m-ZcKo46ASyA/s1600/CIS_DSC0914_sml.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594292421133056498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ2OBHZWf8NxzFYurG_5aisZrx7rAP67qJANhnRCorEy6909xICmCmgC9KTSLOvSlEhi-dbynRqMirHhT9UrgyEDKi7gp7HVgbCjbFbKVynwbbh5AKVnNGLgJ1BeeA4A6m-ZcKo46ASyA/s400/CIS_DSC0914_sml.jpg" /></span></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNXk63mi-qLFrHppNuemJJoqAaZdU_IzX6DOyai51BCieVgXvuj2dWs9V4Led1YkCmj-zZzYS4JapdsY8rZ0kubFT3drwEeI3HcCgRc2l5YU-f41pMc7_SxY_dJKvTFuK3HFN0ejA8HEx/s1600/CIS_DSC0978_sml.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594292415051900994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNXk63mi-qLFrHppNuemJJoqAaZdU_IzX6DOyai51BCieVgXvuj2dWs9V4Led1YkCmj-zZzYS4JapdsY8rZ0kubFT3drwEeI3HcCgRc2l5YU-f41pMc7_SxY_dJKvTFuK3HFN0ejA8HEx/s400/CIS_DSC0978_sml.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">This weekend we hosted a joint session with the Deltas (</span><a href="http://chicagodeltas.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>http://chicagodeltas.com/</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">) and their mentees to learn Capoeira, a form of marshal arts from Brazil, set to drumming and without physical contact between the two partners. <strong>Gingarte Capoeira</strong> (</span><a href="http://gingartecapoeira.org/"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>http://gingartecapoeira.org/</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">) sent us two instructors: Patrick Cameron (Sem Igual) and Amani Conley (Girafa) to teach the Delta and 100BMC mentees basic movements, the history, the music, and some sparing techniques. Thanks to: Dr. Reggee McClinton, Tanya Towns, Valerie Coleman, and a special thanks to Ashley Allen for the partnership and Todd Barnett for use of Donoghue Elementary School.</span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505119159376928855.post-85995952161075632642011-04-07T11:06:00.010-05:002012-04-26T13:04:11.272-05:00EPIC team and the Blog 2.0<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJ3Ek4V0pw_xjZIUpMX-P-bizv_zJzA10XrdBlvqmqP8EEzwLgZ8ejJL1rSXPH9PA5ENXXZ31nmX8ArOdfEHMJMB24MZRIcZsjPROdHH49FYs53koqoKGxumJqyDAmxzSihjjVyFWmIqL/s1600/051+Beauty+Bar+EPIC.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592886601510034210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJ3Ek4V0pw_xjZIUpMX-P-bizv_zJzA10XrdBlvqmqP8EEzwLgZ8ejJL1rSXPH9PA5ENXXZ31nmX8ArOdfEHMJMB24MZRIcZsjPROdHH49FYs53koqoKGxumJqyDAmxzSihjjVyFWmIqL/s400/051+Beauty+Bar+EPIC.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYchrEhKRv5DURXDaALFG8CAvPII7wS_ll5XqA-ur1RnbzeWE5lmV7SmVKlb4GbzwsCiN4ewPtYpY22640siK1_bI_rj6R3vJdAiG2kdhyEolGO3dqwPRLAiXdCBPdXucOEOu5MmKFBo1y/s1600/076+Beauty+Bar+EPIC.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592886595195921890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYchrEhKRv5DURXDaALFG8CAvPII7wS_ll5XqA-ur1RnbzeWE5lmV7SmVKlb4GbzwsCiN4ewPtYpY22640siK1_bI_rj6R3vJdAiG2kdhyEolGO3dqwPRLAiXdCBPdXucOEOu5MmKFBo1y/s400/076+Beauty+Bar+EPIC.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKUNCaq0ASWrduthOU0ZXTnxUVIiwKaV9-ARSDclfylzdw8512YgWlJnmVU56dvFHUCe-wXcXPZq4LCVSXPk4xzHN1xpHZJA19dldwbj-TEaZbB_2IUsSqmdwgqjEXbcyAWwdfLqVP25R/s1600/0322011949a.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592886584214666770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKUNCaq0ASWrduthOU0ZXTnxUVIiwKaV9-ARSDclfylzdw8512YgWlJnmVU56dvFHUCe-wXcXPZq4LCVSXPk4xzHN1xpHZJA19dldwbj-TEaZbB_2IUsSqmdwgqjEXbcyAWwdfLqVP25R/s400/0322011949a.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">A chance meeting with Katie Kowaloff at <strong>EPIC</strong> <strong>(</strong><a href="http://iamepic.org/"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>http://iamepic.org</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>)</strong></span>, some quick grant writing, and abracadabra our own EPIC team, or “<strong>Team Awesome</strong>”: a band professionals from various advertising agencies, freelancers, and academics. Joined with 100BMC's "<strong>Team Execute</strong>" on a mentee teaching and promotional project. Eight weeks after “Hello, my name is….”, emails, calls, meetings, photos, videos, copy writing, editing, disagreements, more meetings, and emails, we had a "show and tell" at the EPIC rally with 2 other non-profits teams. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Our presentation, is the 100BMC Blog 2.0 network <strong>(</strong><a href="http://www.100blackmenchicago.org/"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>www.100blackmenchicago.org</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>)</strong></span>. A professional public facing portal for our mentoring blog, plus RSS feeds linking together our Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and iContact accounts. The results speak for themselves: <strong>Thanks to: Team Awesome:</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Monica Klasa: Creative director/designer</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Zulema Orozco: Designer</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Brad Tippet: web designer/programmer</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Gary Rozanc: web designer/programmer</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Amie Dowker: Planner</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">John Kwoka: Director</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Gus Gavino: Editor</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Tricia Scholl: digital producer</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Eralee Rivera: IA</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Enrique Orozco, Lihmin Yuan: Grips at the shoot</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Team Execute:</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;">David Day, Kenol Thomas, Michon Ellis, Jeff Reid, Aaron Travis, Phillip Powell, Rodney McGee, Dwayne Dixon, Reggie McLin, Delacy Peters, myself, plus the mentees</span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>A special thanks</strong> to both Monica for all her hard work, and to the <strong>EPIC organization</strong> for this opportunity.</span></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1