Come and hear Tom Cody talk about his experiences with race and diversity. In particular, he will be discussing his role as the Co-Chair of Cincinnati CAN after the April 2001 disturbances and what initiatives Federated is involved with to help improve diversity and race relations in our community. Please see the attached biography on Mr. Cody for more information.

This event is brought to you by FreedomYP and the United Way of Greater Cincinnati's Emerging Leaders' Society. There is no charge to attend, please RSVP at 877-869-8105 or rsvp@nurfc.org.

On Thursday, April 12, FreedomYP hosted "Freedom of Dance" at the Freedom Center, with  

• Live Salsa Band: Son del Caribe!
• Salsa lessons throughout the evening!
• Ballet Tech Cincinnati Performing Arts Association
• Hip-Hop demonstrations by award winning "Fully Loaded" Dance Group
• Peruvian Folk dancing with "Danza Contigo Peru"
• and more....

More pictures are in our Photo Gallery (click here...)
 

THE ROAD I'VE TRAVELED LUNCH SERIES PRESENTS:

 John F. Cassidy

President and Chief Executive Officer

Cincinnati Bell Inc.

March 29, 2006, 12PM

FREEDOM CENTER (DISCOVERY ROOM)

Mr. Cassidy will be discussing how Cincinnati Bell has partnered with Taft High School.  Some highlights of the Cincinnati Bell program include:

Ø      Adding five state of the art computer labs

Ø      Providing Internships

Ø      Providing 10 college scholarships per year

Ø      Twice a week employees tutor students for the state proficiency tests. (Every student that Cincinnati Bell has tutored has passed the state proficiency. They have 100-0 record).

Ø      Providing free laptops and cell phones to students who maintain at least a 3.3 GPA.

FreedomYP, the young professional group of the National Underground Freedom Center, presents this Happy Hour at the Freedom Center on March 21 in an effort to recruit 300 new mentors for the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative (CYC).  Learn about mentoring, have a drink with old and new friends, and meet a number of Cincinnati luminaries. Surya Yalamanchili, known not only for being a CYC mentor, but also for being on the NBC show, The Apprentice, will share his story, on how mentors changed his life and brought him to The Apprentice.  To learn more about the CYC, http://www.cycyouth.org/">click here. To sign-up to become a mentor right now, click here.
 
Details:

When:         March 21, 5:30-7:00

Where:         Freedom Center, Plenty of Parking (directions below)
 
Heard enough and ready to sign-up to change a young person's life? http://www.cycyouth.org/application">Click here to register online! We've all received a helping hand in our lives-- this is your chance to pass that help along.
 
Questions? Contact Shannan Schmitt: sschmitt@cycyouth.org  or Surya Yalamanchili: surya.yalamanchili@gmail.com

Freedom of Celebration - A Mardi Gras and Katrina Tribute  

The first 2007 event from our "Freedom of..." Series, was a great success! Despite the very cold weather, hundreds of people showed up to participate, network, enjoy the music by the Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band and the food

More pictures are in our Photo Library (click here)

About the Band: The Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band is a group of well-seasoned musicians whose specialty is Classic Traditional Jazz. The musical effect is at once entertaining, humorous and infectious. Founded in 1994 by veteran banjo artist and showman, Bob Adams, the band continues to gain an increasing number of fans on domestic and international stages.