Community Call For Support and Participation_Crenshaw To College Day

Dear African-American and Latino UC Alumni:



On behalf of the College and Career Ninth Grade Academy (C2 Academy) at Crenshaw High School, I am writing to solicit your support and participation in C2 Academy’s inaugural “Crenshaw To College Day” on Monday – April 26, 2010 (description attached). Crenshaw To College Day is designed to inspire the youth in our community to develop the autonomy and efficacy to seriously prepare themselves for their post-secondary future. The Los Angeles Urban League really wants to ensure that this is a dynamic opportunity for the youth that we serve, but the only way that can happen is with your support and participation.



As a UC Alumnus (UC Berkeley ’88), I am reaching out to my African-American and Latino comprades to contribute to this effort by coming to Crenshaw High School to make classroom presentations highlighting: 1) your undergraduate or graduate UC experience and 2) your current profession or line of work and how your education prepared you for it.



The schedule for the Crenshaw to College Day (Monday – April 26, 2010) is as follows:






# of UC Alumni Volunteers Needed

Class Period 1


7:55 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.


5-10

Class Period 2


10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.


5-10

Class Period 3


12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.


5-10

After School College Fair


2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.


We do need campus student group representation; alumni associations are also encouraged to participate



Even if you are not personally able to participate, whatever support you can provide with assisting the planning team with identifying and outreaching to other African-American and Latino UC Alums would be greatly appreciated. To that end, we ask that you please distribute this request as widely as you can to your UC Network in the Los Angeles Area (please don’t let USC and Stanford show us up!).

Please note that we want to reach out to any and all African-American and Latino University Alumni – so you don’t have to limit your distribution to UC Schools.



Thank you in advance for your consideration of this support request. For any questions or additional information, please contact Mr. Patrick Wise at patrick.wise@laul.org or (323) 299-9660, Extension 252.



Carlene Davis

Education Deputy

Los Angeles Urban League