#PR: YOUTH MOVEMENT LEADS #DETROIT 2011 MILLION FATHER MARCH

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


8 August 2011

Contact:
Harlan “Jay” Bivens
The Better Detroit Youth Movement
www.betterdetroityouth.org
info@betterdetroityouth.org
Phone: 248.961.6419 / Fax: 313.342.6324


YOUTH MOVEMENT LEADS DETROIT 2011 MILLION FATHER MARCH

Detroit, MI –The Better Detroit Youth Movement (BDYM) has launched a city-wide campaign to share information, and register volunteers and participants for its upcoming Million Father March.

The Detroit 2011 Million Father March is an initiative that encourages fathers to take their child or children to the first day of school. This year’s march will start at 9:00 a.m., on Labor Day, September 5th, and convene at Woodward Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, in front of Starbucks.

“We want this event to be the biggest in Detroit history so we can help as many of our children as possible. But to do that, we need to get the entire city involved,” says Harlan Bivens, a BDYM co-director. “That’s why it’s so important to have as many churches, schools and community groups play a part in this initiative. Specifically, we need volunteers to help organize an event of this scale, and the financial support of business and corporate sponsors who want a great way to get great recognition by contributing to a very worthy cause.”

Bivens says every man in the city should register for the March and pledge to take a child to the first day of school. “This event will be used to increase community, parent and student involvement throughout the school year so that we see more “A’s” on more report cards the last day of school.”

On September 20th, the BDYM will partner with Infinite Scholars to host The 3rd Detroit Scholarship Fair at Cobo Hall, an event that awards 20-40 Million dollars in college scholarships to junior and senior high school students throughout Southeast Michigan.

The Better Detroit Youth Movement is a volunteer-driven, non-profit coalition dedicated to improving the quality of life and learning for Detroit children and teens. The BDYM holds weekly meetings and has grown to a volunteer base of more than 250 Detroiters.

“We’re working with a lot of good souls and great groups who believe in the promise and progress of our city’s children. And if we continue to bring more positive people to the table,” Bivens concludes, “we will create a better and brighter future for Detroit.”

For more information, please call248.961.6419 or visit www.betterdetroityouth.or​g

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