[UC-Announce] Fw: [phillyblocks] MEDIA ALERT - Men Making A Difference At the House of UMOJA

[Mark Krull]

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HOUSE OF UMOJA
5625 W. Master Street, Philadelphia, PA 19131, 215.473.5893, Fax 215.879.5430, www.houseofumoja.org 

Good Afternoon, Coverage Requested


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                    
Friday, May, 12, 2006 

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR                         
Monday, May 15, 2006 ? 10:00 a.m.

Men Making A Difference Kicks-Off Its Community Service
Program at the House of Umoja During Faith of Our Fathers? Week

 
WHEN:      Monday, May 15, 2006 ? 10:00 a.m.

WHO:        Curtis Jones, Jr. (President and CEO - PCDC), James L. Mitchell (Committee Chairman ? American Cities Foundation), Queen Mother Falaka Fattah (Founder and CEO ? HOU), David Fattah (Director of Community Outreach ? HOU), Diane E. Sears (BSI International, Inc.: In Search of Fatherhood®),
Bruce Rush (Philadelphia Event Manager, Real Men Cook® for Charity)

WHERE:    PCDC, 1447 Sansom Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19102

WHAT:      Press Conference reporting the following:

*   Community service work completed by Men Making A Difference at the House of Umoja thus far
*   Mayor Street?s declaration of Faith of Our Fathers? Week (May 15 ? May 20)
*   Partnership with the Philadelphia Free Library
*   PECO Energy?s participation
*   Display of student art from Non-Violence Poster Competition
*   Unveiling of new Peace In The Hood T-shirt
*   Announcement of Day of Community Service agenda (May 20, 2006)
*   Father?s Day Follow-up

GOAL:  To show how in the city of Philadelphia the positive difference one person can make.

Across Philadelphia civic minded citizens will join thousands of ?Men Making A Difference? to celebrate the kick-off of the group?s Day of Community Service Program.  Also, ?Men Making A Difference? is supporting the House of Umoja?s Faith of Our Fathers Peace Campaign and celebrating the over 400 Philadelphia youth who have signed the Imani Peace Pledge thus far.

?Men Making A Difference? is a group of over 1,000 men who have received the ?Men Making A Difference? Award from Congressman Chaka Fattah since 1993.  The group will begin its Day of Community Service Program with the House of Umoja with a combo ?Radio-thon? fundraiser and day of action cleaning up and fixing up ?the
block?.

Representatives from Philadelphia?s men organizations, youth groups, community service, faith life community and anti-violence programs are encouraged to attend.


Jacqueline Taylor-Adams
Marketing/Development Manager
House of Umoja
5625 W. Master Street
Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-473-5893; fax 215-879-5340
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www.houseofumoja.org

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