Celebrity Youth Performers take the Stage at Teach One Academy’s 1st Annual Community Event

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - Rising hip-hop artist, Nnocent has opened for Platinum Recording artist, Kanye West and Lil’ JJ’s “Almost Grown” tour. He has been a special guest of Ludacris during several Ludacris Foundation events; even earning a community service award from the foundation. On April 26th, he will be performing at Teach One Academy’s First Annual “Family Fun Day” at The Complex at Jefferson, located at 976 Jefferson Street, in Atlanta.

Fiona Simone critically acclaimed rapper is also scheduled to perform, wooing crowds with her latest, “TomBoy Fresh”. She has had the opportunity to work with influential producers as Jazzy Pha and Drummer Boy and has recorded with Jagged Edge and Bilal. Other up-and-coming artists scheduled to perform are: 

• Cedrix Saxby
• Erica Cumbo
• Ifeanyi
• Big Ran
• Messenja

Jennifer Toussaint, Executive Director shares her excitement about the overwhelming response she’s received, “It’s such a blessing to see so many individuals support this event. Through the Teach One Academy College Freshman Scholarship, we will provide $1,000 to five high school students to help towards their college expenses. We need the financial support from our community as we prepare to help our high school seniors begin another chapter in their life by attending their first year in college.”

Key Sponsors for this wonderful event include: StinkyKids™, The Write Stylz Public Relations Firm, The R Group, Y?Events, Alpharetta Rotary Club and Sales Engine, LLC.

StinkyKids has agreed to give a percentage of all online proceeds to Teach One Academy’s scholarship foundation. Please visit www.stinkykids.com and use the promo code “TeachOne” to make your contribution today.

Kicking off the day of festivities will be the 1 Voice - 1 Vote YouTube Competition. We are calling all youths ages 13 - 29 to participate in our “1 Vote - 1 Voice” YouTube Competition around the country! Voting will begin on April 28th and will end on Friday, May 2nd.  Five winners will be selected and announced on May 6th during the Steve Harvey morning show. 
 
Participating as mentors in the event are:

• Steve Harvey, Host of Nationally Syndicated Show, The Steve Harvey Morning Show
• Don Lemon, CNN Anchor
• Commissioner Lee May, 5th District DeKalb County Commissioner
• Tyreal Lewis, CEO of The R Group, Inc & Real Street Kids Foundation
• Greg Gerhard, SunTrust Bank, Endowment & Foundations
• Victoria Fleary - Senior Interactive Brand Manager 98.7 Kiss FM (NY)
• Yvonne Chrimes, Director GSU Alpharetta and Brookhaven Centers

Teach One Academy will also recognize 10 local high school students who applied for scholarships to help with college tuition.  Five local high school students will be selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship.
 
The day will also be filled with friendly competition, festivities and fun.
 
Teach One Academy is calling for donations and volunteers to aid in making this event a success.  All donations and contributions are tax-deductible.
 
Sponsors will receive recognition for contributions on all press related and marketing materials and will have an opportunity to showcase their business during the event.  Local media will be onsite providing media coverage. Please note sponsorships are still available. Please contact Jennifer Toussaint to receive the wish-list or for information about volunteering at the event.

The event is free and open to the public, so come out and enjoy a family friendly day where opportunities abound for our future leaders!