LOS ANGELES, July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Four teams made up of youth from 13 middle and high schools in South Los Angeles will compete Friday evening (July 8) in an academic showdown in the Thinkfinity Bowl Championship. The Thinkfinity Bowl Championship is the culmination of a 16-week academic competition for underserved upper elementary, middle and high school youth in South Los Angeles. A coalition of local community organizations, including Brotherhood Crusade, the EXPO Center and the African American Unity Center, is behind the program. Funding is provided through $125,000 in grants from the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon.
WHEN: | Friday, July 8, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. (reception starts at 5 p.m.; Verizon $125,000 check presentation at 7:15 p.m.; Debate finals at 7:50 p.m.; College Bowl finals at 8:25 p.m.) | |
WHERE: | Nate Holden Performing Arts Center | |
4718 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles 90016 | ||
WHO: | William Allen Young, actor/community activist | |
Charisse Bremond, executive director, African American Unity Council | ||
Adai Lamar, radio personality, KJLH Radio | ||
LaPhonza Butler, president, SEIU ULTCW | ||
Joseph Simmons, artist, community activist, editor of the Los Angeles Sentinel | ||
Gene Eng, vice president-strategic programs, Verizon | ||
SOURCE Verizon
