By Sherlene M. Shanklin
With scholarship as their main objective, the Chestnut Street Family YMCA Black Achievers program announces their keynote speaker for their 41st celebration.
Miss USA 2016 DeShauna Barber will be the keynote speaker. The U.S. Army Reserve Captain will motivate young aspiring leaders to stay disciplined as they follow their dreams even when there’s a hardship not to stop trying to reach their goals.
Youth Achiever of the Year is Tajalia Tillman who attends DuPont Manual High School.
The 41st YMCA Black Achievers Celebration will be held on Saturday, February 22nd at the Galt House Hotel at 5:30pm. Tickets are $100 per person and they can be purchases and the Chestnut Street YMCA or by emailing ljohnson@ymcalouisville.org.
The YMCA Black Achievers Program includes events such as Spring Break College Tours, Community Service Projects, Leadership training, ACT workshops, college & career fairs plus much more.
I have the great honor of announcing the scholarships and institutions they plan to attend. For many families, this will be the first time they will hear the school and the amount of scholarship money their child will receive. It’s truly an exciting moment and I have to say that when I received the long list of names and the amount of money they will get in scholarships it’s super impressive and I can only imagine what their families will feel on Saturday.
Congratulations to the scholars of the Chestnut Street Family YMCA Black Achievers. Our future is in great hands with your leadership.
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