Celebrate with the Bread and Roses Community Fund

Our community volunteers in Philadelphia work hard

And, we like like to enjoy ourselves, too.

Please join Bread & Roses on Thursday, June 26th for an energetic evening of food, drinks, conversation, and the announcement of our 2008 grantees. Bread & Roses will celebrate YOU--our community of donors and activists--because you make real change possible in the Delaware Valley.

Click the link to RSVP:
www.breadrosesfund.org/go/ontherise
On the Rise for Real Change
Thursday, June 26th, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Carriage House, 3907 Spruce St., 19104
Admission is Free

On the Rise for Real Change is Bread & Roses' second annual grant awards announcement and donor appreciation event. It's a great opportunity to meet our grantees and learn about the important work for real change being done in the Delaware Valley. Spanish translation, sign interpretation, and childcare will be available.
Join us on June 26th. And help spread the word by forwarding this link to your friends a colleagues:
www.breadrosesfund.org/go/ontherise

P.S. There are still a few spaces left for Social Justice Giving Plan Workshop this Sunday. For more information go to www.breadrosesfund.org/go/givingplan.

Pennsylvania Convention Center Promotes Leadership

On Wednesday, June 18, Ahmeenah Young, was appointed to the position of chief executive officer of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority (PCCA). Ms. Young is also the NFBPA Greater Philadelphia Chapter Vice President.

Ms. Young has been an Affirmative Action Officer. Today, as one of only two Black women in the United States heading a convention center, she represents the height one can achieve in the field of public administration.

Ahmeenah Young, of the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia, co-owner of North by Northwest and member of the board of directors of Mt. Airy USA, the local non-profit community development corporation. Young also serves on the boards of the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, Philadelphia Forward, Philadelphia Academies, Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), North Philadelphia Health Systems and the Lotus Academy.

North By Northwest is located at 7165 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19119,(215) 248-1000 is the best place for live music!