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Saturday, June 14, 2008. celebrating achievement. 2008 Achievement Matters. Awards Luncheon. honoring service. Welcome to the Hilton Garden Inn. Please register with our gracious greeters. enjoy classical music by EDGE junior Andre Hudson. We are ready to begin . . .
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celebrating achievement 2008 Achievement Matters Awards Luncheon honoring service
Welcome to the Hilton Garden Inn
Please registerwith our gracious greeters enjoy classical music by EDGE junior Andre Hudson
enjoy the talent monologue oratory speech song
Juston Alysha enjoy the reflections of last year’s EDGE Students of the Year
hear a tremendous story about a life touched by the Urban League
URBAN LEAGE IMPACT – ANTOINE FLOWERS • Completed high school education through the Urban League • Graduated from the University of Houston (degree in Computer Science) • Working at NASA • Planning to pursue graduate studies at the University of Paris (Europe)
URBAN LEAGE IMPACT – ANTOINE FLOWERS Everyone wanted to take a picture with him
KEYNOTE ADDRESS get inspired . . . Gary Harrison-Ducros Human Resources Director Texas Region Frito-Lay
? are you ready for the ? Awards Ceremony ? ? ?
EDGE EDGE PARENT'S EDUCATE AND ENGAGE Program Awards Preparing students for success for life beyond high school Preparing families for financial success Preparing high school parents to educate and engage their students
EDGE Female Student of the Year EDGE Male Student of the Year EDGE Top Achiever Award congratulations
PARENT’S EDGE awards DALLAS ISD W. W. Samuell High School Thomas Jefferson High School Justin F. Kimball High School COLLIN COUNTY ISD Plano East Senior High School Williams High School
special thanks to the Parent Army Outstanding Service award
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Thank You!
Dallas County Community College Cedar Valley Community College Mountain View College Princeton Review Educational Talent Search Auto Parts Solutions - Fit for Me Foundation - Educational Opportunity Center - Chick-fil-A - TI Black Employee Initiative - Region 10 - Dallas ISD - Fat Boy’s Barbeque - Urban League Young Professionals - Eastfield Community College - Collin County Community College - Brookhaven Community College - Frito-Lay - Boys & Girls Club of Plano - Pepsi Bottling Group - UT Arlington Police Department - World Vision Outreach
Funder Awards Corporate Sponsors and Business Volunteers
We appreciate our Corporate Funders! Citigroup Texas Instruments PepsiCo Verizon Southwest Airlines Washington Mutual CapitalOne State Farm Insurance Brinker International United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Thank You!
the 2008 Achievement Matters Awards Luncheon was a GREAT TIME and VERY MEMORABLE OCCASION!!!
Thank You! for a WONDERFUL year!!!
URBAN LEAGUEMEMBERSHIP Please join the Urban League and help support our programs next year. http://www.ulgdnctx.com (214) 915-4600
Special Thanks to Alik McIntosh – Photographer Erma Vaugn/Shirley Hendricks/Rai Malone – Registration Table Charles McCuin - Greeter Hilton Garden Inn Dallas/Duncanville