Thursday, September 28, 2006

Muesums Free-for-all Day, October 1, 2006

The Second Annual "Museums Free-For-All" Free Admission Day: October 1, 2006Twenty museums - presenting art, cultural heritage, natural history, and science - will open their doors wide and invite visitors free of charge* for the second annual 'Museums Free-For-All'.
Participating Museums:

Armory Center for the Arts
Autry National Center's Museum of the American West
California Heritage Museum
California Science Center
Craft and Folk Art Museum
Fowler Museum at UCLA
The Getty Center
Hammer Museum
Japanese American National Museum
Laguna Art Museum
Long Beach Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
The Museum of Television & Radio
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)
Museum of Tolerance
Norton Simon Museum
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
Pacific Asia Museum
Skirball Cultural Center
Southwest Museum of the American Indian.
"Museums present different ways of looking at the world," commented a Museums spokesperson. "On October 1st we're saying: come explore, see all we have to offer - for free."
*Regular parking fees apply. General admission only. Does not apply to ticketed exhibitions.

Community Outreach Extravaganza, Sept 30, 2006

The Jeffery Pearson Foundation, Inc. Invites you to a Very Special Open House & Community Outreach Extravaganza. Saturday, September 30, 2006, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 800 South Street, Long Beach, CA 90805 (On the corner of South and Olive/off of Atlantic Ave)
Free parking on Olive at Calvary Chapel Church
Fun In the Sun!
Puppet Show - 1:00 p.m.
Blood pressure screening, poetic interpretation, book reading lab, childrens' storytelling, computer lab, art exhibit, free snacks and drinks, prizes
For more information, contact Deborah Jackson at (562) 428-0009, or joyandpeace1986@yahoo.com
The purpose of our foundation is to work with the community of North Long Beach and to provide community resources and information to help educate youth, adults and seniors in reading and after school programs.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Kid's Free Days at the San Diego Zoo

October 1 thru 31
The Zoological Society of San Diego was founded October 2, 1916. In honor of our special birthday month, children ages 3 to 11 receive complimentary admission to the San Diego Zoo, with a paid adult, during the month of October! Check out some of the Zoo's youngsters, including gorilla babies, a giraffe calf, and our 1-year-old giant panda, Su Lin. And be sure to visit the Zoo's Children's Zoo with its touchable animals and colorful gardens.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/

Friday, September 22, 2006

High School Exit Exam Preparation Offered

High school and middle school students may attend special Saturday workshop sessions to prepare to take the California High School Exit Exam. Long Beach Ministerial Alliance is sponsoring the workshop sessions.
The Saturday morning tutoring sessions, from 9 a.m. to noon, will be held on:
September 23 and 30
October 7, 14, 21 and 28
November 4 and 11
December 2 and 9
January 6, 13, 20 and 27
February 3, 10, 17 and 24
March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31
April 7, 14, 21 and 28.

Sessions will be held at four locations in Long Beach:
455 Artesia Blvd.
5640 Orange Ave.
1480 Atlantic Ave.
2280 Caspian Ave.
For information, call 595-8893, ext. 271.

Families at Fisher/USC Fisher Gallery

Saturday, September 23, 2006, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
University Park Campus, Harris HallFisher Gallery, Free, RSVP
Enjoy an afternoon filled with music, puppetry and artistic fun for kids of all ages.
Try your hand at soft-block printing and puppet design as Fisher Gallery hosts a kid-friendly day of live music, face painting, tours of the current exhibitions, refreshments and a raffle.
2-3 pm: Musical entertainment by the "Gallery Painters," Sam Gendel and Richard Sears.
3 pm: Puppet theater presented by Ekzopuppets. merighi@usc.edu, (213) 740-4561
http://www.fishergallery.org/

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Children's Health Fair

Healthy Kids & Families
September 23, 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. Kidspace celebrates healthy kids and families during this day-long fair. We’ll explore wholesome foods at our Harvest Corner and host a kids’ fitness challenge. Children will get their hearts pumping with the American Heart Association, stretch out with Earth Yoga and jump around with Hoppy the Grasshopper! Become a paramedic, doctor, or surgeon in Kidspace’s mobile first aid station, the ‘Boo Boo Buggy’!

Kidspace Children's Museum, 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91103, 626-449-9144 info@kidspacemuseum.org

Monday, September 18, 2006

Scholarship Resources for Minority Students

Even if you do not have a college-aged child at home, please share this with someone who does. Pass this scholarship information on to anyone and everyone that comes to mind. Though there are a number of companies and organizations that have donated moneys for scholarship use to African Americans, a great deal of the money is being returned becauseof a lack of interest. No one is going to knock on our doors and ask if we can use ascholarship. Take the initiative to get your children involved. There is no need for money to be returned to donating companies because we fail to apply for it. Please pass this information on to family members, nieces, nephews, friends with children etc. We must get the word out that money is available. If you are a college student or getting ready to become one, you probably already know how useful additional money can be. Our youth really could use these scholarships. Thanks!!

1) Bell Labs Fellowships For Under Represented Minorities,
http://www.bell-labs.com/fellowships/CRFP/info.html
2) Student Inventors Scholarships, http://www.invent.org/collegiate
3) Student Video Scholarships, http://www.christophers.org/vidcon2k.html
4) Coca-Cola Two Year College Scholarships
http://www.coca-colascholars.org/programs.html
5) Holocaust Remembrance Scholarships, http://holocaust.hklaw.com/
6) Ayn Rand Essay Scholarships, http://www.aynrand.org/contests/
7) Brand Essay Competition,
http://www.instituteforbrandleadership.org
/IBLEssayContest-2002Rules.html
8) Gates Millennium Scholarships,
http://www.gmsp.org/nominationmaterials/read.dbm?ID=12
9) Xerox Scholarships for Students, http://www2.xerox.com/go/xrx/about_xerox/about_xerox_detail.jsp
10) Sports Scholarships and Internships,
http://www.ncaa.org/about/scholarships.html
11) National Assoc. of Black Journalists Scholarships (NABJ)http://www.nabj.org/html/studentsvcs.html
12) Saul T. Wilson Scholarships (Veterinary) http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/jobs/stw.html
13) Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund,
http://www.thurgoodmarshallfund.org/sk_v6.cfm
14) FinAid:The Smart Students Guide to Financial Aid scholarships,
http://www.finaid.org/
15) Presidential Freedom Scholarships,
http://www.nationalservice.org/scholarships/
16) Microsoft Scholarship Program
http://www.microsoft.com/college/scholarships/minority.asp
17) WiredScholar Free Scholarship Search,
http://www.wiredscholar.com/paying/scholarship
_search/pay_scholarship_search.jsp 1
8) Hope Scholarships &Lifetime Credits, http://www.ed.gov/inits/hope/
19) William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship for Minority Students, http://www.apsanet.org/PS/grants/aspen3.cfm
20) Multiple List of Minority Scholarships
http://gehon.ir.miami.edu/financial-assistance/Scholarship/black.html
21) Guaranteed Scholarships, http://www.guaranteed-scholarships.com/
22) BOEING scholarships (soma e HBCU connects)http://www.boeing.com/companyoffices
/educationrelations/scholarships
23) Easley National Scholarship Program, http://www.naas.org/senior.htm
24) Maryland Artists Scholarships, http://www.maef.org/
25) Jacki Tuckfield Memorial Graduate Business Scholarship
(for AA students in South Florida) http://www.jackituckfield.org/
26) Historically Black College & University Scholarships http://www.iesabroad.org/info/hbcu.htm
27) Actuarial Scholarships for Minority Students,http://www.beanactuary.org/minority/scholarships.htm
28) International Students Scholarships & Aid Help,
http://www.iefa.org/
29) College Board Scholarship Search, http://cbweb10p.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/fundfind01.html
30) Burger King Scholarship Program,
http://www.bkscholars.csfa.org/
31) Siemens Westinghouse Competition,
http://www.siemens-foundationorg/
32) GE and LuLac Scholarship Funds,
http://www.lulac.org/Programs/Scholar.html
33) CollegeNet's Scholarship Database,
http://mach25.collegenet.com/cgi-bin/M25/index
34) Union Sponsored Scholarships and Aid,
http://www.aflcioorg/scholarships/scholar.htm
35) Federal Scholarships & Aid Gateways 25 Scholarship Gateways from Black Excel http://www.blackexcel.org/25scholarships.htm
36) Scholarship & Financial Aid Help,
http://www.blackexcel.org/fin-sch.htm
37) Scholarship Links (Ed Finance Group),
http://www.efg.net/link_scholarship.htm
38) FAFSA On The Web (Your Key Aid Form &Info),
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
39) Aid &Resources For Re-Entry Students,
http://www.back2college.com/
40) Scholarships and Fellowships,
http://www.osc.cuny.edu/sep/links.html
41) Scholarships for Study in Paralegal Studies, http://www.paralegals.org/Choice/2000west.html
43 ) HBCU Packard Sit Abroad Scholarships (for study around the world)http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/packard_nomination.html
43) Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities,
http://ccmi.uchicago.edu/schl1.html
44) INROADS internships, http://www.inroads.org
45) Olympics of the Mind "A Scholarships
http://www.naacp.org/work/actso/act-so.shtml
46) Black Alliance for Educational Options Scholarships
http://www.baeo.org/options/privatelyfinanced.jsp
47) ScienceNet Scholarship Listing
http://www.sciencenet.emory.edu/undergrad/scholarships.html
48) Graduate Fellowships For Minorities Nationwide
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/list.phtml?category=MINORITIES
49) Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford, www.rhodesscholar.org/infol
50) The Roothbert Scholarship Fund, www.roothbertfund.org
51) 2006 The Magic Johnson Foundation, 9100 Wilshire Blvd.,
Ste 700 EastBeverly Hills, CA 90212, 310.246.4400

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Jet Blue promotes literacy in Long Beach

Join Nick Jr. in celebrating Blue's Clues 10th Anniversary and promoting reading and literacy around the country. You can make a difference! Cast your vote for the JetBlue community to receive new books for local children in need. We are halfway there — help us reach our goal of 100,000 books by donating today at www.firstbook.org/blue. Blue's Clues © 2006 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The need is great. Research has confirmed that the critical factor determining whether a child becomes a reader is his or her access to reading materials. Most recent data describes a profound, even shocking gap: while the ratio of books to children in middle-income neighborhoods is approximately 13 books per child, the ratio in low-income neighborhoods is 1 book per 300 children.

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Long Beach Family Health Fair, Sept 9, 2006

Free Health Screenings: Stroke, Bone Density, Body Fat and much more.
BBQ, entertainment and Moon Bouncers for kids.
Location: Harriman Jones Medical Group/HealthCare Partners
Address: 2600 Redondo Ave (at Willow St), Long Beach, CA 90806
Time: 10:00 AM