W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center

Youth Leadership and Development Program

5501 Cleveland Ave, Kansas City, Missouri  64130    (816) 523-3339 phone      (816) 523-5343 fax   www.duboislc.org

Letter Invitation of the 35 celebration of W.E.B. Dubois Learning Center (DLC)

On October 11, 2008, the W.E.B. DuBois Learning Center (DLC) will celebrate 35 years of nonprofit serv ice to the Greater Kansas City Community.  The celebration will be held at the Downtown Convention Center in Kansas City, Missouri and will include dinner, keynote speaker, and live entertainment by the sensational “Bake & the Tender Hearts.”  Special guest speaker for the evening will be Ms. Marva Collins, founder of Westide Preparatory School in Chicago, Illinois.

 Thirty four years ago, WEB Dubois Learning Center accepted the challenge of providing tutorial assistance to a relative small numbe r of students, concentrating on reading, math, science and computer science.  The center effectively identified a problem and worked to solve it.  For more than 34 years we have consistently provided tutorial and educational services to the youth of the community and built a solid reputation of producing academic success.  All services, including technology services, are accomplished through volunteers.  This includes development, instruction, administration and support.  The commitment on the part of volunteers is outstanding with the average volunteer tenure being 10 years — many of the volunteers have been with the program since it’s inception in 1973.

 Community organizations such as W.E.B. Dubois Learning Center must rely on the generosity of business and individuals like you to continue its work and service to the community.  As the W.E.B. Dubois Learning Center approaches this 35th year of achievement in providing quality service, the future is full of hope and promise.  I hope that you will join me an dothers in supporting the DuBois Learning Center by becoming a key supporter for this celebration.  I am confident that you will experience a great evening out while learning more about the center, its mission and accomplishments.

 Please join us in celebrating the W.E.B. Dubois Learning Center’s 35th Anniversary in the Grand Ballroom of the Kansas City Convention on October 11, 2008.  You will be receiving a special invitation regarding this event.  I thank you in advance for your consideration.  if you have specific questions relating to the event, you may contact the W.E. B. DuBois Learning Center directly at 816.523.3339.  You may visit our websites www.duboislc.net or www.duboislc.org. 

Sincerely,

William Grace

Executive Director

“Creating Giant Steps Together

 Executive Committee:

Leon Dixon, Chairman

Vern Glover, Vice Chairman

Phillip Vann, Chief Financial Officer

Lani Charles, Secretary

William Grace, Executive Director

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