Hip-Hop Heavyweight Fat Joe Helps Local Youth Renovate Latin American Montessori Bilingual School on Saturday, Aug. 6.Boost Mobile RockCorps AboutRockCorps is a production company with a pro-social twist. RockCorps uses the call to action of: “Give 4 Hours, Get 1 Ticket. ®” Based in New York and Los Angeles, the company encourages community involvement among youth and young adults through the power of Volunteers Support Latin Lat·in n. 1. a. The Indo-European language of the ancient Latins and Romans and the most important cultural language of western Europe until the end of the 17th century. b. American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Youth Center and Earn Tickets to WPGC's Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. Mix Off
WHO: Platinum-selling rap artist Fat Joe, Boost Mobile RockCorps
- an "around the way revolution" that is empowering young
adults with the motivation and resources necessary to create
immediate, long-lasting improvements to communities in need.
WHAT: Boost Mobile RockCorps is combining the power of music,
community and volunteerism to breed a new generation of
volunteers. In exchange for contributing four hours of
community service work at Boost Mobile RockCorps projects,
youth volunteers will receive tickets to popular music
concerts in their area. Boost Mobile RockCorps is
partnering with non-profit agencies to organize 50 charity
projects this summer offering young people the opportunity
to get involved in various volunteer organizations and
projects throughout the nation.
The Boost Mobile RockCorps movement returns this weekend to
Washington, D.C., after successful volunteer efforts in Los
Angeles, Minneapolis, Arlington, Va., and Chicago. The
weekend's event supports the Latin American Youth Center.
Local youth-oriented radio stations are helping recruit
Boost Mobile RockCorps volunteers and are awarding community
service spots to lucky listeners. Selected volunteers who
complete their four hours of community service at the
designated projects will receive tickets, at no charge, to
WPGC's Labor Day Mix Off on Sept. 5.
WHEN &
WHERE:
Date Charity Location Project Reward Concert
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Sat. 1401 Michigan
Aug. 6 Latin American Ave. NE New Campus Labor Day Mix
8a.m.-12p.m. Youth Center Washington, DC Renovation Off 9/05/05
20017
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