School of Hard Knocks Apparel Holiday Party Granting Christmas Wishes to Local Queens 9-11 Family Victims and a Homeless Shelter, Sunday December 8th At Queens Crowne Plaza.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2002 School Of Hard Knocks The School of Hard Knocks is an idiomatic phrase meaning the (sometimes painful) education one gets from life, often contrasted with formal education. It is a phrase which is most typically used by a person to claim a level of wisdom imparted by life experience, which they consider Apparel WBLS On Air Personality, Egypt and Renowned Author/Motivational Speaker, Terrie Williams Will Give Empowerment em·pow·er tr.v. em·pow·ered, em·pow·er·ing, em·pow·ers 1. To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority. See Synonyms at authorize. 2. Message to Kids and Mothers This holiday season what one urban wear company is doing with their surplus collector items is grant holiday wishes to the less fortunate in their neighborhood. The School Of Hard Knocks Christmas Wish Party at the Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. in Queens from 12 pm to 5 pm is the brainchild brain·child n. An original idea or plan attributed to a person or group. brainchild Noun Informal an idea or plan produced by creative thought Noun 1. of Gerard and Carol Murray, the founders of School Of Hard Knocks Apparel (SOHK SOHK School Of Hard Knocks ). "We have been so blessed this year with our business that we wanted to share the wealth with our community this holiday season," says Carol Murray. While the SOHK line has grown and is sold nationally, the Murray family has chosen to stay (over 30 years) in the Queens community and now represents the pride of Queens. The Murray Family will share their hospitality with a local homeless women & children shelter, which consist of approximately 47 single parent mothers and 85 children ranging from infants to 17 years old. All will receive School Of Hard Knock clothes gear, school supplies, music CDs, posters, fun game activities, etc. The children will be entertained by a high energy clown clown, a comic character usually distinguished by garish makeup and costume whose antics are both humorously clumsy and acrobatic. The clown employs a broad, physical style of humor that is wordless or not as self-consciously verbal as the traditional fool or jester. magician, along with an opportunity to get up close with WBLS on air afternoon personality, Egypt. The mothers will be given a special Christmas gift bag and an opportunity to listen to Terrie Williams, a phenomenal motivational speaker A motivational speaker is a professional speaker, facilitator or trainer who speaks to audiences, usually for a fee. The keynote speech generally takes place either at the beginning of the event, or the close of the event. , addressing self-esteem, health awareness, living in an anti-drug environment, and sharing her success story from her personal triumph. "At the end of each year we always have surplus items that make great gifts. The SOHK Christmas Wish Party is a way of showing a token of our appreciation," says Gerard Murray. School Of Hard Knocks (SOHK) Sportswear Company was launched as an extension of a family-owned retail store, Von's, Inc. on Northern Blvd. Murray, along with his wife, Carol, have guided the company from its inception in 1988 as a small t-shirt operation to a successful urban clothing company with sales of over 10 million this year. For more information, please contact, Sheila Eldridge at Miles Ahead Entertainment (201) 310-2682 or sheila@milesaheadentertainment.com |
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