Concerned Black Men of Richmond holds Manners Workshop at Franklin Military Academy

November 26, 2018

Greetings all,

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond, Inc. held our 2^nd Manners Workshop on Saturday the 17^th of November at Franklin Military Academy.  Again, the event was coordinated by Past President Wayne Rachel, Sr. and conducted by Elizabeth Kirven. There was a great turnout of both mentees and mentors.

Ms. Kirven’s workshop required the boys to write about events in their lives that described happiness, friend interaction, their uniqueness as well as family perception of themselves.  

She also discussed table manners, job interviewing etiquette and wardrobe selection.  The boys got to interact with each other and the entire group by practicing the various items that were discussed.

 

We presented Ms. Kirven with a gift certificate for coming all the way from Maryland to conduct this workshop.  The Concerned Black Men of Richmond, Inc. really appreciate her dedication to our organization!

Again we would like to thank each person and organization that contributed to the Concerned Black Men of Richmond, Inc.  Your contributions have been instrumental in ensuring that we can continue to provide impactful programs to young men in the Richmond area.  We hope we can count on your patronage in the future.

Sincerely,
Tim Mallory
President-CBM-RVA

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Concerned Black Men of Richmond and Youth visit Monticello

October 28, 2018

 

Greetings and salutations,

The Concerned Black Men of Richmond, Inc. kicked off our 2018 session of events with a trip to Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson.  We viewed “The Sally Hemmings” exhibit which opened in 2017.  It is the first road trip that we have undertaken in a few years and was a great success! 

 

We left Richmond in our van and 2 cars with 15 enthusiastic young men.  The staff at Monticello was very helpful and pleased that we chose them for one of our activities.  The tour started with a bus ride the grounds at Monticello.  The Sally Hemmings exhibit was a combination of videos, artifacts and a tour of slave quarters.  There was a promissory note for the purchase of a slave and many photos of the lineage of the Hemmings family line up to the present time.

 

 

The tour guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the information.  She entertained questions and there were many from the audience; some were even from our youth. 

 

The tour bus driver showed us several points of interest on the way back to the entrance and we concluded with a visit to a slave burial ground near the exit.

We left Monticello and had lunch at Pizza Hut near the University of Virginia in downtown Charlottesville.

This was an outstanding, impactful event; and major achievement for CBM-RVA. This event was made possible in part by the generosity of Dr. Harold and Mrs. Carol Jones. They graciously paid for the admissions of all the mentees!  Thank you to each of you who have contributed to the Concerned Black Men of Richmond!  You are truly making a difference in the lives of our youth and the community.

 

Sincerely,
Tim Mallory
President-CBM-RVA

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The Concerned Black Men Richmond Held Career Choices Event for Youth

The Concerned Black Men –Richmond held their first activity of 2017 on January 14th at Linwood Holton Elementary school. Tim Mallory was the lead facilitator of the activity titled Career Choices.

This activity was designed to provide the mentees with an opportunity to interact with representatives from a variety of fields. There were speakers participants from several areas across the spectrum of career including the trades, public, private sectors, science and entertainment professions.

Six presenters addressed the youth corps.

 

Speakers:
Travis Preau – RVA Fire Captain,
Morris White Jr. –Physicist, Altria
Cornelius McLaughlin – Electrician, Atlantic Contractors
Dr. Harold Jones, III – MD, Eastern State Hospital
Frank Johnson – RPS Educator
Noland Burchette – Former NFL Pro Athlete / played on the Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts

Each of the participants spoke about their individual backgrounds, and what factors and people that provided motivation and influenced them to choose the paths that they ultimately chose.  They also addressed some of the requirements that had to be met in order to enter the field and also some of the challenges and rewards that they encountered along the way to achieving their goals in their chosen fields.

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