The Mary Lou & Arthur F. Mahone Fund, in partnership with the Kenosha and Racine Unified school districts, will present the PowerUp College and Resource Fair at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside on Saturday, Nov. 19.
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The City of Kenosha and major public and private sector partners on Tuesday officially announced the creation of the Kenosha Emerging Leaders Academy, which will serve middle school and high school youth along with young adults ages 18-24 and aims to provide them with the skills and resources to pursue college, as well as, other career paths.
The announcement was made during a press conference in the former Brown National Bank Building at 2222 63rd St. where the academy is planned. The city-initiated project is being developed in partnership with Carthage College, the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Herzing University, Gateway Technical College, Jockey International, Best Buy, the Kenosha YMCA, the Students Engagement through Groups and Activities program, gener8tor and the Mahone Fund.
Planned for the Uptown district, the academy would be located within a few blocks of the proposed Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood, a neighborhood focused on innovation, education, training, learning and work opportunities. Plans for the academy include a new teen technology center through a collaboration with Jockey International, the Kenosha YMCA and Best Buy. City officials said renovation of the building is expected to be completed by the end of the year and the academy would open to full programming as early as January 2023.
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Terry Flores
Alvin Owens,owner of the Regimen Barber Collective and founder of Education Youth Development Outreach which coordinates the annual Spring Break College Tours for students, receives the Living Legend Community Award. Owens tells the crowd how grateful he is during the ceremony on Tuesday held at Carthage College's Siebert Chapel.
- PHOTO BY JASMINE WILLIS
Bryan Albrecht, president and CEO of Gateway Technical College, served as a master of ceremonies at the Mahone Fund's 2021 Reaching for Rainbows gala held at Carthage College's Siebert Chapel Tuesday night. The gala resumed this year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced its hiatus in 2020.
IN PHOTOS: 2021 Mahone Fund Reaching for Rainbows gala
The Mary Lou & Arthur F. Mahone Fund annual Reaching for Rainbows “Pursuit of Excellence” gala was held Tuesday, June 8, in Carthage’s A. F. Siebert Chapel. Over $325,000 in college scholarships was awarded to local area high school students and special awards were presented.
The 2021 Mary Lou and Arthur F. Mahone scholars line up for a picture together Tuesday night at Carthage College’s Siebert Chapel, where the Reaching for Rainbows gala was held.
- JASMINE WILLIS photos
Jada Robinson, a 2019 Mahone scholar, presents the Signature Award to James and Mary Hawkins, on Tuesday, June 8, at Carthage College's Siebert Chapel where the Mahone Fund's 2021 Reaching for Rainbows gala was held.
- PHOTO BY JASMINE WILLIS
The 2021 Mahone scholars applaud the nominees as they receive awards on stage at Carthage College's Siebert Chapel during the 2021 Reaching for Rainbows gala Tuesday night.
- PHOTO BY JASMINE WILLIS
James Hawkins gives a speech of appreciation after winning the Signature Award at Tuesday night's Reaching for Rainbows gala held at Carthage College's Siebert Chapel.
- PHOTO BY JASMINE WILLIS
James Hawkins, left, shakes the hand of Tim Mahone, chairman of the Mahone Fund, during the awards ceremony the 2021 Reaching for Rainbows gala held Tuesday night at Carthage College's Siebert Chapel.
- PHOTO BY JASMINE WILLIS
Alvin Owens,owner of the Regimen Barber Collective and founder of Education Youth Development Outreach which coordinates the annual Spring Break College Tours for students, receives the Living Legend Community Award. Owens tells the crowd how grateful he is during the ceremony on Tuesday held at Carthage College's Siebert Chapel.
- PHOTO BY JASMINE WILLIS
Gary Vargas receives the Living Legend Community Award. Alvin Owens also received the Living Legend Community Award along with Darl Drummond and Jim and Mary Hawkins, who received the Shebaniah B. Muhammad Signature Award.
- PHOTO BY JASMINE WILLIS
The 2019 Mahone scholar Benjamin Woods plays the piano as he sings “Imagine” by John Legend Reaching for Rainbow’s gala.
- PHOTO BY JASMINE WILLIS
The Mahone scholars line up as they prepare to go on stage and give their speeches at Carthage College's Siebert Chapel where the 2021 Reaching for Rainbows gala and awards ceremony took place Tuesday night.
- PHOTO BY JASMINE WILLIS
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Chancellor Debbie Ford announces each presenter before they came on stage during the Mahone Fund's Reaching for Rainbows gala held in the Siebert Chapel at Carthage College Tuesday night.
Bryan Albrecht, president and CEO of Gateway Technical College, served as a master of ceremonies at the Mahone Fund's 2021 Reaching for Rainbows gala held at Carthage College's Siebert Chapel Tuesday night. The gala resumed this year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced its hiatus in 2020.
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