Family First ~ Living a Family Centered Life: Special May Delivery

We're expecting...the baby is due May 13, 2010!

Tid Bits About Me

*Place of Birth: Savanna-La-Mar, Jamaica
*Career and/or Educational Accomplishment: Published author and university scholarship winner
*Favorite Saying: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
*Favorite Food: Mackerel with boiled green bananas
*Favorite Song: You Light Up My Life Sung by Whitney Houston
*Favorite Books: Marriage on the Rock and Invisible Man
Platform: Unlocking a Child's Potential: Reading, the Key to Success!
*Additional Interesting Fact: Excavated historical artifacts are on display in a national museum

Accomplishments/Awards:

*Helped Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) raise over $12,674,000 (12,674 million dollars) in cash donations and in kind book sponsorships.
*Presidential Volunteer Service Award Recipient
*Nominated for Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) 2009 Volunteer of the Year Award.
*Founded and manage operations as Executive Director of the Beginning the Journey chapter of Reading Is Fundamental.
*Beginning the Journey is selected as Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program of the month (February 2009)
*Received proclamation from Mayor Bruce Williams declaring June 14, 2008 as Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) day.
*Organized, procured funding and purchased over 2200 books for local low income children for the Beginning the Journey chapter of Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) distribution fairs.

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