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The Iglesia 2011 Academy of Educational and Entrepreneurial Excellence
August 22, 2011
Friday concluded Iglesia’s 5th anual Summer of Opportunity Program. This year, twenty-five students attended five days a week over the past month and a half, and were exposed to 24 different guest speakers andvenues. Iglesia, through community partnerships, provided the students with a tour of the Rochester International Airport, the RPD Training Facility, RCTV Channel 15, the Federal Courthouse and Sharp Edgez Barber Institute. 
The students heard from a commercial pilot, a small business owner, two Judges, Law Enforcement Officers, the President of the City Council and several motivational speakers. They even produced a televison show whereby they interviewed a professional basketball player and a gang specialist.
In addition to this exposure, the students ages 14-16 worked on pre-Algebra and ELA skills, took etiquette classes, and polished their interview techniques. Each person developed a 30-second elevator speach, and many discovered hidden talents and gifts during a talent discovery seminar. 
The young people wowed us with digital Voice Thread presentations that they designed and completed, which describe the six-week program with pictures and sound. The four student teams did an outstanding job.
Comgratulations attendees for a job well done! The tools you have learned throughout this program will serve you well throughout your educational years and beyond! We are looking forward to your future success!
Iglesia Co-Sponsors Mary Nelson’s Youth Center 10th Annual Youth Day BBQ
August 8, 2011
WHEN: Saturday, August 20, 2011 (11:00 am to 6:00 pm)
WHERE: Corner of South Salina Street and Wood Avenue, Syracuse, NY
WHAT IS THIS: This is a Syracuse event hosted to help area students from preschool to college get the school supplies they need. We will be giving out backpacks filled with school supplies to each registered child that attends the event, and other items needed for school. We also will be giving away used computers. There will be food and entertainment for all.
WHAT DO I DO: Just be sure to register your child, then have your child bring a copy of their June report card with them to the event for sign in and registration. Individual forms must be filled out for each student who is registering. (Syracuse area only)
COST: This event is absolutely FREE. 
ANY QUESTIONS: Please call Mary Nelson at 315 422-5690 or stop by Mary Nelson’s Youth Center at 2849 South Salina Street to fill out an application.
See you there!
