The Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation Celebrates the Graduation of its 11th Class of Future Leaders
The Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation (MJYF) will celebrate the graduation of its 11th class on September 7, 2004, 6:00 PM at the Atlanta Life Insurance building. This group of 16 students will be the second graduating class from the program since the passing of former Mayor Maynard Jackson, but his legacy lives on through these youths.
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 8, 2004
The Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation (MJYF) will celebrate the graduation of its 11th class on September 7, 2004, 6:00 PM at the Atlanta Life Insurance building. This group of 16 students will be the second graduating class from the program since the passing of former Mayor Maynard Jackson, but his legacy lives on through these youths.
The MJYF is a non-profit leadership program for at-risk 11th graders in the Atlanta Public School System founded in 1992 by the late Mayor Maynard Jackson. The MJYFÂ’s Leadership Academy, a year-long leadership and salesmanship training course, meets two Saturdays a month for one academic year. Funding for this program is provided by supportive corporations such as Coca-Cola, UPS, Georgia-Pacific, Home Depot, Georgia Power, Jackson Securities, Atlanta Gas and Light and the Atlanta Hawks Foundation.
The MJYF focuses on strengthening students in the areas of basic leadership, education, self-esteem, sound values, critical thinking and salesmanship. Mr. Jackson was a firm believer that if we are able to teach high school students how to communicate properly, orally and written, and give them the basic fundamentals of selling and positive thinking, they literally cannot fail.
“We teach our students the Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation’s Five Leadership Traits for Success: honesty, hard work, courage, self-discipline and self-improvement,” explains retired Colonel John Holley, President of the foundation. “Our students must understand that you cannot successfully motivate and lead others unless you first learn to motivate yourself.”
Most students who have completed the MJYF Leadership Academy program have enrolled in institutions of higher learning, and others have chosen to pursue military careers. Regardless of their chosen career paths, MJYF graduates can be found in leadership positions throughout the nation in all career fields demonstrating the skills and positive attitudes that were instilled at the Leadership Academy.
To contribute to the Maynard Jackson Youth Foundation, please contact John C. Holley at 100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2275, Atlanta, GA, 30303, or call (404) 681-3211 or e-mail at jch-mjyf@mindspring. com. Visit the FoundationÂ’s Website at www. mjyf. com.
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