YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR CAMILLE WINBUSH TO ADDRESS TPC FOUNDATION'S "SMART START" FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM AT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN
BUSINESS SUMMIT 2005
15-year-old entrepreneur Camille Winbush, who also currently co-stars as Vanessa, the oldest of three siblings on the popular FOX Television series, "The Bernie Mac Show," will address her peer group at the TPC Foundation's Smart Start Youth Financial Literacy Program Saturday, June 25, 2005 at the African American Business Summit.
Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) - The TPC Foundation, Inc. (TPC) is pleased to announce that Camille Winbush, 15 year old actress and entrepreneur who is owner of her own ice cream parlor Baked Ice, will address her peer attendees at the Smart Start Youth Financial Literacy Program on Saturday, June 25, 2005.
The Smart Start Youth Financial Literacy Program will be held from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM during the African American Business Summit 2005 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort and Spa, 71333 Dinah Shore Drive, Rancho Mirage (Palm Springs), California.
TPC Foundation, Inc. (TPC) developed the Smart Start Program to change the way high school students view personal finance, understand banking, and manage and maximize their income. In the past, the Smart Start Program has gathered experts who work in the financial industry with youth to share information and show them how to create and sustain comprehensive fiscal responsibility. Attendees have learned how to achieve their dreams through responsible financial success. This year, the attendees will hear from Camille Winbush, a successful ice cream parlor entrepreneur.
Located in Southern California's historic Old Town Pasadena, Camille Winbush's ice cream parlor Baked Ice celebrated its 1st anniversary with Winbush receiving the coveted 2004 TeenPreneur Award, from Black Enterprise Magazine. The award recognized Winbush for outstanding business leadership and achievement among her peer group. Winbush and Baked Ice have also been featured in People Magazine, Teen Magazine, Kiplinger's Magazine and Fox News.
"We are honored to have Ms. Winbush address the attendees of the program this year," says Smart Start Program Manager Tamika Hinton. "Ms. Winbush is a perfect example of young entrepreneurship. She can speak to her peers about the ups and downs of it and they will listen. We are proud to have developed a solid youth entrepreneur program in association with the African American Business Summit 2005 where teens will walk away with information they can immediately use."
This event is FREE to students. For more information regarding the TPC Foundation, Inc. and the Smart Start Youth Financial Literacy Program, please visit:
www.tpcfoundation.org.
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