Calendar to benefit institutions
CHICAGO | Chicago-based agency Danielle Ashley Communications and the Walgreens Corporation teamed up in a show of support for education and the legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. They have created a calendar with proceeds benefitting 12 academic institutions.
“The 2006 HBCU calendar is truly a labor of love on our part,” said Tracey Alston, president of Danielle Ashley Communications. “I’m so proud that through this calendar we are making it possible for everyone to celebrate black history every month and support black education every day.”
John Gremer, director of community affairs for the Walgreens Corporation, said the company understands the importance of highlighting the schools and continuing their legacies. Walgreens is the exclusive vendor for the calendar.
Featuring 12 of the country’s first African-American academic institutions, the calendar captures their culture and historical significance.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the calendars will go to each featured institution as well as to the United Negro College Fund. In addition, the pages of the calendar are filled with little known facts about African-American firsts, and the multifaceted contributions and achievements by blacks that have helped to shape America.
The calendar provides information beginning with Cheyney University, the oldest of the HBCUs, and ending with Talladega College. Each month a different school is profiled with narrative and images that highlight its proud history.
The calendar is available at participating Walgreens or on the Internet at
http://hbcucalendar.net/ or
http://www.walgreens.com/popups/s_image.js... Walgreens is proud to be the exclusive vendor for the 2006 Historically Black Colleges & Universities calendar, featuring the following institutions:
* Cheyney University
* University of the District of Columbia
* Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
* Wilberforce University
* Harris-Stowe State University
* Clark Atlanta University
* Virginia Union University
* Fisk University
* Lincoln University (Missouri)
* Edward Waters College
* Rust College
* Talladega College
Share a special part of Black History
Learn about the institutional birthplace of African-Americans' greatest achievements and heroes. Own a limited edition collector's item, the first in a series honoring America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The calendar includes images and information from each of the 12 featured institutions, as well as significant historical dates throughout the year.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this calendar will benefit the featured institutions and the United Negro College Fund.
© 2005 Danielle Ashley Communications
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