Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat, the Most Valuable Player for 2010 NBA All Star Game, hosted a star-studded party that helped raise awareness for his Wade’s World Foundation. The February 13 event, billed as the “DALLAS DYNASTY-FLASH TO THE FUTURE” at the Fashion Industry Gallery (F.I.G) in Dallas featured appearances by award winning actress […]
(Dallas – January 26) Nationally renowned fitness guru Donna Richardson Joyner is making a national appeal to help sponsor her team in the ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon® as part of her effort to help raise money for black colleges. Richardson Joyner is encouraging alumni, students, friends and supporters of black colleges to donate […]
A Short Walk That Goes a Long Way Nearly 500 people will step up on September 19, 2009 to raise funds and awareness at the Kidney Walk WHAT: 8th Annual Kidney Walk to benefit the National Kidney Foundation Serving North Texas WHERE: Fort Worth Stockyards, beginning at River Ranch 500 NE 23rd St., Fort Worth, […]
Veterans of Iraq, Afghan Wars who are students at HBCUs are eligible (Dallas– September 11, 2009) The Tom Joyner Foundation® today announced a new ‘Scholar of Honor’ program that will provide a $1,500 scholarship to a veteran of the Iraq or Afghanistan wars since Sept. 11, 2001. The veteran must be currently attending a Historically […]
Tom Joyner Foundation to Share Proceeds of Book Sales with Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (Dallas, TX – June 25, 2009) A portion of the book sales of “Tom Joyner Presents How to Prepare for College” will benefit two black colleges: Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), […]
(Dallas, TX – July 1, 2009) The Tom Joyner Foundation and Denny’s have awarded nearly $32,000 to 21 single parent scholars attending black colleges as part of a year long effort to help the parents complete their college education. The partnership, which started last year, provides winners of the Tom Joyner Foundation® and Denny’s […]
Tom Joyner Foundation to Distribute $510,000 Grant to Promote HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Awareness at Six Black Colleges (Dallas, TX – July 2, 2009) The Tom Joyner Foundation will help promote awareness on HIV/AIDS and substance abuse at six black colleges as part of a $510,000 federal grant. Each historically black colleges […]
Washington, D.C., April 22, 2009– The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) has launched an inspirational U.S. campaign called “I Too Am Haiti” to heighten awareness about the hundreds of thousands of children who are the victims of trafficking, forced labor and other forms of exploitation in Haiti. “The exploitation of children is a stain on […]
Sybil Wilkes, on-air personality of the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show, is recruiting people to join her team as part of the 50 Million Pound Challenge sponsored by State Farm®, and help keep kids in college. For each person who joins Team Sybil, $1 will be donated to the Tom Joyner Foundation, which provides […]
The “how to” guide helps parents, kids offers step-by-step advice (Dallas, TX – March 9, 2009) Tom Joyner, the nationally syndicated media personality and philanthropist, has released a new book to help students prepare for college. The book, “Tom Joyner Presents How to Prepare for College”, is filled with easy to read, easy to understand […]
