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The YWCA Silicon Valley will host its YWCA Silicon Valley 21st Annual Luncheon event on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The event serves as a major fundraiser with proceeds going to support the programs and services of the YWCA Silicon Valley. Dee Dee Myers, former press secretary to President Bill Clinton and New York Times best-selling author of Why Women Should Rule the World, will be the keynote speaker at the event. “We are delighted to have Ms. Myers speak at this year’s luncheon,” said Keri Procunier McLain, CEO of the YWCA Silicon Valley. “Our audience of business and community leaders will be fascinated by her perspectives on women’s issues and experiences as the first female White House press secretary.”

phati’tude Literary Magazine is pleased to announce its fall issue, AWAKENINGS: BRIDGING THE CULTURAL DIVIDE Remembering September 11th. The deadline is August 12, 2011.

SBWire, the online newswire for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations, today announced that GO-Science has enrolled in the SBWire for Non-Profits program.

SBWire, the online newswire for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations, today announced that St. Seton's Orphaned Animals has enrolled in the SBWire for Non-Profits program.

No Contract, No Cookies: The Stella D’oro Strike Has Its World Premier at the Downtown Community Television Center Landmark Firehouse (87 Lafayette St NYC) On Thursday June 30th.

Yamaha recently donated a P-155 keyboard to Musicorps, a rehabilitative music program for injured combat veterans, for use in a high tech physical therapy center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

The Millennium Hotel-St. Louis will soon become the latest hotel property to take a strong stand against the commercial sexual exploitation of children by signing the tourism Code of Conduct (The Code), ECPAT-USA announced today. The Code specifically focuses on the protection of children from sexual exploitation in the travel and tourism industries.

ECPAT-USA, a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies to protect sexually exploited children, announced that Governor Peter Shumlin has signed Vermont’s new human trafficking law, noting: "The new law now ranks among the strongest anti-trafficking laws in the nation, allowing Vermont to continue our legacy of fighting slavery within our borders and around the world."

For the fourth consecutive year, Transdiaspora Network (TDN) will host its Annual Benefit Concert on Thursday, May 12th, 2011, 7:00pm, at TriBeCa's Canal Room, located at 285 West Broadway (at Canal Street).

SBWire (http://www.sbwire.com), the online newswire for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations, today announced that Harlem Pride (http://www.harlempride.org) has enrolled in the SBWire for Non-Profits program.

SBWire (http://www.sbwire.com), the online newswire for small to medium-sized businesses and organizations, today announced that Harlem Pride (http://www.harlempride.org) has enrolled in the SBWire for Non-Profits program.

Vertex Systems introduces Intuition by Vertex, a new software solution for agencies that serve those with disabilities to easily enter time, attendance and documentation. Intuition allows staff to easily record data for client payroll, case management, service billing or attendance anywhere using iPods, PCs, laptops, iPads or telephones. Intuition is an electronic documentation portal to help social service organizations eliminate paper, errors, redundancies and executive oversight.

More than 20 states in the United States have changed or are considering changes to their policies around trying kids as adults according to a new report, State Trends: Legislative Changes from 2005-2010 Removing Youth from the Adult Criminal Justice System, released today by the Campaign for Youth Justice.

Gregory Silva, CCM, General Manager of Falmouth Yacht Club, Massachusetts, and Member of the New England Club Managers Association (NECMA) has been accredited with the "Certified Club Manager" (CCM) designation by the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA).

Scott Ninemeier, CCM, Assistant Clubhouse Manager of The Country Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and Member of the New England Club Managers Association (NECMA) has been accredited with the "Certified Club Manager" (CCM) designation by the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA).

Kevin Potts, CCM, Clubhouse Manager of the Portsmouth Country Club, New Hampshire, and Member of the New England Club Managers Association (NECMA) has been accredited with the "Certified Club Manager" (CCM) designation by the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA).

Mary Freeman, president and CEO of the Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, is pleased to announce the Gold and Silver Circle level sponsors for the 26th annual A Toast to the Triangle. The Toast is being held this weekend, on Sunday, March 6, 2011, at North Carolina State University’s McKimmon Center in Raleigh.

Mary Freeman, president and CEO of Tammy Lynn Center for Developmental Disabilities, announced today raffle prizes for the 26th A Toast to the Triangle. Raffle tickets can be purchased online at or at the event. Prices are $10 per ticket or $40 for five tickets.

Employees Build Homes for Pinellas County Families

Global Partnerships (GP), a 16-year-old nonprofit that supports microfinance and other sustainable solutions to poverty, announced today that it has invested $4.5 million of its new $20 million social investment fund in six outstanding microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Latin America. Three of the partners are new to GP.

Larry C. Bienapfl, CCM, General Manager of Belmont Country Club in Belmont, Massachusetts and member of the New England Club Managers Association (NECMA) was inducted into the Club Managers Association of America’s (CMAA) prestigious Honor Society. He joins a select group of managers who have achieved this elevated status.

Chuck Wright, CCM, General Manager of Pocasset Golf Club in Pocasset, Massachusetts and member of the New England Club Managers Association (NECMA) was inducted into the Club Managers Association of America’s (CMAA) prestigious Honor Society. He joins a select group of managers who have achieved this elevated status.

Founded in 1969, the Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center was known as the “store front” library, because it was initially housed in the old Woolworth’s building on 102nd Street and Northern Blvd. The Library moved in 1999 to its current state-of-the-art facility on 100th Street, where the 1ST ANNUAL PHATI’TUDE AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERARY FESTIVAL is being held.

Scouts from across North Carolina gathered in Raleigh today to present their 2011 Report to the State. Last year, in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America, North Carolina’s Scouts promised the state of North Carolina 100,000 hours of community service. This year, in their report, North Carolina’s Scouts documented over 300,000 hours of community service spent improving parks and schools, collecting food for the poor, and completing various service projects for other community organizations. The report was presented to the leadership of the N.C. General Assembly.

phati'tude Literary Magazine Encourages Emerging Writers to Participate in the 1st African American Literary Festival at the Langston Hughes Community Library, February 26, 2011