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Jameis Winston Is Keynote Speaker At Suit Up And Show Up Event
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Several years ago, a 17- year-old high school junior was killed while attending an event in East Tampa. The young man, John Single- ton, was an innocent by- stander, struck by a bullet intended for someone else.
Singleton was also an ac- tive participant in the Corpo- ration to Develop Communities of Tampa,` Inc., (CDC of Tampa, Inc.), Youth Leadership Movement Program at the time of his death.
Ernest Coney, Jr., Pres- ident and CEO of the CDC of Tampa, Inc., purchased the suit for Singleton’s funeral. It was the young man’s first suit.
The death had such an im- pact on Coney that he be- came determined “a young
JAMEIS WINSTON ... Keynote Speaker
man would not be receiving his first suit on the occasion of his funeral.” And from the impact of Singleton’s death came the birth of the “Suit Up & Show Up” Initiative.
On Friday, January 19th, the CDC of Tampa, Inc., will host their Fifth Annual “Suit Up & Show Up” Initiative.
The event will be held at
ERNEST CONEY, JR. CEO & President of the CDC of Tampa, Inc.
the Hillsborough Community College Ybor Campus, Stu- dent Services Building, 1320 E. Palm Avenue, from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. The theme for the event is “New Dreams ... New Leaders.”
The program is designed to change the attitude of young men in the community through a discussion about “Suiting Up and Showing Up for the Roles in Your Life,” Coney said.
Ernest Hooper,
Tampa Times Columnist, will introduce the keynote speaker, Jameis Winston, Quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Winston became the youngest athlete to win the 2013 Heisman Trophy while at Florida State University. He was regarded as an out- standing athlete at FSU, where he led the Seminoles to a BCS National Champi- onship.
He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015.
A group of panelists will
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encourage the young men to set goals and make good choices in their lives. Break- out sessions will be conducted by Charles Young and Freddy Barton.
The young men participat- ing in the Suit Up & Show Up Leadership Retreat are between the ages of 16 and 24. This year, approximately 90 young men selected from 7 traditional high schools, along with Brewster Techni- cal School, Gary Adult School, and Brooks-DeBartolo Colle- giate High School will partici- pate.
Howard W. Blake Class Of 1968
Happy New Year, Howard W. Blake Classmates of 1968. The class meeting will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2018, 11 a. m.-1 p. m. at the West Tampa Branch Library, 2312 Union St.
The Class Reunion is around the corner. Let’s get ready to have some fun.
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