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November 2006 Newsletter
 Derek
McGinty,
nationally renowned news anchor, will be the Keynote
Speaker at the Hoop Dreams Monthly Mentoring Workshop, Saturday,
November 11, 2006
Join the Hoop
Dreams Scholarship Fund this Saturday, November 11th from
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm for the 2nd Mentoring Workshop of the
2006 - 2007 program year. Our keynote speaker will be Derek McGinty,
who will kick-off the session at 1:00 pm.
Mr. McGinty
is the weekday
co-anchor for W*USA 9NEWS NOW at 5pm and weeknight anchor for W*USA
9NEWS NOW at 7pm, as well as host of Eye On Washington which airs at
7pm on Saturday and 11am on Sunday.
Prior to joining the CBS affiliate, he was co-anchor of ABC NEWS'
overnight broadcast, World News Now, and anchor of World News This
Morning.
Mr. McGinty was
a correspondent for "HBO's Real Sports" for 4 years and for the
nationally broadcast program, Public Eye with "Bryant Gumbel" on
CBS. From 1991 to 1998, he became increasingly popular on a
nationwide basis with "The Derek McGinty Show" on WAMU. His guests
have included DC Mayor Marion Barry; former Secretary of State James
Baker; former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; jazz musician Wynton
Marsalis; rapper Ice-T; and author Robert Ludlum. In 1994, the show
received the highest programming honor in public radio, when it won
the Gold Award for Public Affairs Programming from the Corporation
of Public Broadcasting. And, he represented the pulse of the
community as co-host of "The Daily Drum," a news and interview
program covering local politics on WHUR-FM.
Derek McGinty's
work although rooted in the Washington community is recognized
nationally amongst the media industry. Articles by McGinty have
appeared in The New York Times; The Washington Post; The New York
Daily News; and Washingtonian Magazine.
A native
Washingtonian, Derek McGinty is a graduate of American University,
where he received a bachelor's degree in communications.
The Mentoring
Workshop will be held at the Elliott School at The George Washington
University - 1957 E Street NW. at 1:00 pm.
Hoop Dreams Internships: Priceless
The Hoop Dreams
Internship Program is an after school job placement program for
college bound students in their senior year of high school and Hoop
Dreams college students returning in the summer. Internships are key
in exposing our students to career options, preparing these young
people for the workforce, providing work experience, and allowing
them to learn valuable life skills. To date, more than 300 Hoop
Dreams students have served in internships with businesses and
government agencies throughout the metropolitan Washington, D.C.
area. Thank you to our 2006 - 2007 internship providers.
The internship
program is a valuable experience for the students and a great
experience for internship providers. If you are interested in
providing an internship, please contact Tyler Atkins at
tatkins@hoopdreams.org.
Hoop Dreams Participates in the CFC/United Way Giving Program
Dream Forever
 The
Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund welcomes all contributions that work as
a means of ensuring that our mission and programs will continue into
the future. As a non-profit organization, Hoop Dreams can be named
as a full or partial beneficiary in a will or life insurance policy.
Bequests offer an opportunity to leave a
lasting legacy. When you make a charitable bequest, you retain full
use of your property during life, so there is no disruption of your
lifestyle, no immediate out-of-pocket costs.
Since a charitable bequest can take many
forms, you have considerable flexibility. You can leave a particular
asset, a specific sum of money, a percentage of your estate or what
remains of your estate after you have provided for other
beneficiaries. You can designate exactly how you want your bequest
to be used or leave it unrestricted so that Hoop Dreams has the
flexibility to meet our most significant needs. Important to also
remember is that you can change any bequest provision during your
life which means you remain in complete control of the process.
While a bequest does not offer income tax
benefits, it is deductible for estate tax purposes. Estate tax rates
are higher than income tax rates.
If you have made a bequest to Hoop Dreams
please let us know. We would like to thank you for your commitment
and generosity. If you are considering making a bequest we can
provide you with the suggested language or with other pertinent
information which may be helpful to you.
Ongoing support of
Hoop Dreams is needed and will keep our youth focused on their
dreams, while building bridges within our communities - now and
forever.
Participate in YARDS FOR YOUTH
 The
Hoop Dreams Scholarship Fund is proud to participate in the
2006-2007 Booz Allen Hamilton - Redskins Yards for Youth program.
Participating non-profits benefit from funds pledged for offensive
yards gained by the Redskins during the 2006-2007 football season.
Yards for Youth will raise funds throughout the football season -
from September's home opener to the final game in December - and
beyond if the Redskins make the playoffs! With your support, every
time an offensive yard is gained, we win!
How can you help us
reach our goal? Pledge a specific amount of money for each offensive
yard gained during the 2006-2007 Washington Redskins season or make
a one-time set contribution to support Hoop Dreams. For each
offensive yard gained, your contribution will help us reach our
goal. For example, if you pledge .01 cent per yard and the Redskins
gain 6,000 offensive yards (combination of passing and rushing
yards), your total donation at the end of the season would be $60.
To make a pledge or
one-time donation to Hoop Dreams, log onto
www.yardsforyouth.org/HoopDreams.
Yards for Youth
builds upon the strong commitment to social philanthropy in the
local community that global consulting firm, Booz Allen Hamilton and
the Redskins have cultivated over the years.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Hoop Dreams
Scholarship Fund 10th Anniversary Celebration
"A decade of building bridges, while achieving dreams"
Join the Hoop
Dreams Scholarship Fund, as we host our anniversary gala, on
February 27, 2007, at The Ritz-Carlton. For additional information,
please contact Jackie Alafoginis at
Jackie@websterconsulting.com or 202.390.6912.
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