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Black
Owned
Business
Gives
Back to
Local
Detroit
College
Students
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
Wingstop
owner
Voshon
Lenard,
former
NBA
shooting
guard,
honored
the
Tuskegee
Airmen
Legacy
with a
textbook
fundraiser
on
Saturday,
February
28, 2015
at his
Detroit
8 Mile
location.
Up to
50% of
the
proceeds
that was
raised
are
being
donated
to
metropolitan
Detroit
students
of
Tuskegee
University,
ranked
number 5
among
Historically
Black
Colleges
and
Universities
by U.S.
News and
World
Report.
The Wing
Experts
partnered
with The
Tuskegee
Airmen-
Detroit
Chapter,
Detroit
HBCU
Network,
Tuskegee
University
National
Alumni
Association,
and
Detroit
Tuskegee
Alumni,
National
Black
Public
Relations
Society,
and
Madonna
University’s
Bridging
Lost
Gaps
program.
“We all
know
that
Black
History
Month
traditionally
celebrates
and
honors
African
American
accomplishments
with a
focus on
the
past.
Knowing
one’s
history
is
important
and
celebrating
our
youth is
just as
important.
I wanted
to give
back to
the same
communities
I
grew-up
in, and
serve my
customers
in,”
said
Voshon
Lenard.
The
fundraiser
took
place
from 2-
4:30
p.m.
Attendees
were
able to
donate,
purchase
food,
mix and
mingle
for a
cause!
Elders,
John
Stewart
and
Fredrick
Henry of
the
Tuskegee
Airmen
Detroit
Chapter
also
attended
the
event in
hopes to
raise
awareness
and to
keep the
Tuskegee
Airman
Legacy
alive!
The
donations
will be
awarded
and
presented
at a
press
conference
at a
later
date.
Lenard,
gave
back in
more
ways
than one
on
Saturday.
Amongst
the
attendees,
Real
Life 101
Scholarship
and
mentoring
program
graduate
Bryant
George,
had the
opportunity
to meet
Lenard
and
introduce
him to
10 of
the
students
he
mentors
through
Bridging
Lost
Gaps (BLG),
of
Madonna
University.
Bryant
told
Lenard
that he
serves
as a
true
inspiration
to the
community
by being
a black
business
owner
and
entrepreneur.
Lenard
operates
and owns
three
Wingstop
restaurants
within
metro-Detroit.
"As a
graduate
and
member
of Real
Life
101, I
know the
importance
of
education
and
being a
positive
role
model to
our
young
black
boys in
the
community,”
said
George.
The
Bridging
Lost
Gaps
Program
(BLG)
provides
experiences
that
prepare
young
African-American
males
from
Detroit
for
college
and life
after
graduation.
Those
students
accepted
into the
BLG
program
are
offered
opportunities
to
develop
leadership
skills
and
career
goals.
With
encouragement
from
mentors
and
through
community
service
activities,
students
are
challenged
to grow
intellectually,
spiritually,
and
personally.
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