HELP OUR KIDS GET TO ATLANTA...

From the desk of :

Michelle Olson, M.S.S.W 

Minority Service Coordinator
La Follette High School

To Whom It May Concern:

JoAnne Brown and I facilitate the Black Student Union (BSU) at La Follette High School and Memorial High School. We are both Minority Service Coordinators in the Madison Metropolitan School District. BSU is a voluntary program for students, meant to foster student development through academics, community service, volunteerism and self-enrichment. A program like BSU not only benefits the African American community, but our entire community.

During the 2012 spring break, BSU will be coordinating a tour of various educationally and culturally rich landmarks in Atlanta, Georgia which will focus on academic and social success. We will take students to the African American Historical sites like: Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Site, APEX Museum, and Hammonds House Museum. We will also visit the following Historical Black Colleges/Universities: Morehouse, Spellman, Clark, and Atlanta University Center. Historically, these colleges and universities have proven to be extremely valuable in the development of our youth.

We also participate in National Read Your Heart Out Day, assist with the 100 Black Men Backpacks for Success, and many other initiatives that support education and success of young people. This past Martin Luther King Day, we facilitated a community-wide Peace March for our "Peace Week". We also sold Stop the Violence Wristbands and had students at Memorial sign the Stop the Violence Pledge as well as partnered with West High School's BSU to hold a play called From Kings to Thugs to Presidents. Afterwards, BSU members facilitated workshops where they had students come up with action plans where they could take back to their schools and communities to stop violence, bullying, hate, etc. Parents and other adults convened to come up with strategies on how they can save the youth here in Dane County.


I say this to you because yes, we are asking for financial support for our Black College and Black History Tour to Atlanta, however I truly believe that our students-city wide are more than deserving of the support because they work hard to become future leaders. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Below you will see the link for the events that we did on Martin Luther King Day and pictures as well as the letter of support for Trek Bikes.






You can make a difference! A donation to BSU will assist in offsetting expenses and allow students who might not have been able to afford the trip the opportunity to participate in this educational and eye opening experience. The total of this trip will be around twenty thousand dollars so any donation would be greatly appreciated.

CLICK HERE TO MAKE A DONATION!