Jump to: Activity Wrap-up | Detailed Calendar July 2010 Focus: Petersburg Inter-cultural Celebration Objectives: Day| Program N/A Petersburg Inter-cultural Celebration August 2010 Focus: Back to School Objectives: Day| Program 11 Closing Summer / Season Activity (Theme Park) October 2007 Activity Wrap-up CONCERNED BLACK MEN OF PETERSBURG KICK-OFF BANQUET The 14th Annual Concerned Black Men of Petersburg Kick-off Banquet was held at Petersburg High School with The Honorable Judge James E. Hume, Chief Judge of Ptersburg's Juvenile and Domestic Court as the keynote speaker. Judge Hume's subject was "Closing the Achievement Gap One Life at a Time." His inspriring message did not leave anyone in the audience, which included students, parents, teachers, administrators, CBM members, and city officials out. No matter where we stand or go, there is a part we have and wer must take on our responsibilities for closing the gap. Ross West, a freshman at Virginia State University, was the recipient of the 2007 Marshall T. Emery Achievement Award. December 2007 Activity Wrap-up FAMILY DAY AT THE BOWLING CENTER 41 youth, parents, and CBM members participated in a day of fun at Fort Lee Bowling Center. Junior members, Michael Trotter, sophomore, James Madison University, and Ross West, freshman, Virginia State University, started the day off by encouraging the youth to start now to prepare for college and beyond. Michael told the audience to read, read, and read, and if you get tired, read again. Ross informed them the world after high school is very different and that they must be prepared for the responsibilities that go with it. Be sure to work hard at everything you do. February 2008 Activity Wrap-up SPEAKING WITH HISTORY Special Guest Hermanze Fauntleroy, Jr., who became the first Black mayor in Virginia when he became mayor in 1973, enlightened the youth on life in Petersburg when he was their age.