Contact: Virginia Lacy
(302) 651-2615
Project C.H.A.N.C.E. Afterschool Program sponsored a Lights On Afterschool rally on Thursday, October 22 at 3pm. The rally was one of more than 7,500 such events around the nation that day, the ninth annual Lights On Afterschool celebration, organized by the Afterschool Alliance. California Governor Arnold Schwarenegger is Chair of Lights On Afterschool again this year. Speakers in Wilmington called for expanding afterschool opportunities so that every child who needs a program has access to one, and discuss the harm that results from budget cuts and freezes.
Participants in the Lights On Afterschool rally include Governor Jack Markell, Lt. Governor, Matthew Denn, Wilmington Mayor, James Baker, State Senator Harris B. McDowell, County Executive, Christopher Coons, as well as local business leaders, educators and other officials. The event will highlight three of the significant contributions that afterschool programs make to Wilmington: keeping kids safe and healthy, inspiring them to learn, and relieving working parents of worries about their children’s activities during the afternoon hours. Hundreds of children, parents, supporters and community members turned out.
What: Project Chance Lights On Afterschool Rally
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Where: Warner Elementary School
Who:Governor, Mayor, local business leaders, parents and supporters of afterschool.
Project C.H.A.N.C.E. opened in 2001 with a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant from the U.S. Department of Education. It now serves 200 children, providing homework assistance, mentoring, tutoring, clubs in sports, recreation, mathematics, and dozens of other subjects. The program is an integral part of Red Clay Consolidated School District and a significant number of supporting partners.
For more information or to arrange interviews with speakers, contact
Project C.H.A.N.C.E.
(302) 651-2615
