Astronaut Bernard Harris to be Keynote Speaker at Houston STEM Gala

March 22, 2012 - PRLog -- We are proud of our accomplishments with our STEM kids and want to showcase their successes at our 2nd Annual Scholarship Awards Gala to be held on Saturday, April 21st at the Crown Plaza - Reliant Park Hotel from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Bernard Harris (Former NASA Astronaut) and the Mistress of Ceremony will be former ABC news anchor lady Mrs. Laura Whitley.  Our Event Chairs for the evening are Mr. and Mrs. Mario Diaz.

The South Union Community Development Corporation (SUCDC) is a 501c3 non-profit organization operating under a mission to “Sow seeds of success into the South Union and surrounding Houston area communities to transform them into safe, knowledgeable, economically strong and socially responsible communities”.

We are fulfilling our mission towards youth with our Saturday program called The STEM Foundation. The program is designed to create a foundation of interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (S.T.E.M.) in 3rd – 12th grade students. The program operates from October to April, averaging 42 kids weekly. Our core objective is to provide a dynamic and rigorous learning environment for the kids through online programming and exposure to STEM careers through weekly presentations from STEM professionals. The kids also experience STEM in action on monthly field trips provided by our industry partners.

We would love to have your presence and support at our Gala night of appreciation and recognition with the purchase of a table(s)  or underwriting a portion of the Gala.  

Visit http://www.southunioncdc.org for more details.

CONTACT: The Executive Director at (713) 419-8352, if you should have questions.

Thank you in advance for your generous support!

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Jacqueline Lawson is a cloud computing expert speaker and consultant for technology related to cloud computing software, social media networking, and marketing for busy professionals. She is also a board member of the South Union Community Development Center.