MMI Public Relations Sponsors Communities In Schools Of Wake County Gifted Hands Breakfast Sept. 14

Sept. 11, 2012 - PRLog -- RALEIGH, N.C. – Robert Buhler, president of MMI Public Relations (http://www.mmipublicrelations.com), a full-service public relations firm, has announced that the firm will serve as a sponsor for Communities In Schools of Wake County’s (CIS Wake) Gifted Hands Breakfast. The event will take place on Friday, Sept. 14 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the State Ballroom of the Raleigh Marriott City Center at 500 Fayetteville Street. Dr. Benjamin Carson, author of the personal narrative “Gifted Hands” and director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, will serve as the guest speaker for the event. Carson will speak about the importance of agencies such as CIS Wake that support at-risk youth, as he overcame similar challenging circumstances to pursue his medical career.

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“We are excited to be a sponsor of Communities In Schools of Wake County’s Gifted Hands Breakfast,” said Buhler. “The agency’s efforts to support at risk youth are not only admirable, but are extremely important as well. Our area’s students need the support of the community to receive a quality education that will help to position them for a successful future, and we look forward to supporting such efforts by sponsoring and attending this breakfast.”

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For more information about Communities In Schools of Wake County, visit http://www.ciswake.org.

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Caitlin Russell
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