EEYP Winter 2022 Newsletter

Fort Bend County Expose Excellence Youth Program

WINTER 2022 NewsLetter In This Issue

Winter Programs and Events Christmas Cheers Fundraiser Recap Spring Semester Schedule of Events Sponsor, Donor, and Partner Thank Yous

EEYP Black Panther "Wakanda Forever" Private Screening

Winter at a Glance

Now that Expose Excellence has gotten in the swing of things, we're doing more and reaching more Fort Bend youth! This season we volunteered, did a ton of outreach, and even hosted a fundraiser! Keep reading to see all the amazing things we've accomplished these past few months and see what new goals and resolutions are in store for Expose Excellence!

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Youth Spotlight

"Volunteering with EEYP has been both fruitful and fun. The projects we partake in are diverse and target humanitarian, educational, and children and youth regions"

Expose Excellence Progress Report for 2022 Students Impacted- Goal: 500 Current: 530 Schools Reached- Goal: 50 Current: 58 Volunteer Opportunities- Goal: 8 Current: 8 Community Outreach Events- Goal: 24 Current: 33 Family Engagement Events: Goal: 5 Current: 5

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S E P T E M B E R

Lamar Junior High Open House 09/13/22

EEYP attended the Lamar Junior High School Open House. Pencils

from our "Pushin' P" pen and pencil drive were distributed and we met with faculty, staff, parents, and students. It was a great opportunity to meet families and share our mission.

Fort Bend County Fair Parade 09/23/22

The EEYP took part in

the 86th annual Fort

Bend County Fair Day Parade for the first

time ever. The theme for this year was "Generation of

Champions". The

youth program had a float and fantastic

student volunteers

that helped distribute fun goodies. We

placed 3rd in the

Youth Civic Category!

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Willowridge High School Leadership Program 09/29/22-11/17/23

We held our second leadership program at Willowridge High School.

Topics included resume and portfolio building, mock interviews, and mental health. Students received a completion certificate signed by District Attorney Brian Middleton. The program concluded with a

ceremony where professionals were invited to meet with students and discus potential career paths. Some fields that professionals

represented were law enforcement, military, theatre, engineering and computer science.

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 09/30/22

The EEYP attended Judge K.P.

George’s Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration. Guest speakers

included news anchor Mayra

Moreno and Judge J. Christian

Becerra. Honorees included Dora

Olivo, Frances Luna, Vanessa Luna, Glenda Guzman Cacal, and

Carmen Pina. There was a poetry reading, a musical performance, and a presentation of proclamation.

Sartartia Middle

School Healthy Refusal Skills Presentation 10/4/2022

We held a refusal skills session at

Sartartia Middle

School. The team met with students and taught about the

importance of saying

"no" to peer pressure.

Students were taught different refusal

strategies they could use and

communication styles.

EEYP hopes to visit again!

National Night Out with Rosenberg PD 10/04/22

The EEYP tabled at the Rosenberg Police Department’s National Night

Out. There were several organizations meeting with Fort Bend residents that provided information of the services offered in the county. EEYP had a great time seeing new faces and spreading the mission.

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RosenbergRichmond

Helping Hands Volunteer

Opportunity 10/8/2022

Our student

volunteers did a GREAT job assisting

RosenbergRichmond

Helping Hands,

Inc. with sorting and organizing hundreds of

canned goods.

SAT Tutoring Bootcamp 10/22/2022

Expose Excellence sponsored two in-person SAT Bootcamps this semester at HCC Missouri City and the George Memorial Library. Students and parents were grateful for the free tutoring. We look forward to more sessions next fall!

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Fall-Tastic Fest 10/28/2022

EEYP participated in the Fort Bend County Judge’s Fall-tastic Fest by creating a

candy-corn-hole game and giving out candy to

students. The top prize was a coupon for

Italian ice!

Trunk or Treat 10/28/2022

Rain didn’t stop our Halloween fun! EEYP hosted an awesome Trunk or Treat with our community partners to provide a safe environment for youth interaction. We had over 500 attendees! Thank you to our

volunteers and partner organizations for making our event a success.

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N O V E M B E R

Lake Olympia Middle School Career Fair 11/9/2022

Exposed Excellence

Youth Program joined the Fort Bend District Attorney's Office to

attend Lake Olympia

Middle School's annual

Career Fair. We spoke to students about our

youth program, the

different opportunities we provide, and the

many ways they can get

involved. Thank you Lake Olympia Middle School for the great opportunity!

N O V E M B E R

"Wakanda Forever" Movie Matinee 11/12/2022

EEYP hosted a private screening of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. 80 lucky

students and their families go the

opportunity to be one of the first to get to

watch this new film.

The Black Panther

movies are a great representation for

diversity and STEM.

Willowridge High School Community Meeting and Anti-Truancy Night 11/16/2022

We attended Willowridge High School's

Anti-Truancy night alongside Fort Bend County Judge and Willowridge alumni

Judge Tyra McCollum. We got to present our youth program to the families and

learned how we can help prevent excess

absences and encourage students as an on campus enrichment program.

NAACP Community Showcase

N O V E M B E R

11/19/2022

The Missouri City Vicinity Branch of the NAACP hosted a community

showcase competition where local business owners and organizations

shared information about their services with a 1-minute time limit. EEYP Coordinator Raven won 2nd place!

Christmas Cheers Prep 11/21/22

The EEYP had student volunteers to help with Christmas Cheers. The

students wrote thank you cards, created decorations for the event, and made videos for the auction. Thank you to our student volunteers!

Juvenile Justice Advisory Council Meeting

Expose Excellence has committed to join Fort Bend Sheriffs

Office's JJAC to help create working relationships between youth, law enforcement, and the community. It is always great to see such supportive parents and youth at the monthly meetings.

Moms Demand Action Christmas Gifts

The EEYP team attended Moms Demand Action's monthly meeting where they wrapped gifts for our students. Thank you to Moms Demand Action for donating gifts to our youth program!

D E C E M B E R

Christmas Cheers ReCap!

The Expose Excellence Youth Foundation hosted a Christmas Cheers Holiday Fundraising Dinner on December 16th, 2022 in the Magnolia Room at Safari Texas Ranch. Emceed by Kim Milstead, wife of foundation board member Dr. Milstead, the goal of the fundraiser was to raise money to support the Foundation’s community outreach efforts to engage Fort Bend youth.

Community leaders, such as Fort Bend County District Attorney Brian Middleton, State Representative Ron Reynolds, Judge Toni Wallace, Judge-elect Tyra McCollum, Judge-elect Chad Bridges, and Associate Judge Lewis White, were in attendance at the holiday dinner. Guests enjoyed music by DJ F.K. Clark.

Judge Lewis White pledged $30,000 towards a college scholarship fund. The Christmas Cheers fundraiser raised over $70,000 for the Expose Excellence Youth Foundation.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR EVENT SPONSORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS!!

If you would like to sponsor or partner with Expose Excellence, contact Juno at Juno.Okoro@fbctx.com

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DONORS!!