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 SPORTSCENTER TAKES ITS FIRST STEP
10-27-05
On Friday November 11, Kids First, a group composed of students within the VCU Sports Center graduate program, will hold its first First Step program on the campus of VCU. Kids First is composed of six graduate students in the Sports Center’s action learning class developed to complete various projects throughout the year to benefit youth in the Richmond community. The First Step program is geared to get Richmond inner city youth on to a college campus for something other than sports. Kids First has partnered up with Carver Promise, an after school program at nearby Carver Elementary, to launch the First Step program on November 11. The Carver Promise participants will range from grades 1 – 8 and will have the opportunity come to VCU’s Monroe Park Campus to take part in activities with the History and Art departments, after which they will attend the VCU Women’s Volleyball game at 7:00 p.m. versus the Seahawks of UNC Wilmington. Kids First feels that it is important for young children to experience and see what interest them on an academic level, whether it is art, drama, engineering, medicine, or any other field. The First Step projects will continue throughout the academic year and will include various Richmond City schools and organizations and other VCU academic departments. For more information, please contact Peyton Owens at 804-828-4950.
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