The Second Annual Youth TakeOver Festival Announces Partnership with SFK-Success For Kids,Inc.
Online, April 28, 2011 (Newswire.com) - This outdoor festival invites families to hang out and enjoy a variety of attractions including food, games, live music, vendors, a fashion show, a $500 grand prize poetry slam contest, a $1000 grand prize dance contest and an incredible concert line-up with surprise celebrity appearances as well as educational and informational booths.
The SoCal Youth Takeover Festivalwas developed as a charity fundraiser to support local youth initiatives with a community event focused on them, while raising funds to benefit several youth based non-profits. The Second Annual Youth TakeOver Festival has partnered with SFK because we believein the empowering, life-changing programs that SFK offers and support their efforts to help children develop a better sense of purpose in their lives. SFK has touched thousands of young lives with its commitment tohelping children reach their full potential through innovative research-based programs strengthening interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, problem-solving skills and self-sufficiency. By building personal strength at a young age, SFKgives children the tools to successfully self-manage and prevent adverse behaviors later in life. Highlighting this charity organization and introducing the services they offer to our community will only enhance the development and education of our youth by giving them new tools and resources to become stable, productive, independent young adults.
The Second Annual Youth TakeOver Festival is a unique community event produced by our youth under the guidance of experienced professionals. Loose Ends believes the best teacher is hands-on experience and we try to integrate education and fun throughout our advanced mentoring program. Education through proper guidance and mentoring can elevate the learning and teaching experience through all aspects of the event production process.
Feel free to log onto www.ytofestival.com for current updates and to make donations. You can also follow us on www.twitter.com/youthtakeover and www.facebook.com/youthtakeover. Your support goes a long way!
For sponsorship opportunities please email sponsor@looseendsevents.com or contact Chris Worthy at 917-854-7773.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Latoya Henry, SFK-Success for Kids, 646-382-4511
Liane Mori, Loose Ends Events & Marketing, LLC, 818-415-1085
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ABOUT SUCCESS FOR KIDS, INC. (SFK)
Success for Kids, Inc. (SFK), is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering at-risk children and youth to become resilient, productive citizens by delivering innovative research-based programs that enhance four personal strengths (interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, problem solving skills and self-sufficiency) and give students a greater sense of purpose in their lives. With a dedicated staff, SFK is the largest international social emotional learning organization in the world. Since its inception in 2001, SFK has provided more than $32 million in programmatic support impacting more than 75,000 children and adolescents. A 501(c) (3), tax-exempt organization and four-star charity ranked by Charity Navigator, it ranks as one of the most efficiently operated charities in the country.