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Local Fundraising Efforts To provide 5,000 Pittsburgh Area Students With free Viewings Of the movie “SELMA” At Local Theaters
The Pittsburgh-area business community is collaborating with community organizations to reach a fundraising goal of $50,000 TO SEND 5,000 Pittsburgh area youths of Allegheny County and Westmoreland County from various programs, organizations, Middle and High School Students to view the film, “Selma,” a Best Picture-nominated film about the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Organizers hope that sharing an artistic representation of this historical period with students will encourage civic engagement and critical thinking about voting and civil rights.The movie viewing will be followed by two community forums. One organized facilitated by Pittsburgh youths at The Kelly Strayhorn Theater and a inter-generational Town Hall conversation at a later to be named date/venue.
You may go directly to PayPal to make your donation:
Donate to Selma for Students Pittsburgh Campaign
(Please note, PayPal charges 2.9% of the donation amount
plus a $0.30 transaction fee for all donations)
Donations will be collected by B-PEP who will act as treasurer for
The “#SelmaForStudents” Pittsburgh Fund
Please make Checks payable to:
POISE Foundation/B-PEP with “SELMA FOR STUDENTS FUND”
in the memo/comment section.
Mail Checks to:
B-PEP c/o of Marlene Ramseur, Freedom Unlimited, Inc.
2201 Wylie Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE TO GET
ALL THE DETAILS & DONATE TODAY!
www.SelmaForStudentsPgh.com
For more information contact:
Paradise and Renee Gray
Selmaforstudentspgh@gmail.com
Tim Stevens, B-PEP 412-758-7898
#SelmaForStudentsPGH
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