Mentoring Awareness and International Fashion Week

National mentor day is October 27th. In Orlando, we’ll celebrate Thursday Oct. 26, 5-7pm at Ivey Lane Park Recreation Center 291 Silverton Road. Meet 5 key community stakeholders; Man Up Mentoring, founded by Samantha Wallace, strives to strengthen the lives of at-risk youth through mentoring and social services. http://www.manupmentoring.com/ [email protected] iHope Mentoring, founded by Marcus Brown, is a male youth mentoring program serving youth as they matriculate into young men https://www.ihopementoring.com/ [email protected] The King Solomon Foundation, founded by Nicholas Solomon, provides programs that focus on life skills training, health awareness, & academic support to serve youth who are in need up to age 26. https://www.iam-royalty.org/ Instagram: @ksfdn. Renetta Clark and Tracy Clark (co-director) founded 360 dream centers, a program creating safe spaces for underserved youth https://www.idream360.org/ [email protected] IG: idream360orlando. With our election cycle starting next month and into 2024, we spoke with Melanie Campbell and Salandra Benton who emphasized the importance of voting and being a voice for our minority communities. Power of the Ballot is their organization that aims to acknowledge the rights and freedoms of Black Americans, being the “ground zero” for the 2024 function. 321/229-5395 https://poweroftheballot.org/ In the second hour, we spoke with Rob and Nayrouz, CEO’s of Orlando International Fashion Week. It focuses on enhancing the Orlando experience and promoting diversity and inclusivity across a week of fashion shows November 1st to November 5th. OIFW is providing a platform for local and national designers to showcase their works. Their goal is to encourage community involvement and build a curriculum that teaches and builds modeling foundations. https://orlandofashionweek.org/ Code: MONICA for 15% off ticket price.