Black Family Reunion Included Events & Activities (Sat & Sun)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2007

1. DJ Spinning
2. Peace in The Hood Basketball Tournament- Winners of the Basketball will receive sneakers, trophy, and a package from sponsors. The Championship team will play a game versus a celebrity team.
3. Caricatures
4. Drum Call
5. Rock Climbing
6. Moon Jump
7. Face Painting
8. Local Musical Performances
9. National Act Performance
10. Network Tents
11. Community Activism Award- A brief award ceremony conducted in order to commemorate the youth that take active roles in their community. Awardees from different age groups (Possibly 12-15, 16-18, 19-25). In addition to the awards monetary awards should be offered.
12. Health Screenings
13. Major recording artists in R&B and Hip Hop- with the intention of drawing the interest of people across the city.
14. Karaoke Studio-Allow people 15 minutes each to do as rendition of an existing song or an original song in a studio and give them a CD of their performance.
15. College Fair- Representatives from Local and Historical Black Colleges & Universities distribute information on respective schools and speak to youth on the importance of college education.
16. Trade Show- The city and region’s young entrepreneurs network and display products or services to expand business and gain contacts.
17. Spoken Word Performance(s)
18. Panel Discussion On Music Business- Representatives of different genres and different aspects will have the opportunity to talk about what they do and answer questions.
19. Free Giveaways- Products and food (not competing with vendors) from corporations and sponsors.
20. Jousting
21. WAMO Dance Contest

SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2007

1. Gospel Choir Performance
   
2. Local Jazz Band Performance
   
3. Basketball Championship
   
4. DJ Spinning
   
5. Rock Climbing
   
6. Moon Jump
   
7. Health Screenings
   
8. Peace In The Hood Slam Dunk Contest- Winners of the Basketball will receive sneakers, trophy, and a package from sponsors.
   
9. Family Feud- Our version of family feud, with the questions gearing toward black history, health, and finances
   
10. Network Tents- Tents where people interested in certain fields can congregate. Therefore, we should make sure professionals from certain fields (such as Real Estate, Music, Retail, Entertainment…) are present. The goal being that people (including children) who are interested in certain fields can ask those in it about it and those in certain fields can build business relationships and find potential business partners.
    
11. Drum Call
    
12. Jousting
    
13. Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion – A panel that will discuss the process that needs to be undertaken when starting a new business, the social responsibility of a business, how to maintain a business, how to get loans, develop a business plan, etc.
    
14. Free Giveaways
    
15. Caricatures
    
16. Face Painting