C.A. BENJAMIN ASSOCIATES, LLC - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/127284.xml C.A. BENJAMIN ASSOCIATES, LLC - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 The Washington Ballet at THEARC Will Perform at the 6th Annual 'A Taste of Africa' Sponsored by Sankofa International, Inc. (Sankofa) http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb450337.htm The Washington Ballet at THEARC just announced that its African Dance Theater (Coyaba Dance Theater) will perform at Sankofa's 6th Annual "A Taste of Africa" scheduled for Saturday, October 21, 2006, serving as the opening act for the gospel concert featuring world renowned Patrick Lundy and the Ministers of Music. (PRWeb Oct 14, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb450337.htm Sankofa International, Inc. (Sankofa) Announces the 6th Annual 'A Taste of Africa' Fundraiser to Continue to Press Forward to Help the Needy in Africa http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb446610.htm On Saturday, October 21, 2006, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sankofa will shower the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with African culture at its 6th Annual “A Taste of Africa” fundraiser. This life changing event, for the entire family, will be held at the Town Hall Education Arts & Recreation Center (THEARC) located at 1901 Mississippi Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020. The purpose of the event is to share the richness of the African culture and to raise funds to support Sankofa’s African rural village transportation project targeted for the Ashanti Region of Ghana. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb446610.htm Sankofa International, Inc., Announces Winner of the "Nellene Turner Settle Award For Excellence In the Face of Adversity" http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb322098.htm The winner of the first "Nellene Turner Settle Award for Excellence In the Face of Adversity" is Priscilla Obeng Kwakye, a sixteen year old who lives in Kumasi, Ghana. The Award recognizes a student, living in Ghana, who has overcome severe hardships and made tremendous sacrifices to successfully complete Junior Secondary School and pass the Government’s examination to be eligible for Secondary School (equivalent to high school in the USA). The winner receives a Secondary School Scholarship, all expenses paid. Priscilla competed against over one-hundred students by writing an essay that explained her hardships, sacrifices, and expectations for life based on the opportunity to further her education. (PRWeb Dec 15, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb322098.htm Sankofa International, Inc. (Sankofa) Proves to be Proactive In New Africa Awareness Initiative http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb265716.htm At the 2005 Group of Eight (G8) meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland, leaders of the nations agreed to double assistance to Africa to fight malaria, address humanitarian needs, improve education, increase development assistance, encourage greater trade and investment, and more. Sankofa has been addressing these needs, and more, since 1994, specifically in rural villages in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. (PRWeb Jul 27, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/07/prweb265716.htm Sankofa International, Inc. (Sankofa) Announced Plans to Develop a Transportation System to Support Rural Villages in Ghana http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb238475.htm Committed to making a positive difference in the lives of Africans living in Africa, Sankofa plans to develop a transportation system to support 11 rural villages in Ghana. (PRWeb May 10, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/05/prweb238475.htm Sankofa International Inc. (Sankofa) Announced the Completion of its Documentary Film “400 Years and an Ocean Apart” http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb202380.htm This documentary was inspired by the efforts of Mr. Richard C. Willis, founder and CEO of Sankofa, who led a group of nine African Americans on a God-willed journey to Ghana, West Africa in April 2004 to celebrate “Easter In the Motherland", and to reconnect them with their past. The film chronicles the journey of these nine individuals who heeded the call of Mother Africa and returned home to their roots to reclaim their birthright and embrace a new spirit of enlightenment. (PRWeb Jan 28, 2005)

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