[Photo: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images] By: David Ellison (Commissioner Pct 1) With a $35,000 donation from Grammy-award winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s non profit organization and the help of 50- plus volunteers, Harris County Precinct One wrapped up renovations today at the Finnigan Youth Education Town (YET), which included improving rooms for meditation activities, literacy, technology and fine arts. mind, foster healthy behaviors, and help them develop essential life skills,” Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis said. “In particular, I’m extremely thankful for her contributions to improvements to the Literacy Room, which includes new banned books and space for meditation. As the right to read is under attack in Texas, which includes banning books and eliminating libraries in HISD, kids need safe spaces and robust access to literature.” Also, Commissioner Ellis proclaimed Thursday as “Megan Thee Stallion Day.” “. . . Harris County Precinct One invests in and champions causes Megan ee Stallion is in solidarity with – from pointed Megan Thee Stallion’s Pete & Thomas Foundation, which honors her parents, also brought 50 volunteers who she calls “hotties” to the Fifth Ward community center to help with the renovations, which included painting, carpeting, new furniture, Apple products (MacBooks), state-of-the art podcasting hardware and so ware, as well as selected “banned” books. “I want to personally thank Megan Thee Stallion and her foundation for the generous support that will help us advance our mission to provide every child with activities and experiences that nurture their body and programming at our community centers for children and seniors to implementing alternative responses to policing and investing millions in reducing maternal mortality rates that disproportionately a ect Black women,” the proclamation reads. “We salute her unwavering love for the people of Houston and Harris County and mirror that deep commitment and investment.” e YET, along with the precinct’s Lincoln Community Center in Acres Homes, serves 5,000-plus children, teens, young adults and seniors annually. e two centers o er free year-round, out of-school enrichment programming to caretakers and MEGAN THEE STALLION’S $35K DONATION By: David Ellison (Commissioner Pct 1) LOCAL 4 AFRAMNEWS.COM May 10, 2024 […]
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