Know Your Local Black History Tour to Visit Pontiac Central
Published on February 7, 2006 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Detroit Shock News Release
WHO: Detroit Pistons legend and Detroit Shock Assistant Coach Rick Mahorn, WNBA Detroit Shock star Swin Cash, former Pistons player Walker D. Russell along with Quicken Loans and Rock Financial Director of Community Relations Wendy Kemp-Watkins.
WHAT: The third stop on the Detroit Pistons and Rock Financial Know Your Local Black History Tour.
WHEN: 10 a.m., Thursday, February 9
WHERE: Pontiac Central High School 300 W. Huron, Pontiac 48341 248-451-7100
NOTES: At each school's Know Your Local Black History Tour assembly, five pre-selected students will compete in a three-minute oral competition. The guest panel at each stop will judge the competition, selecting one winner from each school. Each winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship for higher education. The four runners-up will receive four tickets to a Pistons game and a $100 gift card courtesy of Rock Financial and the Pistons-Palace Foundation. High school students from around the State of Michigan will also have an opportunity to compete for one $1,000 scholarship in conjunction with this tour. Students can apply on-line at www.pistons.com or www.rockfinancial.com starting February 1. Pistons media partner TV20 Detroit will also help promote the statewide online competition via television spots and their website. On Sunday, February 26, all scholarship winners will be honored by Mahorn, David Hall, Rock Financial VP and Patrick McInnis, President Rock Financial and Quicken Loans, on-court at halftime of the Pistons game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Dates Locations: Start Personalities
February 2 Underground Railroad Living Museum (students from Cass Tech in Detroit) 11 a.m. Rick Mahorn, David Hall, Lem Barney, Wendy Kemp-Watkins, Rock reps.
February 6 Clintondale High School (Mt. Clemens) 10 a.m. Mahorn, Dennis Archer, Khalida Jarbou
February 9 Pontiac Central High School (Pontiac) 10 a.m. Mahorn, Swin Cash, Walker D. Russell, Kemp-Watkins
February 13 Denby High School (Detroit) 10 a.m. Mahorn, Cash, Derrick Coleman, Long, Hall
February 16 Northwestern Prep Academy (Flint) 10 a.m. Mahorn, Long, McInnis
February 26 On-court Presentation during Pistons game vs. Cleveland 12 p.m. Mahorn, Hall, McInnis, Six Scholarship Winners
Women's National Basketball Association Stories from February 7, 2006
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