Meeting Planners Kick Off Convention By Reading To Local Children

 

Attendees of the National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners (NCBMP) convention will be spending their first day in Las Vegas reading to Booker Elementary students as part of the "Read to Succeed" program.  The students will be second through fourth graders.  The students will be bused to The Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino.  They will participate in two reading sessions and will receive at least one book to take home, as well as a Polaroid photo with a showgirl.  There will be more than 20 volunteers reading to 100 students. Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 1 - 3 p.m. the event is being held at The Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino's Belize Room

Every year, NCBMP dedicates part of its event program to community outreach.  The "Read to Succeed" program is designed to stimulate the love of reading amongst elementary students.

Potential Interviewees:

• Booker Elementary students
• NCBMP volunteers
• Richard Lee Snow, executive director, NCBMP
• Mya Lake Reyes,  director, diversity marketing, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Clea Jones-Burpee, senior sales director, The Ritz-Carlton and committee chairperson, "Read to Succeed"

 

National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners was founded in 1983, NCBMP is a non-profit organization dedicated primarily to the training needs of African-American meeting planners. Members of NCBMP include meeting planners from numerous businesses, civil rights, church and fraternal organizations.  NCBMP will be in Las Vegas Nov. 15 - 19 and is expected to attract 600 attendees.  For more information, go to www.ncbmp.com.