Meet Us At the Runway Charity Fashion Show,

About the event

The Meet Us at The Runway Event strives to uphold the motto “IMPACT.” IMPACT also serves as the name of an upcoming non-profit organization focusing on male mentoring in the Vance County community. This organization will participate in many community service based projects, as well provide different services for our community such as community events, food drives, coat drives, etc. We hope to inspire and positively influence the youth in our community especially our black males and give them a sense of positive development and focusing on meeting their basic needs, instilling the value of work, providing educational workshops, and exploring different college institutions. The motto affirms and stands for the greater good of the youth in our community. Meet Us at The Runway, led by current college students from Vance County, is believed to be an event that stirs positivity and leads the youth to do something fun and innovative. It is our goal to inspire the youth that it is more to the world than home. Also, this year, a portion of our funds from the event will go towards the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

In order to meet our mission and goal and provide services for our community, we rely on the generosity of individuals and businesses for support. Without the assistance of community-minded individuals just like you, we wouldn’t be able to create this opportunity for our community. Our goal is to acquire sufficient funds from sponsors to strengthen the foundation of our team and to ensure the future success of the program.We would like to ask for your assistance in reaching our goal by making a cash donation to this event. Our careful planning of this event has brought us to a goal of $3,000, and you will be able to make a contribution. Your contribution will make a difference in our community and in the lives of the youth.

With hopes of expanding the possibilities for our youth and revitalizing the sense of achievement in Vance County, we wish to bring diversity to the community. This fashion show is unprecedented with hopes of to shifting the cultural tone and bringing new opportunities to our community, and we need your help to fulfill them.

Why should you sponsor?

A sponsor should support my event because it will benefit not only our young males in our community but it will also benefit the entire community by bringing positivity to Henderson, NC. Our town is known and looked at for all the negativity that goes on here, however there are a lot of positive people that comes from Henderson, NC. Henderson, North Carolina is a small town that was recently ranked #12 on the 2016 SafeWise 30 most Dangerous Cities in America Report. We have lost so many young males due to gun violence, domestic violence, and hate.However, this town was recently ranked #12 on the 2016 SafeWise 30 Most Dangerous Cities in America Report. We have lost so many of our young males due to gun violence, the streets and more. We want to create a positive outlook for our community and stop the violence. We are trying to teach our young males that there are many different ways to becoming a successful human being. This show is hoped to bring inspiration to the youth of our community to channel their inner creativity and become successful. We also want everyone to know that there are good people and positive things that come from Henderson, NC and the "Meet Us At The Runway Charity Fashion Show" , is unprecedented with an overwhelming ability to change and bring new assets to Henderson, and we need your help to fulfill them. 

Jarvis Pugh

My name is Jarvis Pugh, a native of Henderson, NC. I am a 22 year old senior at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where I major in Social Work and Fashion Merchandising. Giving back to the community and the youth in our commnity by creating different resources and initiating community based projects has always been one of my biggest dreams. I am the founder of the IMPACT male mentoring program and it is my vision to help develop productive young males who excel in academic excellence and chase after their dreams. With that being said, it is my dream to become a celebrity fashion stylist, as well as establishing my own "IMPACT Youth Center". I am trying to lead by example and show them that anything is possible if you push and work hard for whatever you want and this event will do that and more for our youth and our community.

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