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Sep 2024
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It Takes A Village: School Supply Drive,...

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Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Tarence Wheeler.  He has over 20 years of experience in community relations and philanthropic activities, specializing in community outreach and corporate partnerships.  His greatest passion is helping enrich the lives of at-risk young people in communities throughout the Metropolitan Detroit area. Some of his notable charitable events include Back to School Supply Drive, Feminine Hygiene Campaign, and All-Star Giveback Turkey Drive, just to name a few. Mr. Wheeler is often seen speaking and motivating young people in the Detroit area schools with a simple mission to alleviate the non-academic barriers to education.

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