NAACP

national director of field operations Nelson B. Rivers

III and Southeast region director the Rev. Charles L.

White Jr. also will participate.

"We

are proud of the accomplishments and talents of young

people in our community and we hope parents and youth

will come out next Sunday to help us celebrate the

positive things about our youth," said Jamila

Rivers, president of the Youth Council.

The program

is open to the public.

A souvenir

book is being published to include ads and a patron list.

To support the event by purchasing an ad or becoming a

patron, phone 770-460-8819.

Part of the

proceeds from the program will benefit the fund to

support the family of Kerry Ruffin, the Sandy Creek High

School student who was injured in a recent wrestling

match.