EECI SEEKS TO EMPOWER COMMUNITY INTO RESOURCES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL ENTITLEMENT With MULTIMILLION DOLLAR GRANT AND GRAND OPENING HERALDING THE OPPORTUNITIES DECEMBER 21, 2024 GARDENA CA

EECI, a 501 (C3) non-profit, SEEKS TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES WITH RESOURCES FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL ENTITLEMENT and after acquiring a 5 million dollar grant they unleashed a grand opening of their new facilities where they will be OFFERING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES as of DECEMBER 21, 2024 at 555 W Redondo Blvd, GARDENA CA---The goal is to empower and educate the community regarding Generational Wealth. The red carpet event included, live entertainment from 3:30pm - 8:00 PM.

In addition, EECI's commitment will continue to provide free adult and youth business development, gaming, animation, training and certification in scuba diving with open water diving certificates, and environmental study field trips. Furthermore, the mixing of business and pleasure is a delicate maneuver, but Barbara Stanton, the CEO of EECI, along with her partners, Del Atkins (EECI VP of Operations), and Cheo Leslie (EECI VP of Marketing) synergistically exemplified their mission statement, much like that of Shan Roberts CEO of Dynamic Me, one of its showcase participants of the day.

Senator Steven Bradford (District 35), Councilmember Tim McOsker (District 15), and Grammy Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter Siedah Garrett were this year's honorees.

The red carpet was supported by local celebrities and industry professionals which includedDuBose (America’s Premier R&B Music Historian), James Moshir (Global Top 150 Artist Bailar Conmigo and Ahora), David Longoria (Grammy-Nominated Musician), Hanh Brown (Widow of Kool & The Gang), Aaron Brown (Recording Artist & son of Kool & The Gang), J Adams (President of West Coast Heavies), Tony Sheen (EECI Diving Master Instructor & Former Firefighter), and Alonzo Williams (EECI Community Relations & Former Member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru).

This event exemplified EECI's Stanton's gritty persona which flies in the face of adversity. She is obsessed with not only winning in life, but also bringing others out of the fires that exist in life. Barbara's knowledge and expertise in business is a value to EECI's continued growth.

In conclusion the very spirit of the event is captured in Domestically ME's CEO as follows: Shan Roberts explained, Our display highlighted the heart of what we do — offering innovative training programs, luxury services, and resources to uplift and empower our community. From etiquette training to self-sufficiency initiatives, we’re redefining personal and professional growth

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SIMMS LIBRARY Words Worth Saving Fundraising Kickoff Gala—the greatest event of the season! December 6, 2024. Help Save It.

Hiram Simms's--Hiram Sims Executive Director at The Community Literature Initiative at 2702 West Florence Ave,LosAngeles CA, 90043--crusade to buy what he considers to be a sanctuary for poets and talented people of letters, initiated a call to action, called, " Words Worth Saving" , December 6, 2024 put his flag ininuatingly like a " for artistic sakes" into the community seeking equally yoked poets and lovers of the arts, people capable of loving poetry and willing to create a fruitful environment for it's adornment and cultivation and protection of poems and poets alike.

Infact, he said, ' We’re currently racing to secure enough funds for a down payment to own this space. Without this, we face the devastating possibility of losing a resource that has proven to be vital for our community and beyond. That’s why we’re asking for your help. Donate by texting SIMS to 53-555—every dollar counts toward preserving this vital space.' As a result, some of the must talented poets, from within South Llos Angeles, enroute to an enriching and entertaining night, donated momey and focused on raising funds to buy the Simms library, while infusing fellowship and goodwill via quality open Mike dynamic heartfelt performances at the Simms Library. Collectively not only did they touch each other's hearts and generated funds but also ate delicious home spun, onsite created delicacies via Simms talented award-winning Chef Recco.