Highland Park Focus
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HIGHLAND PK - Thc
Fourth AmI "Co nt
to Char cter" B by e
Reggie cKenzie Foundation
will be held Friday, April 22 at 6
p.m. t the Cobo HIll Riverview
Ballroom. .
Ticket" le from the ban
quet will benefit the operation
of youth progr , hich in
clude a wee end tutorial
program, summer tutorial
program aDd an annual summer
football c1inf held in Highland
Par . Tickc are $3S and can be
purchased through the FOUDda
tion office t 20 Bartlett or by
calling 252-�, Ext. 243.
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Annu I nqu
April 22, Co� H II
The 1968 Highland Park
High School gr duate's com
mittment to youth resulted in
the formation of the Regie Mc
Kenzie Football Clinic held
June 12, 1974 at Iv FJeld in
Highland Park.
McICeDZie he uld like
to be 'presidcnt d general
muMCl' of aN' onal Football
League tcaDi. I beJie\le in settiDg
goals. This gna purpoose
d direction.-
McKenzie credits . success
to his family support. -My
mother and father taught me ac
countability and responsibility",
says McKenzie.
Reggie's iter, Eleanor
B U senes vice presi
dent of the Foundation. Two
other sister, Marjorie Mc
Kenzie and Joan Gray also sene
on the Board of Directors.
Elenora Bro is executive
director of the non-profit or
pnizatio
There are curreatly 30 to �
regular p rticipants in the
eekend tutorial program,
designed to enhance academic
achievement of Detroit-rea
hiab 001 n' by improv
. iDg readiD& english, math and
b . c comp er skills.
"We can e r pin enough
knowledge. Once in the
prOll'IID they respond very U.
We see a marked imprOYemeDl
in their . '. We
ve an acc:essor to follow-up
the student progre itb
pare d counselor. We chaI-
Ie yo people, and
models are examples,'
former U of M stand-
. year marks the 15th year
for t foot I clinic, a three
day community service project,
sponsored by the Reggie Mc
Kenzie Foundation and the
Highl nd Park Recreation
Dep menl.
The clinic rewar bard
d COlD' Foot
utilized
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