CHICAGO,- John on
Product Co., Inc., one of
A eric' I rge t African
__ ·r1l·_ft manufactur· com-
ni , made un ecedented
commitment to i community
by recently launching an annual
program, en . Give to the
Ore m", This unique
p thropi c program will help
African American consumers
support their organizations and
t e dive role in co trolling
the . y of these i titutio
The "Give to the Dream"
program announced t the
nn ,I mbly -State of the
Dream" ddres on Sunday,
J 15, at Ebenezer B ptist
Cl:lurch, 407 Aub Ave, At­
lanta.
The Chicago-based
of durer of personal hair
care products created the
progr to 0 the contribu­
tion African merican or-
the 1 rge t tents ever con­
tru ed in the city of au go.
hen the Honorabl Elij h
uh mm d purcha d the
m que nd chool, he desired
it to become the ational
ntcr for the ation of Islam.
The purpo e of the tional
Center to r educate and re­
tr in BI c men and . om n in
America and throughout the
orld.
inister Farra an, fulfill­
ing this mission said, Black m n
nd omen need to be re­
tr in d nd re-educated b .
ganization have made to
ociety. The program also
pr . des them . a vehicle for
financial support will allo
them to eontin their service to
the community.
Beginning January, 1989, all
Johnson Products will donate $1
to a designated African
American organiza ion in the
name of every consumer who
returns a co tribution form and
"Give to the Dream" seal. As a
pio eer in the Black hair care
industry, J ohnson Products
realizes that financial support
from corporations and the com­
munity i essential for African
American organizations to
thrive.
For the first year, Johnson
Products will honor the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Center for
onviolent Soc' I Change, Inc.
The King Center' committed
to improving the quality of life
for all people and nationalities.
ca c they have not been taught
to build a substantial and suc­
cessful future "for their children
nor improve the quality of life
for the advancement of self. The
ational Center will motivate
our people to create and
provid j b for themselves and
o hers 0 that they may become
ind pendent economically and
inteU ctually." During the
day, the chool ill serve
children in grades, preschool
through 12. Soon the ational
Center will offer college level.
cour es on the Unversity level
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