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FROM; James E. Moore
RUDER & FINN INCORPORATED
2015 Bank of Georgia Bldg.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
4O4 - 577-1600 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAYOR ALLEN PROCLAIMS JOB CORPS WEEKS
Proclamation Ceremony Opens Job Corps Exhibition
in First National Bank Building Lobby
Atlanta, Aug. 23 --- Mayor Ivan Allen has proclaimed August 23 to September
6 as 'Job Corps Weeks'' in Atlanta. The official proclamation was presented at
6:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 22, at the First National Bank Building lobby during
the preview of a national multimedia exhibition about Job Corps entitled ''A Chance
to be Somebody.''
Citing Job Corps as ''an integral and vital part of the national antipoverty
program'' which "'has provided a real service to the people of this country and
the people of Atlanta'', the Mayor urges all citizens ''to support the commendable
work of the Job Corps."
The proclamation also refers to the exhibition and its sponsorship by 16
leading industrial and educational organizations.
Job Corps, a program of the Office of Economic Opportunity, offers basic
education, job training and opportunities for personal development to 16 to 22
year olds who are undereducated, underprivileged, underemployed or unemployed.
Enrollment is voluntary, and residence in Job Corps Centers an important feature.
The Job Corps story is told in ''A Chance to be Somedody'' through photos,
audio tapes, film and original paintings by Corps members. The showing in
Atlanta is made possible by Scripto, Inc. It opens on August 23 in the lobby
of the First National Bank Building to run through September 6. Admission is
free.
RUDER & FINN INCORPORATED
2015 Bank of Georgia Bldg.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
4O4 - 577-1600 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAYOR ALLEN PROCLAIMS JOB CORPS WEEKS
Proclamation Ceremony Opens Job Corps Exhibition
in First National Bank Building Lobby
Atlanta, Aug. 23 --- Mayor Ivan Allen has proclaimed August 23 to September
6 as 'Job Corps Weeks'' in Atlanta. The official proclamation was presented at
6:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 22, at the First National Bank Building lobby during
the preview of a national multimedia exhibition about Job Corps entitled ''A Chance
to be Somebody.''
Citing Job Corps as ''an integral and vital part of the national antipoverty
program'' which "'has provided a real service to the people of this country and
the people of Atlanta'', the Mayor urges all citizens ''to support the commendable
work of the Job Corps."
The proclamation also refers to the exhibition and its sponsorship by 16
leading industrial and educational organizations.
Job Corps, a program of the Office of Economic Opportunity, offers basic
education, job training and opportunities for personal development to 16 to 22
year olds who are undereducated, underprivileged, underemployed or unemployed.
Enrollment is voluntary, and residence in Job Corps Centers an important feature.
The Job Corps story is told in ''A Chance to be Somedody'' through photos,
audio tapes, film and original paintings by Corps members. The showing in
Atlanta is made possible by Scripto, Inc. It opens on August 23 in the lobby
of the First National Bank Building to run through September 6. Admission is
free.
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