PRESS RELEASE

PRESS ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   
October 20, 2011
CONTACT:               
Christopher Cashman, Opportunity Nation, 202-262-6249

STEEVE SIMBERT TO SERVE AS ADVISOR FOR OPPORTUNITY NATION, A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND SOCIAL MOBILITY IN AMERICA

Opportunity Nation includes over 150 non-profits, grassroots organizations, social entrepreneurs, celebrities, elected officials, and thought leaders who are working together to create a bipartisan agenda for reinvigorating the American dream

Steeve Simbert has been chosen to serve as a one of 100 national leaders from 44 states and the District of Columbia for Opportunity Nation, a national campaign launching in November that will work to restore access to the American Dream by increasing economic opportunity and social mobility in America. Steeve was selected to serve on this distinguished panel because of his excellent leadership as a student at St. Thomas University.  
Opportunity Nation has formed a powerful, bipartisan coalition of non-profits, foundations, educators, business and political leaders who are working together to put promoting opportunity and social mobility back on the national, state and local community agendas.  The campaign will launch on November 4th with a national Summit cosponsored by AARP, AARP Foundation, Ford Foundation, TIME Magazine, and United Way Worldwide.  Details on the Summit are below.
Steeve will serve as part of the Opportunity Nation Leaders and Scholars Program, a national network of experts with personal experience facing barriers to opportunity and a track record of making meaningful change in their respective communities.  Acting as community mobilizers and lending their insight to campaign policy ideas. Opportunity Leaders and Scholars will be essential voices in galvanizing support across the country and making a tangible difference in their communities in 2012.
WHO:
Confirmed speakers include: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; President of Catholic Charities Father Larry Snyder; Jo Ann Jenkins, President of AARP Foundation; Rick Stengel, Managing Editor of TIME magazine; Luis Ubiñas, President of the Ford Foundation; Commentator and Philanthropist Tavis Smiley; Angela Glover Blackwell Founder and CEO, PolicyLink; Heritage Foundation Distinguished Fellow Stuart Butler; Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick; Personal Finance Expert Suze Orman; and Washington Post Columnist Michael Gerson. Other speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
WHEN:   
Thursday, November 3, 2011 - Friday, November 4, 2011
WHERE:   
November 3, 8:00pm, The Apollo Theater, 253 W. 125th St., New York, NY
November 4, 9:00am – 5:00pm, Columbia University (Alfred J. Lerner Hall –2920 Broadway, New York, NY)

MEDIA CREDENTIALS/ACCESS:
To attend the summit please contact Elleni@pointblankpa.com. To interview your Leader or Scholar please contact ccashman@bethechangeinc.org.  

More information about Opportunity Nation and the November Summit can be found at

www.opportunitynation.org

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