Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Ferguson Road Initiative hosts 10th anniversary bus tour with special guest Mayor Tom Leppert

By Pegasus News wire

WHITE ROCK HILLS — The Ferguson Road Initiative (FRI), in celebration of its 10th Anniversary, will host a Community Bus Tour and Luncheon for Dallas civic and business leaders on Friday, September 26 from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. at the White Rock Church of Christ Fellowship Hall at 9220 Ferguson Road, Dallas, Texas 75228. In addition to the tour, FRI will welcome its community partners, corporate sponsors, and other community organizations in a celebration that will help those who are new to FRI learn more about this grassroots organization. FRI will welcome guest speaker honorable Mayor Tom Leppert, along with a host of other community leaders to celebrate the impact that FRI has made in its innovative and holistic approach to revitalize an area of Dallas that has been in serious decline. Along with showcasing FRI’s achievements, the bus tour will take passengers on a personal tour of the areas in most need of community support, emphasizing on the tour the areas of opportunity that are addressed in FRI’s strategic economic improvement plan.

“FRI is a shining example of how to collaborate and build community consensus. As an umbrella organization for the entire White Rock Hills area, it is successfully revitalizing 20 neighborhoods, aligning them to fight crime, promote public safety, bring communities and people together, improve schools and social services, increase economic development, and identify and secure funding for large-scale capital improvement projects,” says pro bono Executive Director, Vikki J. Martin. “FRI is an effective catalyst for change and is a shining example of what can happen when dedicated people reach agreement on goals and objectives, then work together to achieve them.”

Avid supporters of the Ferguson Road Initiative’s efforts include U.S. Attorney Richard Roper, Congressional Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson and Pete Sessions, and Dallas City Councilmembers Carolyn Davis and Sheffie Kadane. Other public and city officials who support FRI’s impact on the community are State Senator John Carona, Deputy Superintendent Dr. Steve Flores; and more.

Source: FRI

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