I Wont Let Go!

 

We were privileged to speak at a youth rally hosted by Broad Creek United Church of Christ. I had a wonderful time with this great group of young people. Our primary messgae to them was living for God will require you to be different, and that no matter what is going on around you in society you can be the one that says "I won't let go of God's blessings"

No Excuses!

Had the privilege of meeting WWII hero Mr. Monroe Garner during the Newport Heritage day.
In addition to be being a war hero, at over 90 years old Mr. Garner continues to work in construction and is extremely active in the community.

Pictured with us is his lovely wife, and we were amazed to see the 2 of them dancing to the beach music during the event. The motto of our G.O.A.L. Initiative program is "No Excuses" and it is clear from talking with this American icon, he continues to live a life without excuses... an amazing recipe for success!

CLKG Receives Humanitarian Award

The C.L. King Group Inc. was awarded the prestigious Humanitarian Award during the 2012 Craven County NAACP annual banquet. Our corporation is blessed to have partnerships with individuals and organizations that believe in impacting this next generation.

 

Our 100 county mission continues to be to stimulate positive engagement from the home, the school, the faith based group, the community, and the individual child.  Pictured with C.L. King are:

 

Mr. Smith- C.L. King Group Inc. Senior Vice President

Mr. Davis- C.L. King Group Inc. Executive Board Chairman

Ms. Augustus- Community partner and advocate

 

We will forever do all that we can to Impact One Life, One Day at a Time!

 

 

NC Youth Rock!

In our quest to help make NC Bully Free we often conduct rallies that have nothing to do with bullying at all! You say "if you don't talk about it how can you make it better?" What we do is also inspire the young people to get active and to get engaged!  We recently conducted a rally at the Pitt County Boys and Girls Club, teaching the young people that whatever they do (or whatever bell they ring) make sure it will be a benefit to society.

Next, we traveled to Fort Benjamin to hold a Don't Drop the Hammer rally. This back to school youth event was sponsored by Mt. Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church. Our message to the kids was sometimes doing what is positive is not always popular, but whatever you do... Don't Drop the Hammer! We were honored to see our dear friend and teaching legend Mrs. Williams at the event. She has been teaching for 52 years!!! Our generation could learn something from her.

                       

Then we closed out the week by teaming up with Mr. John Grant and the Community of Excellence for a back to school youth conference. Our team helped teach this great crowd of young people to believe in themselves, how to handle peer pressure, and the 5 keys to becoming a true leader. This was a great day of empowerment and it was wonderful to have so many parents in the sessions with us. As icing on the cake, we were all honored to have in the audience Mr. Mark Best from Craven Community College, Alderman Victor Taylor from the city of New Bern, and Mr. Johnny Thompkins Jr., Montford Point Marine Congressional Gold Medal recipient! Wow... What a week!

Forging Partnerships... Impacting Lives

We were privileged to recently partner with Mrs. Barbara Lee, Executive Director of the Area Day Reporting Center in New Bern, NC. Her continued vision to enhance the lives of youth in Craven County makes her a lighthouse for our next generation.

The great great group of young men that participated in the Better Attitude Development camp went through three intense leadership development sessions with my staff and I. These sessions are not designed for the faint of heart, and are among some of the most direct and challenging youth workshops we offer.

With love invested by Mrs. Lee and her staff, and many breakthroughs by these young men, we were once again able to witness more young people equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century.

Here are some highlights:

We Shall Never Forget!



Rockets red glare, bombs bursting in air... These are words that the greatness of our nation continues to hinge upon. In our travels this week, we were privileged to meet a legendary hero who was directly engaged in the epic battles of World War II. Nearly 70 years ago this brave man was willing to lay down his life so that one day we could live ours. One of the greatest ways we can honor our nation's heroes is to never forget them!

CL King Group President with Distinguished WWII Veteran

2012 Colorfest! A community project by Derrick Bryant

The 2012 Colorfest is a community project created by noted artist and professor Mr. Derrick Bryant. We were honored to be able to partner with Mr. Brant to help propel his vision of giving back to the community, and reaching our next generation of young people.