Thank you to the Talk It Up Radio Show - Final Broadcast
Thank you to the Talk It Up Radio Show - Final Broadcast
Dear UFCF Community,
I'm writing you to inform you that the "Talk it Up Radio Show" on WOKB 1680 AM Radio has Broadcasted their final show. Why is this significant to the United Foundation of Central Florida, Inc.?
The Talk It Up Radio Show was designed to empower and educate the community and they did that every Saturday for 5 and a half years. Talk It Up has been a longtime supporter of the work we do here at the foundation. For the past 5 years the lovely hosts Mr. Noel and Mrs. Beverly Martin have allowed our board members, partners, sponsors, other contributors, and most importantly our student scholars of the Future Leaders United After-School Enrichment and Mentoring Program to come onto their show and share with their audience the impacts we are making in the community.
The opportunities provided on a regular basis allowed our student scholars to engage in critical conversations about the betterment of their community and how our programming has impacted their lives. Our student scholars have gone on the air to talk about topics such as but not limited to education reform, access to transportation, mental health awareness, gun reform, human trafficking & domestic violence, the epidemic on homelessness and poverty, and crime reduction just to name a few.
As an alumnus and President Emeritus of the FLU Program I had the esteemed pleasure of being the guest host of the Talk It Up Radio Show alongside my fellow classmates, we had the opportunity to lead the discussion, learn various radio operating systems, and got to talk with various community members while doing it. I along with my fellow alumni and current students are extremely grateful for the many opportunities to address a larger audience about the pressing issues of the Pine Hills Community.
For 5 amazing years student scholars of our program joined the Martins' engaging in such impactful dialogue sharing our experiences while workshopping our organizational impact in our community, and ultimately building a relationship that furthered our efforts in addressing and dismantling systems that perpetuate negativity.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors, Partners, Alumni, Current Students, and other contributors, thank you for your continued commitment. Mr. Noel & Mrs. Beverly Martin, we wish you the best in your future endeavors and we are by your side every step of the way!
To everyone that may be reading this I'd like to close with this poem that I believe expresses in the purest form the work we've done with Talk It Up Radio Show, "I’ve only just a minute, Only sixty seconds in it. Forced upon me, can’t refuse it, Didn’t seek it, didn’t choose it, But it’s up to me to use it. I must suffer if I lose it, Give an account if I abuse it, Just a tiny little minute, But eternity is in it." -Dr. Benjamin E. Mays
In the Spirit of Excellence,
Julien M. Serrano-O’Neil
