Leadership Newark Class Of 2010 Graduation!!!

Mood: Incredible
Music: Parliament "Flashlight!!!"

2day's Message: "If I Commit 2 Something..., I Go All In!!! Otherwise..., I Would Never Ever Get Involved If I Cannot Give U 777%!!!" A.L. Jones Sr.

After 2 long years of being involved with Leadership Newark, Wednesday night I finally graduated as a Full Fledged Fellow!!! It has been an incredible, rewarding, powerful, eye-opening journey filled with life long memories I will take with me 4ever... Ask me about my entry into the organization because I almost Did Not make the cut???

I am part of a powerful network of roughly 400 individually strong leaders; who are part of an ever evolving collective, lead by an equally strong leader, & vibrant organization that has its finger on the pulse on the City Of Newark...

We'd have 2 sit down over coffee, lunch, or dinner B4 I could even scratch the surface of my journey through Leadership Newark... Let's just suffice it 2 say that I'm not the same person 2day who walked through those doors 2 years ago... I've been transformed as I've been able 2 rub shoulders with other equally motivated, inspiring, & dynamic leaders on Da Planet!!!

I've attended the last 2 graduations & my take on them is they were good..., but they were rather mundane... Each class gets a nickname & ours is "The Beacons Of Hope!!!" We are basically the 10th Anniversary Class through the organization so that gave us even more incentive 2 be special... You KNOW we had 2 go out in a Blaze O' Glory, With A Big Bang!!! We DEFINITELY had 2 Up The Ante!!!

As part of the Graduation Committee I was immediately tapped 2 provide music 4 the event because they've never had music 4 a graduation... Not only did I provide DJ services..., but I brought My Band Flip Da Skrip with me... All I can say is when you hear comments from long time Board Members xclaiming, "This Is The Best Graduation We Ever Had!!!" It does your heart something special...

The graduation was held @ Rio Rodizio in Newark so I made sure we took pictures & shot video so I could document the event... Of course I have no videos or pictures of the band because we were too bizzy performing... But we got everybody else... LOL!!! I also gave each of my Fellow Graduates a "Personal Gift" from AJ because I've truly been affected by each & every 1 of them...

It's taken me 2 days 2 recover from the event but I'm Good 2 Go Now!!! As a matter of fact I saw my Dr. Thursday & he's given me strong words of encouragement 2 keep doing what it is I'm doing because he asked "Why R U Here??? U R Like A Thoroughbred Horse!!!" Now That's What I'm Talking About!!! PHEW!!!

P.S. Here's Yo Boy Pasteling It Out With Our Executive Director After Being Handed My Graduation Certificate & Gift!!!

P.P.S. Ask Me About Drinking From My Flask During My Speech??? Shhh!!! LOL!!!

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