God Is GREAT!!! I can’t say it enough!!!! A couple of weeks ago I reached out to Demetria McKinney to be our guest speaker
for the teen girls in Youngstown, Ohio for ‘Teen Talk 2014’ and Stacey Berkley (Demetria’s Manager) responded that they would love to come and support the youth.
From the time they landed in Akron and for the entire 2 days they spent with us in Youngstown they both were just great people. God will always send you the right people to get the job done!
Demetria shared her story and encouraged the young ladies to follow their dreams. One thing that really stuck out to me was when Demetria told the young ladies that there are NO prostitutes in this room and for them to respect their bodies!
I came home to hundreds of emails, inboxes, and FB tags from parents that said their teens were really touched and that Demetria really had them thinking about their future. It’s always great to see the parents are following up with their teens and not just dropping them off.
I want to send a major THANK YOU to Demetria for taking time out of her schedule to come to Youngstown. Thank You to C.I.R.V. and Mr. Guy Burney for stepping up providing so much to help make this happen. Special Thanks to the Youngstown Dept. of Parks and Recreation for providing the Arlington Heights Rec Center Plus a major thank you to the Volunteers and Sponsors that stepped up for the youth in Youngstown!
Mr. Burney presented Demetria with a Proclamation on behalf of the city of Youngstown for all her hard work and dedication to the youth and the community.
Demetria also surprised the teens with an autographed single of her new release ‘100’ featuring DaBrat. I listened to this song about 100 times this weekend and I love it. she has a beautiful voice!!!!!
Check out the Full Photo Gallery from ‘Teen Talk’ below:
TEEN TALK PHOTOS
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you know what your calling is when you get excited about doing something. i love working w/ the youth. i wish we had this stuff when we were acting a fool in the streets
WE.ALL.HAVE.ONE!!!!
teen talk is a non-judgemental program. we don’t judge the teens or the speakers. we just hope that we can help each other by sharing our story
I love it
I was listening to Demetria tell her story about the abusive relationship she was in and I was thinking like wow. it takes a lot of courage to talk about stuff like that. did y’all hear what she said about the TREE?
Charles ChipBanks Colvin thanks for coming out. your photo is in the link
Thanks for inviting me to the dinner I had a great time!
Transforming our Children!!!
Great as always! Our youth really needed this in our city! I was up there last week and it really broke my heart to see a few things that I saw! I salute you my brother! I wish I could’ve made it! You always give your last to help those in need and you always encourage everyone to keep fighting the good fight! You continue to inspire me to do more to help others! You are a blessing to a generation Kingsmen White! May GOD continue to bless you, Your passions, and your dreams! #KMG