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About the Foundation

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The Academic Empowerment Foundation, Inc. (AEF) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit charitable organization. It is our umbrella organization encompassing the academic needs of all our area high school students within the Washington Metropolitan Area. The AEF has sponsored 55 high school students in SAT Preparation Classes over the last four (5) years and has enable over 235 area high school students to participate on college tours sponsored by Ebenezer AME Church, Fort Washington Maryland, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. of Prince George County Maryland, and Arrow Collegiate Tours.

As Chairman and Founder of the Academic Empowerment Foundation Inc. (AEF) and the Pigskin Jamboree Workshop, I am asking you to support our foundation with your contribution(s) through the 2009/10 Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA) CFC # 91829.

Over the past 19 years, the Annual Pigskin Jamboree and Financial Aid Workshop has generated more than $39 million dollars in athletic scholarships and Financial Aid which has enabled over 6,500 of our area High School Senior Football players to continue their education and attend colleges and universities of higher learning. We have conducted Financial Aid Workshops for over 4,400 parents/guardians from the local area at the annual Pigskin Jamboree Workshop.

The Academic Empowerment Foundation, Inc (AEF) has received the listed Community Awards and Presentations:

• 2008 - Las Amigas Inc. Community Service Award
• 2007 - Prince George County Volunteer of the Year Award
• 2006 - Gloria Lawlah 26th Legislative District Leadership Award presented at the
• State Capitol, Annapolis, Maryland
• 2004 - Community Service Award from the South County Economic Development Association, Inc (SCEDA) Award

Your support to AEF is greatly appreciated. You can make an online contribution by clicking here or by mail to Academic Empowerment Foundation, Inc. (AEF), P.O. Box 824, Upper Marlboro, MD 20773. Thank you for your consideration.

History of the Pigskin Jamboree/Financial Aid Workshop

In December 1990, Andrew E. Edwards saw a need and took action. He brought together high school senior football players who wanted to attend college. He invited collegiate football coaches to meet these student athletes. Nineteen years later over 6,500 high school senior athletes have gone to college by participating in the Annual Pigskin Jamboree Workshop. The Pigskin Jamboree Workshop bridges the gap between the student athlete and the collegiate football recruiter. There were less than 100 high school football players who attended the first Pigskin Jamboree Workshop and only 15 local college and university recruiters attended.

As the years passed, the Pigskin Jamboree Workshop grew to be an event which high school senior football players and collegiate recruiters look forward to attending each year at Ebenezer AME Church. Over the past 19 years our area high school senior football players have earned over 28 million dollars in financial aid and athletic scholarships. At the 14th Annual Pigskin Jamboree, Coach Danny Hayes brought 21 high school senior football players from Gwynn Parks High School and today 18 of those 21 are now attending a college/university on a football scholarship. Over 70% of the student athletes who attend the Jamboree each year receive some form of assistance through an athletic scholarship or financial aid.

Presently the Pigskin Jamboree workshop averages 350-500 area student athletes along with 50-60 major collegiate football organizations who represent levels of competition ranging from Division I through Division III athletic programs. Over 89 different colleges and universities have participated in the Jamboree since its inception in 1990. Recruiters have come from 15 different states and as far away as Texas. The Pigskin Jamboree is sanctioned by the NCAA and abides by NCAA recruiting rules and regulations. The Pigskin Jamboree also includes a Financial Aid workshop to assist parents in completing financial aid applications. It is conducted by volunteers from the Prince George's Community College Financial Aid Office .Our goal is to motivate and get every student in the Maryland/DC Metro Area to be recruited and/or become aware of college opportunities.

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