Promoter Brian Glasper fulfills his dream of bringing Atlanta’s communities together for a day of unity, a celebration of ourselves, our health and a positive message for the future of our youth.
Atlanta, GA — On Saturday, March 24, 2007 a host of Atlanta’s most prominent healthcare and volunteer organizations, businesses, community leaders and entertainers will be in the house for what is coined to become one of the most ambitious and substantive annual community celebrations Atlanta has seen in a long time. FATL (Future of Atlanta) Productions’ first annual “A-TOWN DAY” will be held at Morris Brown College from 12 – 7 pm and hosted by radio sponsor V-103’s Greg Street. The day’s events will consist of health screenings by organization’s such as the American Red Cross, the American Cancer Society, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the American Diabetes Association; career and job opportunities presented by some of Atlanta’s local and nationally based businesses and the U.S. Army; presentations and contributions by the Atlanta Falcon’s Mobile Museum and the ACVB (Atlanta Convention and Visitor’s Bureau); and, support, special appearances and performances by local record label artist’s from TI’s Grand Hustle Records, Young Jeezy’s CTE Records, Big Boi’s Purple Ribbon Records, Jermaine Dupri’s SoSo Def Records, Ludacris’s DTP Records, BME, Atlantic Records, Warner Brothers Records, Universal Records, Konvict Music, Atlanta’s Superfriends DJ Pool and Florida’s SlipNSlide Records to name a few.
“A TOWN DAY” promoter Brian Glasper has been cooking up this idea for a long time and was waiting for the right time and the right team to come together to make it happen. “My father was a victim of diabetes a few years ago and part of the reason he did not survive it was because of a lack of access to medical resources and education about the disease,” stated Glasper. “Ever since his death I have been trying to figure out a way that I could help prevent this kind of tragedy from happening to others so I decided that the best way to spread the word and educate the community was going to be by bringing people together and delivering the message in a positive and uplifting environment – thus, the birth of “A-TOWN DAY”.” Not only has he created a way to bring the message of healthcare to his community, Glasper has also managed to bring this event around full circle by also gaining the support of some of Atlanta’s local businesses to talk about careers and jobs and is hoping to see some of Atlanta’s community leader’s such as Mayor Shirley Franklin and Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders show up to share some words of inspiration about the City with Atlanta’s families and youth attending the event.
Carlos Coleman, community outreach director of The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and CEO of C Fox Productions, has played a key role in inspiring and encouraging Glasper to get the event off the ground and is working on the event’s planning committee along with local publicity and events companies including Kim Ellis of KE Consulting and Ms. Brooklyn of Ms. Brooklyn Productions. The event has also gained the support of one of Atlanta’s most loved and embraced historical organizations “The Friends of Sweet Auburn” who are promoting the event on their website and in the historical community they represent.
In addition to the event’s other aspects, Glasper decided to get Atlanta’s local high school’s involved by inviting them to sell tickets to the event in order to raise money for various extra curricular student activities such as their bands and student government associations. Each school that participates will keep 20 percent of the proceeds of the total number of tickets they sell.
“A-TOWN DAY” promises to be entertaining, will be an event the whole family can enjoy and has aspirations of becoming a staple event for the city and an inspiration for other cities to follow. Tickets for the event are $10 prior to the event and available at DTLR retail outlets and participating local high schools. Tickets will be $15 the day of the event.
For more information regarding the event contact FATL Productions at 404.434.6631, go to www.myspace.com/atownday, visit the website at www.fatlproductions.com or via email at atownday@gmail.com.
For media credentials and inquiries regarding A-Town Day, contact Sharon Anthony of KE Consulting at 770-359-7092 or Sharon.keconsulting@gmail.com.
