Walgreens sole vendor for limited edition
By American staff
Next year, May will be the month of Harris-Stowe State University. Not by any official proclamation, but because May is the month Harris-Stowe occupies on the Limited Collector’s Edition 2006 HBCU Calendar, which provides information about 12 featured schools, beginning with Cheyney University, the oldest of the HBCUs, and ending with Talladega College.
May is a good month, as black history goes, according to the milestones noted on various calendar dates.
The first students entered Howard University on May 1, 1867. On May 6, 1991 the Smithsonian Institution approved the creation of the National African-American Museum. Malcolm Little (who would become Malcolm X) was born on May 19, 1925, just one year and one week before Miles Dewey Davis was born. And on May 30, 1965 Vivian Malone became the first African American to graduate from the University of Alabama.
In addition to delivering nuggets of information in a handsome, four-color package, the first-of-its-kind calendar serves as a fundraiser and recruiting tool for HBCUs. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the calendar will go to each of the 12 featured institutions as well as to the UNCF, and full contact information for the featured schools is provided.
“We are delighted to be included as one of the featured universities in the 2006 HBCU calendar,” said Dr. Henry Givens Jr., president of Harris-Stowe.
“We’ve had an exciting year at Harris-Stowe State University, and with all that has occurred – the name change, the grand opening of our new Busch School of Business Administration, collaborative graduate programs and a student housing center on the horizon – I can definitely say that the word is out about Harris-Stowe.”
The calendar was produced by Chicago-based agency Danielle Ashley Communications in partnership with the Walgreen Corporation.
“The 2006 HBCU calendar is truly a labor of love on our part,” said Tracey Alston, president of Danielle Ashley Communications. “I’m so proud that through this calendar we are making it possible for everyone to celebrate black history every month and support black education every day.”
“One of our most enduring platforms at Walgreens is education,” said John Gremer, director of Community Affairs for the Walgreen Corporation. “We understand the importance of highlighting these terrific schools and doing our part in continuing their legacy for the next generation. Walgreens is proud to be the exclusive vendor for the 2006 HBCU calendar.”
The calendar is available at participating Walgreens or on the web at hbcucalendar.net or Walgreens.com.
