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Kingston joins National Guard Indy Car driver J.R. Hildenbrand.
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Kingston is a celeb spokesman for the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe.! o! d& H* q1 _+ t1 X* o( v% J' X
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4 D$ J/ s% U( n8 D; ~Tori Walston is the Cadet Representative of the 100,000 graduates.
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8 ^5 ]' f4 d* t7 N' hSgt. Slaughter also attended the Sixth Annual ChalleNGe Champions Gala.
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The event was held on March 1 in Washington D.C.
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# I% C: v3 @2 @: j- dThe program is celebrating the graduation of more than 100,000 cadets.
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The event honors the National Guard and the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe.
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# y! V& K) N* T5 G5 W F9 nThe WWE Hall of Famer speaks to the graduates at the event.
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% s/ L2 h" I& C; P7 Z9 Y1 {+ |Kingston met many of the graduates at the Washington gala.( k: ~) b- ]" y( E$ y7 c" [
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4 s6 J8 y+ v* e9 A# W# R, K! n GThe co-educational program is for former high school dropouts.
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8 Z" U2 }: E; @" b' eThe voluntary program gives teens who drop out of school another chance.
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They can earn their high school diploma or general equivalency degree.( G- |4 _# s* i- J4 g, g
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0 b! k" c: K0 d: ^! gKingston is one of several celebrity spokespeople at the gala event.
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# E% h! h/ `; U! P; C0 fActress Karri Turner, NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr., Hildenbrand and Kingston.$ _& J5 g; v' k2 g# G0 e* k
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$ q8 [6 E! z$ }$ u/ o/ bThe ChalleNGe program include 33 sites in 27 states and Puerto Rico. v9 i8 {* K. Y' @
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The program develops life skills, education and employment of the cadets.
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* W- v3 Z' o3 z4 F: ^0 D2 t! USgt. Slaughter speaks to the crowd at the JW Marriott in Washington.
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8 ?) E8 J- G. |8 M2 X* e! wKarri Turner starred on the TV show "Jag" and has toured with the USO.3 O8 e4 Y" N5 J3 i& A' ~" H# h
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% F* g; L; A6 e: v9 n( ]The Intercontinental Champion speaks to the crowd.
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Earnhardt, Cadet Jeremy Jones and Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motorsports.
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Singer and actor Tyler Hilton performs.
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For more information on the program, visit ngycp.org. |
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发表于 2011-3-4 09:49
发表于 2011-3-4 10:45
