Event Details
Erin Gruwell, Educator and Author
In the Spotlight: Erin Gruwell – Business and Education Forum presented by the Tampa Bay Chapter of Executive Women International.
Date(s): 10/25/2006
Event time: 6:00 pm registration, 6:30 pm dinner, 7:30 keynote
About this event: Individual tickets are $60, corporate spnsorships are available. For more information, contact 813-871-4450 or ewievent@yahoo.com. Or visit www.ewi-tampa.com Erin Gruwell is founder and president of Erin Gruwell Education Project and author of "The Freedom Writers Diary." She will share her story of how, as a young teacher, she was given a class of "sure-to-drop-out" students no other teacher wanted, students who were not expected to succeed. The school was tough, racially divided and gang-infested. With Erin's support and dedication, 150 of her students shattered stereotypes, graduated from high school and pursued college careers.
Event Location: Busch Gardens, Tampa FL