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WETATi Academy

Where Classroom Meets Practical

WETATi Academy educates and empowers low-to-moderate-income students to become financially independent through practical and experiential activities that prepare students for employment, entrepreneurship,
and future economic opportunities.

06/12/2026

We are almost one week away from our WETATi Academy- Anne Reese Carswell Scholarship & Awards Gala and our Executive Director Ambassador Dr. Margaret Dureke MargaretSpeaks would like to personally invite you to join us for our big day! 💜💙💛

As the Chair of our National Entrepreneurship Convention, use Ambassador Dr. Margaret Dureke's special discount code MSPEAKS70OFF to secure the few last seats available for an evening of giving back you will never forget! 🎟️👇

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Entrepreneurship

06/10/2026

WETATians meet rising star Lydia Aluko, a spoken word performing artist who will be performing live at this year's WETATi Academy- Anne Reese Carswell Scholarship & Awards Gala! 💜💙💛

Lydia Aluko is a Duval High School student leader and founder of Seeds of Tomorrow nonprofit organization. Aluko is an emerging advocate for youth empowerment, education, and community service. She is passionate about creating opportunities for students to develop leadership skills, engage in service-learning, and make meaningful impacts in their communities. Through her organization, Lydia has led initiatives focused on student engagement, volunteering, and personal development. She is also involved in academic enrichment programs and aspires to pursue a career in quantitative finance and cybersecurity, combining analytical thinking with service-driven leadership.

We are honored to have our Aluko bless our stage for our Annual Black-Tie Fundraising Scholarship & Awards Gala. Join us on Saturday June 20th, 2026 as Aluko entertains our guests with her colorful word play and passion for spoken word.

Use Lydia Aluko’s special discount code LYDIA70OFF to your secure seat for an evening of incredible music and giving back! 🎟️👇

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Entrepreneurship

06/09/2026

Thank you Wegmans for feeding the WETATi Academy community and eight years of Strategic Partnership with WETATi Academy! 💜💙💛🖤❤️

Wegmans Food Markets began as a small produce peddling operation in 1916 in Rochester, New York. Brothers John and Walter Wegman built the grocery empire by focusing on freshness, value, and customer experience. Like true WETATians, today, it operates over 110 large-format stores across the East Coast.

Since the early 2000’s Wegmans has evolved into a destination lifestyle brand, still run by the Wegman family.

Wegmans' official motto and mission is: "Helping people live healthier, better lives through exceptional food. And their Company commitment to customers and employees is: "Every day you get our best." Thank you to the Woodmore Town Center Wegmans dedicated employees for living by their company motion and mission and serving local nonprofits like WETATi Academy.

If your organization would like to become a Strategic Partner for our upcoming 2025 - 2026 SY WETATi Academy National Entrepreneurship Convention, like Wegmans, click the link below.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/wetati-academy-magazine-congratulatory-ad

TOGETHER, with philanthropic companies like Wegmans We’re Empowered To Achieve The impossible!

06/08/2026

Thank you to every WETATian who attended our 2025-2026 SY WETATi Academy National Dureke Business iDEA Pitch Competition in support of our competing WETATi Academy YoungPreneur national finalists ! 💜💙💛

In partnership with Nyumburu Cultural Center, University of Maryland College Park, this past Saturday, WETATi Academy YoungPreneur national finalists, from our partnering schools, came ready to impress our judges with their WETATi Academy iDEA Lab Business iDEAs. Each student left their hearts on the stage and showed us all what WETATains are truly made of.

Thank you to the dedicated parents and loving family members who showed up to support our students, you are the heart of the WETATi Academy Community.

Many thanks to our amazing Executive Director Ambassador Dr. Margaret Dureke, our Chief Operating Officer Joanna Chambers, our Chief Financial Officer Lucretia Freeman-Buster, judges, volunteers, WETATi Academy boardmembers, WETATi Academy staff, community members, and our amazing host Beth May who kept the energy high in the room and made our students feel safe and seen.

A warm to our 2025-2026 SY WETATi Academy National Dureke Business iDEA Pitch Competition sponsors who made the impossible possible!

💙Systems Application & Technologies, Inc. (SA-TECH)
💙 Truist Bank
💙 Fulton Bank
💙Nyumburu Cultural Center, University of Maryland College Park
💙 MargaretSpeaks
💙Wegmans

If you would like to see which ones of our competing YoungPreneur students will place 1st, 2nd or 3rd place and win seed money for their WETATi Academy iDEA Lab Business iDEAs purchase a ticket to attend our Annual WETATi Academy Anne Reese Carswell Scholarship & Awards Gala on Saturday June 20th, 2025.👇

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-annual-wetati-academy-anne-reese-carswell-scholarship-and-awards-gala

06/05/2026

Thank you Kaiser Permanente for nine years of Strategic Partner with WETATi Academy 💜💙💛💙🤍

Kaiser Permanente's main brand motto is "Thrive." It represents the organization's focus on proactive, preventive care and overall wellness rather than just treating illness. Like their brand line "For all that is you" they operate under an official mission: "To provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve."

A warm to Kaiser Permanente WETATians like our dedicated WETATi Academy board member Gabrielle Furr, Kaiser Permanente Community Relations & Stakeholder Engagement, Adrinece Beard Kaiser Permanente Communications Consultant II Public Relations and Community Health, Janny Ukaegbu Kaiser Permanente Program Consultant, and Demvir Breech B Velasco - Clemente Health Nurse.

Thank you Kaiser Permanente for your deep commitment to investing grants, sponsorships, and charitable care for community organizations and safety-net institutions across Maryland, Virginia, and D.C, like WETATi Academy.

If your organization would like to become a Strategic Partner for our upcoming 2025 - 2026 SY WETATi Academy National Entrepreneurship Convention, like Kaiser Permanente, click the link below.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/wetati-academy-magazine-congratulatory-ad

TOGETHER, with philanthropic nonprofits likeKaiser Permanente We’re Empowered To Achieve The impossible! 💜💙💛💙🤍

06/03/2026

Meet Drue Dixon, a WETATi Academy YoungPreneur Next Generation student from College Park Academy. Dixon is a 2025-2026 SY WETATi Academy Semi-Finals Dureke Business iDEA Pitch Competition Next Generation competitor who advanced to nationals.

"This program has been a great experience for me because it has given me more knowledge in the business world and what it takes to be an entrepreneur," says Dixon.

Dixon, who co-founded her WETATi Academy iDEA Lab Business iDEA with a fellow WETATi Academy YoungPreneur classmate, will compete this Saturday, June 6th at our 2025 - 2026 SY Annual WETATi Academy National Dureke Business iDEA Pitch Competition at Nyumburu Cultural Center, University of Maryland College Park.

If you would like to support our WETATi Academy YoungPreneur students like Drue Dixon, purchase a ticket to attend our upcoming Annual WETATi Academy-Anne Reese Carswell Scholarship & Awards Gala, where the 2025-2026 SY Annual WETATi Academy National Dureke Business iDEA Pitch Competition winners will be announced.

Click the link below to make a generous donation purchase today.👇

WETATiAcademy.org/gala/

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06/01/2026

Thank you Dat Jerk for being a dedicated WETATi Academy Strategic Partner and feeding our community with authentic caribbean chargrill cuisine! 💜💙💛🧡💚

From the rotisserie to the smoker, Dat Jerk continues to provide their customers with authentic Caribbean dishes focusing on quality ingredients with flavors so powerful they'll have you kicking back your feet on the beach in the middle of maryland.

With over five locations in Maryland, if you are a foodie who lives in Maryland or plan to visit the area, please check out one of the following Dat Jerk locations:

🧡Dat Jerk Waldorf
🧡Dat Jerk Glenarden
🧡Dat Jerk Lansdowne
🧡Dat Jerk Columbia
🧡Dat Jerk Crofton

If your company would like to become a Strategic Partner for our upcoming 2025 - 2026 SY WETATi Academy National Entrepreneurship Convention, like Dat Jerk, click the link below.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/wetati-academy-magazine-congratulatory-ad

TOGETHER, with philanthropic companies like Dat Jerk We’re Empowered To Achieve The impossible! 💜💙💛🧡💚 !

05/29/2026

The FIFA World Cup is headed to the United States this summer and if you are a major fan of football then you will know Lionel Messi is a FIFA World Cup legend. Messi holds the all-time record for the most FIFA World Cup match appearances, playing 26 games across five tournaments. That type of achievement makes him a WETATian.💜💙💛

If you would like to bring the spirit of WETATians, like Lionel Messi, into your household while also helping us to raise proceeds for our mission then make a bid on our Annual WETATi Academy Memorabilia Fundraising Auction. We currently have a signed Lionel Messi Argentina Jersey beautifully custom framed with triple-layered blue, gold and white matting with an elegant black museum-quality frame.

As pictured, below is a full list of available auction items now live for our Annual WETATi Academy Memorabilia Fundraising Auction:

💛 Lionel Messi Argentina Jersey
💛 Beyonce Renaissance World Tour 8x10 Photo Display
💛 NBA Legends Limited Edition Basketball
💛 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Jersey
💛 Boxing Champions Boxing Glove
💛 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls Basketball Card Display

Click the link below to place a bid on these auction items as a gift to yourself that will also sow a good seed that will to help us, WETATi Academy, continue to provide world-class enrichment as a nonprofit for WETATi Academy Youngpreneurs (young entrepreneurs) students, through our Practical Entrepreneurship Education Programming.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-wetati-academy-scholarship-and-awards-gala-iconic-memorabilia-auction.

Each item up for bid has been generously donated by our supporters, partners, and sponsors, with all proceeds directly benefiting our cause. By participating in our auction, you're not just acquiring remarkable items; you're also making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve.

Spread the word, rally your friends and family, and together, let's make this auction a success!
Thank you for your support, and happy bidding, may the highest bidder WIN! 💜💙💛

Auction

05/26/2026

Meet our 2025 - 2026 SY WETATi Academy (ATiA) Achieving The impossible Awardees! 💜💛💙

💛 County Executive Aisha N. Braveboy
💙 Prince George's County, Maryland County Executive
💜 WETATi Academy (ATiA) Category: Lifetime Achievement

💛 Lionel Donovan III
💙 Emmy Award Winning Channel 9 WUSA-TV Reporter
💜 WETATi Academy (ATiA) Category: Narrative Changing

💛 Kaira Ebron
💙 Founder of KNE Dancewear
💜 WETATi Academy (ATiA) Category: Luminary Trailblazing

💛 Thrisha Hampton
💙 Founder of Elite Creations by Thrisha
💜 WETATi Academy (ATiA) Category: Empowered Woman

💛 Larry Davis
💙 Co-Founder of Green Mechanics Benefit LLC,
💜 WETATi Academy (ATiA) Category: WETATi Academy Student Alumni

Join us on Saturday, June 20th, 2026, for our 14th Annual WETATi Academy-Anne Reese Carswell Scholarship & Awards Gala, as we celebrate these influential figures who have Achieved The impossible in their respective fields.

This black-tie fundraising gala will be held from 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM at the Adele H. Stamp Union Grand Ballroom located at University of Maryland College Park, in partnership with Nyumburu Cultural Center. Doors will open at 5:30 PM for our WETATiwood RedCarpet Experience.

Early bird tickets to attend this year's annual fundraising gala are available until May 31st, Purchase your ticket today!👇

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-annual-wetati-academy-anne-reese-carswell-scholarship-and-awards-gala

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05/25/2026

Today we remember our brave veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for the love of our country! May we take a moment this to pause and honor our fallen soldiers WETATians.💜💙💛❤️🤍💙

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Nyumburu Cultural Center 4018 Campus Drive
College Park, MD
20742

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
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