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 ! πππ
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!
πSystems Application & Technologies, Inc. (SA-TECH)
π Truist Bank
π Fulton Bank
πNyumburu Cultural Center, University of Maryland College Park
π MargaretSpeaks
πWegmans
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.π
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-annual-wetati-academy-anne-reese-carswell-scholarship-and-awards-gala