2012 African-American Read-In will be observed from Feb 1 - Feb 29.

PACE will hold it's Read-In at the Josey Ranch Library on Feb 19, 2012 at 3 PM.

This year participants will be Sandra Jones and Greg Forster, Jr. - members of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Drama ministry, Arlene Beasley and Nicholas Stanley, Rachel Lewis, and Bessie Dorsey-Davis.  Also we expect to have the Mime Ministry of Mt  Pisgah Missionary Baptist  Church perform for us.

Our Special guest will be Michelle Bailey, Principal, Ted Polk Middle School, CFBISD

In a special author's corner we will have material representing the following authors:

Grace Burke

Kathy R. Green

Vera Lewis

Jacqueline McFaden

and Tracey Richardson presenting the PACE cookbook for presale.

The National African-American Read-In web site is making available two reading lists that can be downloaded. One is for young children and youth and the other is for young adults. You may want to use this as a guide for purchasing books that we are donating to children and youth at our Read-In. You will also find a little history and information about the Black caucus and National Council of Teachers of English.

Click on this link to be taken to their website

and

click here for a flyer to the PACE African-American Read-In.

Please make plans to attend this year's exciting event.

The PACE Scholarship Recipients Reception

was held Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Davis.  Mrs. Davis is a member of the PACE organization. Refreshments were enjoyed by PACE members and the recipients and their parents and family.  We thoroughly enjoyed meeting the young ladies and hearing about their goals and aspirations.  Several want to go into the medical field.  One is an opera singer and has won several awards for her talents. We wish all of the young ladies the very best in their college careers and in their lives. 

For pictures of the day's festivities, click this link.

What We Do Each year, PACE awards as many $1,000 scholarships as your generous donations to the fund will allow.   How We Do It In the spring of each year, scholarships of various denominations are given to young women enrolling in colleges, universities, or any institution of higher learning. We hope you will join us in this effort by making a contribution to the PACE Scholarship Fund. How You Can Help At PACE, we are always happy to have guests who are interested in becoming a member of our organization, or helping out, join us. We meet the 2nd Sunday of each month at the Josey Ranch Library, 1700 Keller Springs Rd, Carrollton, Texas, unless otherwise posted. We look forward to seeing you at our PACE functions.   Our website is our way of staying connected with friends and family. We hope you enjoy it! Thanks for visiting our site and we look forward to hearing from you soon.   Sincerely, Rachel Lewis, President Professional Achievers for Community Excellence       You are Cordially invited to attend the Annual PACE Scholarship Luncheon and Fashion Show  Saturday, April 21, 2012 11:30AM Brookhaven Country Club 3333 Golfing Green Drive, Dallas, Texas $35.00 Donation for the Benefit Your tax deductible contribution is $15.00 Proceeds Benefit PACE Scholarship Fund Vendors will be on hand for your shopping pleasure Door Prizes To purchase a ticket, contact:   Jo Gardner, PACE Scholarship Committee Chair Rachel Lewis, PACE President Arlene Beasley, PACE Vice President                               972-446-7863 javonne2@verizon.net Subject:  PACE Luncheon  OR   Mail check or donations payable to:   PACE, P.O. Box 112721, Carrollton, TX 75011-2721 Tickets will be mailed to you before April 15th.

The December meeting was held on December 11th in the home of member Tracey Richardson.  After the general business meeting was over, there was a Christmas party where fun, games, food, and drinks were enjoyed by all in attendance.  A gift exchange was also held where everyone who participated received a lovely gift in exchange for one they had brought.