AVANCE - HOUSTON, Inc. - ANNUAL HEAD START PARENT CONFERENCE 2010 - "STRONG FAMILIES - SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN"

CLOSING CEREMONY - DINNER AND SPECIAL GIFTS - SPEAKER MR. MELVIN ADAMS.

The keynote speaker during our closing ceremony and dinner was Mr. Melvin Adams, the dynamic motivational speaker and former basketball star of the Harlem Globetrotters, who spoke to the parents about the hardships of coming from a humble place in life, and being able to succeed against all odds thanks to the encouragement of key people who believed in him. He invited our parents to become the best advocates of their children and show them the way to become the best that they can be. At the end of the ceremony Mr. Adams spent one on one time with some of our parents, posed with photos and wished them the best.