"The Energy We Create Is The Energy We Partake"
written by Andreal Mallard
It is an honor to share with our audience another edition of Game Changers Magazine. This publication is special to me because we were able to feature organizations and individuals in our community who have a heart for serving people! Over the course of the years we've had the pleasure of partnering with several different nonprofits in our community and across the state who have one common goal in mind and that is building stronger communities. From food drives to mentorship, from partnerships to collaborations, we also have the understanding that the labor is plentiful but the workers are few. And though sometimes we burn out from the day to day task of the vision and moving visions forward, this calling is not one for the weak nor is it the job of and individual, together we are stronger with the mindset of "It Takes A Village"
My pastor always said "if the vision only includes you then it's not big enough!" Serving the community over the past 10 years through our own nonprofit organization "Streetz of Gentlemen" has shown me that! No matter what personal or individual goals I conquered, no matter how many people praise the person they see in the spotlight we must often consider that beside every great man or every great woman is a team of qualified individuals who play key roles in the vision! I remember from the start I had a way of attracting people to the vision but didn't have the connection to get us in the schools to mentor the youth we reach today! However with the help of my brother Nathaniel Joseph, he had built relationships with teachers and guidance counselors to get us inside the classroom and stages at different schools because of the connections he had and through his resources we were able to do what God called us to do.
But getting in the setting wasn't the last step it took! It also took the efforts of my brother Jamal Burt who was an Educator and skilled with the knowledge of reaching the youth once the stage was set. Because of the vision God gave him, his platform Education Builds Opportunity became the playback we used to bring valUe of our brand and the principles we stand on as a team! Through our individual assignments and investments, we were able to come together and be a powerful force to implement the mission of #EducateTheMind #ElevateTheSpirit to #EliminateTheStereotype
And last but not least let me not forget to give credit where credit is due! If it was not for the vision of the late Honorable Derek "Mic Dangerous" Perry, who came up with the name Streetz of Gentlemen the none of this would possibly happen! We would just be a bunch of guys running around doing our own little thing instead of coming together! I share this story in hopes that it will remove the veil of the "I" mentally and the misconception of thinking we have to do it by ourselves in order to do what we've been called to do! I could give credit to so many people who have poured into this vision but that would take a book! After all the true moral of this story is We all can win if we do it together! I pray this publication inspires others to work with others and move in the essence of collaboration over competition! #EEEsUp
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