To the editor:

I would like to say thank you to the following people for making it possible for my son Raemaad to participate in the upcoming World Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.

Thanks to Bob Lippiat for the nomination and Kelley Sollers for for the recommendation.

Thanks to the businesses and organizations that made donations: Steven Bowler, State Farm agent; Mike Duman, Mike Duman Auto Sales; Leotis Williams, L.W. Lawn Care and Janitorial; Stone Memorial Church of Hampton Virginia, Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority; and Western Tidewater Community Services Board.

Thanks, Mary Hill, for your help in organizing a distribution of information. Also thanks to the family, friends, neighbors and all those that supported fundraisers and gave monetary contributions for the event.

Raemaad will be leaving to attend the forum on Sept. 26 and returning on Oct. 1, 2011. Again, thank you.

Sincerely,

Bernice Foster
Suffolk