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Follow on Google News | Author and Publisher Aid H.E.L.P. Miami, a Non-Profit Private School and Tutoring CenterAward-winning author B.K. Eakman and publisher, Midnight Whistler, are donating 40% of the sale of her book Walking Targets to aid expansion of H.E.L.P. Miami, a non-profit private school and tutoring center in Miami run by Barbara Rivera.
By: Eileen Batson - Batson Group Marketing and PR Beverly Eakman, best-selling author, keynote speaker and columnist became aware of Mrs. Rivera in 2000, during a Florida court case. Rivera was called as an expert witness for the defense regarding then 10-year-old Daniel Salazar in Salazar vs. the Dade County School System. In her book Walking Targets: How Our Psychologized Classrooms Are Producing a Nation of Sitting Ducks, Eakman describes Rivera as "a petite blond dynamo who has never met an ‘uneducable’ "Bev contacted me through a mutual friend when she found out that my goal is to raise $120,000 to secure and renovate an additional space for our K-3rd grade students." said Rivera. She further explained, "Bev and her publisher Jon Batson, owner of Midnight Whistler Publishers, are donating a very generous 40% of the selling price of Walking Targets that are sold through my recommendation. This will assist us in our fund raising project for expansion, renovations, construction, materials, etc." For more information and to participate in the project contact Barbara Rivera at H.E.L.P, Miami. About Beverly Eakman Beverly Eakman is a best-selling, award winning author and in-demand speaker and veteran of over 700 nationwide radio and television talk shows and over 150 speaking engagements. Click here for her website - http://www.beverlye.com Visit her on LinkedIn and MySpace. Phone: 301.946.5395 bkeakman@gmail.com About H.E.L.P. Miami Founded in 1998, The Hollywood Education & Literacy Project Miami (H.E.L.P. Miami), is a non-profit, charitable organization whose mission is to eradicate illiteracy and empower the individual to become a competent and independent learner, with sound study skills and communication skills that make it possible to succeed in life. 13828 SW 56th Street, Miami, FL 33175 Click here for the website - http://www.elearnaid.com/ About Midnight Whistler Publishers Based in Raleigh, NC, Midnight Whistler Publishers was founded in 1979 by Jon Batson as a music publishing endeavor and has grown to include books. Click here for the website - http://www.midnightwhistler.com Phone: 919.327.5021 midnightwhistler@ MEDIA CONTACTS: Beverly Eakman: For interviews and speaking engagements Phone: 301.946.5395 bkeakman@gmail.com Barbara Rivera: H.E.L.P. Miami - Phone: 305.752.4003 Fax: 305.752.2611 HELPMiami@helplearn.org Jon Batson: Midnight Whistler Publishers - Phone: 919.327.5021 midnightwhistler@ Eileen Batson: Batson Group Marketing and PR - Phone:919.327.5021 BatsonGroup@ # # # When you want to be well known, well thought of and more profitable call us. We provide the marketing research, promotional materials, press releases and gift incentives you need to get noticed and remembered! End
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