Entrepreneur Centers 4 Youth (EC Youth) will host its Fashion & Talent Showcase: Entrepreneurs in Visual and Performing Arts Fundraiser on Sunday, January 26, 2025 from 2-5 PM at Burke High School (244 President Street, Charleston, SC 29403). Youth, youth leaders, families, entrepreneurs, business professionals, educators, and other community members are invited to attend.
This event will feature a fashion show, talent performances, entrepreneurial speakers, business workshops, vendors, food trucks, a photo booth, music, and giveaways. A suggested donation of $5 for children ages 6 to 17 and $10 for adults can be given on Eventbrite under Fashion & Talent Showcase: Entrepreneurs in Visual & Performing Arts or at ECYJanuary2025.eventbrite.com. Youth ages 7 to 17 are invited to register to compete in the talent contest in the categories of music, stand-up comedy, poetry, dance, and still art. Youth can register to enter via the Eventbrite page by January 22, 2025 and will be accepted until all slots are filled. Talent contest winners will be awarded with cash prizes.
Donation proceeds will go toward EC Youth programs and scholarships. Sponsors, vendors, and food trucks are still being accepted with registration on Eventbrite.
Entrepreneur Centers 4 Youth (EC Youth) was established to expose youth ages 17 and younger to entrepreneurship. Its mission is building youth entrepreneurs and entrepreneur centers, too. Each youth is his own center. EC Youth’s ultimate goal is educating youth about financial literacy. Youth are taught the tools of entrepreneurship, which are education, volunteering, mentoring, tutoring, apprenticeships, vending, scholarships, and more, and how to use them. EC Youth hosts entrepreneurial and financial literacy events with speakers who educate attendees on starting a business, strategic planning, law, marketing, accounting, banking, money management, politics, and other business sectors. The organization also has a Learn Earn, Earn Learn (L.E.E.L.) Program that allows youth participants to earn scholarships and stipends made possible through sponsors and grants for attending school, meeting with their mentors and tutors, volunteering, and working on their portfolio for planning for their future. The EC Youth theme is Education + Entrepreneurship = Dreams Come True.
For more information about the event or EC Youth, contact Pleshette Grant at (843) 640-0467 or ECYouth1@gmail.com, or visit the EC Youth Facebook page.
