Tom Joyner Foundation Kicks Off 2005 Fundraising Campaign

Tom Joyner Foundation Kicks Off 2005 Fundraising Campaign 11 Historically Black Colleges & Universities to Receive Funding ATLANTA, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A driving force in raising much-needed funds for students attending HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities), the Tom Joyner Foundation today announced the 11 schools that will receive funding in 2005. Recipients include (in alphabetical order): Arkansas Baptist College, Little Rock, AK; Bluefield State College, Bluefield, WV; West Virginia State College, Institute, WV; Concordia College, Selma, AL; Oakwood College, Huntsville, AL; Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, AL; Selma University, Selma, AL; Harris Stowe State College, St Louis, MO; Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS; Morris College, Sumter, SC - pending; St. Paul's College, Lawrenceville, VA. Each institution selected by the Foundation as the featured 'School of the Month' will be promoted on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, which reaches 8 million listeners each week in more than 115 markets. The school will then receive 100% of the funds raised by listeners, alumni, and other various donors for the duration of the month. "We're excited to announce this year's schools," said Joyner, the foundation's chairman and a graduate of Tuskegee Institute. "All of these schools have wonderful histories and traditions and we want to make sure their students are able to stay in school and have the great experience, as I did, from graduating from a HBCU." About The Tom Joyner Foundation Formed by nationally syndicated radio personality Tom Joyner, the continuing mission of the foundation is to assist institutions in broadening and strengthening their efforts to raise money to help keep students attending HBCUs until graduation, despite rising costs of education. Since 1998, the Tom Joyner Foundation has raised more than $25 million and helped some 80 colleges and thousands of deserving students. To date, the foundation has assisted every HBCU, defined as "any historically black college or university established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans." For more information please visit www.BlackAmericaWeb.com. Source: The Tom Joyner Foundation CONTACT: Neil Foote, Director of Communications of The Tom Joyner Foundation, +1-972-371-5840, neil.foote@reachmediainc.com; or Doug Piwinski, dpiwinski@bncpr.com, or Pilaar Terry, pterry@bncpr.com, both of Bragman Nyman Cafarelli, +1-310-854-4800, for The Tom Joyner Foundation Web site: http://www.blackamericaweb.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment