Goods for Guns Foundation :

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Since our formation in early June 1995, we have:

Established an office in midtown Manhattan and hired a staff of three.

Established a volunteer network.

Launched our first Public Service Announcement campaign to reach out to New York City youth with the tag line"Decrease the Piece/Increase the Peace," to be posted on 25,000 telephone kiosks in New York City neighborhoods.

Co-sponsored 15 community basketball teams from playgrounds around New York City which competed in New York's August 20-21 Hoop-It-Up Tournament outside Grand Central Station. Four of our fifteen teams competed in their division finals.

Secured popular rap group Public Enemy to take on other celebrities and public figures, ranging from former Mayor David Dinkins to actor Billy Baldwin in a Goods For Guns Celebrity Basketball Game which was played during the August 20 Hoop-It-Up Tournament.

Been approached by South Africa to help start a gun exchange in Johannesburg.

Established an educational program, Y violence, to kick off this December reaching over 36,000 students.

Received over $6,000 dollars in unsolicited individual donations.

Major corporate sponsors to date (FY-1995) - Chase Manhattan, Snapple, Time Inc., MetLife, Magna Bikes, Kay-Bee Toy Stores, Columbia Sportswear, Modell's.

In addition, we are:

Retained a top advertising agency, entirely pro-bono.

Held a successful press conference at One Police Plaza, October 24, 1994 with local politicians and heads of corporate sponsors.

Launching two grassroots fundraising campaigns, "Change For Change," underwritten by Snapple, and "Adopt-A-Gun," underwritten by Metropolitan Life Insurance, to allow individuals opportunities to contribute monies to remove guns from our streets.

Establishing an 800# and mechanism to accept donations by credit card.

Securing cash and product support from corporations and foundations to achieve our $2 million goal to sponsor December 1994 gun exchanges.

Planning a series of benefit concerts featuring rappers and Rhythm & Blues artists.

Compiling and researching statistical data to evaluate program impact.

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HAA encorages all to cheer for Alex Rodriguezl.

Hispanics Across America and its president Fernando Mateo is encouraging all
Yankee fans to get behind A Rod in a show of support that demonstrates to
him that we appreciate who he is, and what he stands for as a Yankee and as
a great Latin American Ballplayer.

HAA looking to get Roberto Clemente's number retired throughout Major League Baseball.

Hispanics Across America President Fernando Mateo has launched a national campaign aimed at getting Roberto Clemente’s number 21 retired in the same manner which baseball has retired Jackie Robinson’s number. Clemente who is looked upon as a pioneer for all Hispanic baseball players and an ambassador by all Latinos around the world, has all the credentials to be given this honor statistically as a Hall of Famer and as a Humanitarian. A web site has been created to help garner the support of all fans around the world in our quest to get this great honor accomplished. You can log on to www.retireclemente21.com to register your support to this cause.

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