Constituton Project, Inc.

The Mission: Constitution Project, Inc., a Florida non-profit, was founded by Joseph Cofield, for the purpose of putting a copy of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence in the hands of every 5th grade student in Florida. That is a huge task, as there are over 200,000 5th graders in 67 different Florida counties, but progress ​ is being made thanks to Joseph's extraordinary efforts!

The How: Joseph began his mission in April 2014 and since then, many amazing things have happened. To gather support for his mission, in April of 2015 he began his 27 - 67 Journey Across Florida - visiting each of the 67 Florida counties, riding his bike 21 miles and running 6 in each county (one mile for each of the 27 Amendments). That is over 1,800 difficult miles meeting with state and county officials, school personnel and service organizations.

Friday, February 20, 2015

Please note the following schedule of events

Tomorrow, February 21, 2015 is the big day. Everything is in place now only waiting for 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm.

Please check out the upcoming events below as we continue to promote our Liberty Day Institute:


Saturday February 21, 2015 – Florida Gulf Coast University Whitaker Hall Room 129 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

 

1)      Thomas Eastwood – will lecture on Tuskegee University and the Tuskegee Airmen Corp

2)      Gerald A. Wunsch – will present a salute to Dorie Miller and the military

3)      Dr. Irvin D.S. Winsboro and Dr. Abel A. Bartley – will lead a Round-table discussion of the movie Selma and other events of the 1960’s

 

Sunday February 22, 2015 – Collier County Museum 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

 

African American Read In

 

Monday March 16, 2015 – Hodge University James Madison Birthday – 5:00 – 6:00 pm

 

Winners of the Essay Contest – Top Three Winner and Two Runners Up
 
Thanks for your support and as always keep in mind together we can make a huge difference.
 
Joseph

 

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Joseph Cofield said...

The winners of the essay writing contest were: Mariela Arreguin, Christelle Gayo,Thanise Marc, and James Liberal. Each of their essays will be posted for review upon attaining proper permission for posting of the essays.

We will do a similar type essay writing contest with the 5th grade students, 7th grade students, and community youth. The youth will have from Constitution Week in September 2015 to Liberty Day in March 2016 to prepare a written essay on their favorite amendments.

We will provide more detail after the completion of the 27 - 67 Journey Across Florida.

Monday, June 15, 2015 at 10:07:00 AM EDT

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