Monday, April 26, 2010

Do your children need help with school?

Parents, if your child is having problems with school you need to talk to Ben Wanzo, owner of TeachBar. TeachBar is a new learning center and tea bar located in the heart of the Bayfair shopping Center providing local students with affordable classes and personal mentoring on subjects ranging from Math, History, English and SAT prep courseware.TeachBar will also provide local citizens with seminars on health, finance, business networking and employment concerns. TeachBar also serves a variety of cold and hot teas for your sipping enjoyment.

Oakland resident and owner of TeachBar Ben Wanzo is a former teacher and graduate of Bishop O'Dowd, UC Berkeley, and received an MBA from Stanford University. TeachBar is a product of an American Idol style contest seeking the next “Retail Star,” by Bayfair Center Landlord Madison Marquette, to assist small local entrepreneurs realize their dreams. Wanzo's business case was selected out of a total of 66 competitors.

Parents, are your children ready for college? You can test them with the following questions.

Just for fun-try this SAT math prep question:
If x/y=3 and x=12, then x-y =
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8 (E) 9

Want to test your vocabulary? Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The archaeologist enjoyed the ------- life she led while gathering artifacts; she never stayed at any one site long enough to get bored.

A. stealthy
B. nomadic
C. clamorous
D. indiscreet
E. rustic

Just for fun-try this SAT prep question: A person bought 12 cards for 30 cents. If the next day the price of the cards was 5 cents each, how much did the person save per card by buying at the earlier price?

A. 2 cents
B. 2.5 cents
C. 3 cents
D. 3.5 cents
E. 5 cents

Need a little help, call Ben Wanzo at TeachBar for consultation and answers.

TeachBar
Bayfair Center
15555 E. 14th St.
San Leandro, CA
510.278.5980

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The Men of Valor Academy

The Men of Valor Academy's Mission is to provide spiritual, physical, emotional, and mental growth and development. The Men of Valor program encourages these positive facets in three phases: Man Of Valor Phase, Educational Enhancement Phase, and the Vocational Training Phase.

The academy is designed to help ex-offenders, high school dropouts and men who want to receive the support they need to reintegrate successfully back into society. The Academy is a non-profit organization, sponsored by Acts Full Gospel Church, under the leadership of Bishop Bob Jackson.

Men of Valor Academy
6118 International Blvd.
Oakland, California 94621

Phone: (510) 567-1308

Acts Full Gospel Church of God in Christ
1034 66th Avenue
Oakland, CA 94621

Office: 510-567-1300