Recap of the Tied to Greatness™ Tour

Alex Ellis sent this special message to the Gospelcity.com family:
“This tour is about a call to men across this nation to sense the urgency impacting the lives of the next generation. It begins with us feeling the need to be an indelible mark. And often times we are in such a hurry…with work… or going to church that we miss the opportunity to simply tell another young brother I believe in you …there’s purpose… there’s destiny in your life… I support you and they need that type of support… that type of affirmation. Those are ministry opportunities. Often times we don’t take advantage of them so here at Tied to Greatness we provide an opportunity for men to come together, join forces to say first of all we care... we are not coming to bash you… we are not going to fuss at you… but we are coming to support you… and let you know there is greatness inside of you. I’m asking men to meet me all across the nation to go to the Web site and find out when we are in a city near you and come out and support this awesome initiative as we touch the lives of young men across the nation. We ask men to come out for two hours and that’s not a lot of time but out of that you can touch lives in ways that you wouldn’t think was possible and teens will never forget.”

Male mentors in attendance offered these remarks:
Kenneth Tucker - “I’m from Baltimore, MD.I came here to volunteer today to have this same sort of program in Baltimore City. We are in dire need for a program of this nature to help our younger generation.”

Jamal Carter - “I believe this is a great vision that Alex Ellis had in restoring the black male image. As black men we never had a true rite of passage to show men… because there are grown men to this day who don’t know how to tie ties in order to be presentable so therefore how can our youth be presentable. I believe in what Alex is doing, I believe in this vision… I believe that it’s time for black men to take their rightful place where they are supposed to be. And if you’re not the father of a child, be a mentor. Be an example for the future … because our future is at hand. We need to take care of our own because no one else will.”