NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Movado Group,
Inc. (MOV) – On Tuesday,
December 9, 2014, Movado hosted the Turn 2 Foundation's
"Jeter's Leaders" to a spectacular evening where the high
school students experienced the six-time Tony Award winning
Broadway musical, The Lion King. The Leaders also attended a
pre-performance reception at Movado's NYC Corporate Offices where
Yvette L. Campbell, President and
CEO of The Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), and Aubrey Lynch, former Lion King Producer and
Director of Dance at HSA, conducted a special presentation on the
importance and impact of arts and culture on society. HSA
alumnus Caleb McLaughlin, the
multi-talented thirteen-year-old actor who played Young Simba in The Lion King on Broadway for two
years, also participated in the presentation.
"Fostering academic achievement is a cornerstone of the Turn 2
Foundation, and I believe the arts and cultural engagement are key
to that," said Derek Jeter. "I thank
Movado and The Harlem School of the Arts for their commitment to
the mission of the Turn 2 Foundation and for enriching the lives of
our Jeter's Leaders."
The Turn 2 Foundation was established by Derek Jeter in 1996 and is managed by his
sister Sharlee Jeter who serves as
the organization's President. The Foundation promotes healthy
lifestyles, academic achievement and social change activism among
high school students. (For more information, please visit
www.turn2foundation.org).
"We are thrilled to partner, for the fifth consecutive year,
with Derek Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation
and to provide its students with the opportunity to learn more
about the performing arts through this very special evening,"
stated Mary Leach, Chief Marketing
Officer, Movado Group Inc. "I thank the Harlem School of the Arts
for their participation tonight, and for sharing insights into how
strong commitment, desire and dedication can result in the
realization of spectacular dreams."
The Harlem School of the Arts is one of New York City's pioneering arts institutions
that enriches the lives of young people through world-class
training in and exposure to the arts. The school was founded in
1964 by world-renowned soprano Dorothy
Maynor in a local church with twelve neighborhood children
in attendance. Since then, HSA has grown dramatically and now
enriches the lives of nearly 4,000 students annually, onsite at the
Herb Alpert Center and offsite through partnerships with
New York City schools, providing
beginning to advanced instruction in Dance, Music, Theatre, and the
Visual Arts to students ranging from preschoolers to young adults.
Harlem School of the Arts (HSA) envisions a world where ALL
children have access to a quality arts education, empowering them
to become the creative thinkers and innovative leaders of
tomorrow.
A brand long identified with Modernism and closely associated
with the performing arts, Movado has achieved a proud 133-year
history of design excellence and innovation. Movado has been a
major supporter of New York City Ballet, Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and The John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts. Additionally, Movado has supported
the Miami International Film
Festival, Miami City Ballet, The Joffrey Ballet, Ballet Pacifica,
and the Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum.
Movado Group, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes
Movado, EBEL, Concord,
Coach, HUGO BOSS, Lacoste, Juicy Couture, Tommy Hilfiger,
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