Dear Colleagues and Friends:

The Whitfield Foundation, headed by U.S. Olympic Champion, Mal Whitfield, and following the publication of his new book, “Beyond the Finish Line,” is pleased to announce a celebration of the “first 100 years” (1904-2004) of Black athletes’ participation in the modern Olympic Games. In conjunction with IOKTS productions, we have produced “CARRYING THE TORCH,” and 18-months educational calendar that exhibits the pioneers, record-breakers and trend setting Olympic athletes beginning from the year 1904 to these years’ Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

This calendar is the first of its kind that features such well-known Olympians as Jesse Owens, Eddie Tolan, Ralph Metcalfe, Marion Jones, Wilma Rudolph and other famous athletes. Also featured are relatively unknown Olympians such as George Poage (the first Black in the Olympics 1904) John Taylor Baxter, DeHart Hubbard, Jose Andrade and many more accomplished athletes. The photo images contained in the calendar are frameable and include detailed biographies, Olympic facts, and daily trivia highlighting significant dates in history on these magnificent athletes.

This calendar preserves the great legacy of the “first 100 years” of Blacks in the Olympic Games and is a must-have collectible and keepsake treasure for those interested in sports, Olympics, history and education.

To order copies of “CARRYING THE TORCH,” please contact the Whitfield Foundation or IOKTS Productions.

For information on quantity orders feel free to contact us. Meanwhile, continue to ‘CARRY THE TORCH.”

Sincerely,

Mal Whitfield
U.S. Olympic Champion
CEO-The Whitfield Foundation

The Whitfield Foundation
2121 Marine Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405-6039
Telephone: 310-450-4450 or
323-935-9455