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#LIVESINMECHALLENGE

5th ANNUAL 'LIVES IN ME' DNA TEST RAFFLE

DECEMBER 16TH 2022

Win an African Ancestry DNA test!

MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE AT AFRICAN FESTIVAL OF BOSTON TO CLAIM PRIZE!

History of the #LIVESINMECHALLENGE

Every year the Afrimerican Academy hosts our annual #LIVESINMECHALLENGE where we recognize a member of our Boston African Diaspora Community who displays exceptional passion for African Diaspora Culture and wishes to immerse themselves in a journey of a lifetime.

We give our winners an opportunity with public support to explore, learn & grow in their cultural identity…

2017 - Justina Crawford - ‘THE FIRST’ - co-founder of #LIVESINMECHALLENGE

2018 - Michelle Turner Young - 1st winner

2019 - Shereen Russell - 2nd winner

2020 - Jessica Pomare - 3rd winner

2021 - Stacey Haynes - 4th winner

Special recognition to Fabienne Mondesir - co founder of the #LIVESINMECHALLENGE

GRAND PRIZE INCLUDES:

FREE Maternal African Ancestry DNA test kit

FREE Afrimericanone Cultural Competency Online courses.

Connection with African Diaspora Culture Guide/Companion.

FREE Virtual Culture Reveal - Fundraiser for trip to Africa.

#LIVESINMECHALLENGE E-Raffle Rules.
1. All contestants must be at least 18 years old.

2. Must be a resident of Boston, MA. (US residents in approved cities may now apply).

3. Applicants must be of African Diaspora decent e.g. African American, Caribbean or Afro-Latin.

4. Buy a $10 raffle ticket on at the Afrimerican Academy campus shop.

5. By buying a ticket you have agreed to ALL rules as stated on this page.

6. YOU MUST BE IN ATTENDANCE at the giveaway event TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. IF YOU ARE SELECTED AND ARE NOT PRESENT, THE NEXT PERSON SELECTED IN ATTENDANCE WILL BE AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE.

7. By buying a raffle ticket you agree to enter a year long ambassador participation agreement.

NEXT Key Dates:

Applications close - DECEMBER 16th, 2022 5pm - Up Until the the drawing.

·“We are not Africans because we’re born in Africa, but because Africa is born in us”

- Kwame Nkrumah .       

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