GlobalGrind.com President Michael Skolnik joins Preserve Our Legacy advisory Board of Directors

GlobalGrind.com President Michael Skolnik joins Preserve Our Legacy advisory Board of Directors

For Immediate Release

October 6, 2013 

New York, NY – On May 1, 2013, Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. honored Michael Skolnik with the Community Award.  As an inspirational writer, Michael has made a difference in the world of social media by increasing awareness about education, poverty and violence for those that were once forgotten.  His efforts have brought light to issues such as Trayvon Martin and other minorities killed in violent acts throughout America.  In addition to,expanding support for other social issues within the country.  Therefore, Preserve Our Legacy is proud to announce Globalgrind.com President Michael Skolnik joins the Preserve Our Legacy Advisory Board of Director’s to assist with increasing awareness throughout a diverse generation about health and the Preserve Our Legacy’s mission.    

Michael Skolnik

Michael Skolnik is a 21st century civil rights leader.  As the Political Director to hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons and President of GlobalGrind.com, an online destination founded by Simmons with over 4.5 million viewers per month, Michael is a leading voice for young America.  A trailblazer of social media with 120,000 followers on twitter, Michael has led national conversations about the death of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent trial of George Zimmerman, the Boston Marathon bombings, the rise of violence in Chicago, America’s relationship with race and the Obama presidency, amongst many other topics.  His 2012 essay titled, “White People, You Will Never Look Suspicious Like Trayvon Martin” was shared over 190,000 times on Facebook and was credited as one of the catalysts of bringing that story to national attention.  Michael regularly discusses the aforementioned topics, current events, and how they affect his generation on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR and HLN, to name a few media outlets. In his role as Political Director, Michael and Russell focus their workaround three core themes: violence, poverty and ignorance.  As President of GlobalGrind.com, Michael leads a website that serves a multi-racial segment of the 18-34 population, covering entertainment, lifestyle, fashion, style, music and politics. "I am proud to join the advisory board of Preserve Our Legacy.  There are few problems in this world that we know can be solved in our lifetimes.  It is powerful to be part of an organization whose main program is only asking for five minutes of your time.  Those five minutes could potentially save a life", says Michael Skolnik, President of GlobalGrind.com.

PreserveOur Legacy, Inc.

In 2007, after the devastating loss of a friends’ 3-year son, Jaden Hilton, Brett and Shana Melius co-founded Preserve Our Legacy, Inc.  Preserve Our Legacy, Inc. is a501(c)(3) not-for-profit, whose mission is to educate individuals, especially those from various ethnic groups, about the benefits of stem cells through treatment options provided via peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC), bone marrow and umbilical cord blood donations.  We will provide educational resources needed to focus on early detection, which can lead to prompt treatment, which can improve the chances of a productive life and beneficial, healthy outcome.  In2010, Preserve Our Legacy launched the first educational program of its kind, P.O.L. Umbilical Cord Blood Program at Harlem Hospital.  The organization also helped create New Jersey legislation - Jaden’s Law to increase awareness about PBSC and bone marrow donation within various ethnic communities, signed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on August 25, 2010,thus set into law.  In 2011, New York Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright established May 3 as “Bone Marrow & Cord Blood Awareness Day”, for New York State.  The organization’s goal is to get their legislation A06582/S2115 – Jaden’s Law passed in New York State and various other states throughout the United States.

For Media or more information please contact Preserve Our Legacy at 877.778.3623ext. 702, Shana Melius, Co-Founder or Erica Lee-Benedetto, ext. 716 or Dexter Ottley, ext. 712.