Released on: August 19, 2008, 1:00 pm

Press Release Author: Eileen Batson - Batson Group Marketing and PR

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: B.K. Eakman, Education\'s Whistleblower and award-winning
author, and Midnight Whistler Publishers are donating 40% of the sale of WALKING
TARGETS to aid expansion of the Hollywood Education and Literacy Project. H.E.L.P.
is a non-profit private school and tutoring center in Miami run by Barbara Rivera.


Press Release Body: Miami, FL, August 21, 2008 - For students between Kindergarten
and the 12th grades, The Hollywood Education & Literacy Project, known as H.E.L.P.
Miami, offers an alternative to the traditional school setting. While this service
exists mainly for the child who is doing poorly in school, many families opt for
this service as their child gets more attention than in a typical classroom, a
different diagnostic approach to learning difficulties, and they are able to
progress at their own speed.

Beverly Eakman, best-selling author, keynote speaker and columnist became aware of
Mrs. Rivera in 2000, during a Florida court case. Rivera was called as an expert
witness for the defense regarding then 10-year-old Daniel Salazar in Salazar vs. the
Dade County School System.

In her book Walking Targets: How Our Psychologized Classrooms Are Producing a Nation
of Sitting Ducks, Eakman describes Rivera as \"a petite blond dynamo who has never
met an 'uneducable' child.'\" In her testimony Rivera \"pointed out that the school
should have paid attention to its own case-study evaluation to capitalize on
Daniel's many strengths\" instead of sticking dehumanizing labels on him.

\"Bev contacted me through a mutual friend when she found out that my goal is to
raise $120,000 to secure and renovate an additional space for our K-3rd grade
students.\" said Rivera.

She further explained, \"Bev and her publisher Jon Batson, owner of Midnight Whistler
Publishers, are donating a very generous 40% of the selling price of Walking Targets
that are sold through my recommendation. This will assist us in our fund raising
project for expansion, renovations, construction, materials, etc.\"

For more information and to participate in the project contact Barbara Rivera at
H.E.L.P, Miami.

About Beverly Eakman
Beverly Eakman is a best-selling, award winning author and in-demand speaker and
veteran of over 700 nationwide radio and television talk shows and over 150 speaking
engagements. Click here for her website - www.beverlye.com Visit her on LinkedIn and
MySpace. Phone: 301.946.5395 bkeakman@gmail.com

About H.E.L.P. Miami
Founded in 1998, The Hollywood Education & Literacy Project Miami (H.E.L.P. Miami),
is a non-profit, charitable organization whose mission is to eradicate illiteracy
and empower the individual to become a competent and independent learner, with sound
study skills and communication skills that make it possible to succeed in life.
13828 SW 56th Street, Miami, FL 33175 Click here for the website -
http://www.elearnaid.com/rivera.html Phone: 305.752.4003 Fax: 305.752.2611
HELPMiami@helplearn.org.

About Midnight Whistler Publishers
Based in Raleigh, NC, Midnight Whistler Publishers was founded in 1979 by Jon Batson
as a music publishing endeavor and has grown to include books. Click here for the
website - www.midnightwhistler.com Phone: 919.327.5021 midnightwhistler@gmail.com


MEDIA CONTACTS:

Beverly Eakman: For interviews and speaking engagements Phone: 301.946.5395
bkeakman@gmail.com

Barbara Rivera: H.E.L.P. Miami Phone: 305.752.4003 Fax: 305.752.2611
HELPMiami@helplearn.org

Jon Batson: Midnight Whistler Publishers: Phone: 919.327.5021
midnightwhistler@gmail.com

Eileen Batson - Batson Group Marketing and PR BatsonGroup@yahoo.com, 919.327.5021


Web Site: http://www.BatsonGroupMarketingandPR.blogspot.com

Contact Details: Eileen Batson
Batson Group Marketing and PR
3220 Shore View Rd., Ste. 22
Raleigh, NC 27613
919.327.5021
BatsonGroup@yahoo.com