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Karaoke to highlight after-school need

By Christian Boone
Oct 22, 2009

Youth organizations nationwide will be holding events today to promote the importance of after-school programs.

Locally, VOX Teen Communications is sponsoring a karaoke night at 5 p.m. at their office on 229 Peachtree Street.

According to the Afterschool Alliance, 15 million American children spend their afternoons alone and unsupervised.

For more information, call 404-614-0040.

About the Author

A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.

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