Terrell Holloway, President and Founder

Terrell Holloway is the president and founder of Remember Our Youth, Inc., which has been in existence since September 2003. He is the only male child of four children born to Mr. Frederick and Mrs. Gloria Holloway. Raised in Hempstead, Long Island, Terrell didn't receive many material items and travel much. As a child, he always felt less fortunate than other children in his community because he didn't have nice things. But his parents did the best with what they had and taught him cleanliness, respect and love.

Growing up in Hempstead, Terrell attended Franklin Elementary, Hempstead Middle School (now Alverta B. Gray Schultz), Hempstead High School and Long Beach A.B.L.C. He also attended Nassau Community College where he majored in Liberal Arts.

Aroung the age of 13, he learned to love all sports such as baseball, basketball and football. During a period of two years, Terrell played for C.Y.O. basketball team by the name of St. Thomas in West Hempstead, Long Island. A close friend, Darryl Moore introduced Terrell to this team, which led him to meet coach Mr. Anthony Rattoballi who was also became a mentor for Terrell. During the two years he played for St. Thomas he lead all scores, which helped him to build self-confidence. Terrell's self-confidence was also enhanced by coach Rattoballi spending time teaching Terrell to be an excellent reader and learning to set goals that will lead to his success in life.

After entering High School and on the road to maturity, Terrell wanted to start providing for himself. He began doing odd jobs such as cleaning churches, bagging groceries and working as a caddy at golf courses. But this didn't last for very long before the effects of peer pressure began to take its toll. His life began to change when he was introduced to selling narcotics such as marijuana, cocaine, crack and heroine. Odd jobs became a thing of the past because he was now making fast money until the summer of 1987 when he was caught up in a drug raid by the Hempstead Police Department. Terrell along with 275 other drug dealers was arrested. Terrell received a 6-month sentence in the Nassau County Correctional Facility with five years probation.

After being released he had not learned his lesson, but continued to sell narcotics. He was living his life recklessly doing things that he knew he should not be doing. In February 1988 and October 1989 Terrell had been arrested again. On October 19, 1989 the Hempstead Police greeted him at his door with a warrant for his arrest and he was sent back to jail for the third time in three years. At that time the judge had sentenced him to 1 ½ to 4 years to be served in an upstate, New York correctional facility.

On March 9, 1992 Terrell was release from the correctional facility and knew he had to live his life a better way. He made a vow that he would never return to jail with the exception to visit friends so that he could be a positive role model for them. He rededicated his life to Christ and rejoined his church, All Saints Temple, in Hempstead, Long Island. There the beginning of his success began as he redirected his focus on God.

Terrell began to look at his past, future and present and realized he didn't want other children growing up and experiencing the same feelings of certain unobtainable wants and disappointments he had as a child. These desires led him to form Remember Our Youth, Inc.

While developing a personal relationship with God, Terrell learned that God loves a cheerful giver and that it is in deed better to give than to receive.

Children are our future and they are relying on us, the adults, to guide them in the right direction.