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Virginia Beach NAACP’s Annual Banquet, Nov. 4, Westin Hotel

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VIRGINIA BEACH

     The Virginia Beach Branch NAACP 2012 Annual Freedom Fund Banquet will be held Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at The Westin Hotel, 4535 Commerce Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia  23462.  A reception will be held 6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m., followed by banquet dinner and awards 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.  The theme is:  “Freedom Is Not Free, The Fight Continues.”  

The keynote speaker is Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esquire, National Chair of National Congress of Black Women (Washington, DC).  Dr. Williams is also an attorney, minister, author, and well known and sought after speaker.  Dr. Williams will also do a book signing at the event.  Ashley Christian Smith, Miss United States 2011, will serve as Mistress of Ceremony.

     Awards will be presented during the banquet to the following:

GREAT EXPECTATIONS YOUTH AWARD:  Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas;

PRESIDENT’S AWARD:  Pastor Emanuel H. Terrell, Jr., New St. John A M E Church;

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Carlos Moulds;

TRAILBLAZER AWARD: Al Hutchinson.

     Individual tickets are $50 per person and $75 per person (which will include a one year Regular Adult membership and a one year subscription to Crisis Magazine).  Sponsorships are also available.  There will also be a silent auction.  

     For tickets, sponsorship, and journal ad information, please contact Gerald Daniels at (757) 754-5697 or Khalid Ali at (757) 773-2771. 

     For more information regarding this event or about the NAACP, call (757) 490-7799.  

 

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     The NAACP VA Beach Branch meets the 2nd Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the branch office at 868 N. Newtown Rd., Suite 870, Virginia Beach, Virginia  23462.  The Branch President is Carl Wright. Visit www.virginiabeachnaacp.com/ for more information and also to download the banquet sponsorship package.

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