The Long Beach Branch NAACP will host its 32nd Founders Celebration Dinner & Awards Presentation on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Long Beach Westin, 333 E. Ocean Blvd. The president’s reception and silent auction will begin at 5:30pm, and the program and dinner will start at 7pm.
The 2011 honorees are: Rosa Kelson, who will receive the Lillie V. Grigsby Award; Dr. Janice Filer, who will receive the Zelma A. Lipscomb Award; and Keith Lilly, who will receive the Ernest McBride, Sr. Award.
Ted Caruthers will receive the Humanitarian Award. Malia Islam-Majed will receive the Interfaith, Unity and Diversity Trailblazer Award. Sharon and David McLucas will receive the Preserving African American History and Culture Award.
Long Beach Deputy City Manager Reginald Harrison will receive the Public Service Award. Eloy Ortiz Oakley and Long Beach City College will receive the Education and Workforce Preparation Award. St. Mary Medical Center’s “Life Begins Here” chilbirth services will receive the Non-Profit Corporation Award.
The President’s Awards will be given to: Dr. Kevin Johnson, Professor of Communications, CSULB; Chris Stevens, Director of Bands and Chairman of the Long Beach Poly Music Department; and Emily Pearson, President of the Long Beach NAACP Youth Council.
This signature event will generate funds for Long Beach Branch NAACP Branch programs such as: the Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO Program); Stay-in-School; Leadership Academy and Development Program; Scholar Dollars Program; Youth Wealth Empowerment Program; Non-Violent Conflict Resolution;Fit and Focus Camps; Discovery of the Arts; Talent Search and Development Program; Careers and Mentorship Program; Math and Science Collaboration (MESA) with CSULB; Law Day Program; Youth Entrepreneurs Program; and College Tuition Scholarship Program.
Event sponsorship, auction items and scholarship sponsors are still needed, and individual/corporate tickets are still available. Contact Naomi Rainey at (562) 856-7586 or via email at mnaacp@gmail.com for additional information.
