This lavish event, designed as a Black History Month finale, is our signature fund-raising event, which provides much-needed funds for our 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation, supports community outreach programs focused on educational development and wealth building, and has raised tens of thousands of dollars for scholarship funds, grants to colleges, and underwriting community activities.

The theme for the 2010 benefit is “Our Legacy.” We will honor and acknowledge national and local individuals and companies that, in keeping with the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other human rights leaders, work to make lasting improvements in the lives of those in their communities.

Our 2010 national honorees are television star Judge Glenda Hatchett, for her advocacy work in the juvenile justice system, and Roberta Flack, who for decades has devoted herself to providing musical education for inner city youth.

Local Honorees:

Political
Congresswoman Deborah Wasserman-Schultz
Dr. Brenda Snipes, Broward County Supervisor of Elections

Corporate
Waste Management
D. Stephenson Construction

Community
Dr. Germaine Smith Baugh, President and CEO of the Urban League of Broward County
Max Osceola, Council Member of The Seminole Tribe of Florida

Special Award - The Presidents of Florida’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities:
Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed, Bethune Cookman University
Dr. Sandra Thompson, Florida Memorial University
James H. Ammons, Florida A & M University
Claudette Williams, Edwards Waters College

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The Broward Black Elected Officials brought some holiday good tidings recently to The Pantry of Broward, a new non-profit organization that serves County seniors and seniors raising their grandchildren.   Led by President M. Margaret Bates, a Lauderhill commissioner, the BBEO presented the Pantry with funds to purchase turkeys. The turkeys were distributed free to senior citizens during Christmas week. The BBEO’s State Rep. Hazelle Rogers and its immediate past president, Levoyd Williams, joined Commissioner Bates for the presentation.

The group was given a tour of the facilities, visited the holiday toy closet for grandchildren and even helped dress teddy bears to be donated to young children. “Many thanks for a generous donation,” Loughan said in a letter. “We are looking forward to working more closely with the Broward Black Elected Officials on some of the issues that need to be changed . . .to help Broward’s needy seniors and grandparents raising their children.”

The Broward Panty is located at 610 N.W. Third Avenue, near Sistrunk Boulevard.

On May 25, 2008, more than 300 people gathered for the historic interfaith Ground Blessing for the Gospel Complex for Education & Preservation.  Gospel Artists from across the country joined in on the weekend festivities and celebrations for the home of Gospel music which is scheduled to be completed in 2010.  The Ground Blessing featured traditional prayers & blessings from the Christian, Jewish and Native American faiths. For more information, visit www.gospelcomplex.org.