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NAACP 100 Legacy Honorees 1909-2009

LEGACY HONOREES

The NAACP and the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce invite the honorees listed below to dinner celebrating the NAACP Legacy Honorees to commemorate African American History Month, Monday, February 15, 2010 at 5:30 PM at Saint Mary Catholic Church, Parish Life Center 110 St. Mary Avenue, Fort Walton Beach, Florida.  No cost to the Honoree or one representative.  Guest cost is $10.00.  RSVP to
pammartin@fwbchamber or call 244-8191 by February 12, 2010.  Catering provided by Golden Corral Restaurant of Fort Walton Beach.

CHURCHES

PASTORS & MINISTERS

· Beulah First Baptist Church

· Chaplain George Castillo

· Greater Peace MB Church

· Rev. Elijah Green

· Gregg Chapel AME Church

· Rev. Theodore Powell

· Macedonia MB Church

· Rev. Dudley Primous

· Mt. Zion AME Church

· Rev. Earl B. Williams*

· Sylvania Heights Baptist Church

· Rev. Willie Wood*

COMMUNITY ACTIVIST/CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS

· Rev. Willie Harmon*

· Rev. Henry C. McCray*

· Rev. Clanston Seymore

· Mr. Willie Bankston*

· Rev. S.L. Thigpen

· Mr. Nathaniel Harris, Sr.

 · Rev. James Williams*

· Mr. Jim Miller*

EDUCATORS

· Ms. Linda Baptiste-Miller*

· Mrs. Caroline Allen*

· Mr. David Preston*

· Mrs. Annie Bankston

· Rev. Robert (Bob) Stitt

· Mrs. Mary Burnette

· Mrs. Bobbie Ponder

· Mrs. Inez Bailey-Hall

· Mr. Walter Q. Robinson*

· Dr. James Hill

· Mr. Terry Sanks*

· Mrs. Mary Stevenson

· Mr. Damon Stevenson*

· Rev. Dwight Baggett

· Rev. Theodore (Ted) Walker

· Mrs. Edna Florence

POLITICAL LEADERS

· Mr. William ‘Bill’ Hall Jr.

· Mr. Samuel Allen

· Mrs. Cleonia Pittman

· Mr. Lee Bobo

· Dr. James Richburg

· Mr. Sam Hayes*

BUSINESS LEADERS

· Mr. Charlie Hill*

· Mr. Willie ‘James’ Byrd

· Mrs. Mamie Jolly*

· Mr. Leon Daggs

· Ms. Jean Long

· Mrs. Dorothy Evans

· Mr. Vizell Robbins

· Mr. Leo Gainer

CIVIC LEADERS

· Mr. Thomas ‘Pop’ McKinnie

· Mr. Erwin Carr*          

· Mr. W.T. McKinnie*

· Mr. James ‘Jim’ Robbins

· Mr. Nathaniel Smith

· Ms. Jean Levine-Sanford

CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS

· Mr. James Sawyer

· (BIG) Blacks In Government

· Mr. George Stakley

· Okaloosa County Branch, NAACP

· Mr. Eddie Phillips

· (PCIO) Progressive Community Involvement Organization**

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

· (SCLC) Southern Christian Leadership Conference

· Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, Lodge #1205

COMMUNITY SERVANTS

· Carver Hill Memorial and Historical Society

· Dea. Clarence J. Alford*

· JRL Conyers Masonic Lodge #364

· Mr. James R.L. Conyers*

· Order of Eastern Stars Chapter #203

· Mrs. Velma K. Conyers

· (OCAC) Okaloosa County Action Committee

· Mrs. Eleanor Johnson*

· Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

· Ms. Gladys Milton*

· Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

· Officer Chester Pruitt*

· Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

· Mr. Gus Harris

· Omega Psi Phi Fraternity

· Mrs. Elouise Harmon

· Zeta Phi Beta Sorority

· Mr. Malcolm Haynes

· Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration Committee 

· Mrs. Alice Hough

LIFE LONG COMMUNITY SERVANTS

·Dea. J.B. Scaife*

· Ms. Gussie Florence*

· Dea. William Simmons

· Ms. Rosa Florence*

· Mr. Jack Bess*

· Ms. Lelia Hill*

· 2Lt Clifford V. Gadsden*

· Mr. Gus Jones

· Judge T. Patterson Maney

· Mother ‘Gussie’ McClain

· Dea. Walter Richardson

· Mr. ‘Possum’ Joe Davenport*

· Dea. Eddie Rodgers

· Ms. Florence Hayes

· Ms. Thynorl Yates

· The Eglin “17”*

 

 

Hurlburt Field AAHM Events

Hurlburt Field African American Heritage Month

February is historically recognized as the Month of African-American History. The Hurlburt Field African-American Heritage Committee (AAHC) has planned an entire month of activities.

- 6 Feb, Sat:  Seminar @ 0900-1500 (Hurlburt Chapel)

- 17 Feb, Wed:  Open Forum Discussion@ 1200-1300 (Commando Theater)

- 19 Feb, Fri:  AAH Luncheon @1100-1300 (Soundside Club)
- 23 Feb, Tues:  Heritage Storytelling @ 1000-1100 (Library)

- 25 Feb, Thurs:  Heritage Storytelling @ 1000-1100 (Library)

- 26 Feb, Fri:  Soul Food Sampler @ 1100-1300 (Hurlburt Chapel Annex)

                                       

For more information contact:

· SMSgt Yolanda C. Pouncil, AAHC Chairman       884-1925

· TSgt Isaac Smith Co-Chairman                            884-1009

 

 

Black History Month Contests

Governor Charlies Crist has announced the following Black History Month contests:

Art Contest
Grades K-3

Governor Charlie Crist's Black History Month Art Contest is open to all K-3 students in the state of Florida. Two winners will be selected and will be notified by February 20, 2010.

Essay Contest
Grades 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

Governor Charlie Crist's Black History Month Essay Contest is open to all grade 4-12 students in the state of Florida. One winner from each level will be selected for a Prepaid College Scholarship: one elementary (4-5) student, one middle (6-8) student, and one high school (9-12) student. Winners will be notified by February 20, 2010.

Podcast Contest
Grades 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

Governor Charlie Crist's Black History Month Podcast Contest is open to all 4th through 12th grade students in Florida. Three winning podcasts will be selected: one elementary (4-5) entry, one middle (6-8) entry, and one high school (9-12) entry. Winners will be notified by February 20, 2010.

For information concerning these contests and for entry forms please check out the websites listed below.

http://www.flgov.com/release/11239

http://www.floridablackhistory.com/

   

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