Dear Friend,
The Jefferson City Branch of the NAACP will host its
49th Annual Freedom Fund Dinner and Silent Auction at the Capitol
Plaza Hotel on Saturday, September 29, 2012. The Honorable Ike Skelton will serve
as our keynote speaker. This is an
occasion to reflect upon the past and embrace our future. The tortured
history of Jim Crow threatens to be repeated in Missouri. We invite you to join us as we
celebrate our theme, “Standing for Equality, Fighting for Justice.”
The Annual Freedom Fund Dinner is our primary
fund-raiser to support branch activities and operation expenses. These funds
provide high school, college and law school scholarships, access to limited
legal information, support for local prison branches as VIC’s (Volunteers in
Corrections), officer training, an office, and representative participation at
state and national conferences. In addition, chapter volunteers work with
area schools to promote understanding about diversity concerns, and work with
the Armed Services on equity issues. Since this is a volunteer
organization, no funds are used for salaries. This branch requires
approximately $10,000 per year to be effective. We would appreciate your
support as an attendee, sponsor, and/or benefactor.
Our silent auction and reception start at 6:00 p.m.,
and dinner follows at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $40 individually
or as part of an organizational sponsorship. In conjunction with this year’s
dinner, we will issue a beautiful souvenir advertisement in the News Tribune to
thank our sponsors as well as create permanent posts on our blog and Facebook.
The enclosed brochure provides information on purchasing tickets and
sponsorships and donating item for the silent auction. Tickets will be mailed
upon receipt of your check until September 24th, after which tickets
will be reserved in your name at the door. Sponsorship tables will be reserved
in the name of the sponsoring organization and/or individual.
I look forward to seeing you at the Capitol Plaza
Hotel on September 29th at the 49th Annual Freedom
Fund Dinner and Silent Auction. Your participation is truly appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Yours sincerely,
Nimrod Chapel, Jr.
President
Jefferson City Unit 4064
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
"The tortured history of Jim Crow threatens to be repeated in Missouri"... Really? How about we stop fearmongering, and instead focus on relevant issues that benefit all versus a select racial, cultural, or social group? We are all equal only when we stop asking for special status.
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