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Annual Partnership with Furman University
to remember
Dr. King
A series of events will held in January, featuring
the 30th annual Scholarship Gala
Greenville, SC, December
25, 2008 – The Gamma Gamma Lambda
Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is continuing
its partnership with the Furman University Student
League for Black Culture (SLBC), organizing a series
of events to celebrate
the legacies of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Under the shared theme "Building the Beloved Community, Reclaiming
Our Legacy", Gamma Gamma Lambda and the SLBC will host
several events in January, commemorating King, the
late civil rights activist, on Furman's University's
campus.
The upcoming 30th MLK Gala.will again the featured
events as Gamma Gamma Lambda will honor our late Bro.
King on Monday, January
19, 2009 at the Yount’s Center on the campus of Furman
University.
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This
will be the 30th annual MLK Gala and will feature
a performance
by Furman University's Jazz Quintet and Gospel Choir
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The entertainment for the event will be the Furman
Jazz Quintet and the Furman Gospel Ensemble. Expect many important
civic and business leaders present as Gamma Gamma Lambda honors
one of Greenville’s giants for his vision and support of
the African-American community, both past and present.
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As special honor on that night will be the
presentation of the 2009 MLK Citizenship Award to Honorable
Max Heller,
former Mayor of Greenville.The Scholarship Gala will feature
Furman’s Gospel Choir and Jazz Ensemble.
Tickets for
the events are $40 per person and can be purchased from
any brother of the Chapter or by calling (864) 244-3731.The
proceeds
from the Gala will benefit the Luke H. Chatman
Scholarship and the MLK Memorial Project being erected in
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In addition to the Scholarship Gala on January 19, several other
activities will happen through January, to include the following
events.
- Friday, January 16, 2009 - 2 PM to until.
Freetown Youth Stay in
School Pizza Party
Footsteps: Community Outreach Program
Freetown Recreation Center
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- Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 9 AM
Go To High School/
Go to College
Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Program and College Fair
University Center at Furman University
This program will be held at Waktins Room from 9 a.m.- 2
p.m. With this event, the chapter will recognize high school
youth
in the Upstate area, presenting awards in four areas of excellence:
Art, Athletics, Leadership and Music.
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- Friday, January 30th - 7 PM
Martin Luther King, Jr. “I have More than a Dream” Oratorical
Contest
Furman University, Burgiss Theater
During this event, high school student speakers will compete
for a cash prize and the Joseph Vaughn Cup. Also on this day,
Furman will sponsor a community service called Operation: Warmth,
a blanket drive for the homeless on Furman's campus.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is the nation's oldest and
largest predominantly black Greek-letter fraternity established
by college students. Founded on December 4, 1906 on the campus
of Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
has more than 750 chapters worldwide with over 100,000 member
initiated. Gamma Gamma Lambda is the Greenville Chapter established
in 1941.
For more information about the MLK Gala or the
Go to High School, Go to College Youth Program, please contact
Odis Hatton, MLK 2009 Chairman at mlk@gglapa.org
or by calling by calling (864) 244-3731.
Click
to view the Full Schedule for MLK Events - January
2009
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