Former NAACP Branch 6091 President Reginald Weary and NAACP Committee Chair Ann Poole present Councilman Lester Levine with the Marion Perry Education Award Saturday at Patterson Civic Center during the annual St. Mary Branch NAACP 6091 Freedom Fund Banquet. The banquet was held as a fundraising event aimed at providing scholarships to graduating students of the parish.
Councilman Craig Mathews (above right) receives the William Bradford Sr. Politics and Government award presented by Kimberlin McPherson, committee co-chair. The DeForest Brown Religious Award went to dual recipients: Reverend Deandre Johnson and Reverend Marty Hardy.
Reginald Weary (above right), former branch 6091 president presents Iris Collins Tillman the Herbert Joseph Business Entrepreneur Award. The Roberta Brown Community Service Award went to 100 Black Men of St. Mary Inc. (not pictured).
Kimberlin McPherson (above left), committee co-chair, presents KBZE & KFRA a plaque in recognition of their sponsorship and support of Branch 6091 of the NAACP. The theme for the evening was: Steadfast and Immovable.
Past NAACP Branch 6091 President Reginald Weary (above left), Secretary of Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Dr. Shawn Wilson and Branch 6091 President Alfreda Ed-wards pose with the plaque of appreciation presented to Wilson at the St. Mary Branch NAACP 6091 Freedom Fund Banquet in recognition of Wilson’s having been the annual fundraiser’s guest speaker, Saturday evening.
Local NAACP holds annual awards banquet
The annual St. Mary Branch NAACP 6091 Freedom Fund Banquet was held Saturday, Nov. 18 in Patterson. The banquet was held as a fundraising event aimed at providing scholarships to graduating students of the parish.