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NAACP Freedom Fund Breakfast
June 3 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
The NAACP’S 34th annual Freedom Fund Breakfast will be held Saturday, June 3 at the Century House in Acushnet from 9 a.m. to noon.
The keynote speaker for the event will be Joseph D. Feaster, Jr., Esq., who serves as an executive committee member of the Massachusetts Association of Mental Health, Inc., co-chair of the My Brother’s Keeper Boston Advisory Board, and a former board member of the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) of Boston. Attorney Feaster will address this year’s theme: “Rebuilding Our Community: Stronger Together.”
In addition to the keynote address, the 34th Annual Freedom Fund Breakfast will feature a scholarship presentation to local high school recipients, an awards presentation honoring those who have contributed to the Branch’s growth and sustainability, and a raffle, as well as a full breakfast.
Tickets for this event are $40.00 and can be purchased by contacting Freedom Fund Breakfast co-chairs Renee Ledbetter via e-mail at rmledbetter5@gmail.com or Peggy Dias via e-mail at mdias@umassd.edu.
