NAACP fundraiser this weekend
The Jackson-Madison County chapter of the NAACP is having its annual fundraiser on Sunday.
The group will gather at the Carl Perkins Civic Center at 5 p.m. for the event, whose theme is “The Power of Unity in the Community.”
The keynote speaker for the event will be Glenda Baskin Glover, who’s the outgoing president of Tennessee State University.
“I’ve spent some time recently on TSU’s campus, and that place has certainly grown under Dr. Glover’s leadership,” said Harrell Carter, the president of the NAACP chapter. “We look forward to having her here, because I know her message will be one of encouragement and perseverance.”
Carter said there are still opportunities for sponsorships and tables. Anyone interested in doing so can contact the NAACP at 731-927-7004 or send an e-mail to jmcnaacp@att.net.
This will be the 61st edition of the Freedom Fund banquet, which is the main fundraising event of the year for the NAACP.
“The money raised at this event allows us to do the things we do each year,” Carter said. “Hosting events here in our location here in Downtown, voter registration drives and anything else we need to be involved in … that’s funded by the money we raise from this event.”
Brandon Shields, brandon@jacksonpost.news
