Christopher Chew is set to receive the group’s “Public Service Award”at its Freedom Fundraiser Gala on Oct. 29.
The Southern Burlington County NAACP Branch will host its sixth annual “Freedom Fundraiser Gala” on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 7 to 11 p.m. at The Westin Mt. Laurel, 555 Fellowship Road.
Evesham’s Chief of Police Christopher Chew is among the award recipients at the event, as he is set to receive a Public Service Award along with Congresswoman Bonnie Watson-Coleman.
Tickets cost $80 and can be purchased by visiting www.sbcnaacp2016.eventbrite.com
The money raised from the event will allow the SBC NAACP to continue to educate and inform communities. The theme of the event is “V.O.T.E. — Validating Our True Equality”
The keynote speaker of the event will be Assemblywoman Shavonda E. Sumter.
Other 2016 award honorees include Community Service Award winner The Rancocas Valley Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Drum Major Award winners Pastor Cory L. Jones and the Rev. Eric Dobson, Humanitarian Award winners Live Civilly and Mayor Nathaniel Anderson of Willingboro Township, Legacy Award winners Jack & Jill of America Inc. Willingboro-Burlington Chapter and Rising Leaders Global, Professional Achievement Award winner Dolores M. Szymanski, W.E.B. DuBois Award winner Melanie Barney of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Roosevelt Nesmith Civil Rights Award winner Assemblywoman Shavonda E. Sumter.
