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The Public Meeting and Awards Program was held Friday night with approximately 400 people in attendance. Our
Community Awards: Service to Youth - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Nu Chi Chapter, George McClelland,
President; Jackie Joyner Kersee, President/CEO,Jackie Joyner Kersee; Service to Senior Citizens -
Touchette Elderly Apartments II, Nina Fields; Status of Women - Call For Help, K.C.Burlison, Director of
Human Resources & Melinda Nicholson, Director of Operations; Community Beautification - Emma L. King
Foundation, Percy McKinney, Board Member; Community Partnerships - East St. Louis Township, Alvin
Parks, Jr., Township Supervisor; Humanitarian Award - The Honorable Lady LaToya Greenwood, IL State Rep-
resentative; The Honorable Christopher Belt, IL State Senator; Community Outreach - Blessings in a Back-
pack Project, Lessie Bates Davis Center, Rev. Gary Gaston, Acting Executive Director;