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Plant City Preparing For 17th Black Heritage Banquet And Gala
Additional events will round out the weekend on Saturday and Sunday
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
The Plant City Black Heritage Committee is preparing for its 17th An- nual Black Heritage Ban- quet/Gala. The event will be held on Friday, February 7th, 2020, 6:30 p. m., at the Trinkle Center of Hills- borough Community Col- lege, Plant City Campus, 1206 N. Park Rd.
The theme for this year’s event is, “A Legacy of Strength, A Future Of Hope.”
The Honorable Les-
HON. LESLEY MILLER
ley “Les” Miller, Hills- borough County Commis- sioner, will be the keynote speaker. The Master of Cer- emonies will be Rod Carter, WFLA-TV News Channel 8 Anchorman.
For additional informa-
ROD CARTER
tion or tickets, contact Committee Chair, Sharon Moody, (813) 453-7134; Marion Cole, (813) 759- 8581; Cynthia Bailey, (813) 258-0223; or Car- olyn Brown, (813) 704- 1027.
SHARON MOODY ...Chairperson, Plant City Black Heritage Committee
The Black Heritage Cel- ebration continues on Sat- urday, February 8, 2020.
The Youth Summit is a freeevent,9a.m.–12 noon, at the East Hillsbor- ough Historical Society
Museum, 605 N. Collins St., Plant City. Minister Denzel Singleton will be the facilitator.
The Jazz Festival starts at 12 noon (continues until 6 p. m.) at Robert W. Willaford Train Museum, 102 N. Palmer St., Plant City. Charlie Sampson is the Master of Ceremonies.
Entertainment will fea- ture Wright’s Jazz Stars and Mixx Group.
The weekend will round out with the Black Heritage Gospel Concert on Sunday, February 9, 2020, 4 p. m., at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 604 W. Ball St.
The community is in- vited to these Black Her- itage Celebrations.
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