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Fire Chief To MC Autumn Gala
Future Miss Bethune-Cookman
Tampa Fire Chief
Thomas (Tom) Forward
will serve as the Master of Ceremonies for the St. Peter Claver Catholic School Au- tumn Gala.
The Gala will be held on Saturday, October 21, 2017, 6:30 p. m. at the Academy of Holy Names Brady Center. The “Pre-Cocktail Recep- tion” is at 6 p. m.
Celebrating over a cen- tury of educating Tampa’s youth, the theme for this year’s Gala is “Decades of Excellence.”
Founded in 1894, St. Peter Claver is the oldest his- torically African-American elementary school still func- tioning in the State of
The Hillsborough County Chapter of Bethune-Cook- man University National Alumni Association will host its 30th annual fundraiser, “Future Miss B-CU” Corona- tion on Sunday, October 8, 2017, 4 p. m. at the College Hill Conference Center, 1002 Martin Luther King Blvd.
The Tampa Alumni Chapter engages the young ladies in a wholesome, spiri- tual and competitive event that provides goal settings and lasting friendships. To- gether, chapter members, parents and friends generate funds by soliciting ads and donations for the University.
The coronation is in honor of the founder, Dr.
Contestants are:
TAMPA FIRE CHIEF TOM FORWARD
Florida.
All proceeds from the
Gala will benefit the school’s tuition assistance program.
For more information, please go to www.501auc- tions.com/2017spcgala.
Kristenia Hurtado is the daughter of Gerry and Chan- tique Hurtado. She attends Oak Park Elementary School.
Donasia Curtis is the daughter of Jeremy and Kiesha Kinsler Atkison. She attends East Bay High School.
Mary McLeod Bethune,
who said, “I leave you a re- sponsibility to our young people....”
The coronation culmi- nates where the contestants are introduced in an elegant setting before a throng of well-wishers. The contest- ant whose team raises the highest amount of funds is crowned “Future Miss B- CU.”
Four contestants will be
Shania Morgan is the daughter of Daniel Morgan and Kimberly Ebehart. She attends Turkey Creek Middle School.
Janicia Jordan is the daughter of LaShawn Jor- dan. She is a student at Gulf High School.
presented to the community as participants for this gala affair.
Mrs. Raquel Watson- Hunter is the Coronation Chairperson. The public is invited and encouraged to attend free of charge.
Alumni meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at the Seminole Heights Branch Library, 4711 N. Central Ave., Tampa, 33603, at 7:30 p. m.
Univ. Coronation Set For October 8th
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