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Oakland Bay Area Links, Inc.

Philanthropic Awards

Each year, the Oakland Bay Area Chapter of The Links, Inc., returns to the Greater Bay Area,
funds raised through our Cotillion. For over 60 years, more than $1,000,000 in philanthropic
grants have been awarded to organizations that are making a positive difference in the lives of
African Americans. Oakland Bay Area is a chapter of the national organization, The Links,
Incorporated and The Links Foundation, a non-profit 501 (c) 3 charitable organization.

Oakland Bay Area Links grants are awarded to organizations that are focused on the following:

Health Initiatives Arts/Culture Social Justice Youth/Family

2016 Umbrella Projects
Lafayette Elementary School and OBAL Celebration of Excellence Book and Scholarship Fund

Past Cotillion Proceeds Recipients

Alvin Ailey Ballet Camp Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
Bay Area Leadership Foundation Marcus A. Foster Educational Insitute
Berkeley Youth Jazz Program NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Booker T. Washington Empowerment Network Oakland Ballet Association
Boys and Girls Clubs Oakland Museum
Canter for Youth Development Through Law Oakland Symphony

Children’s Hospital Sickle Cell Program & Family House Omega Boys Club
Dimensions Dance Theater Sinkler Miller Medical Association

Donald McCullum Youth Court St. Paul Economic Empowerment Development Corp.
Downs Community Development Corporation St. Vincent de Paul, Champion Men’s Center
East Bay College Fund St. Vincent de Paul, Women’s Visitation Center

East Bay Community Law Center The Links Foundation
East Oakland Youth Development Center Today’s Youth Matter

Exile Alternative Diversion Program United Negro College Fund
Girls Inc. of Contra Costa County Wardrobe For Opportunity
Junior Achievement of the Bay Area

These and numerous other organizations continue to benefit from
your generous support of our Cotillion.

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