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The Links Foundation, Incorporated Makes A Major Donation To The Fight Against Ebola
L-R: Eris Sims, Executive Director, The Links Foundation, Incorporated, Glenda Newell-Harris, M.D., National President, The Links Foundation, Incorporated, Darius Mans, President, Africare, Carolyn Lewis, National Treasurer, The Links Foundation, Incorporated, Jacqueline Hrabowski, Director, Philanthropy, The Links Foundation, Incorporated.
New USMA Barracks Named For Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
The Links Foundation, Incorporated, the philanthropic arm of The Links, Incorpo- rated, is pleased to announce a donation of thirty-thousand dollars ($30,000.00) to its national partner Africare to aid in the fight against Ebola in Liberia, West Africa.
According to the Centers for Disease Con- trol and Prevention, there have been about 87,000 confirmed or suspected cases of Ebola in Liberia. And 37,000 Liberians have died from the viral infection.
National president of The Links Founda- tion, Incorporated and The Links, Incorpo- rated, Glenda Newell-Harris, M.D., said "This financial commitment is only phase one of a two part campaign to stop Ebola and promote infection control. The immediate priorities of phase one are to get medical supplies and protective suits, masks and gloves to healthcare workers served by Africare.
"Relief efforts by Africare have yielded positive results. And ensuring the recovery is
long term is the goal of phase two, said Joan Prince, Ph.D., director of International Trends and Services. "This second phase of the campaign will focus on educating people in their communities about how Ebola is transmitted and how it can be prevented."
National President Newell-Harris adds, "The Links is committed to standing with our honorary member, President Ellen John- son Sirleaf, in defeating Ebola in Liberia. The Links care and we want to do everything we can to make a positive difference in the lives of our African brothers and sisters.
From 2013 to 2014, The Links supported four Liberian schools to broaden its Interna- tional Trends and Services platform for pro- grams designed to service the educational, health and cultural needs of people of African descent. The organization also made donations to Africare in 2012 and 2013, to- taling $88,000, for the construction of two maternal waiting homes and the assemblage of 1,100 Mama Kits.
WEST POINT, NY --- The newest cadet barracks, expected to be completed in late 2016, at the U. S. Mili- tary Academy, will be named in honor of Gen. Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr., Class of 1936.
“General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., epitomizes the essence of character and honorable living we strive to inspire in every cadet at West Point,” said Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, superintendent.
Davis was a pioneer of his time. Despite being “si- lenced” during his four years at West Point, where no cadets, faculty or staff mem- bers befriended or spoke to him except on an official basis, he persevered to be- come the fourth African- American to graduate from West Point and the first in the 20th century graduating 35th in his class that num- bered 276.
This West Point graduate internalized Army values with a persistent sense of duty and resilience and be- came a leading innovator be- hind the development of the modern Air Force.
After Davis retired in 1970, he continued to serve with distinction and was ap- pointed deputy secretary of the Department of Trans- portation.
In 1995 he was awarded
GEN. BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, JR.
the Distinguished Graduate Award by the U. S. Military Academy’s Association of Graduates.
Davis’ final promotion to General (four stars), U. S. Air Force, occurred on Decem- ber 9, 1998, in the Old Exec- utive Office Building in Washington, D. C. There while addressing the original surviving Tuskegee Airmen, President Bill Clinton said, “To all of us, General Davis, you are the very em- bodiment of the principle that from diversity we can build an even stronger unity and that in diversity we can find the strength to prevail and advance. If we follow your example, America will always be strong, growing stronger...”
Davis passed in 2002 at the age of 89.
Toyota Donates $50,000 To Four HBCUs
(L-R) William Garrett Lewis (Alabama State University Golden Ambassador); Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd (President, Alabama State University); Adrienne Trimble (General Manager, Diversity & In- clusion, Toyota North America); Dr. Alvin Cleveland (President, Selma University); Mr. Robert Blakely (Vice President for Development and Advancement, Tuskegee University); and Zasmine Hymes-Green (Alabama State University Golden Ambassadors) at the Toyota $50,000 donation event for Alabama HBCUs. (Photo credit: Butch Dill, AP Images for Toyota)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In 1965, thou- sands marched from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama on a journey for justice. All across the South, college students participated in the 54-mile walk.
As the country recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the historic event, Toyota this week donated $50,000 to four Alabama historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) who played an essential role in the quest for civil rights and equality.
The four HBCUs receiving the donation included: Alabama State University (ASU), Alabama A&M University, Selma University and Tuskegee University. College presidents, faculty and students were present during the
check donation ceremony luncheon held on the ASU campus.
“Toyota has a long-standing commitment to the pursuit of education and partnering with historically black colleges and universi- ties,” said Adrienne Trimble, general manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Toyota North America. “On this historic occasion, we wanted to recognize the four Alabama schools that played an integral part in the march five decades ago...”
Education is one of three philanthropic focuses for Toyota. It has a variety of pro- grams and scholarships to promote the pur- suit of higher education among multicultural youth.
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