Letter to colleagues from dr. william w. harmon

1. The$Rev.$Dr.$Al$Sharpton$
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December!4,!2013!
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Dear!HCC!Colleagues:!
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I!am!writing!to!ask!for!your!continued!patronage!and!support!for!the!2014!HCC!Black!History!
Scholarship!Gala.!
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The!HCC!Black!History!Committee!(BHC)!Scholarship!Gala!will!be!held!at!six!o’clock!in!the!
evening,!Friday,$February$21,$2014,!at!the!Hilton!Americas–Houston!Hotel,!1600!Lamar!
Street,!Houston,!TX!77002.!!
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The!theme!for!this!year!is!A"Tapestry"of"Triumphs"–"Our"Call"for"Civil"Rights"Continues.$$
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As!you!know,!we!annually!hold!the!gala!to!raise!funds!for!student!scholarships.!Over!the!past!
10!years,!the!Black!History!Committee!Scholarship!Gala!has!provided!scholarships!for!
AfricanSAmerican!and!AfricanSheritage!students!attending!Houston!Community!College.!
These!are!funds!for!students!who!otherwise!would!not!be!able!to!accomplish!their!
educational!goals.!!
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This!year!we!are!proud!to!have!noted$civil$rights$activist,$author$and$radio/television$
talkBshow$host$The$Rev.$Dr.$Al$Sharpton$as!our!keynote!speaker.$His!extraordinary!efforts!
to!fight!for!the!downtrodden!and!disenfranchised!are!legendary.!In!recent!years,!Rev.!
Sharpton!has!modulated!his!political!rhetoric,!but!he!maintains!an!unvarnished!passion!for!
shedding!light!on!our!collective!insensitivities!and!national!injustices.!You!will!not!want!to!
miss!Rev.!Sharpton’s!remarks.$
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The!Black!History!Scholarship!Gala!has!a!long!history!of!featuring!some!of!the!most!
distinguished!speakers!of!our!time:!Pulitzer!PrizeSwinning!journalist!Clarence!Page,!awardS
winning!actor!James!Earl!Jones,!author!and!professor!Cornel!West,!awardSwinning!television!
journalist!Soledad!O’Brien,!distinguished!filmmaker!Spike!Lee,!civil!rights!legend!Julian!Bond,!
awardSwinning!actress!and!singer!Vanessa!Williams!and!awardSwinning!actor!Terrence!
Howard.!!
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Please! continue! this! tradition! of! celebrating! black! history! and! supporting! student!
achievement!by!reserving!your!tables!now!for!the!gala.!As$internal$guests,$a$table$of$10$may$
be$purchased$for$just$$1,500.!
To$purchase$your$table(s):$
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• Prepare$a$journal$(JV)$identifying$the$budget$from$which$your$sponsorship$funds$
are$to$be$charged$and$credited$to$the$Black$History$account$6110B25470B0000B
000B000.$$
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• Complete$the$enclosed$sponsorship$form/invoice,$which$identifies$the$amount$of$
your$sponsorship$and$other$tracking$information.$$
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• Return$the$JV$and$sponsorship$form/invoice$to$Frederica$Watson,$BHC$Finance$
Chair,$by$February$1,$2014.$Ms.$Watson’s$phone$number$is$713.718.5066/$Fax:$
713.718.5218.$Email:[email protected]$
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As!always,!thank!you!for!supporting!this!important!event.!You!may!contact!the!BHC!at!
713.718.5BHC!(5242)[email protected].!
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Best!regards,!!
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!!Dr.!William!W.!Harmon,!President!!!!!!

Honorary Chairs

Bruce A. Austin
Trustee, District II

Christopher W. Oliver
Trustee, District IX

Carroll G. Robinson
Trustee, District IV

Renee Byas
Acting Chancellor, HCC


Dr. William W. Harmon
Chair, Black History Committee
President, HCC Central







Committee Leaders

Frederica Watson
Chair, Finance

Warren Hurd
Treasurer

Dr. Kenneth Holden
Chair, Corporate Sponsorships

Sybil S. Davis
Chair, Student Scholarships
Vice-Chair - Julann Sam

Debra McGaughey
Chair, Marketing, Publicity
& Websites

Dr. Carolyn Davis
Chair, Gala Speaker Logistics

Gwen Drumgoole
Chair, Gala Night Hotel Logistics

Michael Edwards
Chair, Gala Technical Services

Stephanie Dixon
Co-Chair, Year-Round Activities
Vice-Chair - Jason Wilson

Beverly Joseph
Chair, Membership/Volunteers
Vice-Chair – Dr. Marie Cromwell

Jerne Murray
Chair, Silent Auction
Vice-Chair, Belinda Hunter

Dawona Miller
Corresponding Secretary

Juann Sam
Recording Secretary

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Name!of!HCC!College!or!Department!as!you!want!it!to!be!placed!on!printed!material:!
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Contact$Person$________________________________________$Title$___________________________________$
Daytime!Phone!__________________!Fax!__________________!Email!__________________________________!
Address!___________________________________________!State!______________!Zip!______________________!
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Total!Tables!______!Total!Tickets!______!
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For!more!information,!please!visit:!
www.hccs.edu/blackhistory!
or!call!713.718.5BHC!(5242)!
email:[email protected]!
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$!___________Total!Contribution!
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$!__________Unable!to!attend!but!wish!to!contribute!to!the!HCC!Black!History!Scholarship!!!
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All!gifts!to!the!HCC!Foundation!are!tax!deductible!to!the!extent!allowed!by!law.!In!compliance!with!IRS!tax!reporting!laws,!the!amount!of!your!
charitable!contribution!is!limited!to!the!excess!of!your!payment!over!the!value!of!goods!or!services!provided!by!HCCF.!!The!HCCF!tax!
identification!number!is!#74S1885205.!A!3.5%!promotional/operational!fee!is!charged!on!all!gifts!received!by!the!HCC!Foundation.!An!
additional!1%!fee!is!charged!if!a!credit!card!is!used!to!make!this!donation.!
HCC$Black$History$Scholarship$Gala$
Sponsorship$Form/Invoice$$
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