AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM TO HOST 29TH ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA AT THE FAIRMONT DALLAS, MAY 31, 2014
Forty years, one million visitors and 50,000 beneficiaries of its annual six-week youth summer camp program are just a few of the milestones supporters of the African American Museum of Dallas will celebrate during its 29th Annual Gala and Auction on May 31, 2014, at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel. The annual event, themed “The Celebration Continues,” serves as Museum’s key fundraiser which helps maintain and expand the Museum’s significant programs, workshops, lectures and other educational services that facilitate awareness and understanding of African American history and culture.
The Gala, co-chaired by Carol Huntley Little and Carolyn “TC” Roberson, will begin at 6:30 PM with cocktails and a silent auction, followed by a three-course dinner, a live auction and entertainment by comedian, actor and radio personality, J. Anthony Brown and the famed David Whiteman Band.
The Museum will also recognize attorney, Ms. DeMetris Sampson and Mr. Ronald (Ron) Parker with the Heritage Award. The Heritage Award is the highest honor occasionally bestowed upon supporters who have made immeasurable contributions to the Museum. Sampson is being recognized for her long-term support and recent $20,000 gift in recognition of the Museum’s 20th Anniversary in its current facility. Parker’s leadership as chairman and substantial sponsor of the Museum’s Annual Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame has been unsurpassed.
Past Heritage Award Recipients include: The Honorable Alphonso Jackson, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, Billy R. Allen, the late Estella Doty, Dr. David C. Driskell, The Eugene McDermott Foundation, Curtis W. Meadows, Jr., the late Hugh G. Robinson, Harry S. Parker, III, Matilda Louree, the late L.G. Foster, Jr., Caritha Smith, the late Mabel Meshack White, Ken Jarvis, Roslyn Goodall, Dr. Wright L. Lassiter, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Levi Davis.
Gala sponsorship opportunities are available from $2,500-$35,000. Non-Corporate Host Tables of 10 may be purchased for $1,250. Individual tickets are $125 each.
Log onto www.aamdallas.org to purchase ticket or for more information. To learn about sponsorship opportunities, contact Jane Jones at jjones@aamdallas.org or jabjones30@gmail.com or call 214.565.9026 ext. 328
