Freedom Fund
NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet
NAACP Fighting Fund for Freedom (aka Freedom Fund Banquet) – The NAACP Freedom Fund began in 1953 (on a national level) as a ten-year program to intensify efforts to complete the job of emancipation. Near the culmination of this effort, Medgar W. Evers, a heroic NAACP Mississippi Field Secretary, was killed by an assassin’s bullet. This prompted the NAACP Chairman Bishop Stephen Spottswood to pay tribute to this gallant warrior at the NAACP Convention in Chicago, Illinois in July 1963. He did so by proclaiming that the NAACP Fighting Fund for Freedom will continue until the job of emancipating our people is complete. (Source: The 96th Annual Thurgood Marshall Freedom Fund Dinner and Awards Ceremony)
Freedom Fund Awards
Distinguished Citizen Award
Fauquier County NAACP Distinguished Citizen Service Awardee must demonstrate service to the community that is in line with the Vision, Mission and Objectives of the NAACP as found on the first page of the NAACP Constitution.
Duke Bland
2023 Award Recipient
Jean Lowe
2022 Award Recipient
Karen White
2021 Award Recipient
Trailblazer Award
Dr. Sharnia Artis
VP Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
George Mason University
2023 Award Recipient
Candi King Mundon
Delegate
Virginia House of Delegates
2022 Award Recipient
Dr. Cameron Webb
COVID-19 Senior Policy Advisor
Biden Administration
2021 Award Recipient
68th Freedom Fund Partnership Form
Champion Level Includes: 4 tickets (virtual or in-person), Table space at the event to set up; Recognition during the event; Recognition on NAACP Facebook page; Ad on NAACP page with link to your website.
Guardian Level Includes: Includes 3 tickets (virtual or in-person); Recognition during the event; Recognition on NAACP Facebook page; Ad on NAACP page with link to your website.
Advocate Level Includes: Includes 2 tickets (virtual or in-person); Recognition during the event; Ad on NAACP page with link to your website.
Ally Level Includes: Includes 1 ticket (virtual or in-person); Recognition during the event; Ad on NAACP page with link to your website.
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