A day that neither anyone in the counties of Nassau or
Suffolk will never forget is quickly emerging around the
corner and you do not want to miss it. It’s a day of
appreciation, it’s a day of high emotions, it’s a day to
reunite, it’s a day just for people to see “Real Men
serving Real” Time, it’s the 100 Black Men of Long
Island, Inc. 39th Annual Scholarship Gala
happening on Saturday, March 9th, 2013
from 8pm- until 1:00 am at the Crest Hollow Country
Club, Woodbury, NY.
The 100 Black Men of Long Island, Inc., Annual
Scholarship Gala celebrated annually in the spring is a
premier benefit event. Donations and sponsorship from
this affair fund and support scholarships awarded to
high school and college students, African American
History Academic Challenge (History Bowl), mentoring
programs, Dollars & $ense Financial Literacy Program,
and various other programs of the 100 Black Men of Long
Island, Inc. The festivity includes an elegant evening
of a sumptuous cocktail hour, dinning, live music by
Long Island greatest Sauce Band, a silent
auction, promotional giveaways, photos, and dancing.
Mr. Michael Stevens (Anchor for Verizon’s Fios 1
News) will serve as this year’s Master of Ceremony. For
the previous years, this event has been a huge hit -as
it has sold out in advance for years, it is expected to
do the same this year. Some 550 people are expected to
fill the grand ballroom at the Crest Hollow Country
Club.
This year’s Gala Honorees are Mr. Thomas P. Dinaploi-
N.Y. State Comptroller,
Mr. Jon Cooper- Co-Chair, Tri-State Region, Obama
Victory Trustees -Obama for America, Dr. Kenneth K.
Saunders-Officer in Charge of Nassau Community
College, Ms. Lorraine Aycock- Market Manager of
Bank of America, Mr. Timothy M. Williams-
Chairmen of the Board Nassau County Industrial
Development Agency,
Mr. Anthony Woods- V.P. of Marketing & Sales Health
Plus an Amerigroup Co.,
Mrs. Sharise E. Beatong-Hall- Financial Services
Professional Agent, New York Life Insurance Co., Mr.
William Suggs- National Regional Director for
American Association of Blacks in Energy.