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Sep
2012
Local Chapter Looks to Empower Voters During This Important Election Year
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 DAVENPORT, IA - The Davenport NAACP will hold it's 75th annual Freedom Fund Banquet Saturday, September 15th at The Lodge,located at 900 Spruce Hill Road in Bettendorf. The theme for this year's banquet is "Your Power. Your Decision. VOTE." and the keynote speakerwill be Dr. Jerome Reide, Regional Field Director of the NAACP, prominent lawyer, and leading social advocate. There will also be a Youth Forum held Fridayat the Carriage House in Moline, IL starting at 3:30.
The Freedom Fund Banquet will start promptly at 6:00 PM with a social hour, followed by the dinner at 7:00 PM. Single seat tickets for the event are $40.00per person and can be purchased by contacting Shirleen Martin at (563) 386-1500 or (563) 386-7096.
About The NAACP
The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination. Our vision is to ensure a society in which all individuals have equal rights without discrimination based on race.
