ECSU
Foundation holds seventh scholarship gala on March 8
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE---- The Elizabeth City State University Foundation announces its seventh
gala, a major fundraiser held in support of university scholarships. The event
will take place on March 8 at the Kermit E. White Graduate and Continuing
Education Center. Ticket prices are $125 for the Silent Auction, reception, and
black-tie dinner. The silent auction begins at 5:30 p.m. and the gala begins at
7 p.m.
The guest
performer is four-time Grammy® Award winner, singer/songwriter, Regina Belle.
She earned a large fan base singing R&B, jazz and soul music for 25 years
but most recently impressed fans with two gospel albums, “Love Forever Shines,”
a 2008 production and “Higher,” a 2012 production. Fans will also recall she
collaborated with Peabo Bryson for an unforgettable, Billboard top chart single,
“A Whole New World,” the theme song for the 1992 Disney film, “Aladdin.” Gala
organizers are counting on this spectacular vocalist to draw a big-hearted crowd
to reach a $200,000-fundraising goal. The event is held the same week that the
university will celebrate its 123rd
anniversary.
While the
event is a scholarship fundraiser, it’s also an opportunity to recognize some
outstanding citizens. Each year the foundation bestows the Chancellor’s Legacy
Awards. This year’s recipients follow:
•Dr. Shirley
Turnage, a Glenn Dale, Maryland resident, an ECSU alumna and president of
Dominion Consulting & Grant-Writing, LLC will receive the education/arts
award.
•Mr. Willis
Langley, of Columbia, South Carolina, is CEO of W. Langley, Inc., will receive
the business award.
•Lieutenant
Commander Navin L. Griffin, of the United States Coast Guard, will receive the
military award.
•Mr. Willie
J. Stewart, Jr., a retired, Washington D.C. Public School System and Football
Coach, (Anacostia High School, Washington, DC) will receive the
Sports/Entertainment Award.
•Mr. Rich
Olson, city manager for the City of Elizabeth City, will receive the Government
Award.
The ECSU
Foundation has awarded scholarships for 43 years to ECSU students. Seventy
percent of the proceeds from this scholarship gala support those scholarships.
Since 2009, approximately $345,000 has been raised for
scholarships.
Tickets are
available at the Office of Institutional Advancement in the Marion D. Thorpe
Administration Building, Suite #318, on the campus of ECSU. For more information
on sponsorships or to purchase tickets online see the following link, http://www.ecsu.edu/foundationgala/
Kesha
Williams
Director
of Media Relations| University Relations and Marketing
Elizabeth
City State University
1704
Weeksville Rd. | Elizabeth City, NC 27909
Phone:
252.335.3686 | Fax: 252.335.3769
Email: kdwilliams@mail.ecsu.edu | www.ecsu.edu
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