2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Gala
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Alpha Phi Alpha Greenville Foundation along with Gamma Gamma Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha will sponsor its 35th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Gala on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at the Melvin and Dottie Younts Conference Center on the campus of Furman University. The Gala will start at 3 PM and features a full course dinner and live entertainment from the Jaime Wright Experience.
This year, Ms. Jil Littlejohn has been selected as the 2014 Martin Luther King, Jr. Citizenship Award winner which will be presented at Gala. In addition to presenting the winner of this year's award, the Gala is annual Commemorative event MLK Holiday for the Upstate and serves the culminating event for the Foundation's fund raising efforts. The Foundation use the funding to support our Scholarship effort, Luke H. Chatman Scholarship (Deadline: April 1st), however it also supports several worthy programs in the Upstate includes the following events:_____________________________________________________________________________
- Joseph Vaughan Oratorical Competition (February 15th)
- Upstate Project Alpha Seminars (Semi-Annual event in Spring & Summer)
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Recent years have seen the Scholarship Gala positioned as a kickoff event for Martin Luther King Holiday Activities in Greenville and surrounding areas. A listing of the 2014 events can be found on the Alpha Greenville Foundation Website. More information about our support events can be founded on our website, www.alphagreenville.org.
