Events - 2009 Black & Gold Ball


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The Distinguished Men of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Beta Pi Lambda Chapter
and
The Board of Directors of the George Biddle Kelley Education Foundation, Inc.
proudly present

Black & Gold Scholarship Ball 2009
"The Jewel Awards"

Saturday, November 14, 2009
The Desmond Hotel
660 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12211
6:00 p.m.

$85 per person and $150 for couples before October 31, 2009

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Join us as we salute community pillars and Alpha Men with 50 years of leadership & service!!!

Many members of the Capital District community have a long standing commitment to excellence. The George Biddle Kelley Education Foundation will present a select group of individuals that have made outstanding contributions with our signature Jewel Award. In honor of the seven Jewel Founders of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the Foundation will highlight community accomplishments in Medicine/Labor, Food/Nutrition/Agriculture, Education/Vocational Studies, Civic Engagement, Government/Politics/Law, Military/Arts/Technology, and Engineering/Finance.

Email gbkfoundation@gmail.com (Special Attn: BALL CHAIRMAN) or call (518) 847-2180 for more information.

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Recent Scholarship Winners

2009 Winner

Ocasio Wilson - Albany High School-> Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Jalon Scott- Albany High School-> Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA

David Cass - South Glens Falls High School-> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rensselaer, NY

2008 Winner

Omar McGill - Albany Academy for Boys -> Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA

2007 Winners

Sulliman Chillis - Albany Academy for Boys -> Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA

Reginald McClaney - Albany High School -> Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA

Byron Williams - Christian Brothers Academy -> Rochester Institute of Technology, NY

2006 Winners

Damond Heath - Catskill High School -> Union College, Schenectady, NY

Jarvis Jacobs - Guilderland High School -> Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA