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Mayor Kasim Reed to Host 33rd Annual UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball
Mayor’s Office of Communications
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| Anne Torres, Director 404-330-6423, office 404-904-2618, cell amtorres@atlantaga.gov |
Jewanna Gaither, Deputy Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 16, 2016
Media Advisory
Mayor Kasim Reed to Host 33rd Annual UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball
| WHO: | Mayor Kasim Reed Dr. Michael L. Lomax, President and CEO, UNCF Maurice E. Jenkins, Jr., Executive Vice President of National Development, UNCF Justine Norman Boyd, Atlanta Regional Development Director, UNCF |
| WHAT: |
Mayor Kasim Reed will join Dr. Michael L. Lomax, President and CEO of the United Negro College Fund, to host the 33rd Annual Mayor’s Masked Ball. Each year the event helps to raise funds for students who attend local Historically Black Colleges and Universities including Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Spelman College and the Interdenominational Theology Center at the Atlanta University Center. Last year, the Ball generated $1 million for UNCF and its 38 member colleges and universities. |
| WHEN: |
Saturday, December 17, 2016 |
| WHERE: | Atlanta Marriott Marquis 265 Peachtree Center Avenue Atlanta, GA 30303 |
| NOTE: | Best photo opportunities include: 6:15 p.m. – Pre-Reception Red Carpet 6:45 p.m. – VIP Masked Reception 7:30 p.m. – Parade of Stars and Dignitaries, followed by the Welcome |
| MEDIA: | Press check-in is from 5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. in the Marriott Marquis Loft (atrium level). Please report by 6:00 p.m. for positioning. To register your attendance, please email atlmedia@atlantaga.gov and diane@larchecommunications.com. |
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