Awards a study in commitment
The Legacy Continues theme of the upcoming American Foundation for the University of the West Indies gala is aptly titled considering the group’s steadfast decadeslong commitment to the Caribbean institution, its students (photo inset) and alumni.
To this goal, the foundation’s historic 20th annual awards gala will be held Thursday at The Pierre hotel, 2 E. 61st St. (at Fifth Ave.) in Manhattan, starting at 6 p.m.
Honorees include Rep. Yvette Clarke, recipient of the American Foundation’s inaugural Hon. Shirley Chisholm Award. And Ky-Mani Marley, son of late reggae great Bob Marley, is due to present the Bob Marley Award to Barbados-born American hip-hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh.
Among the honorees are outstanding institutions that will receive “Champions of Community Engagement” awards. They are Dennis Shipping Co., Finn Partners, The Door Restaurant Corp., the Kimberly Hotel and Sesame Flyers International. There will be an individual recognition for Transport Workers Union Local 100 SecretaryTreasurer Earl Phillips.
Former Mayor David Dinkins, entertainer Harry Belafonte, Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill President/CEO Lowell Hawthorne and Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Lloyd Williams are among the gala’s patrons and planners.
WCBS-TV news anchor Maurice DuBois, WBLSFM disk jockey Dahved Levy and “The Breakfast Club” radio personality Angela Yee will host the affair.
For information on purchasing seats or tables, contact Ann-Marie Grant at the the foundation by calling (212)759-9345 or send email to admin@afuwi.org. And visit the foundation’s website at www.afuwi.org.
Come & network— after work
The next edition of the monthly “Afterwork Networking Wednesdays” professional business networking event will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at Trelawni Place seafood bar and grill, 1440 Utica Ave. (at Farragut Road) in Brooklyn, said co-host and coordinator Gerry Hopkin. For information, send email to hopkinscg@gmail.com.
Marking St. Lucia’s birthday
With their “the land, the people, the light” motto and the “Sons and Daughters of St. Lucia” anthem, the Independence 38 Ecumenical Service, marking the 38th anniversary of St. Lucia’s independence, will be held Sunday in Brooklyn. The event begins at 1:15 p.m. sharp at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 2530 Church Ave. (between Bedford and Rogers Aves.), presented at by the Consulate General of St. Lucia and the Saint Lucia House Foundation. Under the theme “I am St. Lucia,” the church service feature prayers from clergy members and presentations by St. Lucia’s Children of Culture and the St. Lucia Folklore Organization. Following the ecumenical service, there will be a reception at the Saint Lucia House, 438 E. 49th St. (between Church and Snyder Aves.) in Brooklyn. For information, contact the St. Lucia Consulate by calling (212) 697-9360, ext. 203, or sending email to sluconsulateny@govt.lc.