Boys & Girls Club sets banquet
The Boys & Girls Club of Jefferson County will hold its fourth annual Heroes Banquet Fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, 200 W. Sixth Ave. Tickets are $50 and additional sponsorship opportunities are available. The club uses this fund-raising event to also honor the heroes in the community who have made a difference in five distinct areas: philanthropy, education, volunteerism, club hero, and public servant, according to a news release. The guest speaker will be DeAngelo Earl, superintendent at the Wrightsville Unit of the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Earl has been with the department since May 2003.
He has held ranking positions such as correctional officer, corporal, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, major, deputy warden, and warden. Earl has led eight facilities throughout the Department of Corrections where he earned several awards including United States of America/Department of Defense Patriotic Employer, 5x-Supervisor of The Year, 2x-Arkansas Outstanding State Employee of The Year Finalist, Hot Springs County Dynamic Dozen Leadership Award, Arkansas Department of Corrections Deputy Warden of The Year Pinnacle Award, and Arkansas Department of Corrections Warden of The Year Pinnacle Award.
Earl received his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Arkansas Baptist College in 2016 and his master’s degree in public administration from Webster University in 2019. He is a life member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. His facilities assist different foundations and Boys & Girls Clubs throughout central Arkansas.
“Mr. Earl states mentorship shouldn’t start once our youth become troubled but start showing them good role models and leadership beginning at the age of six years old,” according to the release.
Details: Tavante Calhoun, chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Club, tcalhoun@boysgirlsclubjc.org or (870) 850-7500, ext. 102.