Our annual Freedom Fund Award Banquet is our premier fundraising event and our opportunity to recognize the contributions of many within our community.
19TH ANNUAL FREEDOM FUND AWARDS 2015
- Keynote Speaker: Rick Deadwyler, University of Delaware Government Relations
- Lifetime Community Service Award: Gary W. Hayman
- Education Award: Dr. Freeman Williams
- Religious Award: Reverend Dr. Drewy Richardson
- Community Service Award Business: Newark Post
- Community Service Award Organization: Delaware Alliance for Community Advancement, Darlene Battle Executive Director
- Lifetime Community Certificate: Pearl Blackwell
- Lifetime Community Certificate: Jones Funeral Home
- Lifetime Community Certificate: Eugene Petty
- Lifetime Community Certificate: Abbott’s Shoe Repair
18TH ANNUAL FREEDOM FUND AWARDS 2014
- Keynote Speaker: Linda L. Ammons, J.D., Widener University
- Newark Branch NAACP Hall of Fame: Nathan “Doc” Hill
- Youth Award: Jasmine Anthony
- Religious Award: Reverend Samuel Jackson
- Education Award: Edison Charter School Chess Club
- Community Service Award: Josie Roy
- Community Service Award Business: Shop Rite
- Community Service Award Organization: Sierra Club
- Lifetime Community Certificate: Francis Samuel Matthews
- Lifetime Community Certificate: Arnold Saunders, Sr.
- Lifetime Community Certificate: Alvin Hall
17th ANNUAL FREEDOM FUND AWARDS 2013
- Keynote Speaker: Jea P. Street, New Castle County Councilman, Delaware Black Caucus
- Newark Branch NAACP Hall of Fame: Bernard R. Saunders “Mr. Bobby
- Newark Branch NAACP Hall of Fame: Anna Money
- Newark Branch NAACP Hall of Fame: Kenneth Hall Sr.
- Lifetime Award: Beverly Benson
- Youth Award: Justin Senu-Oke
- Education Award: Jonathan R. Wilson, Jr.
- Religious Award: Reverend Sylvester S. Beaman
- Community Service Award Business: Sandrose Trophies
- Community Service Award Organization: Rose Hill Community Center
- Community Service Award Organization: Organization of Minority Women
- Lifetime Community Certificate: Wayne Jennings
- Lifetime Community Certificate: Barbara Haley
- Lifetime Community Certificate: Jacqueline Brown
- Lifetime Community Certificate: Vera Harding