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FREEDOM HOUSE CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO ATTEND
THE CHAMPIONS OF FREEDOM AWARDS PROGRAM
Thursday, March 29, 2012 / 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Omni Parker House
Rooftop Ballromm
60 School Street
Boston, MA 02108
A CELEBRATION of OUTSTANDING LEADERS
The Freedom House Champions of Freedom Awards are given annually to outstanding individuals, non-profits and corporations in recognition of their commitment to diversity, educational achievement, community development and philanthropy which touches the lives of so many of Boston’s neighborhoods.
LEAD SPONSORS
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
The Boston Foundation
Liberty Mutual Group
The Stop and Shop Supermarket Company, LLC
HONORARY CHAIR
The Honorable Deval L. Patrick
Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
2012 Champions of Freedom Awardees
The Dr. Carolyn Goodman History Maker Award
Carol Fulp, SVP, John Hancock Financial Group
Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD, President, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
The Adrienne Foster Williams Diversity Awardees
Carol Fulp, SVP, JOhn Hancock Financial Group
Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD, President, the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
The Community Leader Awardees
Mt. Washington Bank, a Division of East Boston Savings
And Edward J. Merritt, President
Ellen S. Jackson Award for Excellence in Education Awardees
Dr. Ronald Crutcher, President of Wheaton College
Dr. Terrence Gomes, President of Roxbury Community College
Deborah Jackson, President of Cambridge College
Jackie Jenkins-Scott, President of Wheelock College
Dr. Robert E. Johnson, President of Becker College
Ted Landsmark, President of Boston Architectural College
Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria, President of Bridgewater State University
Dr. Lee Pelton, President of Emerson College
Dr. J. Keith Motley, Past Recipient and Freedom House Board Member, Presenter
Outstanding Philanthropy Awardees
The Savings Bank Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts
And Robert K. Sheridan, President & CEO
MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES
Dr. Mallika Marshall, M.D.
Physician & Medical Anchor
RECEPTION AT 5:30 PM / AWARDS PROGRAM AT 6:45 PM
Musical entertainment provided by the Toni Lynn Washington Quartet
Our Mission:
Founded in 1949, Freedom House is a community based non-profit organization with a long history of service to Boston’s urban communities. Our mission is to promote educational excellence, economic self-sufficiency, community engagement, and social justice for Boston’s most distressed urban neighborhoods. We achieve this mission by providing educational programs through our Reach Institute, convening around issues through the Snowden Center for Civic Engagement and Action, and offering resources to the community for lifelong learning.
Kwabena Abboa-Offei, Esq., Board Chair
Lori Smith Britton, Vice Chair
Gail Snowden, Chief Executive Officer
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