The Murfreesboro NAACP invites the community to honor area citizens at the Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast at 9:00 o'clock Saturday morning, January 14, 2017 in the Tennessee Room of MTSU's James Union Building.
Event Chair Carolyn Cox told NewsRadio WGNS that tickets must be purchased before January 6th, and they are $30 for adults and $20 for students. Cox and other dignitaries will be on the WGNS Action Line radio broadcast from 8:10 to 9:00AM this coming Tuesday morning, January 3, 2017.
Tickets are available from Awards Committee Chair Mary Wade at 615-423-7548 or you may e-mail her at wade1949@yahoo.com. You may also acquire tickets from Membership Chair Florence Smith at 615-589-5034.
Jerry Anderson Hero/Humanitarian Award
The Jerry Anderson Hero/Humanitarian Award is an annual award presented by the Murfreesboro Branch of the NAACP to recognize those in the community who selflessly work to make other people's lives better. Each year award recipients are nominated by their peers in the community
Jerry Anderson Hero Award Recipients
- Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue
- Captain Tony Lehew
- Firefighter Melvin Holmes
- Firefighter Ryan Battle
- Firefighter Ben Honeycutt
- Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue
- Engineer Douglas Inglish
- Veteran James Hershel Newsom, Jr.
Jerry Anderson Humanitarian Award Recipients
- Martha Cook
- Cynthia Wilson
- Chaplain Ernest Newsom
- Bart Walker
