1.
December
4,
2013
Dear
HCC
Colleagues:
Honorary Chairs
Bruce A. Austin
Trustee, District II
Christopher W. Oliver
Trustee, District IX
Carroll G. Robinson
Trustee, District IV
Renee Byas
Acting Chancellor, HCC
Dr. William W. Harmon
Chair, Black History Committee
President, HCC Central
Committee Leaders
Frederica Watson
Chair, Finance
Warren Hurd
Treasurer
Dr. Kenneth Holden
Chair, Corporate Sponsorships
Sybil S. Davis
Chair, Student Scholarships
Vice-Chair - Julann Sam
Debra McGaughey
Chair, Marketing, Publicity
& Websites
Dr. Carolyn Davis
Chair, Gala Speaker Logistics
Gwen Drumgoole
Chair, Gala Night Hotel Logistics
Michael Edwards
Chair, Gala Technical Services
Stephanie Dixon
Co-Chair, Year-Round Activities
Vice-Chair - Jason Wilson
Beverly Joseph
Chair, Membership/Volunteers
Vice-Chair – Dr. Marie Cromwell
I
am
writing
to
ask
for
your
continued
patronage
and
support
for
the
2014
HCC
Black
History
Scholarship
Gala.
The
HCC
Black
History
Committee
(BHC)
Scholarship
Gala
will
be
held
at
six
o’clock
in
the
evening,
Friday,
February
21,
2014,
at
the
Hilton
Americas–Houston
Hotel,
1600
Lamar
Street,
Houston,
TX
77002.
The
theme
for
this
year
is
A
Tapestry
of
Triumphs
–
Our
Call
for
Civil
Rights
Continues.
As
you
know,
we
annually
hold
the
gala
to
raise
funds
for
student
scholarships.
Over
the
past
10
years,
the
Black
History
Committee
Scholarship
Gala
has
provided
scholarships
for
African-­‐American
and
African-­‐heritage
students
attending
Houston
Community
College.
These
are
funds
for
students
who
otherwise
would
not
be
able
to
accomplish
their
educational
goals.
This
year
we
are
proud
to
have
noted
civil
rights
activist,
author
and
radio/television
talk-­‐show
host
The
Rev.
Dr.
Al
Sharpton
as
our
keynote
speaker.
His
extraordinary
efforts
to
fight
for
the
downtrodden
and
disenfranchised
are
legendary.
In
recent
years,
Rev.
Sharpton
has
modulated
his
political
rhetoric,
but
he
maintains
an
unvarnished
passion
for
shedding
light
on
our
collective
insensitivities
and
national
injustices.
You
will
not
want
to
miss
Rev.
Sharpton’s
remarks.
The
Black
History
Scholarship
Gala
has
a
long
history
of
featuring
some
of
the
most
distinguished
speakers
of
our
time:
Pulitzer
Prize-­‐winning
journalist
Clarence
Page,
award-­‐
winning
actor
James
Earl
Jones,
author
and
professor
Cornel
West,
award-­‐winning
television
journalist
Soledad
O’Brien,
distinguished
filmmaker
Spike
Lee,
civil
rights
legend
Julian
Bond,
award-­‐winning
actress
and
singer
Vanessa
Williams
and
award-­‐winning
actor
Terrence
Howard.
Please
continue
this
tradition
of
celebrating
black
history
and
supporting
student
achievement
by
reserving
your
tables
now
for
the
gala.
As
internal
guests,
a
table
of
10
may
be
purchased
for
just
$1,500.
To
purchase
your
table(s):
• Prepare
a
journal
(JV)
identifying
the
budget
from
which
your
sponsorship
funds
are
to
be
charged
and
credited
to
the
Black
History
account
6110-­‐25470-­‐0000-­‐
000-­‐000.
•
Complete
the
enclosed
sponsorship
form/invoice,
which
identifies
the
amount
of
your
sponsorship
and
other
tracking
information.
•
Return
the
JV
and
sponsorship
form/invoice
to
Frederica
Watson,
BHC
Finance
Chair,
by
February
1,
2014.
Ms.
Watson’s
phone
number
is
713.718.5066/
Fax:
713.718.5218.
Email:
Frederica.watson@hccs.edu
Jerne Murray
Chair, Silent Auction
Vice-Chair, Belinda Hunter
Dawona Miller
Corresponding Secretary
The
Rev.
Dr.
Al
Sharpton
As
always,
thank
you
for
supporting
this
important
event.
You
may
contact
the
BHC
at
713.718.5BHC
(5242)
or
via
email
at
bhc@hccs.edu.
Best
regards,
Juann Sam
Recording Secretary
Dr.
William
W.
Harmon,
President

2. HCC
Black
History
Scholarship
Gala
Sponsorship
Form/Invoice
Name
of
HCC
College
or
Department
as
you
want
it
to
be
placed
on
printed
material:
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Contact
Person
________________________________________
Title
___________________________________
Daytime
Phone
__________________
Fax
__________________
Email
__________________________________
Address
___________________________________________
State
______________
Zip
______________________
Total
Tables
______
Total
Tickets
______
For
more
information,
please
visit:
www.hccs.edu/blackhistory
or
call
713.718.5BHC
(5242)
email:
bhc@hccs.edu
_______________
$
___________Total
Contribution
$
__________Unable
to
attend
but
wish
to
contribute
to
the
HCC
Black
History
Scholarship
All
gifts
to
the
HCC
Foundation
are
tax
deductible
to
the
extent
allowed
by
law.
In
compliance
with
IRS
tax
reporting
laws,
the
amount
of
your
charitable
contribution
is
limited
to
the
excess
of
your
payment
over
the
value
of
goods
or
services
provided
by
HCCF.
The
HCCF
tax
identification
number
is
#74-­‐1885205.
A
3.5%
promotional/operational
fee
is
charged
on
all
gifts
received
by
the
HCC
Foundation.
An
additional
1%
fee
is
charged
if
a
credit
card
is
used
to
make
this
donation.