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C O M M U N I T Y PA R T N E R S H I P S S U P P O R T The Black Stars News 2015 Annual T HDinner AN K SMayor GIVING FOOD DRIVE Awards will honor
David Rep.Company Charles Recently, FloridaDinkins, Power & Light Rangel,with Rep. Clarke, (FPL) partnered 100Yvette Black Men of R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara South Florida for their annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. The eventInez took Barron, place at the Arnwine, Sabrina FeedingLamb, South Florida facility in Pembroke Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen Park. Alia Jones, the Central The foodByrd, drive fulfills the needand to help Park Five survivors oftogross injustice and bring the joy of Thanksgiving on December 18 individuals from 6:00pm – economically disadvantaged in South10:00pm Florida. TheatThanksgiving Food 46 West MIST Harlem, Drive is 116th a collaborative effort among Street.
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Pioneering producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones, through their Front Row Production, Externalcompany Affairs for Miami-Dade County for brought “Cat on a Hot FPL. “We’re honored to partner with Tin 100Roof” Black Men South Florida and so many andof“A Streetcar Named Desire” others to ensure everyone has acast healthy, with a multi-ethnic to happy Thanksgiving meal.” Broadway. In 2016 they bring “Eclipsed” with Oscar The 2024 goal is to pack and deliverWinner over Lupita Nyong ’O Broadway. 2,500 traditional Thanksgivingto meals to
those who need them most in South Florida. Honorees, the so-called Central RECENTLY, FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY JOINED COMMUNITY PARTNERS FPL is a proud sponsor of the 100 Black “Each honoree chosen for TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE HOSTED BY THE LOCAL are collectively and Men of Park South 5, Florida’s Thanksgiving Food recognition has demonstrated NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION 100 BLACK MEN IN SOUTH FLORIDA. VOLUNTEERS individually heroes. They are Drive, helping serve our community and HELPED PACK HOPE FOR 2,500 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS IN exceptional leadership and vision in build character, create hope, aspirations, survivors of one of the ugliest SOUTH FLORIDA. A THANKSGIVING DINNER. David Dinkins THE BOXES INCLUDE FOOD TO MAKE Charles Rangel her or his respective profession or plans and futures for tomorrow’s miscarriage of justice leaders. in New York’s endeavor and in some significant history; having been railroaded majority. She now leads The was a member of the New York As America’s largest electric utility, Florida measure has contributed towards unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. Power &and City Council, representing the Light Company serves more creating a more just society in this th they did not commit and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive customers and sells more power than any 40 council district in Brooklyn, country,” says Black Star News other utility, providing clean, affordable, they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. founder and publisher Milton electricity from to approximately 5.8 to 13 years seven years for Civil Rights Under the Law. reliable ranging T. Clarke. In the current 114th Allimadi. “Obviously much work million accounts, or more than 12 million before being exonerated when the Congress Clarke serves on Inez Barron, honoree, formerly apeople. FPL operates one of the cleanest needs to be done here and actual rapist confessed. They are: the Energy and Commerce State Assembly member, is nowpower generation fleets in the U.S. and in around the world.” Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Committee, responsible for a New York City council member2021 won the ReliabilityOne® National DARLYNE JEAN-CHARLES, MBA, TheCOMMUNITY gala startsRELATIONS at 6:00pm with a Reliability Award forJr., theAntron sixth timeMcCray, in the last Kevin Santana consumer protection, food SENIOR and a champion of education for seven years. The company received the top cocktail to be followed by the Richardson, and Kharey Wise. SPECIALIST FORhour FLORIDA POWER & safety, energy development, public ourMANAGER youth. DEVELOPMENT POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (FPL) LEAD PROJECT ranking in the southern U.S. among large LIGHTdinner COMPANY‘S (FPL) MIAMI-DADE and awards ceremonies. ThereFLORIDA health, communications, the JARRETT DANIELS (LEFT) AND FPL DIRECTOR OF CUSTOMER SOLUTIONS & SALES The Blackaccording Star News, providers, to J.D.which Power’sfocuses AND BROWARD COUNTIES, RECENTLY Honoree Gary Byrd is electric will be musical entertainment by MCKENLEY ROMEO (RIGHT) JOINED DOZENS ON Imhotep NOV. 16, 2024, environment, and interstate and OF VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERED AT THE ANNUAL 2021 Electric Utility Residential Customer has on investigative journalism, ANNUAL 100 BLACK MEN THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE TO PACK HOPE FOR a legendary radio talk show host Satisfaction StudySM and 2021 Electric operaMEN singer Cassandra Douglas AT THE 100 BLACK THANKSGIVING international commerce. been featured as a result of some if OVER 2,500 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTH FLORIDA. THE FOODand DRIVE. THE FOOD DRIVE, and executive producer, radio DJ,Utility Business Customer Satisfaction from harmonica phenomenon THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE TOOK PLACE IN THE FEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA FACILITY IN its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is SPONSORED BY FPL, WILL PROVIDE A poet, songwriter, music recordingStudySM. The company was also recognized William Galison. David Dinkins is BROWARD COUNTY. THANKSGIVING MEAL TO THOUSANDS York Daily News, The New York a leading developer and founder of artist and producer, rapper, writerin 2020 as one of the most trusted U.S. honored for Lifetime Achievement OF FAMILIES IN SOUTH FLORIDA. Village and Brill’s utilitiesThe by Escalent forVoice, the seventh The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He beganelectric Post, — he was New York City’s first consecutive year. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Content magazine. African American-owned real his career as a radio DJ in BuffaloBeach, Florida-based NextEra Energy, Inc. community partners, which included African American mayor and also estate firm with $3.5 billion worth Publix and American Airlines. In addition, Past Black News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s (NYSE: NEE), welcomed Nelson Mandela to the a cleanStar energy company widely of properties under development UPS partnered and delivered the boxes have included: Gil Noble (Like It recognized for its efforts in sustainability, been a talk show host at WBLS and city after his release in 1990. to convenient locations in underserved or management — he was one ethics and Soledad Is),responsibility, Rep. Maxine Waters, WLIB radio in New York City. Hecorporate communities pick-up Rangel, by those inalso need. Rep. for Charles honored compliance, and diversity. NextEra is of the pioneering developerswho O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, also has a Friday night radio talk ranked No. 1 in the electric and gasEnergy Dozens for of volunteers the mealhas utilities Lifetimeassembled Achievement, helped turn around and revitalize Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on WBAI. kits that included a turkey, canned goods industry in Fortune’s 2022 list of “World’s served in Congress since 1971. He is the once-blighted Anacostia and other items ideal for a Thanksgiving Errol Louis (NY1 and News), Amel Most Admired Companies” recognized Honoree Sabrina Lamb, founder a recipient of The Bronze medal for neighborhood in Washington, D.C. dinner. Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William on Fortune’s 2021 list of companies that of World of Money, is a champion helping save soldiers behind enemy A champion of African-American “ChangePollard the World.” NextEra Energy is also (Medgar Evers College), “Advancing of financial literacy for youth-- shethe parent company of NextEra Energy linemeaningful during theinitiatives Koreanand War. economic empowerment Peebles’ is Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba making a positive contribution is part of ON NOV. 16, 2024, FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH teaches knowledge about handlingResources, LLC, which, together with its contemplating a possible run for NYC Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna FEEDING SOUTH FLORIDA, UPS, PUBLIX, AMERICAN AIRLINES AND OTHER COMMUNITY FPL’s commitment to powering strong money, budgeting and planning. affiliated entities, is the world’s largest mayorSPONSORED in 2017. THE THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE PARTNERS, HOSTED BY 100 BLACK member of Florida the USanHouse of communities making even better Fountain (Columbia University), generator of renewable energy from the MEN OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THE FOOD DRIVE WILL PROVIDE A MEALCrew, TO OVER 2,500 place toRepresentatives live, work and raise afrom family,” Dr. Rudy honoree, is one of New Lillian Roberts (DC37), wind and sun and a world leader inDesiree battery Dancy Honoree DISADVANTAGED Barbara Arnwine, civil IN SOUTH FLORIDA. ECONOMICALLY INDIVIDUALS said Armando Fernandez, Director covers of the nation’s leading educators. He’sstorage.(New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local York whose 9th district rights lawyer, is a champion of much of central Brooklyn. Before 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic entering Congress in 2007, she Action Network), and many others. of The City University of New minority groups — the emerging
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