The Mistress of Ceremonies was Ms. Ebony N. McMorris, News
and Community Affairs Director, Radio One.
The Keynote Speaker was Glenn Ivey, Esq., former State's
Attorney for Prince George's County, Maryland.
Other Special Guests included Obie Patterson, Prince
George's County Council, District 8.
Below are some photographs taken at the event. The Prince George's County Drug Policy
Coalition, Inc. (PGCDPC) awarded 17 $1,000 scholarships to deserving high school seniors and
college students.
The Prince George's County Drug
Policy Coalition would like to express our gratitude to all who were in
attendance as well everyone who continues to support our work in our
communities.
We would also like take a moment to thank Mr. Maurice G.
Fitzgerald for taking the photographs below. To remain updated on issues related to drug policy, criminal justice, and education, as well as our many upcoming events, please take a moment to click
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Keynote Speaker Glenn Ivey, Esq. at the Podium
Maryland
State Delegate Tony Knotts (standing)
with Glenn Ivey, Esq. and Mayor Eugene W. Grant (Seat Pleasant, MD)
Obie Patterson, Prince George's County Council, District 8
Coalition
member, Ronald Blakely, Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on HBCU
Celebrity Chef, Huda (far right), joins Dr. Valencia
Campbell and community leaders
for scholarship in memory of her uncle, Coalition member, Donnell Clarke
Mistress of Ceremonies Ms. Ebony N. McMorris
Earl O'Neal, President of The South County
Economic Development Association (left),
with Ms. Brandi Calhoun, Maryland State Senate
Staffer and
Delegate Tony Knotts (right)
Tony Knotts, Maryland State Delegate, 26th District
Prince George's County Drug Policy Coalition President Dr. Valencia Campbell with
National African American Drug Policy Coalition National Executive Director, Judge Arthur Burnett
Obie Patterson, Prince George's County Council,
District 8 (left) with
Scholarship Recipient and Coalition member, Pastor
Orlando Bego, (right)
Coalition President Dr. Valencia Campbell
with Lenny Moses, County Council staffer
Coalition Vice President Linda Thornton Thomas (left)
with Lenny Moses, County Council staffer
and Mayor Jacqueline Goodall of Forest Heights, MD
(right)
Coalition member, Isabelle Deburgo (right), chats
with scholarship recipients and their guests
The Prince George's County Drug Policy Coalition, Inc. represents one of many local affiliates of the National African American Drug Policy Coalition, Inc. Our national organization consists of a coalition of 25 preeminent organizations. Through the support of our national organization, interested organizational partners, and grassroots members like you, we hope to prevent and reduce illegal drug abuse and related crimes in Prince George's County.
