The
75th Anniversary of Andrew Young’s life will
be celebrated on Sunday,
May 6,
2007 at the
Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The
Honorable Andrew Young will be the center of attraction
as the life of this great Civil Rights Leader is honored
for his love, ministry, mentoring and philanthropy to
name a few of his many attributes.
Celebrity
guests include poet extraordinaire Dr. Maya Angelou, and
the astonishing Grammy Award winners Donnie McClurkin,
and Najee. They are
joined by legendary comic
Dick Gregory, the talented Angela Bassett as well
as the incomparable funnyman Chris Tucker and our very
own The Honorable Mayor Shirley Franklin.
Left to right: Actor
and comedian Chris Tucker and Gospel Great Donnie
McClurkin will help celebrate Young's
birthday
This event
will benefit the Andrew Young Foundation. To honor
Ambassador Young on this significant occasion, members
of the corporate community, family and friends have
planned an evening of festivities. On Sunday, May
6th, we will celebrate his birthday
with a dinner gala featuring spectacular
entertainment.
The VIP reception
will begin at 5:00
p.m., with the
program starting at 6:15
p.m. The
proceeds from the gala will benefit the Andrew Young
Foundation.
Left to right: Actress Angela
Bassett and Award-Winning Poet Maya Angelou
will also be on hand to add to the
festivities
The mission
of The Andrew Young Foundation is to support and promote
education, health, leadership and human rights in the
United
States,
Africa and the
Caribbean. Formed in the
context of a philosophy of nonviolent social change and
a belief that to unto whomsoever much if given, of him
shall be much required, the Foundation works to support,
promote and develop global institutions and leaders with
the capacity and knowledge to improve and enhance social
and economic justice and human rights through faith,
nonviolent action, democratic institutions and socially
responsible for-profit
corporation.
Benefactors
of the Foundation are
Clark
Atlanta
University and the
Jean
Childs
Young
Middle
School.
