FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  08/26/2025

NAACP Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch

Secretary:  Pamela Jackson

naacp1947@gmail.com 

NAACP Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch
Secretary: Pamela Jackson
naacp1947@gmail.com
Albemarle County and Charlottesville City School Board Candidate Forum

Open To the Public

The NAACP Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch is hosting a candidate forum for
the one open seat on the Albemarle County School Board for the Rio District and
three open seats on the Charlottesville City School Board. The forum will be
divided into two (2) segments. The first segment for Charlottesville City and the
second segment for Albemarle County.
The forum is scheduled for Monday, September 8, 2025, from 7:00 pm until 8:00
pm; and will be held at the Community Health & Outreach Room of the Sentara
Urgent Care Building located at 920 E. High Street, Suite 103 (opposite of the old
Martha Jefferson Hospital). Parking is located in the rear of the building.

The public may attend via Zoom – MEETING ID 876 5650 8622

PASSCODE 681416

Dear Friends,

On Friday, September 19, 2025, the NAACP

Albemarle- Charlottesville Branch will host their annual Freedom Fund Banquet.

The event will be held at the Charlottesville Omni Hotel. Located at 212 Ridge- McIntire Road in Charlottesville, Virginia 22903.

The evening will begin at 7:00 p.m. with dinner served at 7:30 p.m. The keynote speaker for the evening will be the Honorable Don Scott, Speaker of the Virginia House of Representatives.

The Freedom Fund Banquet is the major fundraising event for all branches of the NAACP. Your contributions allow us to offer informative workshops, scholarships, and activities for both our youth and adult members, as well as for the larger community that we serve. Your generosity also makes it possible for our branch to have representation at State, Regional and National conferences where members receive valuable information and training that helps our members be prepared  to advocate for civil rights and justice for all.

In order to purchase a ticket or reserve a table, please see the contact number below.

Sincerely,

Albemarle- Charlottesville Freedom Fund Committee

FOR TICKET AND TABLE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL

(434) -220-1493        

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19, 2025

• Individual tickets – $85                     Table of Eight – $650

NAACP – ALBEMARLE-CHARLOTTESVILLE BRANCH

                                               P O BOX 1522

                                           CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA  22902

434-220-1493     naacp1947@gmail.com

FOR EVENTBRITE TICKET PURCHASES: go to EVENTBRITE.COM – Search Events, enter: NAACP and Charlottesville as the location. “Get tickets” is on the first page once the event is found.

Founded on February 12^th in 1909, the  NAACP will be 115 years old on the 12^th of FEBRUARY – and remains very relevant in today’s troubling  times.

The Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch of the NAACP will celebrate FOUNDERS’ DAY on Sunday, February 11, 2024. The event will be held at Chapman Grove Baptist Church, 2064 Stony Point Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22911 and will begin at 4 pm.

Our keynote speaker for the event will be Ms. Khaliah Ali, daughter of Mohammad Ali.

THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

On Friday, December 1, 2023 the Albemarle-Charlottesville Branch of the NAACP will host its Freedom Fund Banquet at The Center at Belvedere, located at 540 Belvedere Boulevard in Charlottesville, VA. The evening will begin at 6:30 pm with a silent auction and cash bar. The program will begin at 7:00 pm with dinner served at 7:30 pm. Our keynote speaker for the evening will be Mrs. Gloria Sweet-Love, NAACP National Board Member and President of the Tennessee State Conference NAACP. The evening continues with live music and dancing.

The Freedom Fund Banquet is the major fundraising event for all branches of the NAACP! Your contributions allow us to offer valuable workshops, scholarships, and activities for both our youth and adult membership as well as for the larger community that we serve. Your generosity also makes it possible for our branch to have representation at state, regional, and national conferences where members receive valuable information and training that promote civil rights and justice for all.

We appreciate your patronage and support!

Sincerely,

Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP Freedom Fund Committee

434-220-1493          naacp1947@gmail.com