March 1, 2015 Dear Potential Donor: The Annual Lawton-Fort Sill City-Wide Juneteenth Celebration event is scheduled for Saturday, June 13, 2015. Annually, this event has been successful in our community because of the financial generosity of donors like yourself. Each year we are able to include our young people, parents, community adults, volunteers and senior citizens. Generated funds from Advertisements allow us to purchase food items. Deadline for ads is Monday, May 18, 2015 Thank you for supporting this event. Juneteenth Committee Albert Johnson Coordinator “Commemorating The Legacy and Spirit of America” JUNETEENTH COMMITTEE . P. O. BOX 1244 . LAWTON, OK 73502 “Commemorating The Legacy and Spirit of America” COMMITTEE: “Juneteenth” or the 19th of June is the date slavery ended in America. General Gordon Granger traveled to Galveston, Texas to read General Order No. 3, June 19, 1865. This was two and one-half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth is now recognized as a Local, State, and National Observance Holiday. Anthony Bland Teresa Bland Mattie M. Butler Joy Chapman Jean Cullier The Juneteenth Committee has been able to continue this national, state and local tradition with help of financial supporters. John Dunaway Generated funds from Advertisements enable us to purchase the food for this event. Barbara Ellis Chick Ellis Katisha Embery James Gorham CK Gray Front Cover inside: $500.00 ______________________ Willie G. Guest Back Cover inside: $350.00 ______________________ Arlie Hampton Back Outside Cover: $500.00 ______________________ Stanley Haywood Full Page: $150.00 ______________________ Albert Johnson, Sr. 1/2 Page: $100.00 ______________________ D. D. McHenry 1/4 Page: $ 50.00 ______________________ Patron List: Donation: $___________________ Cheryl Monts S. McWilliams Total Amount Remitted: $________________________________________________________ Alicia Mitchell Company/Organization/Patron: __________________________________________________ Eloise Paul Contact Person: _____________________________Phone Number ( Delores Raphel Address: ___________________________ City/State/Zip______________________________ Addie Smith Special Instructions: _____________________________________________________________ Otilda Smith _______________________________________________________________________________ Coree Steele U. Lisa Williams THIS IS THE HUMAN SPIRIT AND LEGACY OF AMERICA Keeping the Juneteenth Celebration activities FREE and open to the public is critical to our mission. Each year around June 19th, this event brings together young people, teenagers, young adults, adults and senior citizens for a day of activities, entertainment, music and great food. Dead-line for Souvenir Booklet Advertisement is Monday, May 18, 2015. Ads may be purchased as follows: Select your method of payment: Cash: ________ Check:________Money Order: _________ ) _________________ Signed/Authorized By: __________________________________________________________ PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Juneteenth Committee Mail advertisement information and payment to: Juneteenth Celebration Attn: Albert Johnson, Coordinator, P. O. Box 1244, Lawton, OK 73502. Thank you for considering this opportunity to support our community event! Sincerely, Stanley Haywood, Councilman Ward 7 Albert Johnson, Coordinator
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