UNCF To Hold 65th Annual Anniversary Dinner on March 5th

UNCF To Hold 65^th Annual Anniversary Dinner

(Fairfax, Va)- On March 5, 2009 at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers, UNCF will hold its 65^th Annual Anniversary Dinner.  The Dinner’s highlight will be the presentation  of two prestigious awards, the Frederick D. Patterson Award and the President’s Award, to nationally recognized individuals in recognition of their work on behalf of minority education. Recent recipients of these awards have included award winning actor & philanthropists Denzel and Pauletta Washington, former presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Gen. Colin Powell, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and film star Samuel L. Jackson.

WHAT:  The UNCF 65^th Annual Anniversary Dinner will include a presentation of the Frederick D. Patterson Award (named for UNCF’s founder) and the President’s Award

WHEN:  Thursday, March 5, 2009

                7-9 p.m.

                Reception begins at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers

                  811 7^th Avenue 53^rd Street

                  New York, N.Y. 10019

For more information about UNCF, visit www. uncf.org.