DEPTFORD — The Gloucester County NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) hosted its Annual Freedom Fund Dinner & Gam Changers Awards presentation on Oct. 30. Many past and present award winners, joined by corporate sponsors, public officials, family, friends and community members gathered to socialize, reminisce and honor the 2016 Game Changers:
Prestigious President’s Award: Sean Dalton, Gloucester County Prosecutor
Joseph Jones, Former Woodbury Superintendent of Schools
Rev. Ralph Graves, Cornerstone Community Church, Williamstown, NJ
Dr. Irene Hill Smith Civil Rights Award: Wilfredo “Wil” Rojas, M.Ed.. 3rd VP GC NAACP
Community Service Award: Eunice Smith, Direct Descendant of Newton “Newt” Knight and Actress
Law & Justice Award: Gregg Zeff, Esq. Civil Rights Attorney
Public Safety Award: Lt. Walt. P. Garrison II, Elk Township Police Dept.
Angela Jones Medical Award: Dr. Ricardo Perez, DO
Education Award: Richmond Garrick, Artist & Teacher, Williamstown High School
Faith-Based Award: Rev. Charles Boyer. Bethel AME Church, Woodbury
Labor “Friend” Award: Javier Soto, Vice-Pres. H.E.R.E. Local 54
Media and Journalism Award: Greg Adomaitis, Supervising Reporter, Camden/Burlington Counties
Rising Star Award: Mitchell Primas, Golf Enthusiast
Veterans Service Award: Willis H. Gray, Jr., Retired USMC
Entertainer of the Year Award: Kim Spencer, Thespian
Non-Profit Leadership Award: Denise Pool, Heart to Heart
Entrepreneurial Award: Herman Winters, Lorman Construction Solutions, LLC
Government “Public Policy Award: ASW Gabriela M. Mosquera, NJ 4th Legislative District
President’s Youth Award: Summer Pierce
Next Generation Youth Award: Sharniece Jones
Special Youth Award: Savannah Rain Williams
To become a Gloucester County NAACP Game Changer, potential honorees can be nominated by their peers or any member of the public. A selection committee makes the decision on the honorees.
Wilfredo “Wil” Rojas, communications chairs for the Gloucester County NAACP, quoted Sir Winston Churchill in saying, “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.” The honorees are worthy of this recognition because they give much too all the communities of South Jersey.”
To learn more about the Gloucester County NAACP, visit http://www.gloucestercountynaacp.org/index.html and if you see what you like, please become a member, regardless of your background. They only ask that you support the Mission Statement and help advance it.
