UNCF's 1999 Calendar of Special Events
UNCF area offices nationwide hold events throughout the year to showcase successes and raise funds for UNCF's ongoing work. For more information, or to find out how you can help, contact the area office near you.
September
5
Jazz
Festival--Riverwalk
Augusta, GA
(Atlanta area office)
September
8
Campaign
Kick-off/Appreciation Luncheon
Florence, SC
September
9
Campaign
Kick-off/Appreciation Luncheon
Columbus, GA
September
11
The 8th
Annual UNCF Twin Cities Walkathon
Saturday, 9:00 am
Minnehaha Park
Pavilion
Minneapolis, MN
(Minneapolis area office)
Annual
Walkathon
Peninsula Park
Portland, OR
September
12
North
Texas IAC Celebrity Roast
Paul Quinn
College
Dallas, TX
September
14
Atlanta
Metro Campaign Kick-Off/Appreciation
Rio Mall
Atlanta, GA
September
17
Golf
Tournament
Willow Creek Golf
Course
Spartanburg, SC
September
18
Pan-Hellenic Salute--Kick Off Dinner
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Miami,
FL
September
21
UNCF NJ Campaign Kick Off
6:00
pm - 9:00 pm
East Brunswick Hilton
East Brunswick, NJ
September
25
14th
Annual Walkathon
Sam Houston Park
Houston, TX
Annual Walkathon
Lake Merritt
Oakland, CA
September
26
1st Annual Gospel
Festival
Airing on Black
Entertainment Television (BET)
7:00 pm to
11:00 pm (ET)
UNCF National (USA)
September
(TBD)*
16th Annual UNCF Walk-Run-Bike & Skate-a-Thon
Grant Park
Chicago,
IL
4th Annual
Mayors' Scholarship Ball
Detroit,
MI
5K
Walk
Miami, FL
Campaign Kick-Off and Appreciation
Reception
Palmetto Electric
Corporation
Hilton Head, SC
Campaign Kick-Off
Medical Center of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
October
1
Anderson
UNCF Gala
Anderson Civic Center
Anderson,
SC
October
3
UNCF Golf
Tournament
Bryan Park
Greensboro, NC
(Winston-Salem area office)
"Night
of Magic" Gala
7:00 p.m.
Saturday
Marriott Rivercenter Hotel
San Antonio, TX
October
10
UNCF
Sunday
Churches throughout
Washington, DC,
Northern Virginia and Central
Maryland
October
12
Tom Grant
Jazz Concert
McMenamin's
Portland, OR
October
14
Annual
Walkathon
Peninsula Park
Portland, OR
Frederick
Patterson Tribute Dinner
Doubletree
Hotel
San Diego, CA
October
17
UNCF 5K
Walk/Run Fundraiser
City Park
New Orleans, LA
October
23
Cross The
Line Advance A Mind: Walkathon
Ferris Plaza Park
Dallas,
TX
McWalk For
Education
McDonald's Restaurant
Phoenix, AZ
October
24
AIAC
Artist for Education Auction
Atlanta, GA
October
26
Frederick
D. Patterson Awards Dinner
Century
Plaza Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
October
30
"An
Evening to Remember" Motown Review
Atlantic City Caesars
Atlantic City,
NJ
Bethany Baptist
Church/UNCF "College Workshop"
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
275 W. Market
Street
Newark, NJ
Cross The Line Advance A Mind:
Walkathon
Trinity Park
Fort Worth, TX
Frederick
D. Patterson Gala
Westin St. Francis
Hotel
San Francisco, CA
October
(TBD)*
UNCF Kick-Off Dinner
Barber-Scotia College
Concord, NC
(Winston-Salem area office)
Wayne
County Employees Combined Charities
Campaign
Kick-Off
Detroit, MI
Kansas City
Mayor's Gala
Kansas City, MO
(St. Louis area office)
Annual
"AEOS" Kick-Off
Flint,
MI
(Detroit area office)
UNCF Golf
Tournament
Bryan Park
Greensboro, NC
November
3
Annual UNCF
Gala
Louisville, KY
November
5
11th Annual
Dr. John B. Coleman/UNCF Black Tie Gala
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, TX
November
6
Annual
Walkathon
Sea World
San Diego, CA
Cross The
Line, Advance A Mind: Walkathon
Ferris Plaza Park
Dallas,
TX
November
13
Able
Awards Dinner Dance / Lucent Technology
6:00 pm
Hanover Marriott
1401 Route 10 East
Whippany, NJ
Bishop
Donald Hilliard, Jr. Clergy Luncheon & Reception
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
277
Madison Ave
Perth Amboy, NJ
"Evening of Elegance" In memory of William R.
Giles
7:00 pm - 12 midnight
Sheraton Tara
Parsippany,
NJ
November
20
Frederick
Patterson Awards Banquet
Little
Rock, AR
Little Miss
UNCF Pageant
Edwin Hornberger
Conference Center
Houston, TX
November
21
Jersey
Gardens Outlet Mall "Magical Night of Giving" (Shopping
Spree)
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
651
Kapkowski Road
Elizabeth, NJ
NJ Labor
Advisory Board, 12th Annual Awards Brunch
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Pines Manor, Route 27
Edison, NJ
November
(TBD)*
"Po' Folk" Dinner
Chattanooga, TN
Campaign
Kick-Off Luncheon/Hosted by Mayor Bob Coble
The Roundtable
Columbia,
SC
42nd Annual
Chicago Inter-Alumni Council/Ebony
Fashion Fair
Arie Crown Theatre
Chicago, IL
City of
Chicago Mayor's Reception
Chicago,
IL
29th Annual
Alumni Dinner
Detroit,
MI
42nd Annual
Ebony Fashion Fair Reception and
Show
Detroit, MI
Anniversary
Gala
Peabody Hotel
Memphis, TN
Flavor of Orlando
Peabody Hotel
Orlando,
FL
St. Louis
Mayor's Gala
St. Louis,
MO
December
3
Red, Hot
& Snazzy
TBD
Dallas, TX
December
4
UNCF Night
of Magic Gala
Marriott
Rivercenter
San Antonio, TX
December
10
Florence
Gala & Taping Session
Florence
Civic Center
Florence, SC
December
16
AEOS
Taping
First Union Bank Building
Little Rock, AR
December
18
Mayor's
Masked Ball
Atlanta Hilton Hotel
Atlanta, GA
December
31
Ball in the Mall
Metro Center Mall
Jackson, MS
January
8
Alumni
Gala
The Ensemble Theater
Houston, TX
Liberty
Bank/UNCF Ball on the Belle
Bally's
Lakeside Resort
New Orleans,
LA
Super
Viewing Party
AUC Center, Crow's
Nest
Atlanta, GA
Super
Viewing Party
Aquarium Foods
Chattanooga, TN
Super
Viewing Party
TBA
Sacramento, CA
Super
Viewing Party
Channel 10 TV
San Diego, CA
Youth
Gala
Edwin Hornberger Conference
Center
Houston, TX
January
9
"Evening of
Stars"
WNBC-TV, Channel 4
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
New
Jersey
January
14
Charleston Jazz Concert
Charleston Place
Charleston,
SC
An Elegant
Evening with Regina Belle
Sheraton
Imperial Hotel
Raleigh, NC
January
15
Peabo
Bryson In Concert with the Winston-Salem Symphony
The Stevens Center
Winston-Salem, NC
January
17
Martin
Luther King, Jr., Day
Civic Center
of Anderson
Anderson, SC
UNCF-WIAC
17th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Breakfast
The Washington Hilton
Hotel
Washington, DC
January
(TBD)*
Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Concert with Vanessa
Williams
Blumenthal Center
Raleigh, NC
February
5
The
President's Gala
Richard Scrushy
Conference Center
Birmingham,
AL
February
12
Red, Hot
& Snazzy
Le Meridian Plaza of
the Americas
Dallas, TX
February
13
Ebony
Fashion Show
City Auditorium
Macon/Middle, GA
February
17
Salute to
Leadership Dinner Dance & Volunteer Recognition
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
East
Brunswick Hilton
East Brunswick,
NJ
February
26
Little
Miss UNCF Pageant
Edwin Hornberger
Conference Center
Houston, TX
February
27
3rd
Annual Salute to Apollo Jazz Legends
Center Stage
Atlanta, GA
February
(TBD)*
Mayor's Gala
Orlando,
FL
March
5
Chefs for
UNCF
Doubletree Hotel
San Jose, CA
March
9
UNCF Annual
Dinner
6:00 pm -9:00 pm
Sheraton NY Hotel & Towers
7th Ave & 52nd Street
New York, NY
March
18
Ted &
Nina Wells Fundraiser
NJ PAC, Center
Street
Newark, NJ
March
24
Awards Banquet
USCS Life Center
Spartanburg, SC
Annual Gala
Banquet
Von Braun Civic Center
Huntsville, AL
March
25
Keep The
Dream Alive
The Ensemble Theater
Houston, TX
March
(TBD)*
UNCF Golf Classic
World Gold
Village - St. Augustine
Jacksonville,
FL
April
27-30
The 4th Annual
Celebrity Tennis Pro-Am & Golf Tournament
Hyatt Grand Champion Resort
Indian Wells, CA
June
(TBD)*
SPORTSBALL 2000
Site (TBD)
Washington, DC
*Dates to be determined. Please call the area office for more details.
Special Events Calendar
1st Annual Gospel Festival Tennis Pro-Am
& Golf Tournment