(BPRW) New York State NCNW is gearing up for the 49th Annual Bethune-Height Recognition Program

This year’s theme for the 49th Annual Bethune-Height Recognition Program is “Looking Back, Moving Forward, Our Legacy: Future Generations Empowered.””

(Black PR Wire) This year’s NCNW Bethune-Height Recognition Program (BHRP) will take place at Leonard’s Palazzo in Queens, New York on Saturday, May 20th.

The keynote speaker and nominees for this monumental event will be announced in the next upcoming weeks.

The Bethune-Height Recognition Program (BHRP) is an annual fundraising event that recognizes outstanding community leadership and supports the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. In honor of NCNW founder Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune and former President and Chair of the Board, Dorothy Irene Height, the BHRP salutes and recognizes all who exemplify the Bethune tradition of providing community volunteer services to those who are less fortunate. Bethune-Height’s recognition program proceeds help support the organization’s mission to lead, empower, and advocate for women of African descent, their families, and communities. This event is being coordinated by National BHRP Co-Chairs Johnnie M. Walker & Dawna M. Fields along with BHRP New York State Chair; Carol E. Moore as well as Ellen Haywood, Lynda Bagley, Evelyn Kinsey and Alla Mai Clark (Emerita) {NYS Conveners}

Sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more information about this year’s event, please email ncnwnysbhrp2022@gmail.com  

About the National Council of Negro Women, Inc.

NCNW (National Council of Negro Women) is an organization of organizations (comprising 300 campus and community-based sections and 32 Affiliate Women’s Organizations) that leads, advocates, and empowers women of African descent, their families, and communities. The NCNW offers programs that promote education, with a particular focus on science, technology, engineering, and math; encourage entrepreneurship; promote financial literacy; educate women about HIV/AIDS; and advocate for sound public policy and social justice. Currently, NCNW is headed by DR. Thelma T. Daley, Ed. D. More information about NCNW can be found at www.ncnw.org.