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2022 AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH VIRTUAL CLOSING RECEPTION

Date
February 24, 2022
Time
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost
Free
Organizer’s Site
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1609725447

The Los Angeles Association of Black Personnel, Inc. (LAABP) invites you to the 2022 African American Heritage Month Virtual Closing Reception to acknowledge the collaborative efforts between Honorable Mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles African American residents and city employees. Several outstanding African American City of Los Angeles employees will be honored for their exceptional service to the City of Los Angeles and the African American
community. This year, the committee has chosen to complete the celebration with special recognition in appreciation for the groundbreaking achievements of Charles “Charlie” Luther Sifford. Known as the “Jackie Robinson of Golf,” Charlie was the first African American to play the PGA Tour, winning the Greater Hartford Open in 1967 and the Los Angeles Open in 1969.

 

Join us online at: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1609725447
Passcode: 259284

 

For information : laabp.org
laabp.org@gmail.com
323.871.5801

Location

Online / Zoom

Organizers

Los Angeles Association of Black Personnel, Inc.
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti;
Our Author Study Club
Los Angeles Board of Public Works
the 2022 African American Heritage Month Committee

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