Agency Helps World Affairs Council
Honor U.S. Services
CHARLOTTE, NC (May 8, 2009) — The World
Affairs Council of Charlotte presented The Carolinas Freedom Foundation with
the World Citizen Award. SELMARQ’s sponsorship for
the event included designing the invitation and program as well as event
signage. The Carolinas Freedom Foundation, founded by Col. J. Quincy Collins,
Jr., USAF (Ret.), was created “to honor those who serve” including
all men and women, veterans and those on active duty, with the U.S. Armed
Services.
The black tie dinner included the presentation of colors by Ardrey Kell High School JROTC Cadets and special guest speakers Sloan D. Gibson, President and CEO of the United Service Organization (USO), and Lieutenant General Lloyd J. Austin, III, Commanding General, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg. Also recognized at the event were this year’s World Affairs Council of Scholars.
The World Affairs Council of Charlotte (WACC) was founded in 1983 as an outreach program of UNC Charlotte and its Office of International Programs. As a non-profit, non-partisan organization, it is supported by private funding from individual and corporate member dues and contributions. As a regional center for education and discussion of world affairs, the Council seeks to provide leadership for global thinking, believing that a broad perspective is necessary for effective competition in the global economy and for responsible citizenship in an increasingly interdependent political world.
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