The Black Belt Community Foundation's (BBCF) Black Belt Legacy Dinner honors Southern Company CEO Chris Womack on Thursday, Oct. 3.
“The Legacy Dinner will celebrate Chris Womack’s Greenville roots, enduring imprint and legacy, on the Black Belt, the state of Alabama, the Southeast, and beyond,” stated Felecia Lucky, President and CEO of BBCF.
“His leadership has supported Southern Company initiatives and investments that reverberate throughout the Black Belt communities and also align with the mission and values of our foundation."
Proceeds from the dinner will go to grants awarded by the BBCF.
Past honorees of the dinner include Judge John H. England, Jr.; former Alabama Lieutenant Governor George Duncan Hastie McMillan; former Alabama State Senator Henry “Hank” Sanders; retired Vice President of Alabama Power Julian H. Smith, Jr.; community organizer and news publisher Dr. Carol Prejean Zippert; retired CEO of Protective Life Insurance Johnny Johns; and Director Emeritus of the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB, Dr. Edward E. Partridge.
“The work ethic I learned growing up in Greenville has been an important part of who I am today…those things I learned back then, have been very important to me,” said Womack. “They have been major factors in the success I have been able to experience.”
See below for a video featuring Lucky and comments she shares about the upcoming event and its most recent honoree:
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.