- November 15, 2024
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The State of the NAACP meeting at the African American Cultural Center, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, was a joyous occasion, as the organization looked back on their accomplishments in 2015.
President Linda Sharpe-Matthews opened the meeting asking members to; “Give me the strength and ability to continue to fight the good fight.”
It was also a time to welcome new officers. Dr. Danita Blow was introduced as the new treasurer, and her husband, Dr. David Blow was introduced as the new chairman of the ACT-SO committee.
Jerusha Logan, membership and life membership chairman, presented two certificates of Silver Life Membership awards to Victor R. Krause and Merrill S. Climo.
The organizations membership increased 35% in 2015, with an anonymous donation of nearly $3,000 for gift memberships, which were awarded at the meeting. Logan announced that the 2016 goal is to increase the membership by 1,000.
Kaiti Lenhart, Flagler Supervisor of Elections, was the guest speaker for the evening. Lenhart spoke about the three upcoming elections in March, August and November, and how individuals can get involved, not only by registering to vote, and voting, but by becoming involved in the process as poll workers.
Lenhart said there were currently 75,213 registered voters in Flagler County, and that for the first time a citizen guide, paid for by federal funding, had been mailed out to the community.
Questions were raised about voting access for the Espanola Community, and NAACP President Linda Sharpe-Matthews said she would make sure those residents had the opportunity to vote, either by mail, or if they preferred to cast their ballots in person – she would make sure rides to the polling stations were available.
