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44th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet
September 5, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Aiken County Branch of the NAACP invites you to the 44th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet and 107th Branch Anniversary celebration on Friday, September 5th, at the USC Aiken Convocation Center.
The theme for 2025 is “The Fierce Urgency of Now.” To impact public policy, the NAACP encourages working together to continue to fight for equality and equity. Freedom Fundraising campaigns and anniversary celebrations are the primary fundraising and ceremonial events for NAACP branches across the nation.
The featured speaker is Judge Penny Brown Reynolds, Ph.D., J.D. Judge Penny is a CEO, speaker, and author. She is the former Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the Biden-Harris Administration, The United States Department of Agriculture. Most recently she served as USDA’s Chief EEO Principal Officer for its 100,000-plus employees. Brown Reynolds serves as one of the nation’s preeminent civil rights scholars and experts, bringing over 30 years of legal and executive leadership experience in civil rights, law, and executive management, as well as higher education and organizational change management. Join the Aiken County Branch of the NAACP as she brings her message to Aiken, SC.
