Name: AALS Dream Celebration
Start: 2025-06-20T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Anderson

Join us for our Dream Celebration presented by the African American Leadership Society (AALS) of United Way of Anderson County. This event is a celebration of Juneteenth and our theme this year is Cultural Tapestry: Weaving Philanthropy and Harmony.
Location: Hilton Garden Inn
Time: June 20, 2025 at 6pm
Tickets: $65
Attire: African attire is preferred but not required
Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Cash bar provided.
Our Keynote Speaker is L. Oveta Glover. She holds a significant place in history as one of the eleven trailblazers who integrated the public schools of Charleston in 1963, a groundbreaking achievement for the state of South Carolina, earning her comparison to Louisiana’s Ruby Bridges.
A percentage of the net profits from the event will go back to support the United Way of Anderson County summer reading program, Camp iRock.
Once again, we will recognize leadership in the African American community by presenting the following awards:
The Emerging Leader Community Award
The Ambassador Leadership Award
The Community Leader Award
The Community Organization Award
The Dr. Beatrice Thompson Legacy Award
Nominations will close April 30, 2025. Make a nomination: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=78MhU8x3ik6q_wdw6SruYkkVRriBDsFJiCGSNdYSb8hUQk1QNVc1VkdGOTJLSjhJWFoyUlhYUlpYNC4u