NAACP celebrates 30th annual Freedom Awards Banquet

Recipient for the Go Forth and Prosper award Edward James III and event chair Cynthia Howard.

Honorees for the event Alice Jones, Rose Chapman, Sarasota County Commissioner Carolyn Mason, Carolyn Major-Harper, Dr. Lisa Merritt, Edward James III and Nicole Eddins with Sarasota NAACP President Trevor Harvey.

Sarasota County School Board member Jane Goodwin and Myndel Miller

Joan Donnelly and Connie Goldstein

Joe and Ora Mendels

Laura Spencer and Christine Jennings

Sarasota City Commissioner Liz Alpert and Jim Barber

Honorees for the event Alice Jones, Rose Chapman, Sarasota County Commissioner Carolyn Mason, Carolyn Major-Harper, Dr. Lisa Merritt, Edward James III and Nicole Eddins.

Sarasota City Commissioner Suzanne Atwell and Jim Rieser

Walter Brown, Doris Jones and Dannie Brown

Anita Drayton, Velinda Bowens and Maria Foulks

Barbara Ulberg and Lewis Dean

Center: Sarasota Police Department Chief of Police Bernadette DiPino with Corinne Stannish, Ed Brodsky, Lori Jaress and Kevin Stiff.

Carolyn Robinson, John and Maria Boyles

Charles Pearcey and Dr. Louis Robinson

Helen James, Carol Buchanan, Renee Gilmore, Tom Waters and Richard Gilmore.