FIRE CHIEF HONORED AT ANNUAL

NAACP FREEDOM FUND BANQUET

Recently, more than 400 guests attended the Annual NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, hosted by the Hillsborough County Branch NAACP. The gala took place at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Spectrum Blvd. The theme for this year is “Pursuing Liberty in the Face of Injustice.” The Freedom Fund Banquet is the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year. Bennie Small is the President. Tampa Fire Chief Tom Forward was chosen as one of this year’s “Unsung Heroes.” Shown from left to right are: District Chief Charles Chapman, Chief Forward, Assistant Chief Milt Jenkins, and Captain Pat Forward. (Photography by BRUNSON).