1st Annual African American History Celebration

I had the opportunity to attend the 1st African American history celebration at Centennial High School today. There was a slight mix-up in the start time; I thought it was 10AM and they had actually started at 9:00AM. When I arrived at 9:45, the program was in progress. Our City Manager, George Purefoy and his wife Debra, were in attendance as well as our City Secretary, Nan Parker. Also, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Joy West was also present from the Council.

Shana McKay Wortham from Frisco ISD spoke which was followed up by an awards presentation. Congratulations are in order to the following persons and organizations:

• Frisco Resident & Historian Bro. Jimmy Jones
• Frisco Residents of Color
• Todrick & Monica Johnson, Owners of Epitome Magazine
• Jake & Vinita Reed, owners of Frisco Thunder Arena Football Team
• Bob & Andree King, owners of Farmers Insurance Agency in Frisco Square
• Pastor Hugene & June Purdy, Trinity Resource & Ministries Coaching
• Dr. Bryan Bullitt, Frisco Chiropractic
• pastor Arthur Maxwell, Himilton Chapel Baptist Church
• George Purefoy, City Manager, City of Frisco

Presentations were made by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Joy West on behalf of Mayor Mike Simpson, the Frisco Boys and Girls Club, the Frisco Police Department, Frisco Chamber of Commerce, Nan Parker, Frisco City Secretary and a few others. While the program was long (I stayed until after 12:00pm), the content was very rich and the event was a huge success. I look forward to seeing this event continue to grow.