Hopkinsville’s Human Rights Commission is seeking nominations for four awards that will be presented at the 49th annual Unity Breakfast, slated at 7:30 a.m. Oct. 26 at The Bruce Convention Center. The theme of the event is “Unarmed Truth and Unconditional Love.”
The awards are:
- Hal and Bettye Thurmond Award — for a community member, group or organization making a difference to improve the community through their dedication to human relations.
- Mayor’s Unity Award — for a citizen, group or organization in Hopkinsville that makes deliberate, conscious efforts to unite people and work toward better the community.
- Standard Award for Excellence — for an individual in recognition of outstanding service and devotion that goes above and beyond the call of duty in their profession to better the community.
- Volunteer of the Year Award — for a community member, group or organization who gives outstanding service and goes above and beyond to positively impact the agency they serve or the community at-large.
The awards are presented by HRC, the commission’s City of Compassion Committee and the city of Hopkinsville. Nomination forms are available online. The deadline for nominations is Sept. 24.
Tickets for the breakfast are $20 for an individual or $200 for a table of 10. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door for $30 each. Purchase tickets online, or contact HRC for ticket information by calling 270-887-4010 or email Raychel Fort Farmer, executive director, at Raychel.Farmer@h-ky.us.
HRC is also seeking sponsorships to help put on the Unity Breakfast. At the HRC board meeting in July, Farmer stressed that sponsorships will be crucial this year to offset local government funding cuts.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
