The Detroit free press article onDr. David snead
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The Orlando Times Article - Sophisticated Gents’ Sponsors Memorable Black And White Ball
The Orlando Times Article - Former Gent's President Vernon Haley - December 2018
Sophisticated Gents President Vernon Haley Receives Standing Ovation For His Leadership And Accomplishment
Excerpt from Article - The Villages Daily Sun - September 3, 2018.
Sophisticated Gents of Florida Participate in Adopt-A-Precinct Program
The Program Encourages Nonprofit Groups to Staff Precincts on Election Days. Election Day was payday for nine charities that will share $21,500 raised by Villagers who served as poll workers in Sumter County voter precincts. The county’s Adopt-A-Precinct program encourages nonprofit groups to staff precincts on primary and general election days, and donate their wages to charity. Groups can earn up to $2,200 per election.“They did an awesome job,” Election Supervisor Bill Keen said of the Villagers who took part. “They’re already gearing up to do it again in the general (election). And we have a couple of locations that we’re having trouble staffing, so we may end up putting another (club) in place and get them going.
Organizations help students with scholarship funds - The Villages Daily Sun
Ciara Varone, Daily Sun Senior Writer Jun 3, 2018
Vernon Haley, left, of the Village of Woodbury, president of the Sophisticated Gents of Florida, and Book Booker, right, of the Village of Tamarind Grove, president of the African American Club of The Villages, join scholarship recipients Saturday for a celebration.
The African-American Club and the Sophisticated Gents of Florida celebrated another year of supporting
students’ futures Saturday at Savannah Center.
Sixteen recent high school grads received scholarships at the fifth annual event.
And this year marked a first for the organizations, as an additional 19 students already enrolled in college
will also receive funds, for a total of $56,000 in scholarships.