Hank Aaron

CHC CEO Dr. Jean Accius Honored with 2024 President's Lifetime Achievement Award

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Saturday, January 20, the White House recognized Dr. Jean Accius, president and CEO of CHC: Creating Healthier Communities, with the President's Lifetime Achievement Award. Accius accepted a lifetime achievement pin, gold medallion, lapel pin, and letter signed by President Joseph R. Biden at a ceremony in Washington DC. Award recipients will also be recognized during the Congressional Black Caucus weekend.

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  • Accius recognized for lifetime of volunteer service and community impact with President's Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest U.S. civil volunteerism award, and letter signed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
    ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Saturday, January 20, the White House recognized Dr. Jean Accius, president and CEO of CHC: Creating Healthier Communities, with the President's Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • Jean Accius, CHC president and CEO
    "I'm deeply honored and humbled to receive this award," said Dr. Jean Accius, CHC president and CEO.
  • The President's Lifetime Achievement Award is a civil award bestowed by the current President of the United States.
  • The President's Lifetime Achievement Award is the most prestigious, highest civil volunteerism award presented by the President of the United States.

Ode Audio: Play Podcasts on Play Ode

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

Other podcasts streaming on Play Ode include: The Read, The Breakfast Club, The Smoke, The Right Time with Bomani Jones, Blues in the Basement, Black History Year, Dead Ass with K & D, Therapy for Black Girls and others.

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  • Other podcasts streaming on Play Ode include: The Read, The Breakfast Club, The Smoke, The Right Time with Bomani Jones, Blues in the Basement, Black History Year, Dead Ass with K & D, Therapy for Black Girls and others.
  • With the tagline, Hear us here, Ode endeavors to be the platform that celebrates Black media, Black culture and Black engagement.
  • Play Ode, proudly features a variety of popular podcasts from iHeartMedia.
  • The Play Ode app is available now at the App Store, Google Play and odeaudio.com

Truist commits $1 million to the Henry Louis Aaron Fund to support HBCU students and alumni

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Friday, August 27, 2021

"We're excited to continue supporting meaningful work in honor of Hank Aaron's legacy," said Chief Digital & Client Experience Officer Dont Wilson.

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  • "We're excited to continue supporting meaningful work in honor of Hank Aaron's legacy," said Chief Digital & Client Experience Officer Dont Wilson.
  • "Supporting HBCU students and graduates will have a lasting impact, and this investment is a way to advance equity for the future.
  • In addition to Homers for Hank, Truist will annually fund two Henry Aaron Fellowships through 2025.
  • "We are grateful to Truist for this commitment to the Henry Louis Aaron Fund and Braves Country HBCUs," said Danielle Bedasse, director of community affairs, Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Braves Foundation executive director.

100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc. Honors the Legacy of Member and Baseball Hall of Famer Henry "Hank" Aaron

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Saturday, January 23, 2021

ATLANTA, Jan. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Our organization is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of baseball legend and beloved member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Hank Aaron, at 86.

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  • ATLANTA, Jan. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Our organization is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of baseball legend and beloved member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Hank Aaron, at 86.
  • Mr. Aaron was the true embodiment of the strength, perseverance, and resilience of African Americans across this nation," said Kevin Gooch, chairman of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta.
  • Aaron was a beloved legacy member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta since 1995.
  • In 1951, Aaron began his historic baseball career as a shortstop for the Indianapolis Clowns in the segregated negro leagues.

UNCF Remembers Baseball Legend Hank Aaron

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Friday, January 22, 2021

Hank Aaron passed away at home surrounded by his family and beloved wife, Billye, UNCFs former vice president of the Southern region.

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  • Hank Aaron passed away at home surrounded by his family and beloved wife, Billye, UNCFs former vice president of the Southern region.
  • Hank appeared in UNCF public service announcements.
  • They donated millions of dollars to UNCF and to our member historically Black colleges and universities.
  • The Mayors Masked Ball has now been franchised across the United States to several other cities to help UNCF raise money in other locations because of its model of successall thanks to the passion and ingenuity of Hank and Billye Aaron.

Feed the Children and PepsiCo Unite to Defeat Hunger in Atlanta, Ga.

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

The event kicks off at 8:00 a.m. EST at Turner Field in the Gold Lot, 755 Hank Aaron Drive Southeast, Atlanta, Ga.

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  • The event kicks off at 8:00 a.m. EST at Turner Field in the Gold Lot, 755 Hank Aaron Drive Southeast, Atlanta, Ga.
  • This is the seventh year PepsiCo and Feed the Children have partnered to help feed families in Atlanta, where more than 26 percent of the population lives below the poverty line1.
  • This event is part of a larger initiative between the two organizations to help feed communities in cities throughout the United States.
  • "Feed the Children is proud to partner with PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, African American Association of Georgia, Open Hand Atlanta, and Meals on Wheels Atlanta today," said Travis Arnold, Feed the Children president and CEO.