Caribbean Association of Georgia, Inc. Celebrates 10 Years of Humanitarian Work

Nov. 9, 2019 - PRLog -- For 10-years the Caribbean Association of Georgia, Inc., (CAG) has served metro-Atlanta and the international community now the organization will celebrate a decade of global impact during their 2019 Christmas Gala & 10^th Year Anniversary Celebration. The event will take place at the Crystal Lake Golf and Country Club, Friday, December 20^th, 2019 from 7-11p.m. It will honor 16 Caribbean-American leaders who are transforming their community, industry and have made an indelible impact.

2019 Cultural Trailblazer Award Recipient:

Glen Simmonds (posthumously), Co-Founder, Atlanta Jerk Festival

2019 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients:

Alrene Richards-Barr, Director of International Business, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Jewel Scott, Esq., Co-Founder, Scott Turner Law Group & Former District Attorney, Clayton County, GA,

Lyle Banks, General Manager, CBS46

2019 Global Humanitarian Agent of Change Recipients:

Michael Thomas, Chairman, The Caribbean American Cultural Arts Foundation, Inc.

Pastor Timothy J. McBride, Senior Pastor, Tabernacle of Praise Church International

2019 Excellence in Industry Awards Recipients:

Ezron "Ezzy B" Benjamin, Radio Personality & Founder, 106 Live Radio

Judge Hugh Cooper, Law Office of Hugh G, Cooper, LLC

Andrea Boyd Ratliff, Price Boyd Law Firm

Dr. Elaine Bryan, Honorary Consul for Jamaica Atlanta

Ricardo "Junior" Hylton, Select Meats Fish & Produce

Tameka & Leroy Blake, Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery

Hyacinth & Pete Powell, Pete's Caribbean Bakery

Douglas Crowe, Amerijet International Inc.

2019 Founder's Award

Jackie Pommels Watson, Founding President, CAG & President, Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce

Prior to beginning of the program, honorees will be greeted during the Hour of Honor, an intimate cocktail reception inside the Farmer & The Chef, located within Crystal Lake Golf & Country Club.

Tickets for the Caribbean Association of Georgia's Christmas Gala & 10^th Year Anniversary Celebration are $75 and tables can be purchased for $560. CAG is also offering ad space in the 2019 Commemorative Souvenir Booklet. Tickets and ad purchases can be made on www.caribbeangeorgia.org.

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The Caribbean Association of Georgia, Inc is a 501©3 tax exempt humanitarian and cultural organization committed to supporting causes that affect the Caribbean-American community at home and across the Caribbean diaspora. It was founded in 2008 and incorporated in 2009. The organization provides valuable services to local communities by providing for the homeless, feeding troops at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and offering support to victims of domestic abuse at local shelters. The organization also provides employment, homeownership and immigration trainings. CAG supports people devastated by deadly storms in the Caribbean and the United States. To learn more, join or donate to the work of CAG visit www.caribbeangeorgia.org (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.c...).