Deborah Fleck: Education the star at NAACP gala
11:47 AM CDT on Sunday, October 24, 2010
Mostly adults were at the head table of the 10th annual Freedom Fund Gala. But seated next to Irving Superintendent Dana Bedden was a very poised youngster named Journey Woolfolk.
A fifth-grade student at Townsell Elementary School, Journey introduced Bedden, who was the keynote speaker at the Irving-Carrollton Branch NAACP's luncheon.
The new superintendent talked about "Education: A Responsibility of Society."
"We need the courage and heart to do what is right for our children," Bedden said. "We need to reverse the small numbers getting a good education. And reach out to all children."
Following Bedden's address, Ruby Walker presented four awards.Clarence Saunders received the Business Owner of the Year Award.