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Actor to speak at Boys & Girls Clubs gala
Lou Gossett Jr. will be featured at the awards event.
By MARY JANE PARK, Times Staff Writer
Published September 26, 2007
He is known for some tough-guy roles, but Lou Gossett Jr. has a soft spot for underdogs. The award-winning actor who has portrayed distinctive characters in works ranging from Roots to An Officer and a Gentleman to Stargate SG-1 will be the keynote speaker at the annual alumni awards gala for Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast on Oct. 13. The black-tie event will honor Boys & Girls Clubs alumni Emery M. Ivery, vice president of community and partnership development for United Way of Tampa Bay; Frank W. Crum Jr., president and chief executive of FrankCrum of Largo; and Jai Hinson, founder and artistic director of Life Force Cultural Arts Academy inClearwater. The organization serves youngsters through age 17 through a variety of after-school activities that help them develop special skills and talents. Fast facts Salute to alumni What: Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast annual Alumni Awards Gala When: 6 p.m. Oct. 13 Where: Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park, 950 Lake Carillon Drive Tickets: $150; reservations required Information: 546-1032, ext. 13
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