Press Release: Hosea’s Heroes Awards Brunch 2018

(Atlanta, GA) February 2nd, 2018 – The Hosea Helps – Young Professional Influencers Advisory Board will host its first annual “Hosea’s Heroes” Award Brunch. Hosted by Porsha Williams and Big Tigger, the event will honor celebrities, key influencers, community businesses, partners and sponsors who lead as true champions and behave heroically in the face of poverty of other social injustices. The event will feature a curated art exhibit, special live performances featuring The Chris Moten Trap Jazz Experience, a surprise special guest, as well as a signature brunch experience with concept dishes and complimentary mimosas courtesy of Korbel. The “Hosea’s Heroes” Award Brunch presented by Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport takes place at the Loudermilk Center at 2:00pm on Sunday, February 25th. Proceeds from the event will benefit Hosea Helps ongoing mission to serve the “least of these” in Atlanta and across the world. Tickets are available for purchase at hoseasheroesawardbrunch2018.eventbrite.com.Spearheaded by the Hosea Helps – Young Professional Influencers Advisory Board, this event seeks to ignite a convergence of the most influential, philanthropic young professionals in the city and honor those who leave an undeniable mark in forging the journey ahead.

“This is an opportunity for the next generation to pick up the mantle left before us to love, serve, and rebuild our communities together. We want to honor the legacy of Reverend Hosea Williams and build a bridge between social justice organizations, the business community and young professionals in the City of Atlanta,” says Daniel Dickey, Chairman of the Hosea Helps – Young Professional Influencers Advisory Board. “The responsibility of setting forth a new standard and creating a new normal rest on the shoulders of the next generation of doers, thinkers, creatives and millennials; supported by the alliance of our host committee represented by organizations like Goodr, National Action Network, United Way, Black Lives Matter, Urban League of Greater Atlanta, WSBTV, CBS 46 and more.”

Hosea Helps is committed to helping those in need throughout the entire year and nationwide. For donations or ticket purchases, visit  hoseasheroesawardbrunch2018.eventbrite.com. For more information on Hosea Helps, visit www.4hosea.org.

About Hosea Helps

Hosea Helps (formerly Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless) was founded in 1971 by civil rights icons Rev. Hosea and Juanita T. Williams. Their vision was instrumental in guiding Hosea Helps as it became one of the most significant human services organization in the Southeast United States providing services for some 50,000 people per year. Since its founding in 1971, Hosea Helps has distributed more than $3.0 billion in food, clothing, medical educational toiletries, furniture and cleaning supplies to 16 Georgia counties, three states and to the Philippines, the Ivory Coast and Uganda. The organization maintains as average administrative overhead of 14 percent — ensuring the poor receive 86 percent of all donations. Created to help destitute people in the United States, Hosea Helps has forged a spirit of cooperation between individuals, corporations and churches of the First World and of the Third World. Established as a 501(c)(3) charity, Hosea Helps collects funds and Gifts-in Kind year-round. Hosea Helps was named one of the top charities in Georgia for its Katrina relief program to over 6,000 hurricane survivors by the Georgia State Senate.