Actor, Director and Activist Danny Glover to Keynote 2013 NAACP Annual Banquet.

The event will be held April 27, 2013, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Concord.

Tickets are $75 per person and include a one-year membership in the organization.

For ticket information call 925-439-5099 or visit www.naacpeastcounty.org or click here. 

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands of dedicated workers, organizers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans.

The Keep Antioch Beautiful Committee is seeking volunteers for the 2013 Keep Antioch Beautiful volunteer cleanup event on Saturday, April 20.

Over the past three years, over 1,500 volunteers turned out for this all-volunteer event and 30,000 pounds of trash was collected and deposited in Allied Waste dumpsters located at local schools.  The 4th annual event once again chaired by former Antioch Councilmember Martha Parsons and this year is co-chaired by Antioch Mayor Wade Harper and will be held on Saturday, April 20th from 8:30-11 AM. A free volunteer thank you lunch will be served following the event at Contra Loma Regional Park. This is your opportunity to give back to your community. To sign up for the event, you may register on line at http://art4antioch.org//Keep-Antioch-Beautiful.asp.

Many individuals and organizations are supporting this event and the event is funded fully by the following sponsors: City of Antioch, Antioch Unified School District, Allied Waste, Honeywell, Walmart, Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch, NRG Energy, East Bay Regional Parks, Pinky’s Klassy Kar Wash, Paintball Park, Paradise Skate, Dick Straub (In Memoriam), Jim Lanter Antioch State Farm Insurance Agent, Antioch Coin & Jewelry and Central Self Storage of Antioch.

Groups, service clubs and others are volunteering at the event. Volunteer groups include: AHS & DVHS Key Clubs, Boys Scouts Troops of Antioch, Kiwanis Club of the Delta-Antioch, Rivertown Preservation Society, and UCBN.

For more information call (925) 779-6137, option 1. You can also follow us on Facebook “Keep Antioch Beautiful” Group. Committee members are also available to speak to clubs, groups, organizations, etc.