Augusta, GA
Bethel AME Men’s Day Committee honors Augusta leaders
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Ten men were honored by Bethel AME Church at the Bell Auditorium on Friday evening.
This year’s honorees were selected for being leaders in Augusta, including state Rep. Karlton Howard, Westside High School boys basketball head coach coach Jerry Hunter, Augusta Commission member Alvin Mason and others.
More than 300 guests were there.
We heard from a committee member about what led to the honorees this year.
“We decided to honor 10 distinct men here in Augusta, Ga. that have impacted our community through the years,” said Lynwood Holmes. “So we decided our theme for this year is Men’s Day is ‘Men Leading and Standing on Faith.’ So we decided to bring in 10 men to have led in some capacity in our community.”
News 12 First Alert Meteorologist Mikel Hannah-Harding was the emcee.
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