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ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ to host Gospel Explosion

ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ will host “Gospel Explosion” on Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m. at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall on the ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ campus.

Eight gospel choirs and the ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ Ebony Models will take part in the event, which is sponsored by the ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ Financial Aid Office as a tribute and memorial scholarship fund-raising event in honor of the late longtime ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ employee, Fay Dunevant. The goal of the Financial Aid Office is to endow the scholarship.

Dunevant was employed at ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ from May 1979 until her death in July 1999. She left behind two daughters, an extended family, and many friends and co-workers. The majority of her years of service at ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ were with the Financial Aid Office.Dr. Lloyd Hervey, music minister at Pleasant Branch Baptist Church, will serve as emcee for the event, which will feature:

Pleasant Branch Mass Choir
Pleasant Branch Children’s Choir
Judah Chorale ( former Ebony Singers)
ACTS Collegiate Choir
Bethlehem Baptist
The Brown Family
Marvin Williams
Chad Hearne and Co.
Zion Temple COGIC
Harmonettes

The ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ Ebony Models will perform at Intermission.

Dunevant was a member of Greater Pleasant Branch Baptist Church and mass choir.

Gospel Explosion is a free event and no tickets will be issued. However, a voluntary donation offering will be taken to fund the Fay Dunevant Memorial Scholarship. The permanent memorial fund will reside in the ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ Foundation. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.