James Ammons was in Fort Lauderdale recently to attend his first FAMU Foundation, Inc. board meeting and a fundraising reception scheduled in his honor by the FAMU Foundation and the FAMU National Alumni Association. When Broward County Mayor Josephus Eggelletion, chair of the Foundation’s Development Committee, issued the call, more than 250 elected officials, alumni, corporate sponsors, students and others showed up with one thing on their minds: supporting FAMU’s new president.
The FAMU faithful dug deep handing over more than $386,000 to the university.
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Finally, a president who knows how to raise money!
ReplyDeleteFinally, a real college president. Thank you Dr. Ammons for coming back home to lead our great university. The best is yet to come.
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ReplyDeleteDr. AMMONS KNOWS WHAT TIME IT IS. THE RATTLER FAITHFUL WILL RISE TO THE OCCASION. WAY TO GO RATTLERS!!!!! WAY TO GO !!!!!!!
Hundred members don't Hubba many things outside of band business but he definately gets a Hubba Hubba from me.
ReplyDeleteFAMU raised peanuts when Caz Bryant was at the helm. As my Physical Chemistry teacher Dr. Turner would say: Now you're talkin turkey.
ReplyDeleteLike all the best stories, there's nothing better than a comeback. Nothing like some good quality positivity. The papers, the radio, even the blogs are finding less and less negativity to publish. I'm just trying not to think what'd it be like if the vote was 7-6 the OTHER way. Wow!!
Now we all must do our part. Let's start working (for real) and stop stabbing each other in the back. Enough of the negativities!!!
ReplyDeleteThe look on his face says it all! Congratulations President Ammons! We knew you were the right person to lead FAMU back to glory. This is the start of bigger and better things to come -- I have it on good authority from the Lord. He never tells me anything but His Own Truth!
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, yes! Dr. Ammons is what the good doctor ordered. I thnk we may be on our way back. Does he look excited in that photo? I think he does, and his excitement is contagious. I'm feeling very hopeful right about now.
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