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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Southern Gospel Brunch<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On Saturday, February 8<sup>th</sup>, 2020, a community of 9,000 constituents, 12,000 university students, and 100,000 alumni will
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Texas A&M University-Commerce for our inaugural
<b>Southern Gospel Brunch: <i>Celebrating African-American Heritage</i>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The event will commence with a
<b>brunch</b> featuring world-renowned southern delicacies. Other activities will include an
<b>African-American Inventor’s Exhibit</b> with over 100 artifacts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">ranging from scientific inventions to genres of music; an
<b>“I Have a Dream” Essay Contest</b> with A.C. Williams Elementary School; <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">vignettes commemorating notable African-Americans who died this year (ie. Elijah Cummings and Diahann Carroll);
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">and a
<b>gospel explosion</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:28.0pt"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__secure.touchnet.com_C20206-5Fustores_web_product-5Fdetail.jsp-3FPRODUCTID-3D1263&d=DwMFAg&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=fVY6O2Z1zVQn0Ryb7fw7dkWsvXlGam0zfYrUhyONkBU&m=fRUK4PqZ12oTABMoW0YdjyK3SWNHJGHOH6HglbNnF8A&s=oQSnQxnmZm30dPsR-lfrS-ngJY18MQJhqjatptSGriY&e=">Purchase a Ticket Today!</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">*Students with an ACTIVE meal plan—this event is FREE!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Reserve your ticket!! Limited Seating Available!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more information, visit our website at
<a href="https://calendar.tamuc.edu/southerngospelbrunch">https://calendar.tamuc.edu/southerngospelbrunch</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Or contact
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Jayson Douglas, Associate Director of Intercultural Engagement & Leadership at
<a href="mailto:Jayson.Douglas@tamuc.edu">Jayson.Douglas@tamuc.edu</a> ;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Velma Ragsdale, Sodexo Catering Manager at
<a href="mailto:Velma.Ragsdale@tamuc.edu">Velma.Ragsdale@tamuc.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#00386C">Jayson Douglas, M.S. (He, Him, His)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#4F5352">Associate Director</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#4F5352"><a href="https://www.tamuc.edu/IEL"><span style="color:#0088CE">Intercultural Engagement & Leadership</span></a> | RSC, 239<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#4F5352">Mail:</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#4F5352"> P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, TX 75429</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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