Former NAACP Springfield President Cheryl Clay will speak about diversity and inclusion at the Oct. 29 Oak Grove Neighborhood Association meeting. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Oak Grove Community Center at 1538 S. Oak Grove Ave.
Clay is a Springfield native and returned to Springfield after being gone several years. She serves on the Public Housing Authority for Springfield, as the secretary for the Missouri chapter of NAACP, on the boards of directors for Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Springfield Community Center and Bartley Decatur Neighborhood Center.
Her passion in life is her commitment to social justice specifically regarding children and those who are not represented with voices in our positions of power. Cheryl is also the founder and executive director of the Be A Jewel Fund, a non-profit focusing on grandparents raising grandchildren also known as Grand Families.
We hope you’ll join us!