Please join us for our 2026 NAACP Lexington-Fayette County Branch Flora D. Mitchell Freedom Fund Banquet.
Our 2026 Freedom Fund Banquet is Friday, October 2, 2026, in Lexington, Kentucky.
Our Freedom Fund Banquet is our Branch's signature annual gathering, bringing together NAACP members, young people, community and faith leaders, elected officials, educators, business leaders, advocates, and organizational partners from throughout Lexington and Central Kentucky.
This year's theme is “We the People: Building a More Perfect Union for All.”
The theme calls our community back to one of America's foundational promises while challenging us to confront an enduring question:
Who is included when we say, “We the People”?
For generations, the NAACP has worked to expand the reality behind those words—fighting to ensure that citizenship, democracy, justice, opportunity, and equal protection belong fully and equally to all.
In 2026, that work continues.
Across our nation, communities continue to confront profound questions surrounding voting rights, educational opportunity, economic justice, racial equity, equal protection, and the strength and accessibility of our democratic institutions.
Our banquet will challenge attendees to move beyond simply celebrating past progress and toward accepting responsibility for the work of the present and future, so that those words truly encompass everyone.
The 2026 Freedom Fund Banquet will be held at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown Hotel, 369 W Vine St., in Lexington, KY. Free parking is available for all Freedom Fund Dinner ticket purchasers and event sponsors. Please present your dinner ticket confirmation and parking ticket at the receiving table before the event begins.
5:30-6:30 PM: Reception and Cash Bar
6:30 pm: The Event Begins
For Sponsorships: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-flora-d-mitchell-freedom-fund-banquet-sponsorships.
For Online Donations: https://www.lexnaacp.net/donate-1
For Check Donations: Lexington NAACP Branch, P.O. Box 13655, Lexington, KY 40508
If you are unable to attend this special fundraising event, please consider making a generous donation directly to the Charity Hocker Scholarship Fund.
Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable!
The NAACP is at the forefront of the movement to build political power and ensure the well-being of communities of color. Underscoring the advocacy of our 2,200 local units across the country, we empower our communities to make democracy work for them.
Your support of the NAACP helps further our mission to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons, and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
Donor support like yours helps support our work in the General Assembly and the community. As the oldest civil rights organization in the country, the NAACP is there working on mass incarceration, education, economic opportunities, fighting voter suppression, and protecting the environment.
Your generosity and participation allow us to continue to support scholarships, NAACP social justice work, community advocacy, and advocacy training initiatives and programming.
We Thank You for Your Commitment and Support!
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