Benefits Black Mental Health Alliance

Business/cocktail attire

Tickets $100, Students with ID $50

The BMHA Signature Annual Fundraiser: The Dr. Maxie T. Collier Awards Ceremony & VIP Reception

The Dr. Maxie T. Collier Awards Celebration & VIP Reception is BMHA’s Signature Fundraiser. This event is a celebration of the life, work and vision of BMHA’s principal founder, Dr. Maxie T. Collier and individuals and a corporation that exemplify this vision.

Networking

The evening will begin at 5:30PM with a VIP Reception.

The Awards Celebration:

The evening’s flow also includes the formal awards ceremony and a theatre style oration. Dr. Altha Stewart, the President-Elect of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), is an honoree and the BlackMindsMatter orator. Dr. Stewart will present a brief, relevant oration on a theme from Dr. Collier’s seminal work, Phoenix Arising.

2018 Phoenix Arising Topic:

Maximal Human Development: Re-Education, Introspection & Self-Determination

The Phoenix Arising Awards Honorees:

Dr. Altha Stewart, President-Elect, American Psychiatric Association

Shirley Nathan Pulliam, Maryland State Senator, District 44

Mr. Oladipo and Mrs. Florence Fadiora, Founders, Hope Health Systems, Inc.

Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States

Schedule at a Glance:

5:30pm to 6:30pm — Registration and VIP Reception

6:45pm to 7:00pm – Welcome

7:00pm to 7:30pm – BlackMindsMatter Oration

7:30pm to 7:55pm – Presentation of Awards

7:55pm to 8:00pm – Closing Remarks

8:00pm – 8:30pm – Network until 8:30pm