Submitted by Shelby County Tuskegee Alumni Club.
Club President William Mathis (center rear), Chairperson Anthony Weston and wife Jennine (left front) and alumni Mazetta Lee (Right rear). In addition, current Tuskegee University students Joshua Silas, Kaci Coleman, Dashon Howard (Front row) and Alex Mitchell Club (back row), took part in the celebration. Special invitations were extended to several area high school students: Gillian Bryant from Chelsea High School (Right Front), Chrishna Howard, Constance McKnight (Front row end) from Thompson High School all are planning to attend the university in fall 2018.
On Dec. 17, the Shelby County Tuskegee Alumni Club met at Hampton Inn & Suites 280 East for its annual Christmas party.
This year, the celebration took on a new meaning for the club by collecting new clothing, donations and toys for a 6-year-old boy who lost his mother in February 2017.