Housing Authority of Birmingham District (HABD) employees this month raised $50,525 for public housing students who are high school seniors and plan to attend colleges or universities in the fall.
The Fourth Annual Naomi H. Truman Scholarship Foundation employee luncheon was held March 1 at the Concordia Beneficial Society in Birmingham. Employees last year donated $48,037 during the event which had a theme of “Harlem Nights Roaring 20’s”. Since 2016, employees have raised nearly $200,000 for public housing students.
Updated at 4:35 p.m. on 3/14/2019 to correct the headline and story on the amount of money raised this year.
Updated at 10:56 a.m. on 3/15/2019 to include the amount of money raised this month for students and to update the total raised since 2016.
