Boston
speaker highlights NAACP event
January
13, 2005
Carol Fulp, widely recognized for her work in
the Boston community, will speak at the annual Martin Luther
King Jr. Dinner Tuesday night.
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Carol Fulp, vice president of Community Relations for John Hancock
Financial Services in Boston, will be the featured speaker at the
Martha’s Vineyard NAACP’s annual Martin Luther King Jr.
dinner next Tuesday, Jan. 18. The festive evening, which also includes
an awards ceremony, will be held at the Harbor View Hotel in Edgartown.
Ms. Fulp is a graduate of the University of the State of New York
and has a vacation home on the Vineyard. She has received extensive
recognition for her work in the Boston community.
Boston Magazine named her as “One of Boston’s Ten Most Interesting
Women to Watch” in 1993. Ten years later in 2003, the magazine
listed her as one of the most powerful women in Boston.
In her work, Ms. Fulp directs the corporate grants, matching gifts,
volunteer and community outreach programs for John Hancock in an effort
to ensure that Boston youth who are most in need are served.
In 2004 she received the New England Women’s Leadership Award,
the African American Achievement Award, and the Pinnacle Award.
Among other honors, Ms. Fulp has received special recognition from
the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, Patriot Trail Girl Scouts, Boston
Urban Bankers, the Boston Jaycees, Roxbury Comprehensive Health Center,
Women’s Institute for Housing and Economic Development, the National
Organization for Women, Project Place, and the Tuskegee Institute
Alumni Association. Ms. Fulp lives in Newton with her husband, C.
Bernard Fulp.
Carrie Tankard, NAACP vice president who oversees the event each year,
said that the organization’s new president, Marie Allen, recommended
Ms. Fulp as an inspiring speaker. Ms. Tankard said that the group
often searches for guest speakers who were actively involved in civil
rights activities and marches in the past. Other speakers are chosen
because of their willingness to share experiences working in community
roles to further civil rights and those who exemplify achievements
in a variety of fields.
Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner and Awards Ceremony, Tues., Jan.
18, 6 pm, Harbor View Hotel, Edgartown. $65 donation. Preregister,
508-627-8737. |
