Actress
Terri Vaughn grew up in San Francisco’s Bayview
Hunters Point neighborhood.
Today, she gives back to her old community
by offering programs and mentoring to girls, many living
in public housing, through her Take Wings Foundation
(TWF).
Vaughn will host the foundation’s Fourth
Annual Angel Awards gala on Saturday, August 12 at 7
p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at Embarcadero Center
in San Francisco.
Actor/comedian D.L. Hughley (right) will be the emcee
for the Saturday, August 12 Take Wings Foundation Fourth
Annual Angel Awards Gala. Founded by Bay Area-native
actress Terri Vaughn (left), the Take Wings Foundation
provides scholarships, education and life skills training
to at-risk teenage girls in the Bay Area.
Actor/comedian D.L. Hughley will be
the emcee for the event, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters
will give the keynote address.
Other participants include
San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris and actors
Loretta Devine, Morris Chestnut and Wendy Raquel Robinson.
TWF’s annual dinner serves as a fundraiser for
at-risk teenage girls living in the Bay Area. TWF will
present scholarships during the gala, in addition to
honoring community leaders whose contributions have helped
make a difference in the lives of youth.
Tickets for
the event are $175 for dinner or $250 for the dinner
and VIP reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Vaughn, who starred
in the TV sitcoms “The Steve Harvey Show” and “All
of Us,” established TWF to provide scholarships
and workshops for young women.
“I grew up in San
Francisco and it’s important to me to be able to
give back to the community and to help encourage young
women to achieve their dreams, whatever they may be,” said
Vaughn. “We’re grateful to our sponsors and
supporters who help make the gala and our year-round
outreach possible.”
Vaughn recently completed filming
on the latest Tyler Perry film (Madea’s Family
Reunion) and is currently starring in the independent
feature film Dirty Laundry with Loretta Devine, Rockmond
Dunbar and Jenifer Lewis.
For more information visit
www.takewings.org or call (415) 674-1111. |
