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June 9, 2014 - Los Angeles, Calif. - Some of today’s most talented television and music stars will come together to join Judge Mablean in honoring Fathers on Sunday, June 15th. Hosted by Judge Mablean, Founder/Chair of the H.U. F. Awards, and the Mablean Ephriam Foundation, a non-profit, public benefit corporation, the Honoring Unsung Fathers (H.U.F.) Awards and Scholarship Brunch is scheduled to take place 1:00 PM at the Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center, 701 West Ocean Blvd in Long Beach, California. The Red Carpet will begin promptly at 12noon. Celebrities such as Wendell James (OWN Networks, Raising Whitley), Elisa Neal, (TV One’s Hollywood Divas), LisaRaye McCoy (Single Ladies), Cocoa Brown (Tyler’s Perry’s For Better or Worse), Robert Riley (VH1's Hit the Floor), Claudette Ortiz (TV One’s R&B Divas LA), Renée Lawless (Tyler Perry’s The haves and the Have Nots), and Sicily Johnson (One on One) will present the winning father’s with awards for their outstanding commitment to their family and/or community. In addition to these awards, Judge Mablean and the MEF Board of Director will make a special presentation to the Founder’s Awardee; Dr. George McKenna III, (Educational Consultant) and Board of Director’s Awardee; L. Mack Mossett, III (Principal of Amino Westside Charter Middle School). The event will include an awards program and brunch, with entertainment, featuring performance by, Chanté Moore (R&B and Jazz Vocalist) and house band provided by Mike Phillips (Musical Director). Actress Jenifer Lewis (Think Like A Man) will serve as Mistress of Ceremonies. The H.U.F. Awards 2014 Honorary Co-Chair includes Byron K. Reed, Sr. Vice President of Wells Fargo and Director of Community Relations for the Los Angeles Metro/Orange County Region. In addition to the Father’s Day Awards, the foundation will present scholarships to students from the Greater Los Angeles area, high school graduates, nursing and continuing college students between the ages of 19-35 who quit college, but have now returned. About Judge Mablean: Before fittingly portraying a judge in Madea’s Family Reunion and Madea Goes to Jail, Judge Mablean served as the judge on the courtroom series Divorce Court from 1999 to 2006. Judge Mablean’s trademark phrase “Look deep before you leap” soon became a household phrase. Judge Mablean is returning back to daytime television in the fall of 2014 with a new court show “Justice With Judge Mablean” which has been cleared in syndication in over 75% of the country. About Honoring Unsung Fathers Awards & Scholarship Brunch: The Honoring Unsung Fathers Awards program is an event designed to pay tribute to everyday fathers who go about their daily lives providing the love, nurturing and support their children need, but who often go unnoticed. Its purpose is to highlight the fathers in our community who are indeed great role models of fatherhood with an effort to dispel the negative image of the “Dead Beat” dad. Too much focus is placed on the absent and neglectful father in the news, radio, television and film. Little attention is given to fathers who do their job well. The Mablean Ephraim Foundation has been honoring men who make us proud for the past (12) years. For more information regarding purchasing tickets visit website: www.hufawards.com or call: (323) 445-6669.
June 9, 2014 - Los Angeles, Calif. - Some of today’s most talented television and music stars will come together to join Judge Mablean in honoring Fathers on Sunday, June 15th. Hosted by Judge Mablean, Founder/Chair of the H.U. F. Awards, and the Mablean Ephriam Foundation, a non-profit, public benefit corporation, the Honoring Unsung Fathers (H.U.F.) Awards and Scholarship Brunch is scheduled to take place 1:00 PM at the Hilton Long Beach & Executive Meeting Center, 701 West Ocean Blvd in Long Beach, California. The Red Carpet will begin promptly at 12noon. Celebrities such as Wendell James (OWN Networks, Raising Whitley), Elisa Neal, (TV One’s Hollywood Divas), LisaRaye McCoy (Single Ladies), Cocoa Brown (Tyler’s Perry’s For Better or Worse), Robert Riley (VH1's Hit the Floor), Claudette Ortiz (TV One’s R&B Divas LA), Renée Lawless (Tyler Perry’s The haves and the Have Nots), and Sicily Johnson (One on One) will present the winning father’s with awards for their outstanding commitment to their family and/or community. In addition to these awards, Judge Mablean and the MEF Board of Director will make a special presentation to the Founder’s Awardee; Dr. George McKenna III, (Educational Consultant) and Board of Director’s Awardee; L. Mack Mossett, III (Principal of Amino Westside Charter Middle School). The event will include an awards program and brunch, with entertainment, featuring performance by, Chanté Moore (R&B and Jazz Vocalist) and house band provided by Mike Phillips (Musical Director). Actress Jenifer Lewis (Think Like A Man) will serve as Mistress of Ceremonies. The H.U.F. Awards 2014 Honorary Co-Chair includes Byron K. Reed, Sr. Vice President of Wells Fargo and Director of Community Relations for the Los Angeles Metro/Orange County Region. In addition to the Father’s Day Awards, the foundation will present scholarships to students from the Greater Los Angeles area, high school graduates, nursing and continuing college students between the ages of 19-35 who quit college, but have now returned. About Judge Mablean: Before fittingly portraying a judge in Madea’s Family Reunion and Madea Goes to Jail, Judge Mablean served as the judge on the courtroom series Divorce Court from 1999 to 2006. Judge Mablean’s trademark phrase “Look deep before you leap” soon became a household phrase. Judge Mablean is returning back to daytime television in the fall of 2014 with a new court show “Justice With Judge Mablean” which has been cleared in syndication in over 75% of the country. About Honoring Unsung Fathers Awards & Scholarship Brunch: The Honoring Unsung Fathers Awards program is an event designed to pay tribute to everyday fathers who go about their daily lives providing the love, nurturing and support their children need, but who often go unnoticed. Its purpose is to highlight the fathers in our community who are indeed great role models of fatherhood with an effort to dispel the negative image of the “Dead Beat” dad. Too much focus is placed on the absent and neglectful father in the news, radio, television and film. Little attention is given to fathers who do their job well. The Mablean Ephraim Foundation has been honoring men who make us proud for the past (12) years. For more information regarding purchasing tickets visit website: www.hufawards.com or call: (323) 445-6669.