Today, more than 40 years after its birth, The Mozel Sanders Foundation has expanded to 45 satellite locations of churches, care faculties and community service centers serving more than 35,000 hot meals to families in need. In 1974, Reverend Mozel Sanders and a few volunteers served Thanksgiving dinner to a small group of people at the Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church. Trained professionals on staff assist the blind and visually impaired in achieving their social, economic, educational, personal and physical goals. TBSC is a place where blind and visually impaired individuals can come together in a loving and safe atmosphere to meet and socialize with one another and receive information about new products, technology and services available for them. Governor’s Award for Achievement in Health & Wellness – The Blind Social Center and The Mozel Sanders FoundationĪfter losing his sight, Tony Blair realized that awareness and services for the visually impaired were lacking in Gary and opened The Blind Social Center (TBSC). The Governor also awarded the Sam Jones Trailblazer Award and the Reverend Charles Williams Community Service Award. Individuals and organizations received the Governor’s Award for Achievement in the fields of health and wellness, business and entrepreneurship, education, religion, civil rights and military service.
As we seek to build bridges of opportunity for all, I could not be more thrilled to recognize these outstanding leaders.”
“The men and women we honor today are the embodiment of that spirit, and Hoosiers are grateful for their tireless dedication to this state and our people. “As we reflect on the events of these last few weeks, it is important that we rededicate ourselves to the cause of coming alongside our fellow neighbors with generosity and compassion,” said Governor Pence.
46th Annual Summer Celebration (IBE) Governor’s Reception.
Indiana Governor Mike Pence today recognized 17 outstanding African-American Hoosiers, community leaders and organizations from across the state with several awards during the Indiana Black Expo, Inc.
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