East Hampton, NY (PRWEB) September 06, 2013

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New York business, civic and community leaders joined UNCF (the United Negro College Fund) the nations largest and most effective minority education association on Saturday, August 24, at the second annual A Mind Is Hamptons Summer Benefit. Held at the East Hampton Point Resort, the event celebrated education and called on supporters to invest in better futures for African American and other students of college by ensuring they receive the education they need and the county needs them to have as they prepare to become the leaders of the 21st century. The Hamptons Summer Benefit raised more than $ 60,000 toward that goal.

On behalf of UNCF and the students we serve, I want to thank everyone who came out and supported our young people through this wonderful event. They are the reason we are able to support more than 60,000 students each year through 13,000 scholarships under 400 programs, said Maurice Jenkins, senior vice president of UNCF. We need to invest in their dreams through a new philanthropy that will pay dividends for them, and for all of us.

The A Mind Is Hamptons Summer Benefit was hosted by the UNCF Leadership Council of New York. Sylvia and Kenneth Woods, owners of legendary Sylvias Restaurant in Harlem also attended, as did Camille Clark and members of the Metro Manhattan Chapter of The Links. Dr. Luther Clark, global director, Merck Scientific Affairs, Olympic fencing champion Keeth Smart and Nicole Christie of NBCs Fashion Star and H&M communications executive also attended the event.

Several key supporters were inducted in the A Mind Is Giving Society in recognition of their support for UNCF education initiatives. They were: