We hope this finds you and your family well and staying safe. We write today to share a few updates and ask for your pledge to support it. To those of you who have already pledged your support, thank you. The COVID-19 crisis has certainly impacted all our lives and plans in unprecedented ways. As the world struggles with this global pandemic; UNCF, our students, and our schools are also responding to the new reality. Due to COVID-19, the more than 400 academic scholarship, fellowship, and internship that UNCF administers to the 10,000 plus students annually are in jeopardy. With the support of corporations, foundations and individuals nationwide the work of UNCF will continue.

best effort and we will work continually to deliver the results they need.

We recognize that things are fluid with COVID-19; however, we still plan to host our upcoming events including the 35th Annual UNCF Walk, Run and Bike for Education, the Mayor's Luncheon, and the A Mind ls ... Gala.

For 76 years, the core of UNCF’s family has been the private HBCUs that comprise its memberships. Through wars, economic downturns, natural disasters, and now the coronavirus, UNCF’s support for our member institutions have been unwavering. The extraordinary circumstances faced by our institutions, their students, and their shared communities, requires UNCF’s

My thoughts are with you and your families, and I pray you stay safe and well. If there is any way we can support you, please feel free to reach out via email or phone. Don’t worry-- though I am working remotely, you’ll still be able to reach me, thanks to the magic of technology! I look forward to hearing from you and staying in touch.

Thank you for being a part of the UNCF Houston family.