THE JACKSON AUTHENTICITY TRIBUTE AND AWARDS CEREMONY

DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS WAS PLEASED WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE JACKSON AUTHENTICITY TRIBUTE AND AWARDS CEREMONY, AN EVENT HONORING LELAND SPEED, BENEFITTING THE JACKSON POLICE ACADEMY.

AUTHENTICITY WAS HELD AT THE JACKSON CONVENTION COMPLEX ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2009, WITH FEATURED COCKTAILS AND A SEATED DINNER. THE BLACK-TIE-OPTIONAL AFFAIR HONORED BUSINESS LEGEND LELAND SPEED FOR HIS TIRELESS EFFORTS, BOTH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL, ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

THIS EVENT WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY OF JACKSON, AND DOWNTOWN JACKSON PARTNERS WAS PROUD OF OUR SUCCESS IN THIS EFFORT. AUTHENTICITY RAISED OVER $100,000 THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF JACKSON FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE JACKSON POLICE ACADEMY. ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI, ATMOS ENTERGY, AND THE GREATER JACKSON CHAMBER PARTNERSHIP WERE PIVOTAL PARTNERS IN THIS ENDEAVOR.