“WELCOME TO HOUSTON”

Deep in the Heart of Family:
Everybody is A Star

WHFR MEET & GREET

Thursday, July 30, 2026

4:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Hyatt Galleria Hotel | Sage Room & Ballroom A

MEET & GREET SCHEDULE

4:00 pm – 9:00 pm
REGISTRATION
Sage Room

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
MEET & GREET
Door Prizes
Ballroom A

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
REFRESHMENTS
Ballroom A

6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
RESOURCE VILLAGE
Ballroom A

Program Host
Laverne “Kathy” Suggs

Hotel Host
Natalie Perry

Houston Hosts
Belinda & Reggie Bullard | Teri & Ron Jones | Marchette Wesley

Program Speakers
Rev. Gloria Wicker | Sophia Lever | Deborah Dawson | Allan Wicker

WHFR MEET & GREET PROGRAM

Blessing of the Reunion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rev. Gloria Wicker

“Williams-Hudson Song”

We’ve Come This Far by Faith

Invitation to our Ancestors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sophia Lever

SETTING THE ANCESTRAL TABLE

DEBORAH DAWSON ON THE ANCESTRAL TABLE

Plants & Water:
Symbols of Life & Nature
African Cloth & WHFR Stoles:
Symbol of our American Ancestry
Black Liberation Flag:
Symbol of our Courage & Humanity
Two Candles:
The Lights of Learning & Creativity Guide Us
WHFR Torch:
The Eternal Flame that Binds Us in Love

BENEDICTION & BLESSING

ALLAN WICKER