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ABOUT the Lafayette Society: \; \;The Lafayette Society promotes awareness of the many contributions to America'\;s freedom by the \;Marquis de Lafayette\, the French hero of the American Revolutionary War. We honor him for his generosity\, patriotism\, leadership\, opposition to slavery and oppression\, and support of human rights \;for all and we encourage these qualities in the civic character of Fayetteville\, North Carolina\, the first \;city in the United States named for him. The Lafayette Society fulfills its mission in several ways:
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- We host North Carolina'\;s official Lafayette Birthday Celebration every year on the weekend \;after Labor Day.
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\n- We established the Lafayette Leadership Medal for the top graduate of the Master Leader \;Course (MLC) at the Non-commissioned Officers Academy at Ft. Liberty and we support \;leadership programs at Methodist University and the Chamber of Commerce.
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\n- We have partnered with FSU\, Methodist University\, and FTCC to bring quality educational \;opportunities on their campuses for students and members of the community.
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\n- We funded an endowment of over $50\,000 at FSU to encourage the study of "\;the Age of \;Revolutions\, Emancipation\, and Civil Rights\,"\; \;which will support the Lafayette Lecture Series \;every year in February and help fund activities of the Black History Scholars Association.
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\n- Through our long relationship with the American Friends of Lafayette\, we offer a number of \;online lectures by professors\, historians\, and other recognized experts in their field.
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\n- We raised over $125\,000 in private contributions to construct a brick plaza surrounding the \;statue of Lafayette in Cross Creek Park downtown\, transforming it into an attractive space for \;celebrations\, recreation\, and performances
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