On Friday evening April 3, Bishop Gene Savoy Jr. attended the Cultural Image Awards gala at the Peppermill Resort and Casino in Reno. At the request of the Reverend Terry McCray-Hill, pastor of Bethel AME Church, Savoy delivered the invocation for the event.
Individuals in attendance with whom Bishop Savoy conversed included Washoe district court judges Bretn Adams and Patrick Flannigan; Lonnie Feemster, president of the local chapter of the NAACP; Dolores Feemster; Guy Rocha; archivist Gerald Miller of the Reno Gazette Journal; Shirley Rogers of Nevada State Bank; and Alberta Rederford.