WAU 12th Annual Event

Name: WAU 12th Annual Event
Start: 2025-08-30T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-30T22:30:00-05:00
Location: Hyatt Regency Wichita

Schedule

Sat Aug 30 2025 at 05:00 pm to 10:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Hyatt Regency Wichita | Wichita, KS

Wichita African Union (WAU) is a 501 C 3 Nonprofit. 50% of the cost of all tickets can be tax deductible. Tax ID 45-4583328.
Buy tickets on WAU website at www.wichitaafricanunion.org and at a location, Roseline's International, 5025 E. 21st Street N., Wichita, Kansas 67208, where you can pay with cash or check. You can also find African clothes to wear to the event if you need to. Dress code is African Attire or business casual. With a special table you get recognized as a sponsor during the event and after the event on WAU website, complimentary drinks and served food first.
At this event we usually have lots of College and University students, faculty and staff in attendance. Four students receive scholarship awards every year on average, except this year five scholarships will be awarded to students studying at WSU, Butler Community College, Friends University College, McPherson and Hesston Colleges. We are glad to promote educational excellence in our community in Wichita and the nearby towns.
We will start with African Safari hour, a form of social hour where guests will tour African Safari Tables around the room. On the Safari tables, there will be a display of African artifacts, popular African snacks, mandazi, chapati, etc. and the popular African tea, Kenyan tea. Dinner will include popular mouthwatering African and American dishes. Seasoned African DJ will play Afrobeats that will keep you on the dance floor. We will have Fashion Show to showcase African fashion & style.
You will have an opportunity to put a donation in an envelope at the event but you can also make a donation anytime online at www.GiveButter.com/WAU to help us continue promoting educational excellence. No donation is too small. Thank you in advance.
Dress code is African attire or business casual.
An event you can't afford to miss!
KMUW, NPR Wichita 89.1 is the media sponsor for this event.