GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE, INC.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Priscilla Clarke: 202-723-2200
Craig Muckle: 301-918-6803
February 23, 2004
MEDIA ADVISORY
THE GREATER WASHINGTON URBAN LEAGUE, INC. (GWUL) HOLDS IT'S
32ND ANNUAL WHITNEY M. YOUNG JR. MEMORIAL GALA HOSTED BY ACTRESS
VIVICA A. FOX AND ACTOR, DIRECTOR ROBERT TOWNSEND
Democratic National Committee Chair (DNC) Terry McAuliffe
and Republican National Chair (RNC) Ed Gillespie will be the Honorary
Chairs of this year's GWUL Gala
Enterprise Rent-A-Car forms Partnership with The Greater Washington
Urban League, Inc. and Donates A Car for Raffle to Raise Funding
for the Leagues Vital Program
WHO: Maudine Cooper (President, GWUL),
Marc H. Morial (President, National Urban League), The
Honorable Mayor Anthony A. Williams, Tanya L. Lomard (Director,
Government Affairs, Altria Corporate Services & GWUL Gala General
Co-Chair), Todd Heavner (Regional Vice President, Enterprise
Rent-A-Car & GWUL Gala General Co-Chair), Gala Honorees;
Donna Brazile (Senior Democratic Political Strategist),
Kojo Nnamdi (Host, WAMU Radio and WHUT-TV), Mark Plotkin
(Political Analyst, WTOP Radio), and The Honorable Carol
Schwartz (Council Member DC, R-At-Large).
WHAT: The Greater Washington Urban League, Inc.
32nd Annual Whitney M. Young Jr. Memorial Gala, Theme: "65
Years Celebrating A Washington Tradition"
Scholarship Presentations By; Safeway, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., GWUL
Thursday Network, and Nationwide.
WHEN: Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Reception: 6:00pm Silent Auction: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Dinner: 7:00pm (Attire: Black Tie / Red, White and Blue After Five)
WHERE: The Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
(2660 Woodley Road, NW, Wash., DC - Tel. 202-328-2000)
WHY: The Greater Washington Urban League, Inc.
is a major interracial, nonpartisan, nonprofit community service
and civil rights organization using the tools and methods of social
work, economics, law and other disciplines to bring about equal
opportunities and equal access to African Americans and minorities
in the Washington metropolitan area. Its mission "is to increase
the economic and political empowerment of African Americans and
other minorities and to help all Americans share equally in the
responsibilities and rewards of full citizenship."
Maudine R. Cooper, President of the GWUL states; "We could
not provide the vital services that we do in the Washington metropolitan
area without the support of corporate partners like Enterprise Rent-A-Car,
Altria Corporate Services, Fannie Mae Foundation, Comcast and Coca-Cola,
who are major sponsors of this year's Whitney M. Young Jr. Gala.
Last year, the League provided services to more than 65,000 persons
through our more than 20 programs in education, employment and training;
aging and health services; and housing and community development.
The support of our corporate partners enhances and expands our basic
programs."
PRESS CONTACT: Craig Muckle (craig.muckle@safeway.com)
at 301-918-6803 or Priscilla Clarke at (pclarkepr@aol)
Clarke & Associates, LLC @ Tel. 202-723-2200 or visit www.clarkepr.com
EVENT INFO CONTACT: Greater Washington Urban League, Inc. at 202-265-8200
or visit www.gwul.org
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