Urban League Now Accepting Nominations for its Five Key Business and Community Awards

Urban League Now Accepting Nominations for its Five Key Business and Community Awards

- Deadline for Applications March 6, 2009 -

PORTSMOUTH, Va., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Urban League of Hampton Roads will hold its 19th Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Dinner on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at the Renaissance Hotel in Portsmouth. Awards nominations are now being accepted for the following categories:

1. Whitney M. Young Jr. Award: for an international or national company
that has made significant progress diversifying its workforce at the
management and non-management levels.
2. Phillip Randolph Award: for a local or regional company that has made
significant progress toward diversifying its workforce at the
management and non-management levels.
3. Vivian C. Mason Award: for an individual or group making significant
contributions through long-term service to the region by demonstrating
the highest value of citizenship in promoting inter-racial
understanding and cooperation.
4. Marian Palmer Capps Award: for an individual or group who has made
significant contributions to the Hampton Roads community through the
promotion of educational initiatives which support inter-racial
understanding and cooperation.
5. Jocelyn P. Goss Award: for a high school or college student who has
demonstrated exceptional leadership through community service, academic
achievement and/or excellence in the performing or creative arts.

Deadline for submissions is March 6, 2009. Winners in each category will receive an array of recognition opportunities, to include the following:

-- Feature story on the Cox 11 show Cox Connections hosted by Gary
McCollum, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Cox Hampton
Roads
-- Feature story on the WSKY show The Good Lyfe hosted by local
television personality DeeDee Gee
-- Year long recognition on the Urban League of Hampton Roads website
-- Promotion via commercials aired on the 70 networks within the Cox
Communications of Hampton Roads networks

For more information on the dinner, please contact Lessie Bowser-Wharton at (757) 627-0864, lbwharton@ulhr.org, or visit www.ulhr.org.

Source: Cox Communications

CONTACT: Lessie Bowser-Wharton of Urban League of Hampton Roads,
+1-757-627-0864, lbwharton@ulhr.org

Web Site: http://www.ulhr.org/

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