Dozens to be Recognized at BMORENEWS.com’s 6th Annual BBBW Soiree
(BALTIMORE – February 13, 2009) - On Tuesday, February 17, 2009 from 6 to 8 pm, BMORENEWS.com will host the 6th Annual Baltimore Black Business Week Soiree at The Diamond Tavern (www.DiamondTavern.com) at the New Hilton, 401 W. Pratt Street. This is a free event that will recognize several individuals for their contributions and support of black business in the area. However, please RSVP (Space is Limited) to Phenomenal Events at 443.223.8759 or email: contact@phenomenal-events.com. Parking is available in the garage for $5 with a receipt from the restaurant.
Emcees for the event are Marva Williams and Troy Johnson, formerly of 92Q's Big Phat Morning Show.
This event will serve as the kick-off for a week full of business related activities, including the 10th Annual Minority Business Summit (www.minoritybusinesssummit.com) by Visionary Marketing Group and the 23rd Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (www.beya.org) by Career Communications Group.
“Special Thanks” to Rondy Griffin, Troy Holland of The Black Taurus Group, Erich March of March Funeral Homes, and the Greater Baltimore Black Chamber of Commerce. Also, thanks to Gov. Martin O'Malley (who first insituted BBBW when mayor of Baltimore), Sen. Ben Cardin, Congressman John Sarbanes, and Baltimore City Councilman Bill Cole.
The first ever BMORENEWS.com "William C. March Service Awards" will be presented to …
Cassandra Vaughn-Fox
Kevin Johnson
Kevin Davis
Carl Mack
Jake Oliver
Scott Dance
Charles Johnson
Debra Keller
Others being recognized include:
Michelle Newby-Josie
Cynthia D. Washington
Kevin Setzer
Frazier Mathis
Patricia Newton
Angela Lewis
Kristy Johnson
Joan Marshall
Avon Bellamy
Kanika Feaster
Leamon Best
Hassan Giordano
Andrea Garris
Bob Ingram
Sonya Stockton
Carla Tucker
Chet Howard
Deborah Wiggs
Jewel West
Shelly Chandler
Renny Bass
Marvin Harris
Carlton Douglass
Corey Barnes
Darius Hall
Charles Johnson
Larry Collins
Norma Anderson
Tiffany Mathis
Stacie Price
Rondy Griffin
Leon Purnell
Katrina Webber
Jonathan M. Jones, Sr.
Laretta Ann Taylor
C. D. Witherspoon
Philip O. Allen, Jr.
Marty Glaze
Feleshia Thomas
Wanda Young
LaRian Finney
Stephanie Poplar
Marcy Crump
Antoine Friend
Cornell Bass
Norma Anderson
Azikiwe DeVeaux
Mark Baltimore
Michelle Wike
Cederic Lee
Terry Coffman
Dylan Jones
Thomas Hardnett
Kevin Scott
Sheirmiar White
Troy Holland
Granville Templeton, Esquire
Shelly Chandler
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