Celtics Legend Bill Russell To Speak At 25th YMCA Black Achievers Dinner.Business/Sports Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 14, 2000 For 25 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. of Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. Black Achievers Program has provided successful Black professionals with the opportunity to develop winning characteristics in young people. So it is appropriate that the man who personified winning in Boston, Celtics legend Bill Russell Noun 1. Bill Russell - United States basketball center (born in 1934) William Felton Russell, Russell , will be the keynote speaker at the 25th Annual Black Achievers Recognition Awards Gala on Thursday, January 20, 2000. Russell is also a board member of The National Mentoring Partnership. The YMCA Black Achievers Program strives to recognize and encourage successful Black professionals who have committed themselves to working with minority youth to develop educational and career aspirations. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino Thomas Michael Menino (born December 27, 1942) is the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the city's first Italian-American mayor. Biography Born in Readville, a part of Boston's Hyde Park neighborhood, Menino was educated at Chamberlayne Junior College (AA, will join with Russell and the YMCA of Greater Boston at the program's annual awards dinner to celebrate the accomplishments of the Black Achiever Program and congratulate this year's class of dedicated professionals and Black Achiever Alumni. The 25th Annual Black Achievers Gala will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 20, 2000 at the Boston Marriott Hotel at Copley Place. State Street Corporation, a longtime supporter of the Black Achievers Program, is the principal sponsor. State Street Corporation's Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Marshall N. Carter, is Honorary Dinner Chair. Ronald E. Logue, vice chairman of State Street Corporation and co-chair of the Black Achievers Board of Commissioners, will be on hand to emphasize the financial institution's commitment to building a diverse workforce through programs like the Black Achievers. Black Achievers is a program of the YMCA of Greater Boston and has served thousands of minority youth in partnership with hundreds of area businesses. |
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