1/24/2005
Media Contact:
Steve Campbell, [317] 327-3622
Jo Lynn Garing, [317] 327-3690 |
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Mayor to award local businesses for excellence in workplace diversity
INDIANAPOLIS - Mayor Bart Peterson will recognize leading businesses and organizations with his Mayor's Celebration of Diversity Awards at a luncheon this week.
The awards honor businesses and organizations that have excellent records in workforce diversity, opportunities for diversity education and communication within the organization, community activities that encourage diversity in the community and leadership in developing supportive strategies throughout the organization.
The Mayor also will award the third "Sam H. Jones Award" to this year's top recipient in honor of the late Sam Jones, longtime president of the Indianapolis Urban League.
WHAT: The fourth annual Mayor's Celebration of Diversity Award Luncheon
WHEN: Wednesday, January 26
11:30 a.m.
WHERE: Westin Hotel
50 S. Capitol Ave.
Winners were selected by a committee convened by the Mayor based on nomination forms submitted by businesses and organizations and meetings held with nominees' representatives. Winners will be announced at the luncheon.
More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the sold-out luncheon.
The Mayor's Celebration of Diversity Awards recognize employers who understand that we succeed as a community when we focus on everyone's attributes, including race, religion, abilities, culture and background within the workplace and in the community. It is an outgrowth of his January 2000 Summit on Race Relations, which brought together more than 900 Indianapolis residents to bridge the gaps that sometimes exist between people of different races, religions and backgrounds. The summit received a national "Best Practices" Award as a model for the rest of the nation to follow.
NOTE TO EDITORS: If a reporter is interested in attending the luncheon and would like a seat at the media table, please contact Jo Lynn Garing at 327-3690.
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