Urban League Receives $75,000 Grant From RJ. Reynolds
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Industries, Inc. has made a *75,000
-grant to the National Urban League,
which conducts interrscisl pro
grams to develop human resources
The contribution was presented by
to John E. Jacob, president of the
; National Urban League, at a lunch
. eon sponsored by the Winston
! Salem Urban League on December
I 10
! Bass praised the Urban League’s
’ -programs in education, health out
- reach, job training, entrepreneur -
I;ship development, and family coun
seling. The National Urban League
• land its affiliates around the country
I;serve more than one million people
•.‘each year.
“RJR shares the Urban League’s -
;>concerns about equal opportunity,”
•!said Baas. ‘‘Our company’s 1985 gift
i, to the Urban League is an invest
jiment In the future. It is also a
j',reflection of our confidence in the
v Urban League’s ability to make this
J- a better society.”
John Jacob told Bass that “RJR’s
ongoing support will go a long way
toward enabling us to achieve
<■ equity, foster excellence, and se
; cure empowerment for poor and
disadvantaged Americans.”
The donation was made at a
celebration honoring the completion
of new downtown offices mid an
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The National Urban League, which provides Job
training, educational programs and other services to
more than on million Americans each year, cele
brated its 75th anniversary in 1985. John E. Jacob
'— ^
^left). president of the League, recently received a
*75,000 contribution from Marshall B. Bass, vice
president of R. J. Reynolds Industries.
employment training center for the
Winston-Salem Urban League. Rey
nolds Industries committed $150,000
toward the $500,000 fund-raising
campaign for the new center.
R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc.,
with headquarters in Winston
Salem, N.C., is the parent com
pany of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co :
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