UPS awards $ 1 million grant
to 100 Black Men of America
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ATLANTA ? The UPS
Foundation, the philanthropic
arm of United Parcel Service, has
awarded a $1 million grant to the
1O0 Black Men of America to
bridge together the organization's
mentoring and scholarship pro
grams.
The announcement was made
by Cal Tyler, senior vice president
bf United Parcel Service, follow
ing the general session of the 100
Black Men of America President's
Summit held recently in Atlanta.
{Tyler, a member of the
bl^tropolitan Atlanta chapter of
Black Men. is also serving as
h&Morary chair of the President's
Sflfamit.
I "The 100 Black Men of
America and its various chapters
are nationally and internationally
renowned for their commitment to
educational, mentoring and
empowerment programs which
benefit African-American youth,"
"-said Tyler. He added, "UPS hopes
that this grant will help to play a
key role in linking the vital com
ponents of mentoring and schol
arships that the 100 Black Men
have implemented so successfully
over the years."
In accepting the grant,
Thomas W. Dortch, national pres
ident and chairman of the board
of the 100 Black Men of America,
said the organization is extremely
excited about the potential and
promise of the UPS Foundation
grant.
"The UPS Foundation has
provided us with the first corpo
rate gift that has the vision to
bring the necessary tools of men
toring and providing scholarships
together for a value-added benefit
to our youth," said Dortch. "We
believe this grant will greatly assist
our efforts to ensure that we reach
these young minds in their forma
^ ww?r
tive years and help nurture them
into reaching their maximum
potential."
As the world's largest package
delivery company, UPS provides
service to more than 200 countries
and territories with the industry's
most advanced information sys
tems and tracking technology.
With 1996 revenues of $22.4 bil
lion on delivery volume of more
than 12 million packages and doc
uments each day, UPS has a glob
al workforce of 338,000
employees.
The 100 Black Men of
America Inc., a nonprofit organi
zation with 12,000 members and
volunteers, is dedicated to enhanc
ing educational and economic
opportunities for African
American youth nationwide.
Currently there are 74 chapters in
the U.S., Jamaica, and
Birmingham, U.K.
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Cat Tyler, senior vice president of United Parcel Service, right, presents the check to Thomas IV. Dortch,
hotional president and chairman of the board of the 100 Black Men of America.
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