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The 1979 Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner Tuesday April 17, 1979 Grand Ballroom-Hilton Hotel The Jackie Robinson Foundation [[4 images - scenes at the award dinner]] The Jackie Robinson Foundation is dedicated to contributing to the development of youths full potential, particularly in black and poor communities. Its resources are concentrated on assisting in their preparation to assume positions of leadership, as adults, in the processes of deliberate social change. By its encouragement of them and the provision of developmental opportunities, the Foundation is hopeful that they will be motivated to initiate new approaches to the resolution of problems confronting the nation. The purpose of the Foundation is to foster concern and the mastery of skills toward the achievement of fundamental human objectives and goals. That purpose is best served by its attempt to instill in youth a belief in the dignity and worth of every human being and their own ability to contribute to the nation's realization of its most cherished aspirations, for all of its citizens. The archive, education, leadership and recreation program of the Foundation is designed to achieve those objectives. It is not an easy task. The projected 1979 budget of the foundation is $250,000. All of its income is derived from public and private contributions. Your attendance and support of the 1979 Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner helps to make its effort possible. Thank you very much. We can all take pride in the Foundation's growth since it was established in 1973. However, a great deal remains to be accomplished and your continuing support will be needed over the months and years ahead. Only through a thorough commitment to our youth can the achievements of past generations be sustained and hope for a more just and prosperous future be nurtured. By its dedication to that commitment the Foundation strives to keep the faith with its namesake, Jackie Roosevelt Robinson. 44
