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UNCF SPONSORS AND ORGANIZERS [[4 images]] [[line]] THE GUIDING FORCE BEHIND AN ALL-STAR EFFORT Thomas B. Shropshire Senior Vice President and Treasurer Miller Brewing Company Sponsor In the 37 years since it was founded, the United Negro College Fund has helped thousands of people receive the education they need to move into the mainstream of this nation's economy. Without the UNCF schools, many of these bright, talented people would not have been able to sharpen their skills and minds. We at Miller admire the work that the UNCF member schools have been doing and are doing, and that is why we have participated in many of the activities aimed at raising funds to support these schools. The UNCF/Arthur Ashe Tennis tournament is one of those activities. On behalf of the Miller Brewing Company, I want to welcome you and thank you for helping us help the UNCF maintain the supply of trained minds. Your attendance here will not only help insure the future of the young people who will attend the UNCF colleges, but also the future of this country, whose quality of life depends on the quality of people our college produce. W. Thomas York Chairman and CEO AMF Incorporated Founding Sponsor On behalf of AMF, I extend a warm welcome and sincere thank you for supporting this Seventh Annual United Negro College Fund/Arthur Ashe Tennis Benefit. AMF is proud of its distinction as the founding sponsor of the Benefit, and we again feel privileged to play a major role in helping make possible this purposeful afternoon of tennis and fund raising. It is most gratifying to join with tennis professionals and celebrity players for this vital cause: the higher education of black youth. And every year the message becomes stronger as new players, celebrities and volunteers join us to help boost the Benefit and champion the cause of the UNCF, thereby helping the College Fund achieve its noble goals. Certainly your presence here - and AMF's - helps make it possible for young black people to receive the education necessary for an equal opportunity at positions of importance and relevance in society. To offer them the chance to partake in the rich rewards of life that this country offers is our mutual desire. This Benefit has brought us another step closer to that goal and I thank you for joining us today. Hugh Cullman Chairman and CEO Philip Morris U.S.A. As General Chairman of the Arthur Ashe Tennis Benefit, I am delighted to welcome all of you to our seventh year, and to have the opportunity to thank you for your continued support of this very important program. The Tournament holds a special place on the United Negro College Fund agenda. The monies raised through this event will enable many young black students to continue their studies--and achieve a quality education at a cost they can afford. This is an idea to which I--and many of my colleagues--are firmly committed. The business community is acutely aware that more than half of the nation's black executives and elected officials are graduates of predominately black colleges. To ensure the best talent for our future, we must support today's potential leaders. I am proud to represent Philip Morris in this commitment this year by serving as a member of the Fund's national board of directors. The Tournament is an event we at Philip Morris take particular interest in, but [[italics]] all [[/italics]] of you make it the success it has become. I hope you will continue your involvement here and with the UNCF as well. Its success represents success for us all. 254
