2003 Recipients

African American Chamber of Commerce - $ 500
Membership Support

Afro-American Heritage Day Parade - $ 1,000
Funds for Afro-American Heritage Parade

Aliquippa Alliance for Unity Development - $ 3,000
Funds for new after-school program, "The Future is Yours: Careers from A to Z."

American Heart Association - $ 1,000
To fund "Sister to Sister: Take Wellness to Heart" Conference.

Bethlehem Temple Christian School - $1,000
Funds used for Operations.

Bidwell Presbyterian Church - $ 300
To fund the Summer Lunch Program and the Bidwell Street Academy Summer Camp located in Manchester.

Carlow College - $ 2,500
Funds used for scholarships.

Center for Family Excellence - $ 3,500
Funds used to support a Family Outreach Worker.

Community College of Allegheny County - $ 1,500
Funds used for scholarships.

Community Youth and Fitness Center - $ 3,000
Funds used to upgrade the youth center located in East Liberty.

Cyril Wecht Institute of Forensic Science - $ 1,000
Funds used for scholarships.

Dancin’ Demons - $ 500
Grant to support the Dancin’ Demons Tribute.

Duffs Business Institute - $ 500
Funds used for scholarships.

Duquesne University - $ 3,500
Funds used for scholarships.

East End Cooperative Ministry - $ 4,000
Funds used for Summer Day Camp located in East Liberty

Edinboro University - $ 500
Funds used for scholarships.

Family Links - $ 1,500
Funds used to underwrite emergency shelter for kids, counseling services for families and /or individuals, and therapeutic and educational services for children and their families.

Hill House - $ 5,000
Funds used for summer and after school programs.

Kuntu Repertory Theatre - $ 2,500
Funds used for operations.

LaRoche College - $ 500
Funds used for scholarships.

LJS Publishing - $ 500
Co-Sponsorship of Black Achiever Benefit Luncheon.

Miss Black Teenage Pageant - $ 1,000
Funds sponsored the Pageant.

Monumental Ministries - $ 31,800
Proceeds from Hill District Golf Classic that supported various summer programs to benefit Hill District Youth.

NAACP - $ 1,227
Funds used to send youth to National NAACP Convention.

NEED - $ 6,849
Funds used for scholarships.

Norfolk State University - $ 500
Funds used for scholarships.

Onyx Alliance - $ 1,000
Supported forums aimed at promoting the retention of young black professionals in the city of Pittsburgh.

PCHS/Eastside Collaborative - $ 5,000
Funds for a permanent supportive housing project that benefits single women and children located in the East End of Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Regional Minority Purchasing Council - $ 500
Funds used to support membership drive.

Regional Housing Legal Services - $ 2,000
To fund an African-American internship.

Resurrection Baptist Church - $ 3,000
Funds used for summer day camp located in Braddock.

Slippery Rock University - $ 500
Funds used for scholarships.

Urban League - $ 750
To support the Ron Brown Annual Dinner.

Urban Youth Action - $ 17,905
Funds used for operations.