< ri- January 17,1990 • Portland Observer • Page 9 a.- f. t! V BOOSTING MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS-Michael K. Lorelli, President, Pepsi-Cola East, center, confers with guests at the recent “ Helping Hand Awards Dinner” of the New York/New Jersey Minority Purchasing Council, Inc. and its Vendor Input Committee (VIC) at the Meadowlands Hilton Hotel, Secausus, NJ. With Lorelli, who was the keynote speaker for the affair, are, from left, Bill McCreary, Vice President, WNYW-TV, Fox Channel 5, the master of ceremonies, Mrs. Lloyd Ward, Frederick L. Blackmon, VIC Chairman and President, Classic Travel Consultants, Inc. and Lloyd Ward, Vice President, Operations, Pepsi-Cola East. Lorelli told the dinner guests of corporate leaders and minority business persons that Pepsi Cola has spent more than $290 million with minority businesses since 1982. AMOS AND MCDONALD’S: THEN AND NO W -John Amos, second from right, who recently hosted the 1989 McDonald’s Literary Achievement Awards, poses during the program with (left to right) Ann Fox, senior manager, public relations, McDonald’s; Lorraine Harrell, of Chicago, McKinley E. Dabney, Jr., of New York City, and Toni Press, of San Francisco, the winners in poetry, fiction writing and playwriting, respectively; and Susan Watson-T urner, general manager of the Negro Ensemble Company. Amos’ first involvement with McDonald’s was when he appeared in the commercial “ Clean Up,” which aired originally in 1970 and was revived recently as McDonald’s prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary next year. 7 Developrr .ouisville .ouisiana Tuskeg Michigan Spokesm Chronicle National National 3ainsevill Consume Observer National Clack Pul Entrepren f imes . FI mtgor Ma. I ^ M a i l y WMO l Chicago Crusadet^Jatjona^ewsoaoei^ublishers Assoc Rouge community Weekly B id e Center fhr Child . Bay State ..'1 'ljp o rated . T h e C a r o l i n i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ m m ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ H i g r o College Inquirer G r o u p \A f r o - /^ H B H B B B B ( M | H B B ^ ^ r e s s . Minn -J j|| stitute of Black Com n News. Mel .^ in d u s tria liz a tio n Cente n a l. Mobile I 1 m the Advancement of . Speal S The Arizona Informa . Housto j O B !SSIon?l Black C a u c u s ^ ^ ^ H B j l j a i g H j j ^ ^ ^ H Chronicle. Lc l|jjie le s New Wave . Expo . Sacr. J ^ ^ H irk City Sun . O p e r a t i c ^ ^ ^ ^ H | l | | | f l l | | ^ ^ ^ ^ H > u n - F l e p o r t e i J M l Beverages A s s o c i a t i o i ^ ^ ^ ^ R ^ B ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H i u l l e t i n . Wes i ^ ^ S n9ton lnformer • E > a y ^ ^ H | H H H H J H | j H ^ ^ H n of Black \ w r 'mes • San B e r n a r d n | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H Advocate ijji Tennis Club . ijiO rla n d o Lo all those who have chosen to light a candle rather than curse the darkness, we salute you. The Justice Equal ''S jj||rimes • ^ ol:)ile New Journalist inqtun new s 1 voice. News & Viewpoint 3irr ned Broadc, Chronicle . . The No W la tio n a l A s s o c i a t i c | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ t e ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H o l Women's %mbus Times . N a t i ^ ^ ^ ^ p M ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ W J ^ ^ ^ H ' o r s . Metro PHILIP MORRIS capital Outlook . N a t i o n b o r o Peacei National Business K S y u ^ ^ ^ C n ic c ty ^ u d ii^ ^ e ie iiu e r . Chicago l^ ^ o c e of Black Mayors . Augusta Black Focus . Atlanta Voice . h c ^ K inn9tl Herald . East St. Louis Monitor . National Minority E Seattle, . . Chicago F \lewc#»l» C o ^ O f' . uaiiy vwnd . Chicago Crusader. National Newspaper Publishers Assoc Louisville Defender. Baton Rouge Community . National Urban League . Baton Rouge Weekly C e ve iu p iiie iu v u u iiu i t w o n»».