AAMW and The Business Council of Westchester Announce 21st Annual Brotherhood Breakfast

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The African American Men of Westchester, Inc. (“AAMW”) and co-host The Business Council of Westchester announce the 21st Annual Brotherhood Breakfast, to be held on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel Tarrytown, 455 S. Tarrytown, NY. Tickets to the breakfast are $50.00. The Brotherhood Breakfast proceeds benefits AAMW’s youth and community services programs.

This year’s honorees have built a mountain of success in the government, business, and community, but their reach extend far beyond that. They have a made a great impact on the communities and people in which they work and live. The Harold Fitzpatrick Community Leadership Honorees this year are the Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow of Mount Vernon and Chairman of the Assembly Racing and Wagering Committee, Henri A. LeGender, AIA, formerly of Greenburgh, a retired licensed architect, and a former member of the Buffalo Soldiers - Ninth and Tenth Calvary.

The Corporate Honoree is Dr. Charles J. DiComo, Corporate Compliance Officer of Aureon Biosciences, Inc. of Yonkers. Our special guest speaker is Laurence Gottlieb, Director of Westchester County Office of Economic Development.

“We thank The Business Council of Westchester for again co-sponsoring this important event,” said Melvin Burruss of Peekskill, and President of AAMW. “It clearly demonstrates their commitment to the businesses and community residents of Westchester County and in particular our youth.”

“The Brotherhood Breakfast allows The Business Council of Westchester to partner with a proactive organization like the African American Men of Westchester and to also get the county’s business community to directly support Westchester’s youth” stated Dr. Marsha Gordon President/CEO of The Business Council of Westchester
Wiley Harrison of Greenburgh and Chairman of the Brotherhood Breakfast stated “the program’s theme ”Economic Development Creates Jobs, Jobs, Jobs” means that helping others achieve their success and reaching their economic potential will positively affect a company’s bottom line profitability potential in the community in which it does business, and also empowered its employees.”

This year's sponsors are Con Edison, Entergy/Indian Point Energy Center, Key Bank, United Way of Westchester and Putnam, and Business of Your Business, Inc.

For reservations and further information about the breakfast and registration, please contact The Business Council of Westchester at 914-948-2110, AAMW at 914-949-9463, or register online at www.aamw.com. For additional information about AAMW, please visit our website at www.aamw.com. AAMW is a 501 (c ) (3) not-for-profit corporation.