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Corporate Citizenship Report - Weber Shandwick

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Education/Leadership Development Partnerships<br />

<strong>Weber</strong> <strong>Shandwick</strong> partnered with the Ron Brown<br />

Scholar Program, which provides academic scholarships,<br />

service opportunities and leadership experiences for<br />

young African Americans of outstanding promise by<br />

underwriting events, providing speakers, mentoring and<br />

hiring scholars. <strong>Weber</strong> <strong>Shandwick</strong> chairman Jack Leslie<br />

joined the Program’s board of trustees.<br />

<strong>Weber</strong> <strong>Shandwick</strong> strengthened its partnership with the<br />

LAGRANT Foundation, an organization that provides<br />

scholarships, educational support and career advisement<br />

for minorities. Gail Heimann, vice chair, serves on the board<br />

of directors and Andy Polansky, CEO , is on the host<br />

committee. In 2011, <strong>Weber</strong> <strong>Shandwick</strong> participated in a<br />

day-long career development workshop for the Foundation’s<br />

scholarship winners.<br />

2012 LAGRANT Scholarship winners<br />

18 <strong>Corporate</strong> <strong>Citizenship</strong> 2012

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