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2009President’s MessageI would like to welcome you to the 10 th Annual Awards Gala. This event was especiallychallenging during these economic times. Even though we fell a little short, every yearwe do a class act event to show our dedication to women and small business enterprises.I would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding.Minority Enterprise Executive Council has promoted the minority business communityfor over twelve years and hope to continue doing so through our publication, MEAMagazine. Just recently, the publication has been revived and making it possible topromote small businesses to the federal government and corporate America.This year MEA Magazine is one of the official publications that will be included in themedia package during the U.S. Department of Commerce – Minority Business Development Agency’s MEDWeek Conference in August 2009. We are very proud of this and hope all of you will be able to participateduring the Conference.We thank Cisco Systems for their support and congratulate them on the way in which they care about theminority business community. This is why we are naming them the Corporation of the Year and the SupplierDiversity Person of the Year. Cisco has really been outstanding; this should encourage other major corporationsto follow in their footsteps.Debra Williams and I give appreciation to all of our honorees and special recognitions. Every one of you is sodeserving and we love applauding your achievements during our awards programs each year.Hope you enjoy the evening.Sincerely,Sunny EzejiPresident