The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Employer Appreciation Breakfast

Baltimore MD:

What: The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Employer Appreciation Breakfast

When: Tuesday, December 14, 2004, from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Where: Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, 1212 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD

Description: Every year an estimated 9,000 ex-offenders leave prison and return or move to Baltimore City. At this event, approximately 250 area business and community leaders will gather to recognize those who promote the employment of
ex-offenders as well as individuals who have changed their lives through personal and professional achievement. Honorees will include:

· Carroll Custom Builders
· CG Brown Organization/McDonald’s
· Packaging Strategies
· P.A.P.A. Auto Parts
· Alfreda Robinson
· Larry Matthews

In addition to award presentations, the event will feature remarks from the following community leaders:

· The Honorable Martin O’Malley, Mayor, City of Baltimore
· The Honorable Barbara Mikulski (invited)
· Barry Schloss, Trustee, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
· Karen Sitnick, Director, Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
· Mary Ann Saar, Secretary, Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
· The Honorable James T. Smith Jr., Baltimore County Executive
· Katharine Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent, Maryland State Department of Education

Event Sponsors:
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation; Baltimore City Re-entry and Re-integration Steering Committee; Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Employment Development; Abell Foundation; Open Society Institute; Baltimore County Department of Corrections; Baltimore County Department of Employment & Training; Greater Baltimore Committee; Governor’s Advisory Council on Offender Employment Coordination; Maryland State Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services; Maryland State Department of Education; State Use Industries