“Inaugural World Leadership Awards” To Take Place In Atlanta This August
On August 5-6, 2010, the New Look Foundation will bring heads of state, corporate leaders and celebrities to Atlanta for the World Leadership Awards (WLA) at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. WLA will raise funds and support for New Look’s mission to mentor youth as global leaders. Four distinct honors will be awarded to leading individuals, corporations and organizations which have contributed to youth leadership and service. The evening will be full of special surprises, celebrity guests as well as musical performance by Usher and friends produced by world class entertainment AEG Live.
This event is being chaired by Mr. John Rice, Vice Chairman of GE Technology Infrastructure and Mrs. Cammie Rice, Usher’s New Look, Board of Directors, in collaboration with Honorary Chairs Mr. Usher Raymond IV and President William Jefferson Clinton (Bill Clinton). Other host committee members include Ms. Ingrid Saunders Jones, Coca-Cola Company; Senator Samuel & Colleen Nunn; Former Atlanta Mayor Hon. Shirley Franklin; Congressman John Lewis; Mr. Phil Kent, Turner Broadcasting System; Mr. Roger & Kathy Penske, Penske Automotive Group; and Ms. Laura Turner Seydel, among other national and international leaders. WLA will be an unprecedented evening that brings and blends together the work of grassroots activists, heads of state, celebrities, youth leaders, corporations, artists, and community organizations.
Major international corporations have joined New Look to sponsor this event including: Coca Cola, GE, Turner Broadcasting, Grey Goose, AEG Live, Bank of America, JP Morgan, Penske Automotive, Elizabeth Arden and Sony BMG.
There is still an opportunity to join this prestigious group as a sponsor of the WLA. If you are interested in sponsoring please contact Melissa Ely.
