To Present Chairman's Centennial Award To Moët Hennessy USA
July 9, 2009, New York, NY - The NAACP, the nation's oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots-based civil rights organization is turning 100.
To help celebrate the monumental occasion, the NAACP will honor Moët Hennessy USA with the NAACP Chairman's Centennial Award during their 100th
anniversary celebration on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in the Mercury Ballroom of the New York Hilton Hotel, 1335 Avenue of the
Americas in Manhattan from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Moët
Hennessy USA was one of the first corporate supporters when the NAACP was founded 100 years ago. Formerly Schieffelin &
Co., Moët Hennessy USA is perhaps the only company that can date its support of African American causes to 1896. In that year,
William Jay Schieffelin, the seventh generation founder of the company, joined the board of what was then Tuskegee Institute
and helped attract support from wealthy northern industrialists, which helped transform Tuskegee into the world class university
it is today.
"William
Jay Schieffelin was a man of principle who stood up for what he believed was right. He fought the injustices of racial discrimination
and was strong and brave enough to do so at a time when it was highly unpopular" says Mark Cornell, President of Moët Hennessy
USA. "As a member and activist of the NAACP since 1909, he set an example for each of us to follow. His incredible commitment
to human rights and strong belief in education remains deeply rooted in our company to this day. Moët Hennessy USA has continued
his legacy by supporting a number of educational institutions including the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Jackie Robinson
Foundation, Medgar Evers College, York College and the Urban League, to name a few. We are pleased to join in the celebration
of the NAACP's 100th anniversary and honored to receive their Chairman's Centennial Award."
The Chairman's
Centennial Award will be presented to Moët Hennessy USA during the organization's convention at a private dinner for the Board
of Directors, Officers, Leadership Council members, and Trustees of the Special Contributions Fund.
About
Moët Hennessy USA
MOËT HENNESSY is the leading luxury wine and spirits company in the world and producer of some of the world's finest
premium wines and spirits. The Moët Hennessy portfolio of internationally renowned brands includes: Hennessy Cognac; Moët
& Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Krug, Veuve Clicquot and Ruinart champagnes; Belvedere and Chopin vodkas; 10 Cane Rum; Wen Jun;
Glenmorangie and Ardbeg single malt Scotch whiskies; Cheval des Andes, Green Point, Terrazas de Los Andes, Cape Mentelle,
Cloudy Bay, Newton Vineyard and Domaine Chandon California sparkling and still wines.
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