Salute to Excellence in Business Awards Luncheon

Honoring the area’s leading African-American businesses and businesspersons:

Entrepreneur of the Year,

Corporate Executive of the Year

Emerging Business of the Year

Corporate Diversity Award,

Top 25 African-American Businesses

Thursday, November 1, 2007 — 11:30am-1:30pm, Renaissance Grand Hotel

Tickets: $125 for VIP/Corporate Seating (Tables of 10 $1,250)

$75 for General Reserved Seating (Tables of 10 $750)

The St. Louis American Foundation’s

Salute to Excellence

An award-winning, year-round program,

Nationally recognized for its commitment to the community

Proceeds from the Salute to Excellence events are used for community grants as well as scholarships for minority students. In 2006, the St. Louis American Foundation, a 503(c) organization distributed more than $100,000 in minority scholarships and community grants.

The St. Louis American Foundation’s Salute to Excellence program was recently the recipient of the following awards:

* National Newspaper Association’s First Place Award for Community Service

(2003, 2004 and 2005)

Illinois Press Association’s First Place Award for Community Service

Missouri Press Association’s First Place Award for Community Service

Suburban Newspapers of American’s First Place Award for Public Service

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