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Black Meetings & Tourism April/May 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 70 the Memorial Foundation's family of supporters, and I hope that other foundations, corporations and individuals will fol- low its lead," said Johnson. The Memorial Foundation has raised $104 million of the needed $120 million. SISTER JEAN'S KITCHEN RECEIVES BRAND NEW KITCHENS THANKS TO TRUMP TAJ MAHAL AND PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL CANDY, GIFT & GOURMET SHOW Former casino chef Jean Webster will now have two new stainless steel kitchens at Jean Webster's Kitchen on Pennsylvania Avenue to allow her to carry on the good work that she has achieved over the past 15 years. The Philadelphia National Candy, Gift & Gourmet Show held a chef challenge on recently, where the winning team received the professional kitchen set-up used in the compe- tition. Each kitchen set-up includes a six-burner stove and oven, single-door stainless steel refrigerator, 8-ft. stainless steel table, microwave oven, six-quart KitchenAid mixer and a cutting board. The winning chefs from the Trump Taj Mahal team generously donated their prize to Jean Webster's Kitchen in Atlantic City which provides daily meals to the homeless and needy. In honor of the second place winner, Showboat Casino, a second kitchen was also donated by the Candy Show man- agement to Jean Webster's Kitchen. Pictured here accepting the new kitchen from left: Candy show organizer Francis Cox, on behalf of Jean Webster's Kitchen Jon S. Rosky, Trump Taj Mahal Chef De Cuisine Gregory Fusco, Retail Confectioners Association of Philadelphia representative Donnell Spillane and Jean Webster's Kitchen Manager Debbie Thomas. MEMORIAL FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND CEO ACCEPTS DONATION AT NATIONAL PRESS CLUB RECEPTION In commemoration of Dr. King's birthday and to ensure Dr. King's legacy lives on for generations to come, the Exelon Foundation recently presented a $1 million dona- tion to the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc. Frank M. Clark, Exelon Foundation Board member and chairman and CEO of ComEd, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, presented the check to Memorial Foundation President and CEO Harry E. Johnson at Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity's Inauguration Reception at the National Press Club. "Today, we honor the work and words of Dr. King and the values he held so dear – tireless deter- m i n a t i o n , s t e a d f a s t courage, and u n c o n d i t i o n a l equality for all," Clark said. "The Exelon Foundation is committed to supporting ini- tiatives that promote diver- sity as a philos- ophy of accept- ance. For Dr. King, that philosophy was a way of life. We hope our donation inspires others to follow suit, and we look forward to sharing Dr. King's convictions through a universal and eternal symbol of his life and legacy." The check presentation took place at a reception hosted by Herman "Skip" Mason, the 33rd general president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Dr. King's fraternity. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity originated the idea of creating a memorial to King on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The reception honored Dr. King along with family members of other firsts in African-American history includ- ing Martin and Bernice King, Thurgood Marshall, Jr., Adam Clayton Powell, and Mrs. Jackie (Rachel) Robinson. "It is fitting that we are celebrating the Exelon Foundation's support to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial on Dr. King's national holiday and the eve of this historic Presidential Inauguration," said Mason. "I am honored that the Exelon Foundation has joined Pictured here are Clark (left) and Johnson (right).