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September 2017 18th Annual Captains of Industry President’s Address I want to extend my personal thanks to the

Gala Committee and all of our partners for

their hard work and dedication to Tabor 100!

It was with a heavy heart that I considered my remarks

for the 2017 Captains of Industry Gala. It seems as

though our world is more divided than ever, but I know

and I believe that God has a purpose for each and

every one of us and that every trial and tribulation

makes us stronger. If there was ever a time to show up

and shape our destiny it is now. The desire to shape

one’s destiny is the very foundation that built Tabor

100.

It is hard to believe that 44 years later, we are still

struggling for the same equality that Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr. fought for. It is easy to convince ourselves that

discrimination and the lack of opportunity was a long

time ago, that this was someone else’s lifetime. It was

Not. Many of us in this room are very young, we are in

our prime… Do you think 70 is old? What about 60?

What about 50? Let’s look back for a moment….

It has only been:

• 73 years since black voters were allowed to vote

in primaries.

• It has only been 60 years since the Little Rock

Nine Integrated Central High School in Little Rock,

AR.

• It has only been 56 years since Dr. King said that

the only voting platform that would transform

America would be for blacks, poor whites,

minorities and Latinos to work together.

• It has only been 54 years since the bombing at

the 16th Street Baptist church killed 4 young girls

in Birmingham, AL.

• It has only been 53

years since this photo of a

young girl, standing with Dr.

King was taken during a

march for voting rights in

Canton, MS. That young girl

was Ollie Garrett.

• It has only been 49 years since the assassination

of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

• It has only been 19 years since Tabor 100 was

founded.

• It has only been 9 years since Barack Obama

became the first African-American President of

the United States of America.

• It has only been 48 days since the white

supremacist rally in Charlottesville, VA.

This list could go on and on, but this is not someone

else's lifetime. This is our lifetime. It is my lifetime. This

is our destiny to shape. In a recent discussion about the

turmoil and the events happening all around us,

someone said: “If you are not actively fighting

discrimination, then you are discriminating.” That was

so powerful to me, that I wanted to share it with you.

Think about that for a moment. “If you are not actively

fighting discrimination, then you are discriminating.”

Think about that as it applies to our daily lives; to my

daily life. Many of us are in positions to drive change

and make decisions. If we are not actively fighting

discrimination, then we are discriminating.

Finally, my hope and my prayer is that we challenge

ourselves to shape a better destiny for ourselves, for

our community and for our children!

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Umbrella Project Update

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Captains of Industry Gala

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“SHAPING OUR DESTINY” Tabor 100 is an association of entrepreneurs and business advocates who are committed to economic power, educational excellence and

social equity for African-Americans and the community at large.

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Legislative Update By Sara Stewart

Overview: Initiative 200,

Washington’s Affirmative Action

Ban, was approved in 1998. The

measure prohibited affirmative

action on the basis of race, sex,

color, ethnicity, or national origin

in public employment,

education, and contracting. As a result,

Washington has seen a decline in college

enrollment for students of color, a decrease in

bachelor’s degrees for students of color, an

increase in unemployment among

African-Americans, an underrepresentation of

women and people of color in Washington’s

high-paying technology, aerospace and biomedical

industries and much more. Washington is one of

only 8 states in the U.S. to ban affirmative action.

This is unacceptable for the people of our state

and we need to unite together to fix this growing

problem.

I have been brought on as a part of the Tabor 100

team to work with legislators to overturn I-200. I

need your help and I want to hear your story. I

know many of you have been impacted directly by

this initiative and I need your

stories and your involvement

to help educate legislators.

The more I hear from all of

you, the better I can

communicate on behalf of

Tabor 100 to legislators.

If you haven’t shared your

message with your district’s

elected officials, I would

highly recommend doing so

now (not when legislative

session begins, but

TODAY!). We need to work

together to spread the

message and the real life impact that this hurtful

initiative has caused. The next couple of months

are vital in prepping legislators for the upcoming

session and we need to have your voice heard

before January is here.

I can’t emphasize enough how impactful it is for

lawmakers to hear from their constituents and I am

here to help arrange meetings and to clarify our

message with language that legislators will need to

hear. You can find your district and contact

information for your lawmakers at www.leg.wa.gov.

Please contact me if you have questions, need

help, and/or if you’re interested in joining me at

meetings with lawmakers this fall and winter. I look

forward to hearing from you and together, we can

get this done! You can contact me at

sara@sarastewartinc.com or at 360-229-8168.

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Umbrella Project Follow Up By Linda Kennedy

August 12th, the day of the Rainier

Heritage Parade and Festival, was

warm and sunny and guaranteed a

large crowd. Tabor 100 / Excellent

Schools Now had a table in

Hillman City at about 39th and

Dawson. We had Tabor 100

leaflets and we supplied

membership materials, but our

major focus was to provide school

supplies.

Tabor 100 Member, Keith

Thomas, donated 24 backpacks.

The Salvation Army donated pencils, pens,

binders, composition books, markers, crayons,

and other supplies for students from pre-school

to high school.

As part of our Umbrella Project to teach students

life skills, we gave out play money and allowed

them to “buy” the backpacks and other supplies if

they could make the correct change for an

arbitrary cost set for their grade level and skill.

We gave away 26 fully loaded backpacks to

middle and high schoolers and crayons to more

than a dozen preschoolers. Rough estimates are

that 8,000 people attended the day-long Festival.

We are continuing our Umbrella

Project to prepare 9th graders for

their first job. Part of that work is

recruiting business owners to be-

come mentors. Since Tabor’s

mission states that we are

“...committed to economic power,

educational excellence, and social

equity for African-Americans and the

community at large,” what better way

to secure our economic future and

that of those who follow us than to

get involved. Bring others under your umbrella.

To learn more about the project contact me at:

206-799-4321 or Linda@LKMedia.biz

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Thank you to the Bakers/Bakeries that donated to Tabor 100’s Dessert Dash!

Brooke Quilici

Dahlia Bakery

Dianne’s Delights

Dupar & Company

Irwin’s Bakery and Café

Lori Mason Curran

Love by the Slice

On Safari Foods

Power Yummies

Salare & Junebaby Restaurant

Steph’s Sweets

Terentino Catering

The Confection Parlor

The Essential Bakery

With Style Catering

Eddie Hill, E.B. Hill & Associates, LLC

Matthew Murray, JME Partners LLC

Bernie O’Donnell, Vanir Construction

Management Inc.

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Congratulations to the 2017 Tabor 100 Crystal Eagle and Scholarship Awardees

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Thank you to our Partners!

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THE TABOR 100 BOARD

President: Ollie Garrett President@Tabor100.org Vice President: Brian Sims VP@Tabor100.org Treasurer: Aundrea Jackson Treasurer@Tabor100.org Secretary: Sherlita Kennedy Secretary@Tabor100.org Membership: Dee Riley Membership@Tabor100.org Education: Kevin C. Washington Education@Tabor100.org Public Affairs: Henry Yates PublicAffairs@Tabor100.org Economic Development: Edson Zavala EconomicDevelopment@Tabor100.org Government Affairs: Vacant GovernmentAffairs@Tabor100.org Fund Development: Abdul Yusuf FundDevelopment@Tabor100.org Business Development: Anthony Burnett BusinessDev@Tabor100.org TABOR OFFICE 2330 130th Ave. NE #101 Bellevue, WA 98005 425-882-4800 x 107 Staff@Tabor100.org Newsletter Editor: Kalea Perry KaleaPerry@Hotmail.com General Meeting and 18th Annual Captains of Industry Gala Photos Courtesy of Flyright Productions (206) 860-9813 Umbrella Project Photos Courtesy of Keith Thomas

WE ENCOURAGE YOU

TO REACH OUT!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept. 30: Tabor 100 General Meeting, 10am - 12pm, Central Area Senior Center Oct. 5: Policy Hash: Best Business Practices for Paid Family Leave, 8am - 9:30am, Seattle Metro Chamber Microsoft Events Center Oct. 6: Navigating Seattle’s New Labor Laws, 2pm - 4pm, Goodwill Seattle Oct. 10: ACCPNW Business Promotional Networking Breakfast, 7am - 9:30am, Port of Seattle Pier 69 Oct. 10: Sound Transit Strategic Marketing Part 1, 9am - 12pm, Ruth Fisher Room Oct. 13: Alaska Business Forum, 8am - 9:30am, Seattle Metro Chamber Microsoft Events Center Oct. 17: Sound Transit Strategic Marketing Part 2, 9am - 11am, Video Conference Oct. 18 - 20: 2017 Regional Leadership Conference, Suncadia Resort, WA Oct. 18: UW Supplier Orientation, 1pm - 2:30pm, University of Washington Oct. 25: All-Chamber After Hours, 5:30pm - 7:30pm, The Canal in Ballard Oct. 28: Tabor 100 General Meeting, 10am - 12pm, Central Area Senior Center

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Education Committee meets after the Tabor General Meeting, the last Saturday of the month from 12-2pm at the Central Area Senior Center