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Welcome to the 1st annual ‘Black Youth Achievements – The Awards Ceremony’! I am so pleased that you are here to celebrate the talents, positive actions and achievements of our young people within the UK. Not only are we here to congratulate our finalists, and to be inspired by their stories and accomplishments, but to also reflect on ourselves and what WE have achieved personally. How can we be pushing ourselves more – and indeed one another - to reach our full potential? We are all blessed with a talent, let’s support each other in unlocking and utilising it! The awards ceremony is the first project for the organisation ‘Black Youth Achievements’. We have an exciting ten year plan in which we will be working with young people in a variety of ways to help them gain greater knowledge and take advantage of opportunities which will broaden their horizons within the education, business and social arenas, ensuring that our future leaders are equipped with the vital tools and resources needed to make an impact and survive in today’s world. Keep on achieving, Kay Oldroyd Founder / Operations Director ob al re ep 009 ntr k UK 2 E ee W Gl So, I do hope that you all enjoy the evening that we have put together for you, and thank you for supporting us and our finalists at the UK’s first annual ‘Black Youth Achievements – The Awards Ceremony’! ip rsh u ne Black Youth Achievements are pleased to be part of 2009 Global Entrepreneurship Week.