The Company today announced that it will sponsor the 2009 Junior Athlets Sponsorship and that Company's President Richard Black will serve as co-chair of this year’s selection.

The 2009 competition will award until $125, 000 in sponsorship money to the winners. Applicants must agree to wear the Company's colors and represent the Company in sports events.

“There’s a tremendous amount of enthusiasm for the sponsorship, as evidenced by the range and number of applications we received and by the growing support for the sponsorship by organizations throughout the country,” Black said.

At that time, the Company was the sole sponsor of 2009 Junior Athlets Sponsorship. Today other local organization(s) serve as sponsor(s), providing cash and in-kind services.