[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 157 (Sunday, November 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S12399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           THE WALT DISNEY CO.: 1997 CORPORATION OF THE YEAR

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate the 
Walt Disney Co. for being honored as the 1997 Corporation of the Year 
by the Minority Business Enterprise Input Committee of the Southern 
California Regional Purchasing Councils [SCRPC], a group of 225 large-
scale purchasers located in a 13-county area of southern California.
  Formed in 1975, SCRPC seeks to stimulate economic growth and help 
develop enterprises that can provide useful goods and services at 
competitive prices, increase employment for underemployed groups, and 
help bring disadvantaged enterprises into America's market economy.
  The Walt Disney Co. earned this prestigious award through its 
leadership in working with minority-owned businesses. Disney has 
operated a Minority and Women Business Enterprise Program for more than 
15 years, and now does business with more than 900 minority-owned and 
600 female-owned businesses.
  This special recognition by the SCRPC reflects the high regard 
suppliers have for Disney's outreach and diversity policies.
  It is a great pleasure to honor and recognize the initiative and 
leadership that has led to this outstanding honor for the Walt Disney 
Co.

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