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Portland, Oregon business entrepreneur, Roy Jay has been named as one of the recipients of the 3rd Annual “Bending Toward Justice” award presented by United States Senator, Jeff Merkley (D). The event was held Friday, June 14th at a luncheon at Multnomah Athletic Club. Jay is one of four high profile Portlanders recognized for their business and community involvement efforts. Also included were developer, Terry Bean, film makers Harry & Joe Gantz and housing activist, Gretchen...
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PORTLAND – The legendary Stevie Wonder was in Portland Friday performing at a benefit at Quartet restaurant in Southwest Portland. Getting to see the iconic Motown artist, however, wasn’t easy. There were only 200 tickets for the performance, which were going for a handsome $500 a pop and sold out quickly. It’s also just before Wonder’s 63rd birthday, and if you think that sounds young for the 22-time Grammy winner, just remember, Wonder was signed to Motown records at age 11 where he recorded his first major hit at 13 years old and helped put Barry Gordy’s Hitsville U.S.A on...
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MLN Family Services presents a very special evening Dinner “Taking Back Our Neighborhoods One Family at a Time”. April 24, 2013 Reception 5:30 PM Dinner and Program 6:15 PM Speakers Roy Jay, Entrepreneur, Community Advocate Jason Hubert, Portland Police Officer, Member of Gang Enforcement Team Delishia M. Pittman, Ph.D. Professor, consultant and clinical therapist Arvenelle Chambers, L.C.S.W. Cares Northwest Timothy D. Leavitt, Mayor of Vancouver, WA Kathy Scott, Parent Advocate, Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) Emcee Michael Harper, former Portland Trailblazer Entertainment The Parkrose High School Choir and Violinist Emilia Barrera from the MLK Metro Learning Center. Business Attire Tickets:...
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April 7, 2013 Portland business entrepreneur, Roy Jay has been tapped as speaker for the City of Birmingham, Alabama’s Civil Rights Economic Development Summit in Birmingham April 26-27th, 2013. Jay will be a featured speaker for April 26 and 27th. The summit is expected to attract 600 to 900 local businesses, government officials and corporate representatives. The Portland based businessman who is in demand for speaking, training and business ventures spends time always sharing and giving back. Jay has been recognized as one of the top 10 most influential African Americans in the convention and tourism industry by Black Meetings...
UPSCALE CLASSY HOLIDAY EVENT OF THE SEASON Friday night, December 14th at Oregon Convention Center, the lights of the tall towers beamed bright as business entrepreneur and man about town, Roy Jay, held his annual “Spam and Velveeta Holiday” event. After TicketMaster turned him down to promote the sale of the event tickets, Jay utilized various nonprofit organizations to sell tickets to the event and gave them a percentage of each sale. The results were a standing room only event packed into the convention center with all of the effects of a Las Vegas elegant evening. Headlining the event...
