Students at the St. Ambrose Elementary School in Watervliet, NY participate in the pizza party / limo ride as a result of their fundraising efforts.

Today we are officially announcing the winners of the Black History Month Essay Contest. The winners are:

Milwaukee
Elementary School: Brandon Eversman -$100

Middle School:
Joseph Eason - $100
 

High School:
Darrel Webster - $500

Detroit
High School: Maurice Hunt, Jr. - $500

Congratulations to them on their superior essays. The Milwaukee winners are planning to come into the V&J Headquarters, Wednesday June 17, at 2pm. Once here they will meet the V&J Executive team, take a picture and claim their prize..

V&J Foods Burger King Connects with
Community with free meals for a year.

V&J HOLDING COMPANIES, INC (V&J) SET FOR CAMPAIGN IN AFRICA
V&J CEO, VALERIE DANIELS- CARTER SET FOR
WELLNESS TOUR OF GHANA AND KENYA
SPEADING HEALlli, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

October 3, 2007- V&J Holding Companies Inc. (V&J), CEO Valerie Daniels Carter is set to visit two African nations with separate initiatives to build economic stability, develop social welfare and create physical wellness. V&J will partner with Wisconsin First Jurisdiction and Save Africa's Children to foster overall advancement of the local communities. :Mrs. Daniels-Carter will travel with her brother Bishop Sedgwick Daniels and a delegation from Wisconsin to visit Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya in October 2007.

The first stop on the tour is Accra, Ghana, where :Mrs. Daniels-Carter will host an "Economic Empowerment Initiative (EEl)." Under this program the V&J Holdings Companies Inc and Wisconsin First Jurisdiction will acquire 20 acres of land in Accra where locals with an outgoing entrepreneurial spirit will have an opportunity to plant, grow and cultivate the fruitful terrain. After developing the crop, the entrepreneurs and their families will then be able take the product to market for resell. The proceeds will go to the families of the entrepreneurs, give aide to other needy families, the continued re - development of the land and also to help support local ministries initiatives. "This a great opportunity to teach self-sustainability while aiding to the help of economic development of the country," stated :Mrs. Daniels-Carter.

The second location on the campaign is to Kenya's capitol, Nairobi where V&J Holdings Companies in conjunction with First Jurisdiction of Wisconsin and Save Africa's Children will host a V&J free Medical Clinic Health Day at Cornerstone Nairobi to benefit the community around our neighborhood and also Orphanages around Nairobi. On this day it is our intent to treat estimated 300-350 patients. Doctors, dentists and other medical professionals have volunteered their time and effort to offer free medical attention, examinations for children infected with the AIDS virus, immunizations, and other medical attention as needed. The team will provide the funding for medication, supplies and other needed items.

The final stop is to the Kenyan village of Athi River, where V&J in conjunction with Wisconsin First Jurisdiction will build a second orphanage. The newly built center will house and educate children within this community. V&J in conjunction with Save Africa's Children and the :Minority Franchisee Association built three educational facilities for the Jubilee Center Orphanage Center in 2005. In addition the delegation the joint partnership will purchase school uniforms, shoes and school bags for children. Alongside this initiative the delegation will purchase food items and literary visit the homes where these children come from. They will visit several homes and will have firsthand experience in a very rural typical African setting. V&J also supported the funding of a well project that Wisconsin First Jurisdiction built in 2006 in Nairobi. This project provided water supply and sewage system of over 20,000 families within this local community.

V&J Foods Holding Companies, Inc. (V&J) is a franchisee of Burger King, Pizza Hut, Wing Street and Auntie Anne's restaurants. It was founded in 1982 by :Mrs. Valerie R. Daniels-Carter and her brother Attorney John Daniels. The company commenced operation with a single Burger King restaurant in 1984 and has expanded the company along with its affiliates to over 100 operating stores. V&J and its affiliates is the largest female minority owned Franchise in the country and is ranked as one of the ten largest employers of minorities in the country.

For information contact:
Leslie Stewart, Jr.
414-365-9003
lstewart@vifoods.com