Williams Agency is Platinum Sponsor of 2010 STAR Expo
On May 4, 2010, The Williams Agency will exhibit at the STAR (Statewide Training And Resource) Expo 2010, presented by the Operational Services Division of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for vendors on statewide contracts. The Agency is a Platinum Sponsor of this event. Last June The Williams Agency was selected as a pre-qualified state-wide vendor for Event Planning Services under Contract # PRF41. The annual STAR Expo provides an opportunity for purchasers from state executive departments and agencies, who must purchase from approved vendors, to acquaint themselves with multiple vendors and services at one event. Other public entities such as cities, towns and eligible non-profits also purchase from state contracts and attend the Expo in large numbers. This event is attended by more than 2,000 state purchasers. Visit The Williams Agency at Booth #105.
About The Williams Agency
The Williams Agency, headquartered in Cambridge, MA, is SOMWBA-certified W/MBE marketing, event planning, and public relations firm that specializes in working with government agencies. Founded in 1995, for fifteen years, the firm has created award-winning marketing and outreach programs that make a difference. We work hard for you don't have to.
February, 2010
Williams Agency to Produce 1st Boston Local Food Festival
TheWilliamsAgency is a sponsor and producer of Boston Local Food Festival. The Agency has been selected to provide marketing and event management services for this first-ever event of this kind in Boston. The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston collaboration with many community groups and local businesses is presenting Boston Local Food Festival, to be held on Saturday, October 2, 2010 on the historic Boston waterfront at Boston Children’s Museum Plaza. The theme for the Festival is Healthy Local Food for All! This Festival will be a delicious outdoor celebration of the many health and economic benefits of eating local food. With seed funding from the USDA through the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop grant program, it will feature scrumptious food that appeals to our diverse population and is grown and produced in Greater Boston, Massachusetts and New England.
October,
2009
JAMAICA, FAREWELL Play - ONE NIGHT
ONLY IN BOSTON- NOV 21st
JAMAICA,
FAREWELL Play premiered in Boston for one night onle.
The Caribbean Education Foundation has partnered with NAACP
award-winning writer/performer Debra Ehrhardt to bring “Jamaica,
Farewell” play to Boston! All proceeds raised from the
performance benefit Junior High and High School Scholarship
Programs for the Caribbean Education Foundation.
ABOUT THE PLAY
Jamaica, Farewell is a true story that takes its audience on
a wild roller coaster ride from Jamaica to America! It is a
one woman play based on Debra’s true story of her life
growing up in Jamaica and subsequent migration to the United
States during a time of political upheaval in her native country.
Ehrhardt plays some 20 characters, including her parents, siblings
and a CIA agent as she recalls fleeing the turmoil of Kingston,
Jamaica.
ABOUT CARIBBEAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
The Caribbean Education Foundation awards scholarships to poor
children who are unable to attend school, because families are
unable to afford school-related costs. Our Scholarships pay
for school fees and purchase text books, school supplies, uniforms,
shoes, meals, and transportation. CEF’s goal is to give
our youth meaningful choices and opportunities and thereby break
the poverty cycle.
CEF is a registered 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, organized
exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. We are
dedicated to helping poor children receive meaningful access
to quality education in the Caribbean. For example, there is
no such thing as “free public education” in Jamaica.
Thousands of children in Jamaica are on the streets engaging
in microeconomic enterprises and other activities instead of
attending school. On the surface, it may appear that these small
10 and 11-year old children do not wish to attend school, but
that is farthest from the truth. Many of the children are brilliant
and have passed their exams to attend high school. However,
they are unable to attend because destitute families cannot
afford the cost of books, bus fares, uniforms, shoes, and other
school-related costs.
The Caribbean Education Foundation awarded scholarships in
April 2008 to several needy students, who as a result, were
able to attend school in Jamaica. We hope to aid many more school
children in the upcoming year.
September,
2009
August,
2009
Agency
lands Third Subcontract for Statewide Contracts
Marketing and Leadership Training
for Statewide Training PRF43
We are a
subcontractor to TrainingPath
LLC, and we provide marketing and leadership training. Contact
Roy Charette at 508-755- 5525 or rcharette@verizon.net, to access
our services. This statewide contract will last three
years through 2012.
Agency
President Joins Board of Directors of Sustainable Business Newtork of Greater Boston
The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) engages business and community leaders in building economies that are green, local, and fair.
SBN leads several innovative programs including:-
- Local First business networks
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- Sustainable Business Leader Program (SBLP)
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- The 10% Shift
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- Local food Collaborations
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- Entrepreneur Roundtables and Programs
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- Conferences and Workshops
June,
2009
Agency
Wins MA Statewide Contract for Event Planning
Prime Contractor for MA Contract
PRF41, Event Planning Services
The Williams Agency is one of ten firms
selected on a MA statewide contract to provide Event Planning
Services. Now that we are on the list, State Agencies, Cities
and Town, and Nonprofit organizations can benefit from preferred
rates offered under this contract. This contract includes a
wide range of event planning, including conference planning,
meeting planning, training sessions, workshops, fundraisers,
press conferences, meetings, and stakeholder meetings. This
statewide contract will last three years through 2012.
May
2009
Williams
Participates in Marketing Workshop for State Contractors
April
2009
Agency
partners with Razz-M-Tazz for MA Statewide Contract #PRF36
The Williams Agency is pleased to partner
with Razz-m-Tazz Promotions, LLC
as a Subcontractor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Statewide
Promotional Items Contract # PRF36. Contact Gail Sabettini at
978-874-0502, or gs_razzmtazz@yahoo.com to access our services.
This statewide contract will last three years through 2012.
