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Macpherson Group / CQ Personnel nominated for 2013 Inner City 100 honor.

Sept. 6, 2012: ICIC is a national not-for-profit organization founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School professor Michael E. Porter to promote economic prosperity in America’s inner cities. The Inner City 100 showcases the successful businesses and entrepreneurs who are helping to transform communities all over the country through wealth creation for local residents. We have the privelege of being nominated by The State Office of Minority and Women Business Development to the Inner City 100. For more information about the ICIC organization see their website at: www.icic.org.

The MacPherson Group is proud to sponsor the following professional and nonprofit events.

Voices & Visions Gala May 23, 2012:, The Home for Little Wanderers celebrated the imaginative spirit of children at the annual Voices & Visions Gala. In addition to an exhibit of children's art and writing, highlights of this special evening included a cocktail reception, dinner and program, silent auction, and recognition of a special honoree.

10th Anniversary Celebration March 29, 2012: WriteBoston in celebrated ten years of improving student writing in the Boston Public Schools and beyond! The sixth annual PROS&CONversation fundraiser was held at the Lucy Wheelock Mansion.

Forever Green Gala Celebration March 2012: The Girl Scouts celebrated 100 years of service this year.

October 20 2011, President & CEO Joni Lee Rossi attended the Massachusetts Paralegal Assocation annual meeting at the Top of the Hub Restaurant.

September 25, 2011  Governor Deval Patrick welcomed the President of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Ernest Bai Koroma and the First Lady (pictured right with Joni Lee Rossi) to Massachusetts to explore trade and investment possibilities. His Excellency was recieved by a reception at the Marriott Copley at which, President and CEO of CQ Personnel, Joni Lee Rossi was in attendance.

March 23-25, 2011, The Annual E-Discovery Conference in Hollywood, Florida, attended by President & CEO of the MacPherson Group Joni Rossi, offered a hands-on approach to learning vital information for both private sector and government E-Discovery specialists.

June 25, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m .Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Summit, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 . Summer Street Boston, MA 02210. Jonilee Rossi served as moderator for the Opening Remarks Panel. At this meeting the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office is being introduced as the successor agency of the State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance (SOMWBA) and the Affirmative Market Program (AMP).

May 26, 2010  "Voices and Visions"  the Fundraiser Gala for The Home for Little Wanderers. For details see: The Home for Little Wanderers Gala. The Home for Little Wanderers is a nationally renowned, private, non-profit child and family service agency. To learn more about The Home see: www.thehome.org.

May 18, 2010 The Boston Women's Fund 25th Anniversary Take a Stand Gala Featuring Queen Latifah. Read about the Gala by clicking here..

May 7, 2010 The Asian American Civic Association holds its annual gala at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. This year the gala celebrates "Common Roots Diversity. For details see: Asian American Civic Association Gala.

May 5 - 7, 2010 The 2010 General Membership Meeting sponsored by the Investment Company Institute has been held every year since 1959. The Meeting provides a forum for executives and other key participants in the Mutual Fund Industry to meet and address issues of importance to the investment industry. Find out more at the General Membership Meeting website.