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Companies recognized for successful 2009 United Way campaigns
March 11, 2010Celebration features hands-on volunteer activity
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 10, 2010 – United Way of Metropolitan Nashville has presented awards to more than 80 companies and individuals for their part in the 2009 fundraising campaign.
The following companies and individuals won awards:
The Iris Circle Award
Highest award for extraordinary support of United Way in 2009
Publix
Community Impact Award
Honors a company’s support of United Way’s community impact mission through its focus on prevention and commitment to addressing the root causes of problems
AT&T/CWA
Day of Action Individual Volunteer of the Year
Recognizes outstanding individual support of and participation in United Way’s Day of Action volunteer activities
Marcy Pruett of Northwestern Mutual Financial Network – The Pruett Financial Group
Day of Action Corporate Volunteer of the Year
Recognizes outstanding corporate support of and participation in United Way’s Day of Action volunteer activities
Target
Volunteer Review Team Volunteer of the Year
Recognizes outstanding service to United Way’s funded program volunteer review process
Don Moody of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
OSCAR, for Outstanding Successful Coordinator Award & Recognition. Campaign coordinators (employees who coordinate a United Way fundraising campaign within their own company) are eligible in one of three categories, based on the number of employees within their company.
Oscar Award winners for companies with less than 100 employees:
Karen Peek of Avondale Partners, LLC
Oscar Award winner for companies with 100 to 499 employees:
Gail Richie of Ernst & Young, LLP
Oscar Award winners for companies with 500 or more employees:
Joel Greener and Chatty Bialeschki of Caterpillar Financial Services, Inc.
Ingram Award
Outstanding support from organizations with more than 500 employees
AT&T/CWA
Caterpillar Financial Services, Inc.
Comcast
Genesco Inc.
Ingram Industries Inc.
Publix
SunTrust
Advocate Award
Outstanding all-around support by organizations with 100 to 499 employees
Central Parking Corporation
Corrections Corporation of America
Deloitte
Mental Health Cooperative
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - The Pruett Financial Group
Symcor, Inc.
Cumberland Award
Outstanding support organizations with less than 100 employees
Avondale Partners, LLC
Brasfield & Gorrie
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
Delta Dental of Tennessee
Ross Bryan Associates, Inc.
RR Donnelley
State Auto Mutual Insurance Company – Nashville Center
Werthan Award
Most outstanding performance by a business professional firm
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
Pillar Award
All-around consistency and campaign excellence
Bank of America
Bridgestone Americas
Cummins, Inc.
Dollar General
Gresham Smith and Partners
HCA
Ingram Entertainment Inc. and DBI Beverage Inc.
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County
Nashville Electric Service
Nissan North America, Inc.
OHL
Regions Bank
Rogers Group, Inc.
The Southwestern Company
The Tennessean
UPS
Vanderbilt University
Agency Ace Award
Honoring individuals from United Way partner agencies for their advocacy
Lynn Stuart, United Neighborhood Health Services
Sennet Laurel Award
Honors commitment to promoting employee membership in the Sennet Society, United Way’s young professionals’ group
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - The Pruett Financial Group
The Million Dollar Circle
Each of the following companies and their employees have raised more than $1 million during an annual United Way campaign.
Current members:
HCA, Ingram Industries Inc., Nissan North America, Inc. and Vanderbilt University
Circle of Honor Award
Outstanding support of United Way values. This award recognizes financial support as well as volunteerism and in-kind donations.
AT&T/CWA
Avondale Partners, LLC
Brasfield & Gorrie
Caterpillar Financial Services, Inc.
Central Parking Corporation
Cummins, Inc.
Dixie Graphics
Elan-Polo, Inc.
Ernst & Young, LLP
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – Nashville branch
Gresham Smith and Partners
IAM & AW District 711
I.B.E.W. Local Union 429
Ingram Barge Company
Ingram Book Group
Ingram Industries Inc.
Ingram Materials Company
Nashville Bank & Trust
Nissan North America Smyrna
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - The Pruett Financial Group
Oasis Center, Inc.
OHL
Paradigm Group
Regions Bank
Tennessee AFL-CIO
The Bank of Nashville
Tennessee Bankers Association
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville
US Bank
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
White Thompson LLC
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Founded in 1922, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville was originally called the Community Chest. Today, the organization — through partnerships with government, education, health and human services, donors, and business leaders — does much more than raise and distribute funds to agencies. As a catalyst for proactive, lasting and measurable community change, United Way is focused on the building blocks for a better life: education, income, health and neighborhoods.
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