Volunteer Recognition
United Way is working to advance the common good by focusing on the building blocks of a good life – education, income, health and neighborhoods. But we can’t do it alone. We need the heads, hands and hearts of committed people like you to help us tackle the problems facing our community. We provide easy access to a wide range of volunteer opportunities. Whether you want to volunteer with your family, coworkers or on your own, we can help you find the opportunity right for you. Please join us in recognizing some of our many outstanding volunteers.
View our 2009 Day of Action Impact Video to see how impactful volunteers can be when we work together.
Day of Action Volunteer of the Year
Recognizes outstanding support of and participation in United Way’s Day of Action volunteer activities.
Day of Action Corporate Volunteer of the Year
- Target
Day of Action Individual Volunteer of the Year
- Marcy Pruett, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network - The Pruett Financial Group
Volunteer Review Team Volunteer of the Year
Recognizes outstanding service to United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s funded program review process. The volunteers’ commitment to United Way of Metropolitan Nashville’s integrity in how we invest dollars in the community is invaluable.
- Don Moody, 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. Recognizes the hardest-working people in any campaign, our campaign coordinators!
Oscar Award winners for companies with less than 100 employees
- Karen Peek, Avondale Partners, LLC
Oscar Award winner for companies with 100 to 499 employees
- Gail Richie, Ernst & Young
Oscar Award winners for companies with 500 or more employees
- Joel Greener and Chatty Bialeschki, Caterpillar Financial Services, Inc.
Norma’s Story
Norma Mineo had been a hairdresser until rheumatoid arthritis forced her to retire.
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