On Dec. 3, 2009, Smart Business and Medical Mutual presented the 2009 Pillar Award for Community Service to a well-deserving group of honorees. The evening’s event not only recognized corporate philanthropy in many forms but also helped raise money to aid charitable organizations around the region.
Below is a list of the 2009 award honorees. Click on a company name to learn how each of these businesses sets the standard for community commitment.
Pillar Award for Community Service:
Staffing Solutions Enterprises
Medical Mutual S.H.A.R.E. award
Fairmount Minerals Sustainable Business Practices award:
CVS Samaritan award:
Karl Ertle, president & principal, Cleveland Central Catholic High School
Kent Clapp CEO Leadership Award:
A. Malachi Mixon III, chairman & CEO, Invacare Corporation
Nonprofit Board Executive:
Thomas Scanlon, West Side Ecumenical Ministry
Michael Weinhardt, Hattie Larlham
Rea & Associates Executive Director of the Year Award:
David Simpson, Hospice of the Western Reserve
Sophie Surreau, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Richard Frank, Berea Children’s Home and Family Services
