Recognition

Award Criteria:

At our LIVE UNITED Celebration, held March 22, 2011 at Doubletree Hotel in Holland, Greater Ottawa County United Way recognized the outstanding companies and individuals who helped advance the common good in our community by giving, advocating, and volunteering. 

The following five criteria are used to select award recipients. Some awards are given when 3 of these criteria are achieved, while others require 4 of the 5 criteria to be achieved. When a company achieves all 5 of the following criteria, it receives the prestigious Cappon & Bertsch Community Builder Award.

  1. An increase of employee giving from the previous year
  2. At least $200 average gift
  3. 50% or more participation in campaign giving
  4. Employee volunteer involvement (with United Way internally, Day of Caring, or corporate volunteer projects)
  5. Three or more employees giving at the Lighthouse Leadership Circle level ($500+)

Spirit Award: Major Firms

A Spirit Award is presented to major firms who meet 4 out of 5 of the award criteria. The 2010 Spirit Award recipients are:

Brilliance Audio, Inc.
Chemical Bank
Consumers Energy – J.H. Campbell Complex
Grand Transformers Inc.
Harbor Industries
Haworth, Inc.
Holland Sentinel
ITW Drawform
Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Co.
Medallion Instrumentation Systems
Priority Health
Stanco Metal Products, Inc.
Woodward FST

Award of Excellence: Major Firms

An Award of Excellence is presented to major firms who meet 3 out of 5 of the award criteria.

GHSP/ a JSJ business
Huntington Bank
Johnson Controls, Inc,.
Macatawa Bank
PNC Bank
Tennant CompanyGold Award: Small Business/Professional/Government

A Gold Award is presented to small businesses, professional firms, and government organizations that meet 4 out of 5 of the award criteria.

Bekins Audio/Video & Appliance, Inc., Grand Haven

Silver Award: Small Business/Professional/Government

A Silver Award is presented to small businesses, professionals, and government organizations who meet 3 out of 5 of the award criteria.

Grand Haven BLO & UWUA
Holland Board of Public Works
Mercantile Bank of Michigan
Scholten Fant

Honor Roll :

Education

Golden Apple

A Golden Apple Award is presented to education division campaigns that meet 4 of 5 award criteria.

Spring Lake Public Schools

An Honor Roll Award is presented to education campaigns that meet 3 of 5 award criteria.

Grand Haven Area Public Schools
Hope College

Champion: Non-Profit Division

A Champion Award is presented to nonprofit organizations that meet 4 out of 5 of the award criteria

Children's Advocacy Center
Herrick District Library
Legal Aid of Western Michigan

Community Patron: Non-Profit Division

A Community Patron Award is presented to nonprofit organizations that meet 3 out of 5 of the award criteria

American Red Cross-Ottawa County
Catholic Charities West Michigan
Latin Americans United for Progress
Ottagan Addictions Recovery, Inc.
Pathways, MI

Pinnacle of Partnership Award

The recipient of this award exemplifies a commitment to improve the quality of life for Ottawa County residents through leadership in service and education as well as a year round partnership with Greater Ottawa County United Way

Pathways, MI, Jeanette Hoyer, Executive Director

Out-of-the-Box Award

Recognizes the organizations who took the box, shook it up, and ran the most creative, fun and interactive campaign.

Tennant Company, Jodie Erdman and Jeanene Kallio, United Way Committee

Cappon & Bertsch Community Builder Award

Recognizes top organizations that exemplify a year-round partnership with United Way, including participation in Day of Caring, Community Investment and a commitment to workplace volunteering.  The companies below met all five of the award criteria listed above.

A.D. Bos Vending Services, Inc.
Anderson Technologies, Inc.
Automatic Spring Products
Community Shores Bank - Grand Haven
Fifth Third Bank
Greater Ottawa County United Way
Harbor Industries, Inc,.
JSJ Corporation
Shape Corporation

Joe Martella Above and Beyond Award

This person goes above and beyond what is expected of a campaign coordinator. They are constantly looking to add excitement to the campaign, help others realize the importance of United Way (and it's Volunteer Center) and encourage volunteering.

2004-Liz Vanderby, A.D. Bos
2005-Mary Jane Evink, Grand Haven Area Public Schools
2006-Karen Gardner, ITW Drawform
2007-Randy Knibbe, Louis Padnos Iron & Metal
2008 – Rhonda Campbell, GHSP/Division of JSJ Corporation
2009 - Elizabeth LeGrand, Dake/Division of JSJ Corporation
2010 - Christina Smith, The Holland Sentinel
2011 - Jackie Kleino, Woodward FST

G.W. Haworth Strength of the Community Award

Recognizes the company and/or individual who most embodies United Way's (and its Volunteer Center) leadership, spirit of volunteering, philanthropy, and decision-making in the allocation of philanthropic resources to our community.

2001-G.W. Haworth
2002-Patrick Thompson
2003-Lynne Sherwood
2004-Tim Parker
2005- Edward & Nancy Hanenburg
2006- Donna Cornwell
2007-Richard Haworth
2008- Shape Corporation
2009 - Grand Haven Area Public Schools
2010 - Jeffrey W. Beswick
2011 - Louis Padnos Iron & Metal Co.

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