Past Honorees
2007-2008 :: 2006-2007 :: 2005-2006 :: 2004-2005
Honorees :: 2007-2008
Abeona House (New Orleans, LA)
Sponsored by Denice Warren, GNONKW
African Canadian Continuing Education Society (Vancouver, BC)
Sponsored by Sarah Juliusson, Dancing Star Birth
Border Crossers (New York, NY)
Allison Teich, Again NYC
Carpe Diem Ride (Flemington, NJ)
Sponsored by Karen Monroy, Crystal Mortgage
Charity: Water (New York, NY)
Sponsored by Neely Ciarcia, St. Kilda Jewelry
Dreams Come True (Midhurst, West Sussex, UK)
Sponsored by Jan Simmonds, Let's Get It On Limited
Freeplay Foundation (London/Savannah, GA/Palo Alto, CA)
Sponsored by Doug Zanger, Xhang Creative
Halleck Creek (Nicasio, CA)
Sponsored by Mary Higgins, MaryHiggins webdesign
Kids Acting Against Cancer (Louisville, KY)
Sponsored by Mary Beth O'Bryan, Luna Boutique
Labels Are For Jars (Lawrence, MA)
Sponsored by Mary Ellen Slater, SlaterStudios
Learning Disabilities Association of Cuyahoga County (Garfield Heights, OH)
Sponsored by Courtney Baker, Lawrence School
MAACH (Omaha, NE)
Sponsored by Kara Eastman, Omaha Healthy Kids Alliance
NESCO (Atlanta, GA)
Sponsored by Mary Ellen Gordon, Solomon Says, Inc.
Our Kids, Inc. (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Dian Luffman, Investment Scorecard
PALS (Birmingham, AL)
Sponsored by Scott Perry, Contri Bros. Gift Basket & Florist
Project Lazarus (New Orleans, LA)
Sponsored by Lisa Fedele, Deveney Communication
Ronald McDonald House of Nashville (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Diane Hargrove, McNeeley Pigott & Fox and Micah Lacher, Holrob
Service Dogs of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
Sponsored by James Peth, One James
Texas 4000 for Cancer (Austin, TX)
Sponsored by Susan Baxley, beall + thomas photography
The Bridge (Atlanta, GA)
Sponsored by Michael Erickson, Fifth Group Restaurants
The Leading Edge (Birmingham, AL)
Sponsored by Stephen Moseley, CoolPeopleCare, Inc.
The Listening House of St. Paul (St. Paul, MN)
Sponsored by Christian Betancourt, Johnson McCann Benefits
The Song Room (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Sponsored by Andrew Darbyshire, Pacsoft Australia Pty Ltd.
To Russia With Love (Dublin, Ireland)
Sponsored by John O'Shaughnessy, Pink Design
Washington Women's Foundation (Seattle, WA)
Sponsored by Katya Matanovic, One By One
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Honorees :: 2006-2007
Children's Trust Foundation (Seattle, WA)
Sponsored by Chris Jamieson, WA Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect
Hope Has a Face Foundation (Biloxi, MS)
Sponsored by Jeff Peden, PIC North America
Gilda's Club of Delaware Valley PA (Warminster, PA)
Sponsored by Lauren Schmitzer, Vanderbilt University
Kindred Spirits (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Currier Howard, Tenn Hens Design
Community Food Matters (Nelson, British Columbia)
Sponsored by Freya Shaw, Kootenay Co-op
Miller Harris Foundation (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Maryanna Phipps, Harpeth Hall School
RSN Hope/Renal Support Network (Glendale, CA)
Sponsored by Shari Lacy, Goodstuff PR
Recycle a Bicycle (New York, NY)
Sponsored by Audrey Warren, Regional Planning Commission
Mothers' Milk Bank at Austin (Austin, TX)
Sponsored by Nicole Basham, GENaustin
Western Howard County Senior Advisory Board (Howard County, MD)
Sponsored by Eileen Buckholtz, Technology Concepts, Inc.
Robert A. Pascal Youth & Family Services, Inc. (Severna Park, MD)
Sponsored by Sandra Alan, Corporate Communications Alliance
Habitat for Humanity of Morgan County, AL (Decatur, AL)
Sponsored by Ellen Didier, Red Sage Communications
One by One (Seattle, WA)
Sponsored by Betsy Power, Power-Selles Imports
Lighthouse Family Retreat (Alpharetta, GA)
Sponsored by John Slemp, John Slemp Photography, Inc.
The Learning Experience School (Miami, FL)
Sponsored by Fernanda Soicher, Venture International Mortgage
Project HOPE Foundation, Inc. (Greenville, SC)
Sponsored by Bill Wilder, Life Cycle Engineering
Nurses for Newborns Foundation (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Kelly Parton, Security Insurance Underwriters, LLC
NW Arkansas Rape Crisis Center (Springdale, AR)
Sponsored by Mike Maloney, Maloney Marketing Group
Youth Arts New York (New York, NY)
Sponsored by Gabriel Blau, Visible Shops, LLC
Central Missouri Autism Project (Columbia, MO)
Sponsored by Tim Miles, Shakespeare's Pizza
Literacy North Halton (Halton Hills, Ontario)
Sponsored by Kim Sopinka, Lawlor & Company
Kansas City Young Audiences (Kansas City, MO)
Sponsored by Libby Knox, Knox Creative, Inc.
Dedication to Special Education (Marin County, CA)
Sponsored by Suzi Lee Musgrove, SLM Creative Design & Associates
Love Helps, Inc. (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Christine Meuschke, Grubb & Ellis | Centennial, Inc.
Urban League of Greater Chattanooga (Chattanooga, TN)
Sponsored by the team at Waterhouse Public Relations
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The Steven Glidden Foundation (Newton Centre, MA)
Sponsored by Caren Cummings, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Brehon Institute for Family Services (Tallahassee, FL)
Sponsored by Renee Tucker, Signeo
Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments (St. Louis, MO)
Sponsored by Tina Brogi, Tina Photography, Inc.
Lakewood Township Local Chapter of STEPS (Lakewood Township, NJ)
Sponsored by David Quinn, Lakewood Township
St. Luke's Community House (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Sameera Lowe, Loud and Clear Communications
The Urban Conservancy (New Orleans, LA)
Sponsored by Geoff Coates, Zande + Newman
Raising Voices (Kampala, Uganda)
Sponsored by Heidi Brady, Vivian Dolls
Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery (Minneapolis, MN)
Sponsored by Cindy Kalow, Superior Charters & Rhumbline, and Pete Anderson, Rhumbline
Músico a Músico (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Gabe Wicks, Thomas Nelson
National Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Association (Kensington, MD)
Sponsored by Laura Randall, Edit 1 Media
Share Your Home (Baton Rouge, LA)
Sponsored by Genevieve Silverman, Dean Capital
Miracle Camp (Pensacola, FL)
Sponsored by Charles Baisden, Pensacola Symphony
First Hand Foundation (Kansas City area, MO)
Sponsored by Lee Langmack, Cerner Corp
Club GEN (Austin, TX)
Sponsored by Adrian X. Olvera, Amplifer
Youth Communications / New Expression (Chicago, IL)
Sponsored by Janiah Miles, Navy Morale, Welfare & Recreation
Community Health Free Clinic (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Sponsored by Ellen Hodson, Linn Area Credit Union
Exchange Club Family Center (Nashville & Murfreesboro, TN)
Sponsored by Brian Fulton, Nashville Sports Council
Back to School Clothing Drive Association (Glendale, AZ)
Sponsored by Cheryl Brown, MYD
Outdoor Outreach (San Diego, CA)
Sponsored by Bridget Gast, Morris Communication
The Children's Advocacy Center of Berrien County (St. Joseph, MI)
Sponsored by Heather Shelby, Heather Shelby Design
The Re-Store Warehouse (Fayetteville, NC)
Sponsored by Helen Bird, Second Harvest Food Bank
People Serving People (Minneapolis, MN)
Sponsored by Sarah Laurin, IQ Services
FOOD for Lane County (Eugene, OR)
Sponsored by Jason Halstead, View Design
Youth About Business (Nashville & New York)
Sponsored by Andrew Duthie, Duthie & Associates
Noah's Wish (Placerville, CA)
Sponsored by Cynthia Martin, Cynthia Martin Events
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Destination Foundation (San Francisco, CA)
Sponsored by Marilisa Walski of Firewhite Consulting
Atlanta Interfaith Aids Network (Atlanta, GA)
Sponsored by Steve Burrows
Magdalene House (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Charlene Bordonaro of Offsite Works, Mike Brown of Brokers Resource, and Tracy Carreon of Invision Life
Marti Nelson Cancer Foundation (Vacaville, CA)
Sponsored by Bill Bro of the Kidney Cancer Association
On Your Feet Project (New York, NY)
Sponsored by Ariel Glasner
Lazarus House Hospice (Cookeville, TN)
Sponsored by Rob Mathias of Tennessee Re-bath
KUTO - Kids Under Twenty One (St Louis, MO)
Sponsored by Cari Eversman, Apted-Hulling
Dallas Furniture Bank (Dallas, TX)
Sponsored by Barbara O'Toole of O'Toole Marketing
Oasis Center (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Daniel Strobel of The Strobel Group, Tim Richardson of RD&Q, and Greg Bailey of Katcher, Vaughn, & Bailey
Children's Hope International Foundation (St. Louis, MO)
Sponsored by Jennifer Hicks of BestNet Communications
Wednesday's Child (Louisville, KY)
Sponsored by Linda Villwock of Clear Channel Entertainment
Gilda's Club (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Jill Snider of the International Bluegrass Music Association, and Fleming Wilt of The Christie Cookie
Bristlecone Health Services (Frisco, CO)
Sponsored by Erin Pheil of Time for Cake Media
Ashley's Place (Gallatin, TN)
Sponsored by Debbie Gryszko of Smith Travel Research
Being Alive (Los Angeles, CA)
Sponsored by Peleg Top of Top Design
Strive Media (Milwaukee, WI)
Sponsored by Pete May of May Productions
Nashville Safe Haven (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Sameera Lowe of Loud & Clear Communications and Kimberly Powell of United Way
The Jericho Foundation (Portage, MI)
Sponsored by Julie Cook of TBA Communications
World Touch (Des Moines, WA)
Sponsored by Ty Rogel of Paradigm Creative
The Learning Garden (Venice, CA)
Sponsored by Emily Snider of Pan American Underwriters
VSA Arts of Tennessee (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Trudy Koetzner of the Tennessee Arts Commission
Challenged Youth Programs (Lincroft, NJ)
Sponsored by Janet Benton of Sferra Brothers
Campaign for Better Health (Chicago, IL)
Sponsored by Alicia Huguelet of Y-Me
Nashville Adult Literacy Center (Nashville, TN)
Sponsored by Shannon Cunningham of Hands on Nashville
Melanoma International Foundation (Seattle, WA)
Sponsored by Melissa Cable of Bead Club
The Elephant Sanctuary (Hohenwald, TN)
Sponsored by Anita Bailey of Anita Bailey Marketing, Rob Blackford of Kricos Web Design, and Brian Ring of DVDmarketer.com
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