Four Atlanta Corporations Winners Of IMPACT Awards
2011 winners are AGL Resources, Alston & Bird, Cisco, and Cox Enterprises

Posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Contact: Cameron Morrow
Edelman
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FOUR ATLANTA CORPORATIONS WINNERS OF IMPACT AWARDS

2011 winners are AGL Resources, Alston & Bird, Cisco, and Cox Enterprises

 

ATLANTA (September 30, 2011) – The Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC) is proud to announce the winners of its 2011 IMPACT Awards, revealed at the 14^th Annual IMPACT awards program at the King Plow Arts Center on September 22, 2011.

 

“Our IMPACT award winners remain the front-running corporations inAtlanta, who are demonstrating on a daily basis the essential elements of volunteerism in business,” emphasized Cheryl Kortemeier, executive director of the CVC of Atlanta. “From student engagement to park projects to desk-side assistance, the winners in each category showcase the best ofAtlanta’s volunteer work through companies that make a difference in our local community.”

 

The winners of the three categories outlined below:

 

IMPACT Award (Two sub-categories: Small-to-medium size and large size businesses)

Presented to exemplary corporate employee volunteer programs that effectively integrate volunteerism into the company’s business culture

Small to Medium Size Business:

• Alston & Bird LLP

 

Large Size Business:

• Cisco

 

Project Based Award

Presented to a short-term volunteer project that has been completed within one year and has achieved significant, measurable results

• Cox Enterprises

 

Business to Non-Profit Award

Presented to programs or projects that have collaborated with another business or agency to achieve significant, measurable results

• AGL Resources

 

The 14^th Annual IMPACT Awards Program featured an awards ceremony and networking reception, along with a keynote address by Dr. Steven D. Olson, Director, Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University. The 2011 IMPACT Awards Presenting Sponsor was The Home Depot Foundation. IMPACT Level sponsors were AGL Resources, the Atlanta Business Chronicle and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. INSPIRE Level sponsors were AT&T, Cisco, The Coca-Cola Company, Edelman and Newell Rubbermaid.

 

For additional information regarding the 2011 CVC IMPACT Awards, please visit www.cvcofatlanta.org.

 

The CVC of Atlanta is the leading authority and advocate for corporate volunteerism in the metroAtlantaarea, advocating best practices in corporate volunteerism and providing resources to encourage and support corporate members to develop excellence in volunteer programs.

 

About the Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC)

The Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC) delivers business results by supporting members in their strategic commitment to workplace volunteerism and civic engagement. The CVC is a professional association of Atlantaarea businesses that promotes employee volunteerism in the corporate sector and provides a forum for networking, learning corporate best practices, research and local trends. The CVC of Atlanta includes more than 80 Atlantacorporations with employee populations ranging from 10 to 32,000 employees. For more information about the CVC or to become a member, please visit www.cvcofatlanta.org.

 

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