WINSTON-SALEM (February 9) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that the firm was recently honored by the United Way of North Carolina as one of the winners of the 2011 Spirit of North Carolina Award.
Kilpatrick Townsend was one of 12 organizations in the Winston-Salem area and one of 32 organizations statewide to receive this prestigious award. The awards were presented Friday, February 3 at the United Way of North Carolina’s annual meeting. Corena Norris-McCluney, Ellen Bumgarner and Susan Clark were on hand to accept the award on behalf of the firm.
The Spirit Awards provide statewide recognition for outstanding commitment and support to communities through local United Way involvement. The Spirit Awards were developed to recognize companies and their employees that demonstrate campaign excellence and community involvement. The Spirit Committee judged more than 70 outstanding submissions from top companies, organizations, governmental entities, healthcare and educational institutions, as well as businesses – large and small. Organizations and companies were judged on a variety of criteria outlined in the Spirit of North Carolina Standards of Excellence including leadership giving, volunteerism, employee participation and giving levels, year-round education, corporate support, incentive programs, and campaign rallies just to name a few.
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