The NCAC Community Awards banquet is an opportunity to highlight the achievements of organizations in our region. The 2009 NCAC Community Awards Program nomination application is now available. The nomination application is attached. Applications are due February 20, 2008. The NCAC Community Awards highlight programs and projects that are making a positive impact on the communities in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Entries may be submitted by nonprofit organizations, political subdivisions, chambers of commerce, industrial development groups, school districts, colleges or universities, social clubs, business or industry, media organizations, and other organizations involved in community improvement. Organizations do not need to be a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

Ocean Logistics, LLC, a subsidiary of C&S Wholesale Grocers, Keene, N.H., recently awarded a $500 mini-grant to the Northeastern Pennsylvania Nonprofit & Community Assistance Center (NCAC) in support of the 2009 NCAC Community Awards Program. This year’s Community Awards Program will honor 12 local nonprofit organizations and community groups who make an extraordinary impact on the quality of life in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Through its mini-grant program, C&S Wholesale Grocers is able to fund many important projects and programs in communities throughout the United States.
Ocean Logistics Grant Presentation
Pictured standing from left: Kurt Bauman, Government Services Manager, NEPA Alliance; Charles Barber, Chairman, NCAC Board of Directors; Albert Barone, Human Resource Manager, Ocean Logistics and Jeffrey Box, President & CEO, NEPA Alliance.
Seated from left: Kate Feissner, Government Services Specialist, NEPA Alliance; Joyce Hawk, General Manager, Ocean Logistics and Anna Cervenak, NCAC Board of Directors.

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

Complimentary Cocktails - 4:30 p.m.

Dinner & Program - 5:30 p.m.

RSVP by April 24, 2009

Cost $45.00 per person

35.00 per person NCAC & NEPA Members

Charles Barber*, President & CEO
The Luzerne Foundation

Jeffrey Box, President & CEO
NEPA Alliance

L.P. Frieder, Director of Operations
Gentex Corporation

Carlon Preate*, Principal
Parente Reandolph, LLC

Robert T. Kelly, Jr., Trustee
The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation

Eileen Kuperavage, Executive Director
Schuylkill Area Community Foundation

Allen Sachse
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor

*NCAC Board Members

Charles Barber
President & CEO
The Luzerne Foundation
Luzerne County

Anna Cervenak*
NCAC Board
Regional

David Hambright
V.P. Specialty Businesses
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates
Lackawanna County

Tim Kelly
Executive Director
United Way of Monroe County
Monroe County

Megan Kennedy**
Executive Director
First Federal Charitable Foundation
Luzerne, Carbon, Schuylkill

Jillian Mullen
Management & Finance Director
Schuylkill Community Education Council
Schuylkill County

Lee Oakes*
NCAC Board
Pike County

Steve Peterson
Executive Director
Carbon Training Center, Inc.
Carbon County

Meg Welker
Education Relations Director
PPL Corporation
Wayne County

*NCAC Board Members **NCAC Community Awards First Place Winner - 2008

2009 Community Awards Program Finalists

Arts & Culture

Leadership Lackawanna: The Local Flavor of Lackawanna (Lackawanna County)

Community Development & Improvement

Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County: Foreclosure Prevention Initiative (Lackawanna County)

Pike/Wayne County Needs Assessment Steering Committee: Pike & Wayne Counties Health & Human Service Needs Assessment (Pike and Wayne Counties)

Children & Youth

Pocono Healthy Communities Alliance: Healthy Start Screenings (Monroe County)

The Rotary Club of Jim Thorpe: Christmas Present Project (Carbon County)

Education

Johnson College, Lackawanna College and the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce: Electronics Training Consortium (Lackawanna County)

Luzerne County Community College: Public Safety Training Institute at LCCC (Luzerne County)

Environmental Action & Animal Welfare

Pike County Scenic Rural Character Preservation Board: Pike County Scenic Rural Character Preservation Program (Pike County)

Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Shop Local, Save Land guide to local agricultural products (Wayne County)

Health & Human Services

Northeast PA Area Health Education Center: Miles of Smiles(Lackawanna County)

The Bo Tkach Foundation: The Bo Tkach Foundation for Youth Mental Health Access (Carbon County)

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Bronze Sponsors




The 2009 NCAC Community Awards Program has been supported by grants from The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation and C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Kevin Murphy Mr. Kevin K. Murphy
Board Member of the Council of Foundations
President of the Berks County Community Foundation

Mr. Kevin Murphy began his commitment to community improvement when he joined the Berks County Community Foundation as its first employee in 1994. During his time as president, the Community Foundation has grown to manage more than $37 million in assets and distribute more than $2 million in grants each year. As president, Murphy is chief executive officer of the corporation, supervises the business and operations of the foundation and serves on the Board of Directors.

Murphy’s dedication to community improvement was again made evident in 2008, when he was named chair of the board of The Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, where he previously served as secretary. Mr. Murphy also served two terms as president of Community Foundations for Pennsylvania and currently serves on the board of directors of The Council on Foundations on its community foundation leadership, executive and governance committees.

In 2001, Murphy was selected as a German Marshall Foundation Transcontinental Fellow to serve as a consultant to the Togliatti Community Foundation in Togliatti, Russia. He worked with philanthropic organizations in Russia, and has returned to Russia several times to continue the exchange.

Prior to joining the Berks County Community Foundation, Murphy was named Special Assistant to the Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging. After leaving the Department of Aging in late 1991, Murphy worked as a consultant in the retirement and nursing home industries.Murphy is a native of State College, Pennsylvania and is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University. He holds Bachelor’s Degrees in both Speech Communication and Business as well as a Master of Science degree in Community Leadership from Duquesne University.

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