Qwest Foundation Awards $85,000 in Grants Through Its Community Champions Program.DENVER -- The Qwest Foundation today announced the winners of the Qwest Community Champion Award, recognizing the outstanding volunteer work of Qwest employees through community service, bravery or heroism outside the scope of their job. The Qwest Community Champion program awarded $5,000 grants to 20 nonprofit organizations in the name of the Qwest employees. Each recipient received a plaque and the $5,000 grant to be donated to the nonprofit community organization of their choice -- three recipients chose to split their grant money equally between two organizations. For example, one of the grants was awarded to Chris Tysdale, a Qwest network technician in Minnesota. Tysdale rescued a drowning friend after his snowmobile broke through the ice of a frozen lake. Tysdale chose to donate his $5,000 grant to the Morristown (Minn.) Volunteer Fire Department, which was the first group on the scene after Tysdale called 9-1-1. The fire department plans to use the funds to purchase gas detectors and to fund fire prevention safety programs in the community. "The Qwest Foundation is pleased to sponsor a program that recognizes the outstanding efforts our employees put forth in the communities we serve - because they're also the communities we live in," said Ric Padilla, vice president of Corporate Social Responsibility at Qwest. "The Community Champion Award is one simple way to demonstrate that we recognize and reward the Spirit of Service in our communities." The Community Champion grants are awarded to Qwest employees who are nominated by co-workers or supervisors. The nominated employees have contributed thousands of hours to their communities this year. The winners represented nine states and an extraordinary range of interests: * James Patrick James Patrick (born June 6, 1963 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman, and is now a coach with the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. , Glendale, Ariz. - Valley of the Sun United Way * Brandon Di Maria, Tucson, Ariz. - Tanque Verde Elementary School elementary school: see school. * Debi Anthony, Denver, Colo. - Adams County Adams County is the name of twelve counties in the United States. Most of them are named either for John Adams, second President of the United States, or for his son, John Quincy Adams, sixth President. 4-H Program * Laura Alegra, Denver, Colo. - Denver Children's Advocacy Center * Darrell L. Artis, Denver, Colo. - Sense of Security * Randy Givan, Denver, Colo. - Denver Children's Home children's home n → centro de acogida para niños children's home n → foyer m d'accueil (pour enfants) children's home n * Marty Kenton, Denver, Colo. - Golden Retriever golden retriever, breed of large sporting dog developed primarily in Scotland in the mid-19th cent. It stands about 23 in. (58.4 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 75 lb (27.2–34.1 kg). Rescue of the Rockies (GRRR GRRR Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies GRRR Graduated Response for Risk Reduction GRRR Group Ratio Round Robin ) * Wayne Connell, Littleton, Colo. - The Invisible Disabilities Advocate (IDA Ida (ē`dä), city (1990 pop. 91,859), Nagano prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tenryu River. It is an agricultural market and railway junction. ) * James Thomas, Littleton, Colo. - Boy Scouts of America Noun 1. Boy Scouts of America - a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training in Denver Area Council * Robin Sowle, Pocatello, Idaho - American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. of Greater Idaho * Charles Parker, Minneapolis, Minn. - Simpson Housing Services * Chris Tysdale, Faribault, Minn. - Morristown Fire & Rescue * Chad Mahnken, North Platte, Neb. - Lincoln County Ag Society ($2,500) and Bridge of Hope Child Advocacy Center ($2,500) * Alan Klatt, Grand Forks, N.D. - North Dakota Hunter Educators Association * Joanne Sena, Santa Fe, N.M. - Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary ($2,500) and Youth Works ($2,500) * Esta Coffey, Dublin, Ohio - American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, , Ohio Division ($2,500) and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) is the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. , Mid-Ohio Chapter ($2,500) * Dale Axtell, Sioux Falls, S.D. - Make A Wish Foundation, S.D. Qwest employees are dedicated to volunteering in their communities. Last year, Qwest employees and retirees volunteered more than 1.1 million hours - the equivalent of more than $20 million dollars. About the Qwest Foundation The Qwest Foundation's core principle is that investing in people and communities provides lasting value for the future. The Qwest Foundation awards grants to community-based programs that generate high-impact and measurable results, focusing on pre-K through grade 12 education. The Qwest logo is a registered trademark of Qwest Communications International Inc. in the U.S. and certain other countries. |
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