Sep 29 2012
Priority Health is recognizing four regional winners with Senior Impact Awards. The awards program recognizes volunteers 63 years and older who devote their time and energy toward improving their communities. As part of this recognition, Priority Health awards a $1,000 donation to each winner's volunteer organization.
The 2012 award recipients and their volunteer organizations are:
- William Harris of Antrim County, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan
- Clarenda Webb of Wayne County, Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation
- Frank Wolf of Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
- Joe Valenta of Midland County, Midland Community Center
"By creating these awards we're able to see the incredible work that's being done in our communities," said Michael P. Freed, president and CEO for Priority Health. "Each winner and nominee is an inspiration for each of us."
Priority Health partnered with both the United Way and Volunteer Centers of Michigan throughout the state to identify senior volunteers, collect nominations and select winners. The award winners are chosen based on their ability to inspire and motivate others and their exceptional contributions.
For the first time this year, community members could cast their votes online for the top 10 nominees selected in each region by visiting the Priority Health Medicare Facebook page. The online votes along with the votes of an independent group of community members were tallied to select a winner from the top 10 in each region. The program received more than 100 nominations this year.
SOURCE Priority Health