Office Depot Foundation Listen Learn Care Awards Recognize Extraordinary Community Service
May 15 2013 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The One Heart Project - a national program designed to give
youth in the juvenile justice system a second chance at a
successful life - and a non-profit organization started by a
15-year-old who’s passionate about sharks are among the recipients
of the Office Depot Foundation’s 2013 Listen Learn Care Awards.
The awards, which reflect the Foundation’s mission – Listen
Learn Care® – will be presented on Friday, May 17, during the Sixth
Annual Office Depot Foundation Weekend in Boca Civil Society
Leadership Symposium. The Office Depot Foundation is the
independent, non-profit foundation that serves as the primary
charitable giving arm of Office Depot (NYSE: ODP).
Each year, the Foundation’s Listen Learn Care Awards are
presented to a small number of exceptional individuals and
non-profit organizations who demonstrate outstanding creativity,
innovation and achievement in serving the community of mankind. The
2013 honorees are:
- Michael Chatman, the host of the
weekly #WHYiGIVE chat on Twitter and senior vice president of
philanthropy for the Community Foundation of the Ozarks in
Springfield, Mo., is known as “America’s Maverick Philanthropist.”
#WHYiGIVE has been voted the most inspiring chat in philanthropy.
Chatman also hosts a weekly radio program on the Bloomberg/Wall
Street Business Network.
- Joe Sibilia, CEO of CSRwire -
the social responsibility newswire service - is also the founder of
the Gasoline Alley Foundation in Springfield, Mass., and the
founder and CEO of Meadowbrook Lane Capital (MBLC). The Gasoline
Alley Foundation has incubated 43 small businesses since 1985 and
teaches inner city and/or underprivileged persons to be successful
entrepreneurs.
- The One Heart Project - an
initiative of the Heart of a Champion Foundation - grew out of the
real-life events surrounding a high school football game between
Grapevine Faith School and Gainesville State School – a Texas
maximum security facility. The story is the subject of an upcoming
film, One Heart, produced by Eterné Films in association with
Birchwood Pictures.
- The Community Foundation for Palm
Beach and Martin Counties in West Palm Beach, Fla., celebrated
its 40th anniversary in 2012. It awards grants to help meet
community needs, fulfill donors’ philanthropic wishes and
strengthen the non-profit sector. Founded in 1972, it has total
assets of more than $140 million and has awarded over $94 million
in grants and scholarships.
- Sara Brenes (Youth Award),
founded the Shark Whisperer Organization in 2011 when she was 15.
Brenes is committed to promoting advocacy, awareness and education
about sharks and ocean conservation. After she graduates from high
school in June 2013, she plans to attend college and eventually
earn a Ph.D. in marine biology with a specialty in shark
biology.
- The Boca Raton Resort & Club
(Honorary Award) – a Waldorf Astoria Resort - is one of Boca
Raton’s best-known, well-loved and most historic venues. Numerous
non-profit organizations host fundraising benefits, awards
ceremonies and similar programs within its world-class facilities.
The Boca Resort has been named one of Travel + Leisure's “Greatest
Hotels in the World.”
Clark Kellogg, lead college basketball analyst for CBS Sports,
former NBA star and a member of the One Heart Project Board of
Directors, will accept the award on behalf of One Heart and will be
the featured speaker at the May 17 event along with Mack White, one
of the young men who has been served by One Heart.
“The Office Depot Foundation is strongly committed to serving
children, families and communities around the world,” said Mary
Wong, President of the Office Depot Foundation. “We seek to fulfill
our mission not only through our own work, but also by helping to
strengthen other non-profit organizations and by encouraging – and
honoring – exceptional leadership in the non-profit, business,
government or volunteer arenas through the Listen Learn Care
Awards.”
Previous recipients have included three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup
Champion Tony Stewart and his mother, Pam Boas, an officer of the
Tony Stewart Foundation; Dr. Michael Guillen, chairman and
president of Philanthropy Project and executive producer of the
award-winning film, Little Red Wagon; Emmanuel “Manny” Ohonme,
founder, president and CEO of Samaritan’s Feet International; Zach
Bonner, advocate for homeless youth and founder of the Little Red
Wagon Foundation; the Navajo Code Talkers; and former Miami
Dolphins greats Nat Moore and Dwight Stephenson, both of whom
established foundations to serve young people in the community.
Sponsors of the Listen Learn Care Awards Celebration include the
Wyndham Boca Raton, St. Andrew’s School, JKG Group, the Golden Bell
Foundation, Eurest Dining Services, Coca-Cola and See Jane
Work.
About the Office Depot Foundation
The Office Depot Foundation is an independent foundation − tax
exempt under IRC Sec. 501(c)(3) − that serves as the independent
charitable giving arm of Office Depot, Inc. In keeping with its
mission, Listen Learn Care®, the Foundation supports a variety of
programs that give children tools to succeed in school and in life;
build the capacity of non-profit organizations through
collaboration and innovation; and help communities prepare for
disasters, as well as recovering and rebuilding afterwards. For
more information, visit www.officedepotfoundation.org.
About Office Depot
Office Depot provides office supplies and services through 1,628
worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales force, top-rated
catalogs, and global e-commerce operations. Office Depot has annual
sales of approximately $10.7 billion, employs about 38,000
associates, and serves customers in 60 countries around the
world.
Office Depot’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol ODP. Additional press information can be
found at: http://news.officedepot.com.
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