C HAMB E R F O U N DAT I O N AWA RD S COM M UN IT Y GRA N T S
One of the greatest assets this Chamber has in serving the
diverse needs of our community is the Lakeland Area Chamber
Foundation. Founded in 1973, the Foundation serves to support
vital community and education initiatives. It also allows an avenue
for Chamber member businesses to contribute philanthropically to
non-profit organizations in our community by making a voluntary
donation through the Chamber’s membership investment invoice.
Under the leadership of Foundation Chairman Alice Hunt (Hunt Construction of Central
Florida, Inc.) the Chamber Foundation Board of Directors met in October and approved
grants totaling $36,364 to the following organizations and programs in 2013:
2013
FOUNDATION
LEADERS
OFFICERS
WALKER WILKERSON
ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMY [Automatic External Defibrillator [AED] Purchase]
CHILDREN’S CLOTHES CLOSET AT FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH [Children’s Clothes Closet]
IMPERIAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA [“School Day” Concert]
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF POLK COUNTY [Lakeland Junior Achievement]
FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN AND
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAMBER CHAIRMAN
(CLIFTONLARSONALLEN, LLP)
MARK E. WILSON
CHAMBER CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
(KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.)
LAKELAND AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [Leadership Lakeland]
LAKELAND VISION, INC. [Connect Lakeland – Phase 1]
PLATFORM ART, INC. [Platform Art Spring 2013 Lake Beulah Trail and Veteran’s Park Event]
TIM JACKSON
CHAMBER CHAIR-ELECT
(NUJAK COMPANIES)
POLK STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION [Emergency Scholarships]
POLK THEATRE, INC. [Children’s Live Performing Arts Series]
DAN MCBRIDE
TREASURER (VICTORY CHURCH)
READ POLK, INC. [READ Lakeland Adult Student Learners]
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SUCCESS BY 6, LET’S GROW COMMUNITY INITIATIVE
[Dolly Parton Imagination Library]
K AT H L E E N M U N S O N
PRESIDENT
VISTE/VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE TO THE ELDERLY [Highlands Grove Elementary Sandwich & Cookie Project]
T I M O T H Y F. C A M P B E L L
GENERAL COUNSEL
(CLARK, CAMPBELL, AND LANCASTER, LLP)
Special thanks to the following member businesses and individuals who have
contributed to the Foundation from October 1, 2011 through September 30,
2012. Their tax-deductible contributions will support the Foundation’s mission
to improve Lakeland’s quality of life.
DIRECTORS
S Y LV I A B L A C K M O N - R O B E R T S
(BLACKMON-ROBERTS GROUP)
TERRI GOLENO
BADCOCK HOME FURNITURE & MORE | BUCKNER PROPERTIES | C. HACKNEY VENDING
(CHEATHAM, GOLENO & FERGUSON, P.A.)
CHEATHAM GOLENO & FERGUSON, P.A. | CROWN PRINTING | FLOWER CART FLORIST
HUNT CONSTRUCTION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC. | PENINSULAR EXTERMINATING
QUALITY PETROLEUM CORPORATION | STRAUGHN TROUT ARCHITECTS
JOE L. RUTHVEN
(THE RUTHVENS)
TAPATIO’S RESTAURANTE MEXICANO | WEST CARIBBEAN CUBAN RESTAURANT
MAUREEN SHAW
(FLOWER CART FLORIST)
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