SECOND ANNUAL
C SE Awards
COMMUNITY AWARDS FOR SERVICE EXCELLENCE
SPONSORED BY NORTHWEST SAVINGS BANK
Honoring Unsung Volunteers
in Ross Township
Congratulations
to the winners of the
Community Awards
for Service Excellence!
Dana Pietrzak, Manager
7709 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh
(412) 366-6270
Northwest Direct: 1-877-672-5678
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ongratulations to our 2014 CASE Award Winners. The
awards are presented to individual volunteers, nonprofit
organizations and corporations who have demonstrated
exceptional service to the community through direct
volunteer efforts or support of nonprofits. They represent a cross
section of young and old from 25 western Pennsylvania communities.
Each awardee has exhibited extraordinary levels of service to the
community by donating their time, talents and money.
IN Community Magazines congratulates all of our honorees. It is
your devotion to helping others that make our communities great
places to live. This year’s CASE Awards are sponsored by Northwest
Savings Bank.
Volunteer of the Year
You might think that being a county councilman would fill up
enough of a person’s schedule. But that’s not so for Ross Township
resident Tom Baker, who not only serves in this role, but in several
others as well, all for the good of the community. For this reason, Baker
is the winner of the Community Awards for Service Excellence (CASE)
Volunteer of the Year Award.
In November, Baker was elected to represent District 1 in Allegheny
County. He also serves as chief community affairs officer for Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh and president of the BBBS
Pennsylvania State Association. His passion for the BBBS mission is
evident through his more than 12 years of being a big brother to little
brother Preston, and more than four years of being a big brother to little
brother Eric.
He is the president of Baker Leadership and has authored