[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2015 Diversity Award winners announced

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Contact: Contact: JJ Musgrove, Director, Office of Cultural Affairs 573-874-7512
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2015 Diversity Award winners announced

COLUMBIA, MO (January 15, 2015) - The 18th annual Columbia Values Diversity Awards were presented at the Columbia Values Diversity Celebration Jan. 15. The awards are given to an individual/family and an organization/group that have made significant contributions promoting appreciation for diversity and cultural understanding in Columbia.

Columbia CROP Hunger Walk was awarded the 2015 Diversity Award for groups. Since 1997, Columbians from many local faith organizations have joined together to overcome hunger through the annual Columbia CROP Hunger Walk. Seventy five percent of the funds raised by the annual event is distributed by the Church World Service, which since 1946 has carried out global hunger education and provided money for refugees, disaster relief and self-help projects in more than 80 countries. Twenty five percent of the funds raised stays here in Columbia and is distributed to local hunger-related agencies. Contributions to the Columbia CROP Hunger Walk since 2001 have gone to agencies such as Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen, Russell Chapel Food Pantry, The Latter House and Feed the Community Program hosted by Fifth Street Christian. 

The 2015 Diversity Award for an individual was presented to Robert Harrison Sr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stated, “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve…you only need a heart full of grace.” Harrison has dedicated his adult life to serving those who are oftentimes forgotten by society. Since 2003, he has worked with Reality House Program, a community corrections and treatment center, and in 2012 became the client services director. Through is own personal journey, Harrison has become a leader in this community and contributes daily to the recovery of others by exemplifying Dr. King’s diligence to foster individual dignity and understanding.

 



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