One Diversity Award will be given for an individual and one Diversity Award will be given for a business or organization in the fall of 2025 at the Community Relations Committee Diversity Luncheon. Deadline for submission of nominees is September 9, 2024.
Past winners include:
2024
Virginia K. Condello and Luster African American Heritage Museum
2023
Mike Patel and Rogers Upholstery
2022
Clifton Lewis and Liberty Link Foundation 360 Incorporated Non-Profit 501c3
2019-2021 – no winners due to pandemic
2018
Carver Young and Bartow Community Healthcare Foundation, Inc.
2017
Gloria Washington and Eastside Positive Action Committee
2016
Ken Riley and Bartow Police Department
2015
Melony Bell and Church Service Center
2014
J.J. Corbett & TiAnViCa Riding Academy
2013
Joyce Thurman and Mosaic
2012
George Long and Bartow Youth Football
2011
Sharon Casey and Polk County Sheriff’s Office
2010
Fred Murphy and Flanders Precisionnaire
2009
Leo Longworth and Peterson’s Cleaners
2008
Larry Madrid and Fred’s Southern Kitchen
2007
C.C. Corbett (Posthumously) and Board of County Commissioners: Clerk of Courts
Diversity Award Criteria
- Nomination will be accepted for an individual and a business / organization, and one award presented for the current year ONLY for each category; they will not be carried forward to the next year. Award recipients are not eligible to receive the award for two subsequent years. One award will be presented for the current year in each category.
- Recipients will have demonstrated a commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion in the City of Bartow or in the surrounding communities through mentoring, outreach initiatives, or other activities that advance the goal of inclusion. Recipient has demonstrated how it or he/she bridged the gap between the races. Must cite specific examples.
- Recipients will have demonstrated a thorough understanding of, appreciation for, and advocacy toward promoting diversity issues. By example, recipients instill in their peers these same values and inspire similar commitment to inclusion.
Procedure
- Any citizen of the City of Bartow and its surrounding communities (City of Bartow service area) may recommend an individual and business / organization.
- Nominations must be submitted to the Community Relations Committee via a nomination form; extra nominations forms are available at the Greater Bartow Chamber of Commerce, the Bartow Civic Center, or the Carver Recreation Center.
- The committee will deliberate and make a selection one month prior to the Community Relations Committee’s Diversity Luncheon.
- The award will be presented during the Community Relations Committee’s Diversity Luncheon.
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