Greater Twin Cities United Way last week recognized 22 corporate and agency partners at its annual “Best Of Awards”—and three of the top corporate awards went to Arden Hills-based agricultural cooperative Land O’Lakes, Eden Prairie-based vehicle financing and fleet management provider GE Capital Fleet Services, and Minneapolis-based law firm Bassford Remele.
In their respective size categories, each of the three companies won “best in show,” which recognized the best overall campaigns with regard to employee participation and engagement.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe, which has a district office in Minneapolis, earned another major corporate award—the inaugural “General Mills, Inc., Outstanding Achievement in Fundraising.” Last year, the company’s giving campaign increased participation by 6.5 percent and boosted donations by 10 percent through a strong labor-management partnership, retiree involvement, and an engaged company ambassador, according to Greater Twin Cities United Way.
Meanwhile, Carol Jackson, a longtime employee of Edina-based grocer Jerry’s Foods, earned the Stan Kowalski Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes lifelong excellence through volunteerism. Jackson is also vice president and historian for the Ney Nature Center—an environmental learning center in the city of Henderson.
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