{"id":156,"date":"2024-11-05T20:28:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T20:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/?p=156"},"modified":"2024-11-05T20:28:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T20:28:24","slug":"celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Excellence in Philanthropy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we approach our upcoming Celebration of Philanthropy, we are excited to announce the finalists for this year\u2019s awards that honor outstanding contributions to our community. These awards recognize individuals and organizations that embody the spirit of service, generosity, and commitment to making a positive impact in the Central Louisiana region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>NORMAN MARTIN LEGACY LEADERSHIP AWARD FINALISTS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This prestigious award pays tribute to the legacy of Norman Martin, celebrating those who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication to community service. This year&#8217;s finalists are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bonita Armour<\/li>\n<li>Kelly Pepper<\/li>\n<li>Marle Chapman<\/li>\n<li>Marshall Pierite<\/li>\n<li>Scott Laliberte<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These remarkable leaders have shown an unwavering commitment to lifting others and driving positive change in our community. We commend their dedication and the impactful work they do every day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>HEART OF PHILANTHROPY INDIVIDUAL FINALISTS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Heart of Philanthropy Award recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond in their philanthropic efforts. The finalists in this category include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tammi Salazar<\/li>\n<li>David Thornton<\/li>\n<li>Lee Mayeux<\/li>\n<li>Glenda Stock Smith<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Lachney<\/li>\n<li>Kitty Wynne<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These individuals exemplify the power of giving back and the profound effects that one person can have on the lives of others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>HEART OF PHILANTHROPY NONPROFIT FINALISTS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We also celebrate the incredible nonprofit organizations making a difference in our community. This year\u2019s finalists are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>STAR (Sexual Trauma Awareness &amp; Response)<\/li>\n<li>Children\u2019s Advocacy Network<\/li>\n<li>Junior League of Alexandria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These organizations provide vital services and support, addressing critical needs in our community and fostering hope for a better future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>HEART OF PHILANTHROPY FOR-PROFIT FINALISTS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Finally, we acknowledge for-profit businesses that contribute to our community through their philanthropic efforts. The finalists for this award are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crest Industries<\/li>\n<li>The Movement Lab<\/li>\n<li>RoyOMartin<\/li>\n<li>97.7 The Cajun<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These companies demonstrate that corporate responsibility and community support go hand in hand, making a positive impact beyond their business objectives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Join Us for the Celebration of Philanthropy!<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nWe invite everyone to join us for the Celebration of Philanthropy, where we will honor these outstanding finalists and present the awards. This event is a wonderful opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, celebrate our community\u2019s achievements, and be inspired by the stories of those making a difference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> November 21, 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Coughlin-Saunders Theater<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 6-8pm<\/p>\n<p>Mark your calendars and come celebrate with us! Together, we can continue to foster a spirit of generosity and service in Central Louisiana. Please RSVP to the event by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/celebration-of-philanthropy-celebrating-25-years-of-clcf-tickets-980431104827?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=my-tickets&amp;utm-share-source=my-tickets&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshcopyurl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we approach our upcoming Celebration of Philanthropy, we are excited to announce the finalists for this year\u2019s awards that honor outstanding contributions to our community. These awards recognize individuals and organizations that embody the spirit of service, generosity, and commitment to making a positive impact in the Central Louisiana region. NORMAN MARTIN LEGACY LEADERSHIP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating Excellence in Philanthropy - CLCF | News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebrating Excellence in Philanthropy - CLCF | News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As we approach our upcoming Celebration of Philanthropy, we are excited to announce the finalists for this year\u2019s awards that honor outstanding contributions to our community. These awards recognize individuals and organizations that embody the spirit of service, generosity, and commitment to making a positive impact in the Central Louisiana region. NORMAN MARTIN LEGACY LEADERSHIP [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CLCF | News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-11-05T20:28:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"clc-admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"clc-admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/\",\"name\":\"Celebrating Excellence in Philanthropy - CLCF | News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-11-05T20:28:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/357c4ad9e8e6c355843548715e4ee443\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Celebrating Excellence in Philanthropy\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"CLCF | News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/357c4ad9e8e6c355843548715e4ee443\",\"name\":\"clc-admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c53ce04a5e0054cab6d288e69251a1b52278f6c6b35dfa73802b95e08e50798f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c53ce04a5e0054cab6d288e69251a1b52278f6c6b35dfa73802b95e08e50798f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"clc-admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/author\/clc-admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Celebrating Excellence in Philanthropy - CLCF | News","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Celebrating Excellence in Philanthropy - CLCF | News","og_description":"As we approach our upcoming Celebration of Philanthropy, we are excited to announce the finalists for this year\u2019s awards that honor outstanding contributions to our community. These awards recognize individuals and organizations that embody the spirit of service, generosity, and commitment to making a positive impact in the Central Louisiana region. NORMAN MARTIN LEGACY LEADERSHIP [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/","og_site_name":"CLCF | News","article_published_time":"2024-11-05T20:28:24+00:00","author":"clc-admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"clc-admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/","url":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/","name":"Celebrating Excellence in Philanthropy - CLCF | News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-11-05T20:28:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/357c4ad9e8e6c355843548715e4ee443"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/celebrating-excellence-in-philanthropy\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Celebrating Excellence in Philanthropy"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/","name":"CLCF | News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/357c4ad9e8e6c355843548715e4ee443","name":"clc-admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c53ce04a5e0054cab6d288e69251a1b52278f6c6b35dfa73802b95e08e50798f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c53ce04a5e0054cab6d288e69251a1b52278f6c6b35dfa73802b95e08e50798f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"clc-admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/author\/clc-admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":166,"href":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions\/166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clcf.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}