FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ed Domansky
Director, Corporate Communications
(770) 994-4579
LOGISTICARE HONORS EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS
ATLANTA, Nov. 12, 2004 – LogistiCare president and chief executive officer, John Shermyen, announced today the winners of this year’s Founder’s Cup award, along with recognizing numerous other individual LogistiCare employees for their volunteer efforts in 2004.
The Founder’s Cup award is presented annually to the company’s network operations centers and central business offices/regional offices that have contributed the “most” to the communities in which they operate.
“I am pleased and very proud that LogistiCare has once again made a positive mark in the communities we serve,” said Shermyen. “I reviewed all of the community outreach activity reports and was amazed at the level of commitment and creativity our many employee volunteers have demonstrated in helping to make a difference in our communities. “
This year’s Founder’s Cup awards were presented to:
- Wallingford, Conn. – Network Operations Center (NOC)
- Dover, Del. – Central Business Office (CBO)
Shermyen, along with a panel of senior management members, reviewed hundreds of activity submissions from across the company’s 11 state operations to select the two Founder’s Cup winners.
“The selection process was difficult, and I am thankful for each and every individual who participated in LogistiCare’s 2004 community outreach efforts,” praised Shermyen. “Without their efforts, all of the great things I saw would not have been possible.”
Shermyen has issued a challenge to all of the company’s nearly 700 employees: Strive for 2005 volunteer hours in 2005 and to use their 2004 community outreach efforts as building blocks to making their 2005 community outreach campaigns even stronger. LogistiCare employees recorded a total of 1,699 volunteer hours in 2004.
Additional honorees included:
- Volunteer of the Year – Margy Hovren , Wallingford, Conn. (NOC)
- Volunteer of the Year – Meghan McCann, Las Vegas (CBO)
- Largest Percentage of Volunteer Hours – College Park, Ga. (NOC)
- Most Outreach Hours Per Employee – Gainesville, Ga. (CBO)
- Most Outreach Hours Per Employee – Norfolk, Va. (CBO)
- Largest Number of Sponsored Events – Silver Spring, Md. (NOC)
- Most Speaking Engagements – Silver Spring, Md. (NOC)
- Most Speaking Engagements – Las Vegas (CBO)
- Model Outreach Initiative – Oklahoma City (CBO)
- Exemplary Service in Disaster Relief Efforts – Miami (NOC)
- Most Diverse Outreach Activities – Norton, Va. (NOC)
The following categories were used as the criteria for selecting the Founder’s Cup award winners:
- Number and types of events in which the operation participates (Both national philanthropies and local organizations)
- Percentage of employee involvement
- Amount of positive media coverage - exposure of events
- Number of speaking engagements
“The work of our volunteers is most appreciated, because it is a positive reflection on LogistiCare and our continuing commitment to being a part of and giving back to the communities in which we operate,” added Shermyen.
Headquartered in Atlanta, LogistiCare is the nation's leading provider of specialized transportation network management. The company's government clients include state Medicaid agencies, school boards, transit and paratransit authorities. Health care sector clients include hospital systems and many of the nation's largest managed care organizations.
With its market innovation, proprietary software, and proven record of creating budget stability and program integrity, LogistiCare is well known as the leader in improving non-emergency transportation programs. On an annual basis, the company manages a national network of more than 1,750 transportation companies that deliver more than 13 million trips to customers annually. |
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