Corporate Partnerships

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding contributions of organizations that have enhanced the quality of life of older persons in the Southeast region. Public agency is defined as any agency that has a nonprofit status. Private agency is defined as any agency that has a for-profit status.

Selection of Recipient:

1. Each state may have one partnership honored per year with this award.
2. The following criteria will be used to rank nominations:


20 percent - the level of importance of the issue the program is designed to address
15 percent - creativity
15 percent - level of resources devoted to program
30 percent - effectiveness in meeting objectives
20 percent - extent to which experience can provide guidance to other organizations


3. The Awards/Elections Committee will make its selection based on criteria and notify AAA submitting nomination.

YEAR	PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AWARD
1991	SC	South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.
	TN	Memphis Senior Survey Research Team
1992
1993	AL	Morrison's Hospitality Group, The Alabama Aging Network
	GA	WRDW Television, Central Savannah River AAA
	KY	General Telephone Electronics, Lincoln Trail AAA
	MS	Mississippi Power Company-Singing River Electric Power Association, Southern Mississippi AAA
	NC	Henderson County Council on Aging, Eaton Corporation, Steel Case Corporation, Land-of-Sky Regional Council
	SC	Coastal Advertising Federation, Coastal Carolina AAA
	TN	First American Bank, Upper Cumberland AAA
1994	AL	First National Bank, Birmingham
	GA	Valdosta Mall, Valdosta
	KY	Elizabethtown Lincoln Trail Drug Education Resources
	NC	Interim Healthcare, Inc, Wilson
1995	AL	Alabama Power Company/TARCOG AAA
	FL	Florida Power and Light Co./Florida Association of AAAs
	KY	Bath County Medical Clinic Senior Support Services, Owensville/Gateway AAA
	MS	Deposit Guarantee National Bank, Jackson/Southwest MS PDD/AAA
	SC	Premier Cable Communications, Gaffney/South Carolina Appalachian AAA
	TN	Agenda for Independent Living Through Empowerment, Memphis/Delta AAA
1996	KY	Western KY University Adult Day Health Care Center/Barren River AAA
	SC	Roper Health System, Charleston, SC/ElderLink, Inc.
	TN	TN Leadership Team, AARP/TN Association of AAAs
1997	AL	Valley Innovative Services, Inc./South Central Development Commission AAA; and, Carrousel Productions/Top of AL Regional COG/AAA
	FL	Better Living for Seniors Consortium/Tampa Bay Regional Council AAA
	GA	Phillip Morris/Miller Brewing Company/SOWEGA Council on Aging AAA
	NC	Cone Mills/Isothermal PDC/AAA
	SC	Irmo Chaplin Recreation Commission/Central Midlands COG/AAA
	TN	First American Bank, Cookeville/First TN & Upper Cumberland AAAs
1998	AL	University of Alabama at Huntsville College of Nursing/Top of Alabama Regional Councils of Government AAA
	FL	North Broward Hospital District, AAA of Broward County
	NC	Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, North Carolina Association of AAAs
	TN	West TN Health Care, Northwest TN AAA, Southwest TN AAA
1999	NC	Bluedog Associates, Inc., North Carolina Association of AAA's
	SC	Louis Rich Company, South Carolina Association of AAA's
	TN	AARP/Tennessee State Office, Tennessee Association of AAA's
2000	AL	Madison County Wal-Mart Super Center, TARGOG
	NC	Super Kmart, Albermarle Commission AAA
	TN	Durham Foundation, Tennessee Association of AAA's
2001	NC	Second Harvest Food Banks/North Carolina Association of AAA's
	SC	Bi-Lo, Inc. /South Carolina Appalachian COG/AAA /Central Midlands COG/AAA
	TN	Knox County District Attorney's Office/Knoxville Legal Aid Society
2002	NC	Land-of Sky Regional Council AAA/Ingle's Markets, Inc.
	GA	SOWEGA COA/AAA/Merck & Co., Inc.
	FL	AAA of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc. /Eckerd Patient CARE Network
	KY	Barren River AAA/Western Kentucky Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc.
2003	NC	Operation Heat/Fan Relief Program
	GA	GA Prescription Drug Program./GA AAA's & GA Division of Aging
	KY	GR AAA/ Town Square Mall
	TN	TN King PHARMA/First Tennessee Human Resource Agency
	AL	Alabama Vision Center/TARCOG AAA
2004	KY	United Parcel Service and Arthur S. Kling Senior Center
	NC	Prime Times Publications and Land-of-Sky Area Agency on Aging
	SC	The Sage Institute and South Carolina Appalachian COG/Area Agency on Aging
	TN	N Lawler-Woody, Inc. and East Tennessee Area Agnecy on Aging and Disability
2005	AL	Al Valley Services, Inc./ Alabama Area Agencies on Aging
	KY	Ben Crocker, Attorney at Law/Barren River Coordinating Council on Elder Abuse
	TN	TN AARP Tennessee State Chapter/Tennessee Association of Area Agencies on Aging
2006	AL	Central Alabama Aging Consortium/HealthSpring of Alabama
	SC	South Carolina Appalachian COG-AAA/Bi-Lo, Inc., Joyce M. Smart
	FL	AAA for Southwest Florida/Florida Power and Light
2007	AL	TARCOG Area Agency on Aging & Westar Aerospace & Defense Group
	KY	Barren River AAA & Huish Detergents, INC.
	NC	Eastern Carolina Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging and Lowe's Home Improvement Store #0566
2008	GA	SOWEGA Council on aging and U-Save-It Pharmacy
	TN	East Tennessee Area Agency on Agng & Disability and Lamar Advertising

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