awards & Grants
AWARDS
National Assembly - The Links, Incorporated
Alumna Programs (2014)
Friendship Activity Best Practice Award (2008)
Signature Service Booklet (2008)
1st Place National Trends and Services Facet (2006)
Southern Area - The Links, Incorporated
3rd Place International Trends and Services Best Practices (J.A.T.I.S. – Joining All Talents In Service / Linking Internationally) (2015)
Mentoring Program Best Practice for Services To Youth (2015)
Chapter Communications Best Practices (2013)
Innovative Leadership Best Practices (2013)
Presidential Award (Childhood Obesity Project) (2009)
1st Place Mentoring Award (2009)
Signature Fundraiser (Childhood Obesity) (2009)
The Arts Facet Best Practice Award (2008)
Services To Youth Facet Best Practice Award (2008)
2nd Place International Trends and Services Facet (2005)
Community
Charlotte City Council Outstanding Community Involvement Award (2015)
Workplace Partnership Award for Life, Health Resources and Service Administration/Division of Transplantation (2008)
Communities in Schools Safe Journey/APP Program Award (2008)
McCrorey YMCA Martin Luther King Award (2006)
The Mint Museum Spirit Award (2006)
Chapter President Dr. Daisy Walker accepted the 2017 Chapter President’s Award at the 2017 Southern Area Leadership Conference.
GRANTS
Nordstrom
The Links, Incorporated “Catalyzing The Community” Grant (2015)
The Links, Incorporated “STEM–ULATING Left Brain and Right Brain” Grant Program (2013)
** Notable major gifts include $25,000 to Afro-American Cultural Center (2009), and $25,000 to the Johnson C. Smith University Endowment (2009).