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"The grant money from the Foundation will go directly to the Play Together Playground Project—to support the building of accessible playgrounds that allow special needs children a chance to learn and play together at parks throughout Louisville," said Mitch. "My wife Meredith and I, along with our family, are so grateful to have the opportunity to bring such joy to so many families with special needs children." Mitch and his wife founded the DREAM Foundation over 8 years ago after their son Mitchell was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Mitch added that the DREAM Foundation also provides scholarships and research programs focused on finding a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and other childhood diseases. Northwestern Mutual, which marks its 150th anniversary this year, named a total of 25 winners across the United States in its annual competition.
Ed Zore noted that since Northwestern Mutual started the award program in 1995, the company has donated more than $2.2 million dollars on behalf of its representatives to over 200 non-profit organizations nationwide. "For 150 years we have encouraged our representatives to be active in their communities, and our company is honored to contribute to local groups that have a positive impact on people’s lives," he added. Now in its 13th year, the CSA program is open to more than 9,000 Network representatives of the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network to recognize exemplary volunteer involvement and dedication to charitable organizations and philanthropic projects. The program, which is funded by the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, will donate a total of $265,000 this year to the representatives' community service organizations. The Foundation has donated more than $70 million to national and Milwaukee-area nonprofit organizations in the past five years. For decades, the Company has been committed to improving the quality of life by concentrating its charitable contributions in the areas of education, health and human services, and the arts and culture. The Dream Foundation, Inc. The DREAM Foundation, Inc has partnered with various organizations in the Louisville community to raise funds for the design of the following playgrounds with accessible equipment. The goal of this project is to create recreational areas where young children of all ages and physical condition can play together. Some of the playgrounds include Des Pres Playground, Frazier Rehab Institute Playground, Iroquois Playground and Shawnee Playground. |  |  | | |||||||||||
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Mitch Barnes Receives Community Service Award
Mitch Barnes was presented with the Community Service Award during Northwestern Mutual’s Annual Meeting of Network Representatives on Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at the company’s headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A $25,000 grant will be presented to The DREAM Foundation from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation later this summer.
"Our company has made it a priority to give back to the communities where our financial representatives serve," said Ed Zore, President & CEO of Northwestern Mutual. "Through Northwestern Mutual Foundation, our Community Service Award program is designed to salute our representatives for their dedicated community service and to lend financial support to their respective organizations."
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