The Champaign County Health Care Consumers Board and Staff celebrated another successfull year of community organizing at the 2010 Annual Awards Dinner on Friday, April 23, 2010.
Click here to watch the slideshow from the 2010 Dinner.
Click here to watch the Gag Reel!
Champaign County Health Care Consumers 2010 Honorees
Henrietta De Boer Volunteer of the Year Award
– Connie Georgeoulis
For outstanding volunteer service in the Medicare Task Force and the Medicare 100/Plus Program
Aimee Olson Advocate of the Year Award
– John Lewis
For dedicated work as an Advocate on the Consumer Health Hotline and Dental Referral Program
Mike Doyle Activist of the Year Award
– John Ramsbottom
For dedicated commitment to community organizing for health care access
– Nick Quealy-Gainer
For dedicated commitment to community organizing for health care justice
Elsie Field Provider Award
– Dr. Samir Sayegh
For outstanding service in providing vision services to our community
Harry J. Baker Community Service Award
– Rob Tonkinson & Pat Owens – current and former Carle Foundation Hospital staff
For leadership in development of excellent hospital financial assistance programs, and long-term commitment to health care access in Champaign County
Citizen Leadership Award
– Lillian Driver – 5th & Hill resident
– Beverly Jackson-Lacy – 5th & Hill resident
– Marvin L. Lacy – 5th & Hill resident
– Eileen Oldham – 5th & Hill resident
For leadership and commitment to the 5th & Hill Neighborhood Rights Campaign
Special Recognition Award
– The Illinois Disciples Foundation
For commitment to social justice in Champaign County
John Lee Johnson Social Justice Award
– Mark Rukavina – The Access Project
For dedicated leadership in the struggle for health care justice
Awards in Memoriam
– Nicholas Matthew Skala
For long-term commitment to single-payer health care in Illinois
– Lester Pritchard
For a life-time dedicated to social justice and disability rights
The Golden Bedpan Award (disservice award)
– Congressional Republicans
For repeatedly voting on party lines and obstructionist tactics against national health reform
CCHCC extends a special thanks to all the 2010 Adbook supporters!
- Adapt-A-Lap
- AFL-CIO of Champaign County
- AFSCME Retirees Subchapter 88
- AFSCME Council 31
- Avicenna Health Center
- Birch Tree Consulting
- Busey Bank
- C-U Public Health District
- Campaign for Real Choice in IL
- Campus Faculty Association
- Carle Clinic
- Carle Hospital
- Champaign County Christian Health Center
- C-U Tenant Union
- Community Informatics Initative
- Common Ground Food Co-Op
- Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
- Dr. Frank Wrestler
- Esquire Lounge
- Evans, Froelich, Beth, and Chamley
- The Eye Center
- Flavors Northington
- Hawthorn Suites
- Health & Medicine Policy and Research Group
- Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
- Illinois Disciples Foundation
- Jeffery Frerichs, DDS
- Central IL Jobs with Justice
- Kevin Elliot, M.A., L.C.P.C
- UIUC Labor Education Program
- Lincoln Building
- Lisa Dixon
- Martin, Hood, Friese, & Associates
- Mike Antoline, Attorney
- Mueller Kids
- Pepsi-Cola CU Bottling Company
- PACE, Inc.
- Planned Parenthood of Illinois
- Provena Covenant Medical Center
- ReaMed
- Rogard’s Office Plus
- Ron Szoke
- Sally Anderson
- UIUC School of Social Work
- Shouting Ground Technologies, Inc
- SmileHealthy
- Spritz Jewelers
- Bangs
- The Pavilion
- University YMCA
- Vietnam Veterans Against the War
A big thank you to table sponsors at the 2010 Dinner!