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 [1] to watch the slideshow from the 2010 Dinner.
Click here [2] 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 [3]
- AFL-CIO of Champaign County [4]
- AFSCME Retirees Subchapter 88
- AFSCME Council 31 [5]
- Avicenna Health Center [6]
- Birch Tree Consulting
- Busey Bank [7]
- C-U Public Health District [8]
- Campaign for Real Choice in IL [9]
- Campus Faculty Association [10]
- Carle Clinic [11]
- Carle Hospital [12]
- Champaign County Christian Health Center [13]
- C-U Tenant Union [14]
- Community Informatics Initative [15]
- Common Ground Food Co-Op [16]
- Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
- Dr. Frank Wrestler
- Esquire Lounge [17]
- Evans, Froelich, Beth, and Chamley [18]
- The Eye Center [19]
- Flavors Northington
- Hawthorn Suites [20]
- Health & Medicine Policy and Research Group [21]
- Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence [22]
- Illinois Disciples Foundation [23]
- Jeffery Frerichs, DDS
- Central IL Jobs with Justice [24]
- Kevin Elliot, M.A., L.C.P.C [25]
- UIUC Labor Education Program [26]
- Lincoln Building
- Lisa Dixon
- Martin, Hood, Friese, & Associates [27]
- Mike Antoline, Attorney
- Mueller Kids
- Pepsi-Cola CU Bottling Company [28]
- PACE, Inc. [29]
- Planned Parenthood of Illinois [30]
- Provena Covenant Medical Center [31]
- ReaMed [32]
- Rogard’s Office Plus [33]
- Ron Szoke
- Sally Anderson
- UIUC School of Social Work [34]
- Shouting Ground Technologies, Inc [35]
- SmileHealthy [36]
- Spritz Jewelers [37]
- Bangs
- The Pavilion [38]
- University YMCA [39]
- Vietnam Veterans Against the War [40]
A big thank you to table sponsors at the 2010 Dinner!