Unsung Hero Award
Tamara Carlisle
Board Member
Central Texas Desk of Grace
Each nonprofit has somebody on the workforce that goes above and past in dedicating themselves to its mission. Sadly, these efforts might typically go unrecognized.
At Central Texas Desk of Grace (CTTG), a nonprofit that provides a secure house setting for youngsters and youth in disaster, a big contributor is Tamara Carlisle, recipient of this 12 months’s NonProfit PRO Unsung Hero Award.
Carlisle joined the Central Texas Desk of Grace board of administrators in 2019 and has solely deepened her dedication to its mission since then. Based on her nominator, one in every of her greatest contributions was organizing and executing two main fundraisers.
“Tam embraced this problem with exceptional dedication, counting on her neighborhood connections and private drive to lift almost $80,000 for CTTG,” her nominator instructed NonProfit PRO. “These fundraisers had been particularly targeted on supporting our Grace365 program, which gives very important assets and help to younger adults who’ve aged out of the foster care system. Due to Tam’s unwavering dedication and onerous work, these fundraisers weren’t solely profitable but in addition instrumental in getting the Grace365 program off the bottom.”
Moreover, Carlisle’s nominator famous that she is artistic, decided and resourceful, all of which have shone by way of within the work she does for the nonprofit. As an illustration, by connecting with one in every of her enterprise purchasers, Carlisle was in a position to safe 4 storage models’ value of almost-new furnishings for the group’s emergency shelter.
“This beneficiant donation allowed us to refresh our emergency shelter with lovely, high-quality furnishings and decor, making a extra snug and welcoming setting for the youngsters in our care,” her nominator mentioned. “The children had been thrilled with the brand new furnishings, and some gadgets even discovered their approach into the residences of our Grace365 younger adults, additional enhancing their dwelling areas.”
Carlisle’s dedication to giving the youngsters and younger adults at Central Texas Desk of Grace a secure place to stay goes past the nonprofit’s partitions.
“Throughout the huge freeze just a few years in the past, when our shelter misplaced energy, Tam and her spouse, Donna Blair, had been among the many first to step in and assist,” Carlisle’s nominator mentioned. “They shortly mobilized to move our 13 youngsters and workers to security, making certain that everybody had a heat and safe place to remain. Along with offering transportation, Tam and Donna additionally introduced groceries for the youngsters and workers, demonstrating their deep care and concern for the well-being of our neighborhood.”
Carlisle’s dedication to the trigger has even impressed others to become involved.
“Her relentless onerous work and dedication to the youngsters and younger adults at CTTG have made a long-lasting influence on our group, and we’re extremely lucky to have her on our workforce,” her nominator mentioned.
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