During Cheers to the Promise, Richmond Promise will debut the Promise Champion Awards, our organization’s first stakeholder awards ceremony. Promise Champion awardees will be acknowledged for their outstanding contributions to Richmond Promise and the advancement of our equity-driven mission.
This year’s Promise Champion Awards categories include:
- Trailblazer Award
- Corporate Champion Award
- Small Business Champion Award
- Program Champion Award
- Education Champion Award
- Volunteer Champion Award
Inaugural recipients of Promise Champion Awards include, but are not limited to:
- Jessie Stewart, Inaugural Richmond Promise Executive Director (Trailblazer Award)
- Tom Butt, Former Mayor of the City of Richmond (Trailblazer Award)
- Bill Lindsay, Former Richmond City Manager (Trailblazer Award)
- East Brother Beer Co. (Small Business Partner Award)
- Sally Kay, Regional Head of Public Policy and External Affairs, Amazon (Corporate Champion Award)
The full list of Promise Champion Awardees will be announced prior to the event.