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26 TRUE VALUE 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
What’s the power behind our momentum?
The passion and performance of our
people, working for member success.
The 2015 True Value President’s
Award recognizes some of our best.
Each year we present the President’s Award
to True Value associates and project teams
who best exemplify our values and attain
the highest levels of excellence. The
award recognizes stellar performance
across 11 categories, shown below.
2015 PRESIDENT’S AWARD
TRUE VALUE ASSOCIATES
CUSTOMER FIRST
Finalists:
Donna Courchesne
Susan Radde
Bob Weismann
Emergency Response
Team
Ryder Transition
My True Value – A New
Customer Experience
Winners:
Bob Weismann
Ryder Transition
DRIVEN TO SUCCEED
Finalists:
Steve Burns
International Team
Retail Workbench
True Value Paint
True Value Rewards
Winners:
Steve Burns
International Team
LEADERSHIP
Finalists:
Kelly Beilman
Denny Bratkovich
Gabriel Perez
Winner:
Denny Bratkovich
RETAIL FOCUS
Finalists:
Mark O’Neal
Brett Weyers
EDLP
Winner:
EDLP
STEWARDSHIP
Finalists:
Fall Stewardship
Campaign
Fish Tank Challenge
Winner:
Fall Stewardship
Campaign
Fish Tank Challenge
PRODUCT MERCHANT
Finalists:
Courtney Clay
Jennifer Nieho
Jon Patkowa
Winner:
Courtney Clay
MERCHANDISING
DEPARTMENT
Finalists:
Farm, Ranch, Auto & Pet
Hardware
Lawn & Garden
Lumber & Building
Materials
Winner:
Farm, Ranch, Auto & Pet
FIELD MANAGER
OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
Jason Blair
Russ Brown
Frank Butler
Mike Meikle
Winner:
Russ Brown
FIELD ASSOCIATE
OF THE YEAR
Finalists:
Marty Bailey
David Brockman
Mark O’Neal
Bill Tinker
Winner:
Bill Tinker
TOP RDC
Finalists:
Cleveland
Kingman
Springfield
Winner:
Cleveland
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
OF DISTINCTION
Winner:
Lori Birkey for My True
Value – A New
Customer Experience
and Culture Change
Training
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In 2015, the True Value Foundation took its
35-year partnership with the Boys & Girls
Club of Chicago to the next level with a five-
year $1.5 million grant to the newly renamed
True Value Boys & Girls Club—in addition to
a growing national relationship and a whole
lot of fresh paint.
The True Value Boys and Girls Club The name
is new, but the commitment is not—the club
has been serving Chicago’s Lawndale and
Little Village neighborhoods since 1956. Made
possible through the generous support of
True Value suppliers and associates, the five-
year $1.5 million grant will provide next-level
support for expanded after-school programs
that further the club’s mission. Multiplying the
grant’s impact, True Value associates also give
their time as volunteers.
A budding national partnership In 2014,
True Value Foundation announced plans to
take the longtime local relationship national
to facilitate active involvement of True Value
retailers in their local Boys & Girls Clubs. Local
clubs oer many opportunities for True Value
retailers to support their communities, including
mentoring, donating supplies for after-school
programs, sta involvement in fundraisers and
much more. In addition to providing a great
community support opportunity to local True
Value retailers, national scope oers another
benefit: It maximizes our collective impact.
Better together!
Painting a Brighter Future expands to BGCA
We have expanded our Painting a Brighter
Future program beyond assisting schools in
need to also help refresh Boys & Girls Clubs
across the country. In 2015 alone, nearly 140
True Value retailers provided thousands of
gallons in free paint grants to refresh more
than 1.5 million square feet of classroom
and club space.
A GROWING RELATIONSHIP FOR STRONGER COMMUNITIES
NEXT LEVEL: BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS
Laura Ambriz, Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
2015 Youth of the Year
Ribbon cutting ceremony at the True Value Boys & Girls Club on Sept. 16, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois