While there are thousands of additional businesses that also deserve to be nominated and receive Compassionate Employer Recognition, our CER program has certainly started a movement of compassion in the face of tragedy that was not present in the same numbers a decade ago. Designed to be a finite program, the CER program has now reached a point where we must reflect upon the good that has been accomplished as we move our emphasis toward other initiatives within the bereavement community, our chapters, and our membership.
The Compassionate Friends wants to thank the hundreds of volunteers from around the country who have helped our staff to carry through this program, even as the number of recipient companies has grown from three the first year to more than 140 this year. Your help is so truly appreciated. Thank you to those of you who have taken the time to nominate your company for this recognition. And thank you to the wonderful companies that have taken bereavement in the workplace out of the Stone Age and created a hospitable environment for their employees that says, “We understand and we will help you however we can!”
2009 CER Recipients (by state)
ALABAMA: Dynamic Contract & Consultant Services, Montgomery; ALASKA: Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage; Family Centered Services of Alaska, Fairbanks; ARKANSAS: Middleton Heat and Air, Bryant; CALIFORNIA: American Honda Finance Corporation, Torrence; Centerplate, San Diego; Employment Development Dept, Sacramento; Hegge Electrical Contractors, Indio; Hughson High School, Hughson; Huntington Hospital, Pasadena; Little Company of Mary, Torrence; Maxim Craneworks, Long Beach; MV Transportation, Fairfield; Pacific Medical Buildings, San Diego; Petrol Advertising, Inc., Burbank; Radiological Associates of Sacramento, Sacramento; Service Rock Products, Victorville; Skyway House, Chico; Victor Valley Union High School District, Victorville;
COLORADO: Century 21 Metro Alliance, Colorado Springs; Holland & Hart LLP, Denver; CONNECTICUT: Michael P. Krol & Co., CPA, PC, Stafford Springs; FLORIDA: Beach City Motors, Ft. Walton Beach; Crown Auto Group, St. Petersburg; Florida Hospital Centra Care, Winter Park; Hospice of Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach; PGA Tour, Inc., Ponte Vedra Beach; St. Johns County School District, Augustine; GEORGIA: Mount Vernon Bank, Mount Vernon; Schroeder Enterprises, Inc., Atlanta; IDAHO: Kingston Companies, Idaho Falls; ILLINOIS: Kenneth B. Gore, LTD, Chicago; Outback Steakhouse, South Elgin; Quad City USA Family Restaurant, Moline; Standard Industrial and Automotive Equipment Inc, Hanover Park; Urban Retail Properties, Chicago; INDIANA: Bowen Engineering Corporation, Fishers; DRIVE Medical Consulting & Communications, Indianapolis; The Hearth at Prestwick, Avon; IOWA: Bourbon Street & Voodoo Lounge, Cedar Falls; LaJames International College, Fort Dodge; Lisbon Community School District, Lisbon; Mercy Hospital of the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters, Oelwein; Quality Medical Services, Mason City; Tripoli Nursing Home, Tripoli; Young Plumbing and Heating, Waterloo; KANSAS: PKM Steel Service, Salina;
KENTUCKY: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort; Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital, Ashland; LOUISIANA: HomeCare Inc, Baton Rouge; Northwestern Mutual Financial Network of Louisiana, Metairie; Northwestern State University College of Nursing, Shreveport; Salario Law Firm, Marksville; MAINE: Fidelity Investments, Marlborough; MARYLAND: American Mechanical Services, Laurel; Cecil Bank, Elkton; Southern Maryland Skin Specialists, Prince Frederick; Southwest Airlines, Baltimore; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda; Washington County Hospital, Hagerstown; MASSACHUSETTS: Au Bon Pain, Boston; Charles River Laboratories, Shrewsbury; City of Lowell School Health Unit, Lowell; First Electric Motor Service, Woburn; J.G. Pyne Arts Magnet School, Lowell; New Horizons CLC of Boston, Waltham; Watermark Environmental, Lowell; WJDF, Orange; MICHIGAN: Autocam Corporation, Kentwood; Hastings Surgeons, P.C., Hastings; MINNESOTA: Cambridge Isanti School District / Community Education, Cambridge; University of St. Thomas, St. Paul; USG Interiors Inc, Red Wing; MISSOURI: Century 21 Show-Me Realty, Houston; Heartland Lion's Eye Banks, Springfield; HNTB, Kansas City; MONTANA: Kringen Construction Co, Sidney; NEBRASKA: Marriott Global Sales and Customer Service Center, Omaha;
NEW HAMPSHIRE: Henry Wilson School, Manchester; Londonderry School District, Londonderry; Parks-Tuttle/ New England Financial Services, Manchester; NEW JERSEY: MedQuist Inc., Laurel; NEW MEXICO: Carlisle Office Center, Albuquerque; Inland Kenworth, Albuquerque; NEW YORK: Evo Merchant Services, Melville; Miteq Inc, Hauppauge; Wegman's Food Markets, Depew; NORTH CAROLINA: A.G. Edwards, Greensboro; Hardin Construction Company, Raleigh; Jones Family Practice, Shelby; OHIO: Career Tech, Willoughby; Community Health Care, Inc, Canal Fulton; Health Care Management Group, Cincinnati; Laser Care, Batavia; Motor Carrier Service, Northwood; Tween Brands Inc., New Albany; OKLAHOMA: HighMount E&P, Oklahoma City; Nabholz Construction, Tulsa; Oklahoma Cardiovascular Associates, Oklahoma City; OREGON: American Red Cross, Oregon Pacific Chapter, Eugene; Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton; Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Roseburg; Fred Meyer, Albany; Hanna Strader, P.C., Portland; Liberty House, Salem; PENNSYLVANIA: Faulkner-Ciocca, Quakertown; H. J. Heinz, Pittsburgh; Interim Health Care Pittsburgh Office, Pittsburgh; Sam's Club, Wilkes-Barre Twp.; Unionville Chadds Ford School District, Kennett Square; SOUTH CAROLINA: Maurice Stephens Financial Group, Myrtle Beach; McLaughlin Group Inc., Greenville; TENNESSEE: Dairy Partners, LLC, Decherd; Deloitte and Touche, Hermitage; ServiceMaster, Memphis; Town of Collierville, Collierville;
TEXAS: Citigroup, San Antonio; Genecov Physician Group, PA, Dallas; Hallsville ISD, Hallsville; Keller Williams Realty, San Antonio; LakePointe Medical Center, Rowlett; Medical Center of Plano, Plano; Sign Tech International, Austin; Wylie Independent School District, Abilene; Zale Corporation- Zales North America, Irving; UTAH: Marriott Global Incentives and Gift Cards, Salt Lake City; Smart Schofield Shorter and Lunceford, Murray; VERMONT: Northeast Primary School, Rutland; The Vermont Country Store, N. Clarendon; VIRGINIA: Bon Secours Hospitals, Richmond; Doctors On Call, Virginia Beach; WASHINGTON: Mt. Baker Care Center, Bellingham; Providence Everett Medical Center, Everett; Providence St. Peter Hospital-Olympia, Olympia; W.B. Sprague, Inc., Tacoma; WISCONSIN: HJ Martin and Son, Green Bay; Luther Midelfort - Mayo Health System, Eau Claire; Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee; Rexnord Industries LLC, Milwaukee; Transport Refrigeration, Inc., De Pere; WASHINGTON, D.C.: US Capitol Police.