2011 Client Highlights

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As 2011 draws to a close, Schultz & Williams proudly recognizes some highlights of the year through the outstanding achievements of many of our clients…

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Schultz & Williams’ client of 23 years, St. Vincent Meals on Wheels is now the largest privately funded meal program in the United States. They serve a record 4,700 meals a day to homebound seniors and seriously ill adults across Los Angeles; www.stvincentmow.org.

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Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project celebrated the halfway mark of its MillionTreesNYC initiative by planting the 500,000th tree, a Pin Oak, at Saint Nicholas Park in Harlem on October 18; www.nyrp.org.

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Germantown Academy opened its new Alter Middle School and McNeil Upper School featuring a state-of-the-art library and technology center, science and computer labs, writing center, art rooms and student gathering areas; www.germantownacademy.net.

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Experts at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia co-led an historical landmark study showing that performing delicate prenatal surgery, months before birth, can substantially improve outcomes for children with a prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida; www.chop.edu.

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Philadelphia Public School Notebook doubled its membership and is building a community of parents, educators and citizens who support this vital information source; www.thenotebook.org.

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For the first time, Scholarship America was invited to submit a proposal to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation for its “Building Vibrant Futures” campaign to improve the national college completion rate and reduce student debt; www.scholarshipamerica,org.

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The Planetary Society delivered more than 20,000 signed petitions to Congress and the White House from supporters in the U.S. and around the world who support the advancement of planetary science and exploration; www.planetary.org.

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WXPN-FM received a $500,000 capital campaign grant from the William Penn Foundation, the largest foundation grant in the station’s history; www.xpn.org.

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The American Friends Service Committee provided the lead writer of the Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster team report; the disaster that killed 29 West Virginia coal miners in 2010. The 2011 report has been used in legal proceedings requiring mine owner Alpha Natural Resources to pay $210 million in fines and restitution; spend $80 million on upgrading mine safety practices; and invest $45 million to set up a foundation devoted to best mining safety practices; www.afsc.org.

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In the December 2011 issue of Philadelphia Magazine, the National Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal Gala was listed at the top of the “Most Important Social Events” in Philadelphia; www.consitutioncenter.org.

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Mercy Suburban Hospital and Riddle Hospital were awarded “Top Performer” status by The Joint Commission for Clinical Care Excellence in heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical and children’s asthma; www.mercysuburbanhospital.org; www.riddlehospital.org.

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Pew Charitable Trust recognizes the partnership between the Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel University (where Dragon meets the Dinosaur) as a “transformational strategic partnership” that could serve as a model for other nonprofit institutions; www.ansp.org.

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The National Women’s History Museum launched its inaugural annual honors gala in Washington, D.C. featuring National Spokesperson Meryl Streep who also hosted Congress at a screening of her new film, “Iron Lady,” in an effort to pass legislation for the Museum to acquire property on the National Mall; www.nwhm.org.

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The Philadelphia Zoo was upgraded to the highest rating—4 stars—by Charity Navigator, which reflects the Zoo’s strong financial performance and leading governance practices; www.phillyzoo.org.

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Delaware County Community College was recognized as a “Leader College” in the national student completion movement by Achieving the Dream—a national nonprofit that helps 3.5 million community college students earn a college certificate or degree; www.dccc.edu.

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Participants logged more than 1.3 million field observation hours on Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s citizen science website bringing the worldwide total to 9,256 bird species reported. Data from 107,000 U.S. locations provides an invaluable resource to the legislative and conservation community; www.birds.cornell.org.

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The American Association for Cancer Research, the largest scientific organization in the world focused on cancer research, initiated the creation of a grassroots campaign to cultivate broad public support for the world’s brightest minds and leading experts in cancer research; www.aacr.org.

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The National Resource Defense Council recognized Philadelphia as the only city named an “Emerald City” designation for environmental planning. The Philadelphia Water Department’s 25-year “Green City, Green Waters” plan is featured at The Fairmount Waterworks Interpretive Center, PWD’s dedicated center for educating the public about its role to protect our water resources; www.fairmountwaterworks.org.

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The Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens was voted the “Star” winner for Nature Education in the Southwest Florida Choice 2011 awards; www.caribbeangardens.com.

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All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, is the first U.S. hospital outside of the Baltimore/Washington D.C. region to become a fully-integrated member of Johns Hopkins Medicine; www.allkids.org.

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Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opened its five-acre African Elephant Crossing in May 2011 with $25 million in support raised by the Cleveland Zoological Society; www.clemetzoo.org.

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INROADS, the nation’s largest nonprofit source of paid corporate internships, was awarded $250,000 by the Executive Leadership Council to provide career development and college preparation for underserved youth in Washington D.C. and Chicago; www.inroads.org.

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Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia is in the final stages of raising $6 million for its first ever capital campaign to reopen the renamed Shane Victorino Clubhouse and add technology, capital improvements and teen programs at its eight other clubs throughout the city; www.bgcphila.org.

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The Night Ministry was recognized on CBS News and in The New York Times for serving the needs of Chicago’s youth faced with homelessness, poverty, abuse and neglect, especially during recent spikes in this vulnerable population; www.thenightministry.org.

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Our very best holiday wishes to all of our clients, partners, families and friends who work each and every day to make the world a better place.