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The Nice Guys awards are sponsored by Acacia Federal Savings Bank, serving the DC area since 1985. As a local small business, we’re committed to the success of individuals and other companies – from one-person companies to multimillion dollar firms.

 

Hard Work. High Standards. Helping Others.
 
Organization Winners
Naomi Project
CPC
Nova Dental Society
Individual Winners
Pat Guathier
Emily DeCicco
James Frank
Business Winners
miniatures from the Attic
ezAuctioning
Award Ceremony Photos
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Acacia Federal's second annual Nice Guys awards luncheon, held in Vienna, Va. on Thursday, September 21, featured inspiring speeches from volunteers across the DC area - individuals, organizations and businesses who go "above and beyond" in volunteering, philanthropy and customer service.

Winners received $3,000 for the charity of their choice; runners-up received $1,000 for their chosen cause.

Chairman Weller Meyer and senior vice president Nancy Davis also honored all nominees, who hailed from D.C. to Laurel, Md. to Purcellville, Va.

Below are winners' highlights. Click on the name of a winner or runner-up to see full stories. Click on their photo to view the full image.

 

 

Individual Category

» Winner - Pat Gauthier (Burke/Springfield):
Executive director of Ecumenical Community Helping Others (ECHO),
where she's volunteered since 1968....

» Runner-Up - Emily DeCicco (Washington, D.C.):
Volunteers to promote charter schools with an upbeat attitude despite battling cancer....



» Runner-Up - James Frank (Falls Church):
Helps CrossLink International provide emergency medical relief, makes philanthropy a lifestyle....

 

 

Organization Category

» Winner - Naomi Project (Northern Virginia):
Volunteers mentor at-risk women through pregnancy and the first year of parenting, with over a decade of success....

» Runner-Up - CPC (Alexandria):
All-volunteer organization that collects school supplies, toys, baby clothes and more....



» Organization Runner-Up - Northern VA Dental Society:
Helps CrossLink International provide emergency medical relief, makes philanthropy a lifestyle....

 

 

Business Category

» Winner - Miniatures from the Attic (Falls Church):
Hosted creative field trips for elementary school kids, raises funds for multiple groups....


» Runner-Up - ezAuctioning (Alexandria and Arlington):
Sells donated items on eBay for charities... works with philanthropic groups including Hoop Dreams....

 

 




















 

 

About the Nice Guys Awards
The Nice Guys Awards were instituted in 2005 by Acacia Federal Savings Bank of Falls Church, Va. as a community-focused celebration of its 20th anniversary. The response was so positive the bank has made the awards an annual event. The bank promotes hard work, high standards, and helping others for personal success... whether in service, business or life. To learn more about Acacia Federal, visit our homepage.

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