September 23
Annual Excellence in Ethics Award
2009 Award Recipient: Brent S. Crane, Executive Director, Food and Care
Coalition, Provo
Welcome by Linda Walton, Member, Community Advisory Board of the Center for
the Study of Ethics, and
Presentation of Award by Matthew S. Holland, President, UVU
7:00 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Keynote Address:
7:05-8:00 p.m., Library Auditorium (LI 120)
Reception to precede:
6:30-6:55 p.m., Library Auditorium Foyer
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
History of the Food and Care Coalition
In April of 1986 local clergy, public officials, and concerned citizens met
to address the lack of services available in Utah County for underprivileged
populations. Subsequent meetings reinforced the idea that a new level of
advocacy and programmatic support needed to be addressed to effectively
confront the growing community challenge. Resulting dialogue led to the
creation of the Friends of the Coalition which initially operated under the
non-profit umbrella of Utahn's Against Hunger while legal documentation was
being drafted and filed. In the Fall of 1988, Friends of the Coalition
received approval from the Internal Revenue Service for incorporation under
the Internal Revenue Code Section 501c(3), exempting it from income taxation
and qualifying all community contributions as tax deductible. The Food &
Care Coalition, LLC (FACC) is wholly owned by the Friends of the Coalition
and serves as it's operational entity through which programs and services
are offered. With the official birth of the Friends of the Coalition
complete, board members and community activists founded an organization that
embodied community ownership as its foundation and sensible compassion as
its social mission. The Friends of the Coalition serves as a vehicle for
community/client interaction on an intimate and personal level to occur,
thereby allowing an elevation in skills and shared community morals, values
and attitudes to be transferred to those most vulnerable. Central to the
agency's overall strategy was the inclusion of community volunteers. Through
the collective resource of people--their involvement, dialogue on issues,
and influence in securing resources--it was felt that programs would be
strengthened, the fiscal impact on the community would be minimized, and
better results would therefore follow. For this reason, the Friends of the
Coalition employs a small staff and surrounds each program with committed
volunteers. This minimizes budget demands, reinforces community ownership,
and allows the Friends of the Coalition to seek solutions that are
compatible with community expectations and client needs. The Friends of the
Coalition believes the inherent potential in Utah County can model how to
confront the challenge of poverty. Our religious, cultural, business,
educational and technological foundation provides an extremely strong
platform with which to accomplish this objective. Working together, we can
achieve this dream.
Brent S. Crane
Brent Crane graduated with a BA in Family Sciences from Brigham Young
University and later completed is Non-Profit Management Certificate from the
University of Utah. He has served on many community and civic boards
including the Provo Chamber of Commerce, Provo Downtown Alliance and the
Springville City Volunteer Commission. He has thoroughly enjoyed his work at
the Food & Care Coalition over the past 20 years. The many employees,
clients, donors and volunteers he has met have enriched his life
tremendously. Brent is a self-proclaimed idealist and his greatest
satisfaction comes from the knowledge that individually and collectively we
can greatly improve the lives of those less fortunate. Brent has received
the Reed Smoot Community Service Award (2009) from the Provo-Orem Chamber of
Commerce, the Campus Compact Award (2007) from the State of Utah, and the
Presidential Award (2006) from the Corporate Alliance. Brent and his wife
Shellie reside in Mapleton with their four children: Skyler, Mitchell, Paige
and Brinnley.
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