9/21/2011 12:00 AM
In recognition of his career achievements, community leadership and service to youth, Land O’Lakes President and CEO Chris Policinski was recently recognized as a Spurgeon Award recipient by the Northern Star Council Boy Scouts of America (BSA).
Land O’Lakes President and CEO Chris Policinski accepts the Spurgeon Award at the Northern Star BSA’s annual Community Builder Celebration held in St. Paul, Minn.
The award was presented to Policinski at the Northern Star BSA’s annual Community Builder Celebration and Spurgeon Award program, which publicly honors men and women whose career excellence and community service make them role models for young people.
At the ceremony, Policinski was recognized for applying his results-focused approach to the company’s many community service initiatives. Among the programs cited were:
- The Feeding Our Communities initiative, which generated more than $700,000 in new funds for hunger relief in its first year;
- The First Run program, which has delivered more than 500 tons of fresh product to food banks across the country;
- An employee volunteerism program that resulted in 80 percent of Twin Cities-based Land O’Lakes employees volunteering in the community in 2010;
- The Land O’Lakes International Development division’s involvement in public-private initiatives that promote economic development, better health and nutrition, and the reduction of poverty in developing nations; and
- The Land O’Lakes United Way campaign, which generated more than $1 million to the Twin Cities United Way last year.
While presenting the award, Greater Twin Cities United Way CEO Sarah Caruso noted Policinski’s role as Chairman of the United Way’s record-setting 2008 Twin Cities fund-raising efforts and his current role as Chairman of the Twin Cities United Way Board.
Fellow Spurgeon Award recipients included Eric Magnuson, shareholder and attorney for Briggs and Morgan; Scott Whiteford, Plymouth, Minn., police officer; Laurel Coerger, Community Affairs Manager, Xcel Energy; and Douglas King, Bank of America Regional President (retired).
