Michigan Business Beat | Bill Kimble, Bob Kolt, MCSC - Governor’s Service Awards

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Bill Kimble, President, C2AE, and Bob Kolt, President & CEO Kolt Communications Inc. What are the Governor’s Service Awards? What role does the Michigan Community Service Commission play in this event? How is the event funded? How does Michigan use volunteers to solve some of the biggest challenges our state faces? What other roles do the Michigan Community Service Commission perform? What is it like being a commissioner on the Commission? 43 winners to be honored at 2023 Governor’s Service Awards WHAT: The Michigan Community Service Commission will host the 2023 Governor’s Service Awards, honoring 43 of Michigan’s top volunteers, service leaders and philanthropists. Awards will be given in several categories, including service leadership, philanthropy, community impact, corporate social impact leader; youth, older adult and volunteer of the year; lifetime achievement. To see a list of winners visit Michigan.gov/GovernorsServiceAwards WHO: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the keynote speaker and will present awards to the honorees. WHEN: Ceremony - 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28 Honorees will be available for interviews starting at 5 p.m. WHERE: Fox Theatre 2211 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201 About the Governor’s Service Awards Since 1994, Michigan's governor has been hosting the Governor's Service Awards to pay tribute to outstanding volunteers from across Michigan. These volunteers demonstrate the power of giving and caring every day, and the Governor's Service Awards are one small way to thank them for their commitment. ### BACKGROUND: The Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) utilizes service as a strategy to address the state's most pressing issues and empowers volunteers to strengthen communities. In 2022-2023, the MCSC is granting more than $21million in federal funds to local communities for volunteer programs and activities. The Governor’s Service Awards, Michigan’s AmeriCorps, Mentor Michigan and Volunteer Michigan are premier programs of the MCSC. T