Tigard 2009 Exemplary Citizenship Awards:
Tigard’s City Council believes it is important
to recognize and honor those of you who help to make our community,
“A place to call home.”
The Exemplary Citizenship Awards are presented to those who have made
positive contributions to our city and neighborhoods over the past year.
"When it comes to exemplary citizenship, one member of the Tigard business community stands above others. Mr. Bob Brown, President of ACS Testing Inc. has demonstrated his creative prowess when it comes to finding a method to match the needs of the community. I am referring to Bob's design and implementation of a program to provide a bicycle to children in Tigard that would likely not have the opportunity to own one.
Based in part on his own childhood that cast memories of difficulties and lack of basic needs such as a bicycle, Bob was able to engineer a program with cooperation and support from not only his employees, but also customers and vendors alike. Using the Tigard Police Department as the medium to help reach children in the community, Bob's organization was able to provide over 100 bicycles to Tigard children this past holiday season. I would also like to point out that the previous year, in its inaugural stage, another 50 children were made happy as recipients of a new bicycle and helmet.
Bob took his own bitter-sweet memories of childhood and turned that into an opportunity for many children. Bob partnered with the Tigard Police Department in efforts to help identify the recipients of a bicycle. Tigard Police orchestrated an essay contest supported by the Tigard-Tualatin School District. 100 children were selected from the 600 plus essays voluntarily submitted. Needless to say, Bob's dream to match a bicycle to a child had come to fruition.
On December 6th, 2008, over 100 children along with their families were invited to the Tigard Public Works Auditorium to pick up their new bicycle and helmet. The day was filled with excitement which abounded from start to finish. Numerous ACS Testing employees intertwined with the throng of Tigard residents on hand to help celebrate the children's successes and ultimately their dream - a new bike for Christmas! But the child's wish list was not complete until each child also received and was properly fitted with a new bicycle helmet.
The needs of children can often span a continent and some of their seemingly simplest of wants at times, cannot be met. Through Bob's program, children representing diverse cross-cultural and socio-economic backgrounds were able to come together and celebrate their own personal achievements. And it sure didn't hurt that the children pedaled away on their own new bicycle.
Once again, Bob's commitment to the youth in Tigard was clearly evident. He took an idea and made it reality. He touched countless children through his goodness and generosity. Above all, the creative approach Bob took to achieve his goal cannot be overstated. It is therefore a pleasure to recommend Mr. Bob Brown as a recipient of the Tigard 2009 Exemplary Citizenship Award."
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Exemplary Citizenship Award presented to Bob Brown by
Christopher Zoucha, CEO, Tigard Area Chamber of Commerce (left)
and Tigard Mayor Craig Dirksen (right)
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