Greetings to all great organizations!

Applications for the 2009 Companies That Care Honor Roll are now available and due November 1, 2008 for first-year applicants and December 1, 2008 for subsequent-year applicants. Click here to request an application. Companies who wish to apply for the Honor Roll must complete an application describing how their organization practices each of the 10 Characteristics of Companies That Care. All organizations, large or small, publicly-held, privately-owned, for profit or nonprofit, government, academic or medical institutions, may apply.

Informational webinars (free) about applying for the Honor Roll are listed on the calendar. Select your preferred date and register.

What is a Company That Cares? Any employer that practices the 10 Characteristics of Companies That Care by actively contributing to their local community and providing a work environment in which employees thrive can be named to the Companies That Care Honor Roll. If your organization is a Company That Cares, submit an Honor Roll application by November 1. Being named to the Honor Roll is a unique opportunity for your organization not only to be recognized as a great place to work but also to partner with like-minded organizations to become a leader and change agent in improving the work environments and communities in which we live.

The Companies That Care Honor Roll will be released nationally on the third Thursday in March.

Please forward this notice to employers you know that truly care about their employees and their communities and encourage them to be recognized on the Honor Roll. There is no limit to the number of companies that can be named to the Honor Roll.

Looking forward to learning about your best practices in your Honor Roll application!

Marci Koblenz
President, Center for Companies That Care

Cynthia Cobb
Program Director, Honor Roll

Center for Companies That Care
500 N. Dearborn St. 2nd floor
Chicago, IL 60610
312/661-1010
www.companies-that-care.org