Awards and Recognitions

Received by Mobile Loaves & Fishes

 

KVUE Five Who Care Award, Bob & Mary Lou Batlan June 2007	Bob and Mary Lou Batlan
Click here to see the KVUE video of Bob & Mary Lou's service. The Batlan's are the second video clip.	KVUE's Five Who Care and Five Kids Who Care community service awards honors outstanding Central Texas volunteers. Every month we pay tribute to unsung heros in our community. As KVUE's Tyler Sieswerda reports, Sunday's winner is a man who volunteers and inspires the next generation of volunteers.

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American Red Cross “Heroes of Central Texas”, Community Impact Hero Award, Alan  Graham 2007
	The American Red Cross honors individuals who have made difference in the lives of Central Texans. Alan Graham received the 2007 Community Impact Hero Award.

 
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The Samaritan Award Finalist: Ethics in Business Program October 2006
	The Samaritan Counseling Center named Mobile Loaves & Fishes a finalistit in its Ethics in Business Program. This seal, which can be used on our website or business cards, lets our constituents and customers know we participated in the program.

 
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Finalist for Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Alan   Graham 2006, 2007, 2008

The Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award recognizes talented individuals who have shown extraordinary leadership and innovation in building an organization to address the social needs of the central Texas community. The Award recognizes that qualities of entrepreneurship such as vision, leadership, passion and commitment are as valuable to "social" enterprises as to business enterprises. The Award also recognizes that the success of both "social" enterprises and business enterprises are essential to the development of successful communities. The nomination process for the Award includes submission of an application which is evaluated by an independent panel of judges from the central Texas region. The Award is made in June of each year at a presentation ceremony attended by over 800 leaders of the business, civic and philanthropic community.

 
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Champions for Children Award, Alan and Tricia Graham 2005	Alan and Tricia Graham

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Curtis Ray Wilson Compassion Award, Alan Graham 2005

On June 15, 2004, Curtis Ray Wilson, 43, a homeless man, was severely beaten before collapsing and dying in the lobby of a business in Austin. Several months after the savage beating death, his alleged attacker was arrested and brought to trial. His motivation purportedly was to impress his girlfriend. Curtis suffered from mental illness. He was known and loved by hundreds of people for his good nature and sense of humor. House the Homeless, an Austin advocacy group, honored Lisa Morrill, the detective who arrested Wilson's alleged killer, with the first Curtis Ray Wilson Compassion Award. She was recognized for resisting pressures to close the case; insisting that Mr. Wilson was a "regular person and deserved to be treated as decently as anyone else." MLF's Alan Graham has the honor of being the second person to receive this very touching honor.

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The Governors Award May 2004	MLF Founders accept the Governor's Award from Gov. Rick Perry (l to r: Jack Selman, Alan Graham, Gov. Perry, Pat Patterson, Mark White)
	Mobile Loaves & Fishes received the Governor's Award for Volunteerisim in 2004. Along with this prestigious award came a $1,000 donation from the H.E.Butt Company.

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Westlake Citizen of the Year, Alan Graham 2003