(Qualified Nonprofit Winners to Receive $40,000 Each - Application Deadline
is July 10, 2008)
PHILADELPHIA, June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) will
honor up to ten community nonprofit organizations that provide "access to
healthcare" in the Greater Philadelphia area at the 12th Annual
GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards. Applications for outstanding achievement and
excellence in providing healthcare access will be accepted through 4 p.m.,
EDT on July 10, 2008. Winning organizations will receive $40,000 each in
award funding.
The GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards honor nonprofit organizations that
have a significant impact on their communities and are capable, proactive
and effective in their work. GlaxoSmithKline's IMPACT Awards stand for and
support Innovation, Management, Partnership, Achievement, Community focus
and Targeting needs within community-based healthcare organizations.
Award-winning organizations continue to provide quality, accessible
healthcare to their constituent communities, despite their financial and
resource limitations. Winners in previous years include organizations that
provide medical and dental care for the underserved, services for cancer
patients, access to care for chronic illness, and services for children
with genetic disorders.
To qualify for a GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT award, applicants must provide
access to community healthcare services (primary mission) in the
Pennsylvania counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster,
Lehigh, Montgomery and Philadelphia; have a total annual operating expenses
of less than $2.5 million; and have been in existence as a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization for at least five years. Organizations will be
recognized for the success and achievements of their existing overall body
of work, not just for new or specific initiatives. A panel of local and
national healthcare delivery experts and GlaxoSmithKline representatives
will determine the winners based on a strong demonstration of ongoing
success in providing access to healthcare; commitment to serving people in
need; facilitation of healthcare delivery, education, creative partnerships
and policy development; and a solid record of achievement, management and
leadership.
The GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards will be presented at an awards
ceremony in Philadelphia in early 2009. For more details and to apply,
please visit the GlaxoSmithKline site at http://www.gsk-us.com and click "Our work
with communities," then click "Health programs," then click "Awards," or
call the GlaxoSmithKline Office of Community Partnerships at 215-751-5171.
GlaxoSmithKline -- one of the world's leading research-based
pharmaceutical and healthcare companies -- is committed to improving the
quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live
longer. For company information, visit GlaxoSmithKline on the World Wide
Web at http://www.gsk.com.
SOURCE GlaxoSmithKline
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CONTACT:
Media, Leah Rice of GlaxoSmithKline,
+1-215-340-0480, leah@furiarubel.com
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