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United Way names Ed Mullins 2011 Alyce
Kemp DeWitt Award Winner, Recognizes
Volunteers throughout the Midlands
and community. In order to be eligible,
an Alyce Kemp DeWitt Award winner
must have worked with United Way for
a minimum of four years and made a
measurable impact on the organization.
This year's recipient is Ed Mullins, who
has spent his career addressing human
service issues and community needs
both financially and with his time serv-
ing on boards, volunteering, or soliciting
others into service and giving. Mullins
is Of Counsel to Nelson Mullins, which
has over 180 donors to United Way as
well as 58 leadership givers.
"I first got involved in United Way in
1959 when I joined the law firm," Mul-
lins said. "Some people chose a specif-
ic charity or cause to give to, but with
United Way, you can touch so many lives
in so many different ways by giving to
their organization."
He is also a former chair and current
C
olumbia, S.C. -- Ed Mullins of Nel-
son Mullins Riley & Scarborough
LLP has been named the 2011 Alyce
Kemp DeWitt award winner. The award
recognizes a volunteer whose creativity
and passion have made an extraordinary
impact on United Way of the Midlands.
Mullins was recognized along with sev-
en other volunteers or groups at EdVen-
ture Children's Museum on Thursday,
April 19, 2012.
Every year United Way of the Midlands
recognizes outstanding volunteerism
throughout the community by award-
ing groups and individuals who during
the previous year have exemplified what
it means to LIVE UNITED. Six awards
are given out: four Community Impact
awards, one LIVE UNITED award and
the Alyce Kemp DeWitt award.
The Alyce Kemp DeWitt award is
United Way's most prestigious award for
long-term service to the organization
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