New Civic Award Celebrates Community Service

"There has been so much attention given to the problems that touch the Hispanic community and so little attention given to the remarkable achievements of many Latino entrepreneurs that we wanted to find a way to recognize their contribution," said Paul Amos, executive vice president, chief operating officer of Aflac. "We believe the awards are good first steps."

Nominees will be evaluated by a group of leading business executives who will consider the community contribution and its value to a neighborhood. The winners will be selected through an online process.

Rewarding Community Service

Nominees have launched mentoring programs for underprivileged women and created free classes to teach business fundamentals to budding entrepreneurs. Some nominees have helped unemployed people find jobs, and one nominee even delivers free food to low-income elderly people.

Business Resources

Aflac provides money to policyholders to help supplement income loss as a result of a medical event. But it also offers services such as its supplier diversity program, which is meant to help educate minority vendors on obtaining procurement opportunities with major corporations.

Growing Influence

By 2020, the majority of children entering high school, the majority of workers entering the workforce and the majority of newly eligible voters will be Latino.

A new civics initiative awards contributions of Hispanic entrepreneurs to their communities. Pictured above are Hector Barreto, chairman, The Latino Coalition; baseball legend Tommy Lasorda, L.A. Dodgers; and Paul Amos II, COO, Aflac.

People can nominate themselves or others and learn more by visiting aflac.com or enespanol.aflac.com. Business opportunities and training initiatives offered through the program have earned the insurer a top-50 spot among DiversityBusiness.com's best corporations in the nation contracting with minority entrepreneurs. In addition, the firm launched aflacsb.com, an online resource for small companies offering tips for attracting and retaining employees while growing their business.

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