East Cobb resident Mike Hendley, a financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual, has been named the company’s 2023 Community Service Most Exceptional Award winner and has received a $25,000 grant on behalf of MUST Ministries.
Hendley has been involved with the Marietta-based non-profit that helps those who are homeless find housing, jobs and other assistance for more than 25 years, as a volunteer and as the former chairman of the MUST board development committee.
The grant funding will go toward services at the MUST Hope House, which opened in 2021 as the new shelter and main facility for its operations.
“My passion for helping my community was ingrained in me at a young age, as my parents led by example and demonstrated the importance of helping those less fortunate,” Hendley said in a Northwestern Mutual release.
“One of the most impactful parts of volunteering with this organization is sitting at the table with MUST clients as they share their life stories and experiences. The vulnerability that is shown through these conversations continues to have a lasting impact on my life and fuel my passion for working with this organization for years to come.”
“Northwestern Mutual is a company built on helping people, and it is inspiring to see the impact that these financial advisors are making on their communities through selfless contributions,” Steve Radke, president of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation, said in the release. “I’m honored to work alongside these dedicated advisors who embody our company’s values and commitment to the communities we serve.”
Northwestern Mutual is distributing $270,000 to nonprofits nationwide this year in its community service awards program, and has donated nearly $7 million since the program’s inception in 1995.
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