Remarkable volunteerism recognized with 2013 Community Service Awards

Northwestern Mutual awards $275,000 in grants to nonprofits across the country

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Dec 16, 2013, 11:08 ET

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether it's helping kids with cancer, founding an organization to research a rare disease or participating in local chapters of national organizations, Northwestern Mutual financial professionals are changing their communities for the better.

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To honor this commitment, Northwestern Mutual, through its Foundation, recognized 26 financial professionals with the company's 2013 Community Service Award. The accolade highlighted the exemplary service volunteers have demonstrated and awarded each winner's nonprofit with a grant for $10,000.

Johnathan Williams, a financial representative intern at Northwestern Mutual – Carolina Condrey Group, Raleigh, N.C. is this year's Intern Community Service Award recipient. Enable America, a nonprofit that works to increase employment for disabled military members returning from service, received a $10,000 grant in honor of Williams' work with the organization.

"The best way to catalyze community engagement is to set a personal example of volunteerism," said John Kordsmeier, president, Northwestern Mutual Foundation. "Johnathan, along with the rest of the winners, are prime examples of how we can each take responsibility and improve the lives of our neighbors in each of our communities."

Since 1995, the company has donated more than $3 million to nonprofits on behalf of its representatives.

2013 Northwestern Mutual Community Service Award Winners

Name	Organization	Office Location
Charles (Chad) Greer, CLU^®	United Way of Metropolitan Nashville	Nashville, Tenn.
Matthew Banderman	Bethany Christian Services	St. Louis, Missouri
Jeffrey Baron, CLU®, ChFC®, CASL®	Wildflower Camp Foundation	Boston, Mass.
Jay DeFinis	Cornerstone of Hope	Cleveland
Brian Eder, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®	Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance	Lake Elmo, Minn.
Nathan Fikse	Starlight Children's Foundation	Newport Beach, Calif.
Paul Glowienke, MBA	Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation	Newport Beach, Calif.
Stephen Grant, CLU®	Chris and Kelly's HOPE Foundation	Greenville, S.C.
Allen (Jack) Head III, CLU®, CASL®	Macon Outreach at Mulberry	Macon, Ga.
Kurtis Kidder, J.D., ChFC®, CFP®, AEP	Envision Unlimited	Chicago
Dimitrios Kiniris, CLU®, ChFC®	Junior Achievement of Sacramento	Sacramento, Calif.
Heidi Leslie	Brodyn's Friends Foundation, Inc.	Akron, Ohio
Jessica Majeski, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®, CASL®	Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation	Clearwater, Fla.
Chad Opel	Edwardsville Neighbors in Need	Edwardsville, Ill.
Stephen Owings, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®	Road Safe America	Atlanta
Jodi Panagakos	Make-A-Wish South Carolina	Greenville, S.C.
Marycatherine Parr, ChFC®, CASL®	The March of Dimes	Westport, Conn.
Alex Rosenblatt, CLTC	San Francisco General Hospital Foundation	San Francisco
Rachel San Miguel Salts	Cossaboom YMCA	Houston
Eugene Shkolnikov	Kings Bay YM-YWHA Inc.	New York
Nicholas Stamboulis	Lea's Foundation for Leukemia Research Inc.	West Hartford, Conn.
Stephen Sultan	Community Mayors, Inc.	N. Woodmere, N.Y.
Joe Teague, CLU®	Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay Inc.	Tampa, Fla.
Thomas Walder, CLU®, CLTC	McGaw YMCA	Chicago
Johnathan Williams (Intern CSA winner)	Enable America	Raleigh, N.C.
Richard Woo	Grip Outreach for Youth	Chicago

About the Northwestern Mutual Foundation
The mission of the Northwestern Mutual Foundation is to improve the lives of children and families in need. The Foundation has given more than $250 million since its inception in 1992 and is designed to create lasting impact in the communities where the company's employees and financial representatives live and work. We accomplish this by combining financial support, volunteerism, thought leadership and convening community partners to deliver the best outcomes. Our efforts are focused nationally on curing childhood cancer, and locally on education, neighborhoods and making our hometown of Milwaukee a great destination.

About Northwestern Mutual
Northwestern Mutual is among the "World's Most Admired" life insurance companies in 2013 according to FORTUNE® magazine and has helped clients achieve financial security for more than 156 years. As a mutual company with $1.4 trillion of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual has no shareholders. The company focuses solely and directly on its clients and seeks to deliver consistent and dependable value to them over time.

Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Milwaukee, WI, and its subsidiaries. Northwestern Mutual and its subsidiaries offer a holistic approach to financial security solutions including: life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, annuities, investment products, and advisory products and services. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, limited purpose federal savings bank; Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company; and Russell Investments.

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