From Tuesday's press release:
Chick-fil-A founder and long-time philanthropist S. Truett Cathy was honored for his commitment to serving others during a visit to Washington, D.C., earlier today. Cathy's full day of activities in Washington, D.C., was highlighted by his receipt of a special President's Volunteer Service Award, called the President's Call to Service Award, presented to those who have dedicated more than 4,000 hours of volunteer service over a lifetime.
The occasion today marked the first time that a President's Volunteer Service Award has been presented to a recipient in the Oval Office. Cathy received his award this afternoon in the Oval Office after a brief meeting with President Bush and Jay Hein, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
Cathy has spent 62 years in the restaurant industry and recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A chain he started in 1967. His desire to serve others extends beyond the customers of his 1,380 restaurants throughout the U.S. For nearly half a century, he has taught Sunday school to 13-year-old boys, and in 1984 he founded the WinShape Foundation, dedicated to shaping individuals to be winners through nurturing and encouragement of young people. He has logged countless hours of volunteer time for a host of endeavors, and the 6,900 hours logged between his Sunday school class, speaking engagements and WinShape were more than enough to merit the President's Call to Service Award.
What's Cathy and Chick-fil-A's 'secret sauce'? Read my previous post titled The Chick-fil-A Way.
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