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Donald Driver, former Green Bay Packers Wide Receiver, created the “Driven to Achieve Awards” to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of charities, companies, community leaders and celebrities that are making positive impacts in their communities. Created in 2014, the event has featured celebrity co-hosts Josh Elliot, Anthony Anderson, and Sherri Shepherd, and musical performances by Gladys Knight, Gavin DeGraw, and Phil Vassar. To date, Driven to Achieve Awards has granted over $1 Million to charitable organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, Safe & Sound, MKE Fellows, Make-A-Wish Wisconsin and so many more!

Check out our past Driven to Achieve Award classes below!

Driven to Achieve Award Recipients

- Jeff Yabuki
- Mark Thomas
- JoAnne Anton
- Dr. Brooke Bello
- Kechi Owkuchi
- Faye Gray
Cecilia Gore - Executive Director, Brewers Community Foundation
Albert & Shirley Schmidt - community members who have impacted thousands of lives through their generosity and enthusiasm over many years
Debra Waller - Founder and Chairman, Jockey Being Family
Northwestern Mutual Leadership Award: Amy Chionchio - President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee
- Dr. David Margolis, M.D. - Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, for serving Rainbow Day Camp at the Jewish Community Center
- Ann Swain - Special Spaces Wisconsin
- Damian Buchman - The Ability Center
- Nicole Renouard - Centro Legal
Northwestern Mutual Leadership Award: Patti Habeck - President, Feeding America Eastern WI
- Brian Sonderman - Executive Director, Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity
- Gus Ramirez - Executive Chairman, HUSCO International
- John Daniels Jr. - Chairman Emeritus, Quarles & Brady
- Katie Sanders - Executive Director, Safe & Sound
Northwestern Mutual Leadership Award: Ricardo Diaz - Executive Director, United Community Center
- Sister Edna Lonergan - Founder & President, St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care
- Will Allen - Founder & CEO, Growing Power
- John E. Schlifske - Chairman & CEO, Northwestern Mutual Chairman
- Griselda Aldrete - President & CEO, Hispanic Professionals of Greater Milwaukee
- Henry Tyson - Superintendent, St. Marcus School
Dr. Michele Bria - The Journey House
Coreen Dicus-Johnson Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
Kevin Mansell - Kohl’s Corporation, Benefitting Penfield Children’s Center
Anthony McHenry - Silver Spring Neighborhood Center
Carmen Pitre - Sojourner Family Peace Center
Justin J. Watt - Justin J. Watt Foundation
Anthony Anderson - United Negro College Fund
John Cary - MACC Fund
Patty Flowers - American Red Cross - Wisconsin
Dr. Carol Keintz - Next Door
Vincent Lyles - Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee
Sherri Shepard - The Parkside School
- Gladys Knight - Historic Reynolds High School Renovation Project
- Lynda Kohler - SHARP Literacy Inc.
- Patti Gorsky - Make-A-Wish Wisconsin
- John Bergstrom - Boys and Girls Club of Fox Cities
- Laura Ziemer - Miracle League of the Lakeshore
- Douglas Meijer - Meijer Benefitting Blessings in a Backpack
- Anthony Robles - Make a Hero