INITIATIVES
Allen H. Sims Award
History
Each year, since 1990, Gaston Community Foundation has awarded the Allen H. Sims Award in honor of a person or persons who exemplify the character of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sims; the selfless act of seeing a need and making a difference.
Purpose
The character of the Sims Award is best described as: the selfless act of seeing a need and finding a solution, of caring for a community and making a difference.
The Allen H. Sims Award recognizes people who see a need, find a solution, and lift our community through generosity and action.
The Impact
Mr. Sims headed a long list of business-related and local community organizations, but perhaps was best known as a community fund raiser and for his personal generosity – much of which was anonymously given as college financial aid for many deserving young people.
Bequests from his estate and that of his wife, Mrs. Anne Rankin Sims, created what is still the largest single fund in Gaston Community Foundation – an unrestricted endowment bearing their names.
Each year, the Foundation gathers for an event to both honor the annual Sims Award Recipient as well as review the Foundation's activities for the year.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
