December 30, 2014
I would like to nominate Calvin Bachrack for Lifetime Achievement Award.
As those of you who know Calvin will agree, he hates to be the center of attention or have people give him “at-a-boys” for all of the things he does.
Calvin looks after a lot of organizations in the country from the fire departments to churches to non-profit groups to people who simply need a hand up. I have seen the stacks of Girl Scout cookies he buys from every little girl who stops by, to the banners and signs at events he does for no charge-and nothing in return. In his words “no big deal”.
Calvin sponsors ads in every publication that passes his way and he places multiple ads under his different businesses in many of them.
One only has to go to the Gene Dixon Park to see Calvin’s work. There are signs everywhere done by him and redone by him for no money.
In one family’s darkest hour he stepped forward and offered housing and power bills for a year. Simply because he too felt the family’s pain and stress.
People like Calvin are few and far between. Giving back above and beyond and hating every moment someone talks about it. I have spoken with many a person and everyone will say there is no one like Calvin. The world could use people like him who care, really care about their fellow man today, tomorrow and all of the tomorrows ahead of them. He deserves to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award because that is how he lives his life – caring about fellow man’s life.
– Betty