Fundraising Professional of the Year

"While other service organizations helping the homeless have had to cut their services due to the downturn in the economy, Union Rescue Mission expanded its services," Mooradian says. "It took a great deal of faith to be able to step up to meet the growing needs of the community; it took a great deal of sacrifice on the part of Union Rescue Mission staff, who gave up 10 percent of their salaries and a number of benefits; and it took a community of donors who demonstrated their faith in the work of Union Rescue Mission.