Via Bona Award

The Via Bona Awards for Philanthropy are annual awards presented by the Via Foundation to acknowledge exemplary philanthropy of companies and individuals who have a history of strong support of the work of non-profit organizations in the Czech Republic. [cite web | url = http://www.en.nadacevia.cz/promoting-giving/bona.shtml | title = Via Bona Awards Page | work = Via Foundation | accessdate = 2007 - 4 - 30 ]

The Via Bona Awards are one of the two major annual awards in the Czech Republic to honor philanthropy and philanthropists. The other major Czech philanthropy award is the TOP Corporate Philanthropists Award presented by [http://www.donorsforum.cz Donors Forum] to award companies which have given the highest total monetary amount to charitable causes over the course of one year. [cite web | url = http://www.donorsforum.cz/top-firemni-filantrop| title = Fórum Dárců | work = Fórum Dárců | accessdate = 2007 - 4 - 30 ]

Since 1997, the Via Bona awards are presented each September at a ceremony held at the [http://prague.usembassy.gov/ambassadors_residence.html Residence] of the United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic in Prague. The Via Bona Award is given to those who serve as an example to others through their material and financial support, as well as their willingness to tread untried paths. [cite web | url = http://www.en.nadacevia.cz/promoting-giving/bona2005.shtml| title = 2005 Via Bona Awards Press Release | work = Via Foundation | accessdate = 2007 - 4 - 30 ]

The Via Bona Awards are nominated by Czech nonprofit organizations and are chosen by an independent jury. In 2007, the panel included Jaroslava Hájková ( [http://www.philipmorrisinternational.com/CZ/pages/ces/Default.asp Philip Morris CR] ), Rut Kolínská ( [http://www.materska-centra.cz/ Síť mateřských center v ČR] ), Andrea Machálková ( [http://www.citibank.cz/czech/homepage/index.htm Citibank a.s.] ), Marek Šálek ("Týden"), Zdeněk Strnad (" [http://www.istrategie.cz/ Strategie] "), Krystyna Wanatowiczova ("Mladá fronta DNES"), and Jiřina Šiklová (Charles University in Prague).

The Via Bona Awards are made possible with the support of Citibank and [http://www.citigroupfoundation.com/citigroup/corporate/foundation/index.htm the Citigroup Foundation] and in partnership with the [http://www.fcsny.org/index.html Foundation for a Civil Society] .

List of Award Winners

2007
*Corporate Award (large companies): [http://www.isolit-bravo.cz Isolit – Bravo, s.r.o.]
*Corporate Award (small- and medium- sized companies): [http://www.orbit.cz Orbit, s.r.o.]
*Individual Award: Countess Mathilda Nostitzozová
*Award for Innovative Projects: Vodafone Czech Republic

_{[http://www.en.nadacevia.cz/doc/viabona_press.pdf.pdf 2007 Via Bona Awards Press Release]
[http://www.nadacevia.cz/?x=2043730 2007 Via Bona Awards Press Release "In Czech"]}

2006:
*Corporate Award (large companies): [http://www.metrostav.cz/en Metrostav a.s.] [http://www.metrostav.cz/en/news/press_releases/detail?id=1360 "press release"]
*Corporate Award (small- and medium- sized companies): [http://www.hobra.cz/index.php4?lang=en&PHPSESSID=cc2c7ff1d053591f00b870fb1e4be547 Hobra - Školník]
*Individual Award: Vlastimil Venclík
*Award for Innovative Projects: [http://www.skanska.cz/ Skanska CZ Corporation]
*Honorary Award: [http://www.en.nadacevia.cz/named-funds/hora.shtml Vaclav and Marie Hora]

*Honorable Mentions: [http://www.marten.cz/ Marten,s.r.o] ; [http://www.csob.cz/bankcz/en/ Československa obchodní banka]

_{[http://www.en.nadacevia.cz/doc/viabona_2006_eng_pressrelease.pdf 2006 Via Bona Awards Press Release]}

2005:
*Corporate Award (large companies): [http://www.csas.cz/banka/appmanager/portal/banka?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=home Stavební spořitelna České spořitelny, a.s.]
*Corporate Award (small- and medium- sized companies): [http://www.castapisek.cz/en/ Casta a.s.]
*Award for Innovative Projects: [http://www.ece.de/en/home/ ECE Projektmanagement G.m.b. H & Co. KG]
*Individual Award: MUDr. Eva Hvížďalová
*Honorary Award: Silva and Oldrich Vasicek

*Honorable Mentions: Mrs. Marie Šenfeldová, Mr. Luďěk Zýka, Mr. Milan Havránek and Mr. Čeněk Zlatohlávek; [http://www.connexmorava.cz/PortalPage____5481.aspx Connex Morava, a.s.]

_{[http://www.en.nadacevia.cz/promoting-giving/bona2005.shtml 2005 Via Bona Awards Press Release]}

2004:
*Corporate Award (large companies): Eurotel Praha, spol. s.r.o [http://www.cz.o2.com/home/en/aboutUs/pressCentre/pressReleases/archive_eurotel/pressRelease-2004-pr_2004_09_21b.html "press release"]
*Corporate Support for Regional Activities: [http://www.osram-bruntal.cz/index.php?lang=en&read=9 Osram Bruntál, s.r.o.]
*Award for Innovative Projects: Ing. Libor Holub
*Long-Term Partnership Award: The Safari Family and the Roesel-Krum Family
*Honorary Award: Dr. Alfred Bader

2003:
*Corporate Award (large companies): [http://www.nokia.cz/ Nokia ČR] [http://press.nokia.com/PR/200309/918540_5.html "press release"]
*Corporate Support for Regional Activities: [http://www.prazdroj.cz/en/ Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s.] [http://www.prazdroj.cz/en/for-media/news/149 "press release"]
*Award for Innovative Projects: [http://www.gsk.cz/ GlaxoSmithKline, s.r.o.]
*Long-Term Partnership Award: [http://www.mucos.cz/Default.aspx?alias=www.mucos.cz/mucos-en Mucos Pharma CZ]
*Individual Award: Mrs. Lada Martinézová
*Honorable Mention: [http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ Česká Televize] [http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/press/detail.php?id=240&from=610 "press release in Czech"]

2002:
*Corporate Award (large companies): [http://www.philipmorrisinternational.com/CZ/pages/ces/ Philip Morris, a.s.]
*Corporate Support for Regional Activities: [http://www.meks.cz/shop.php MEKS - Červenák]
*Award for Innovative Projects: Kateřina Dubská [http://www.erag.cz/era/index.asp?page_id=3 Vydavatelství ERA]
*Long-Term Partnership Award: Jaromír Křivohlavý - Renesance, Třebenice
*Individual Award: Jakub Blatský

2001:
*Corporate Award (large companies): [http://www.veba.cz/index.php?lang=2 Veba, a.s.]
*Corporate Support for Regional Activities: [http://www.holding.mesit.cz/index_en.html MESIT Holding, a.s.]
*Award for Innovative Projects: Altik, s.r.o.
*Honorable Mentions: Ladislav Čerych; Milan Horvát

1999:
*Main Award (large companies): Dopravní stavby Holding, a.s.
*Runner Up: Ing. Jiří Rous Pireo
*Runner Up: HK Shoes - Dobříš
*Runner Up: Czech-o-dog Ltd.
*Honorable Mentions: [http://www.leoburnett.cz/ Leo Burnett Advertising, Ltd.] ; MEKS - Červenák; Healthy Food J.O.D.

References

External links

* [http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/vysilani/25.09.2007/207411000370925-21:00-2-udalosti-komentare.html Česká Televize program "Události, komentáře"] September 25, 2007 television interview with Via Foundation Executive Director, Jiří Bárta (in Czech).
* [http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2007/10/03/helping-hands.php Helping Hands] October, 2007 "Prague Post" article about the Via Foundation's Via Bona 2007 Awards for Philanthropy by Brooke Edge.
* [http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2006/09/27/helping-hands.php Helping Hands] September, 2006 "Prague Post" article about the Via Foundation's Via Bona Award for Philanthropy by Kathleen Kralowec.
*"Metrostav získal Via Bonu" September 25, 2006 " [http://istrategie.cz Strategie] " Magazine article about the Via Foundation's 2006 Via Bona Awards (in Czech).
* [http://nase.broumovsko.cz/aktuality/cenu-via-bona-v-kategorii-malych-a-strednich-firem-ziskala-hobra---skolnik-sro.html Cenu VIA Bona v kategorii malých a středních firem získala Hobra - Školník s.r.o.] September 19, 2006 [http://nase.broumovsko.cz/ Broumovsko Regional Server] article about 2006 Via Bona Awards (in Czech).
* [http://www.radio.cz/cz/clanek/32959 Cenu Via Bona dostal Philip Morris za pomoc obětem domácího násilí] October 2, 2002 Radio Praha Český Rozhlasarticle about the 2002 Via Bona Awards by Vilém Faltýnek (in Czech).