TAC selected as finalist for Better Business Bureau 2017 Eclipse Integrity Award
The Abilities Connection (also known as TAC Industries) has been selected as a finalist for a Dayton & Miami Valley Better Business Bureau 2017 Eclipse Integrity Award.
TAC was recognized in the category of nonprofits with 100+ employees.
CEO Mary Brandstetter is happy that TAC was nominated, and thrilled to be a finalist for the prestigious award. “I am proud of the work we do,” she said.
“I’m proud of our staff and dedicated board members, and I am especially proud of the developmentally disabled individuals who come to us every day for gainful employment, training, recreation and care,” said Brandstetter.
Eclipse Integrity Award winners must demonstrate their commitment to high ethical standards of behavior in a number of areas: management practices, customer/vendor/and shareholder relations, as well as in marketing and communications practices. Organizations are evaluated on their reputation within their industries and the communities they serve.
BBB President & CEO John North said that integrity does not necessarily come naturally in business. “Integrity is instilled in the leadership of an organization and is inspired in their team,” he said. “Being a finalist for the Integrity Award recognizes that integrity is at work within the walls of your organization every single day.”
TAC – The Abilities Connection is a unique nonprofit facility in Clark County with a long history of providing employment, training, and care for people with disabilities. TAC employees nearly 100 staff members and serves nearly 300 individuals, most of them with disabilities.
People with disabilities who come to TAC have opportunities they may not have otherwise: to learn basic job and life skills, to interact with people, to enjoy leisure activities, and to actively participate in community life.
“This recognition is important to TAC, because we’re a complex organization; not everyone understands who we are, what we’re doing, and why we do it,” said CEO Mary Brandstetter. “We’re not just a day care facility for people with disabilities; we’re an employer for hundreds of people with disabilities. We are not just a workplace for people with disabilities; we provide meaningful, paid employment, along with a sense of responsibility. Our roots go deep: we have six decades of exemplary service to people with disabilities. Our founders sought a place for their children in the community, and we seek to stay true to their mission,” she said.
The organization is a community partner with a number of local businesses, including Rittal, Cascade Corporation, Trutec, and Sweet Manufacturing. Individuals in the business operations part of TAC engage in part-setting, packaging, assembly, metal fabrication, and casting, cutting/sewing services. TAC also supplies lettuce, greens and herbs via The TAC Farms hydroponic greenhouse operation and supplies industrial rags to several local businesses.
Posted May 10, 2017