--- title: LBRA Honors Community Champions at Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony description: "LBRA Annual Meeting: Honoring Rep. Danny Davis, George Gatto Sr., Mark Awtry, & ComEd for leadership & community impact. 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Davis – Recognized for his decades of steadfast advocacy for social justice and economic empowerment in Illinois’s 7th District. - Leadership Award: George Gatto Sr. (Gatto Industrial Platers) – Honored for building one of the nation's largest metal finishing companies and his ongoing commitment to local commercial investment. - Volunteer of the Year: Mark Awtry (Office Furniture Center) – Celebrated for his outstanding community impact through corporate sustainability and landfill diversion initiatives. - Community Spirit Award: Brittini Duncan & Emma Meersman (ComEd) – Awarded for their incredible work advancing energy-efficiency partnerships and strengthening local neighborhood ties through the ComEd MDI Program. Thank you to all our honorees, members, and partners who make this critical work possible. 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