Awards

2011 December

• Featured in Stories from the Orlando Sentinel Family Fund Holiday Campaign by Beth Kassab

2011 September

• Foster the People visits The Mustard Seed by Kate Santich.

2011 July

• Orlando Business Journal: Royal Caribbean partners with Mustard Seed.

2011 April

• One of Three Finalists, and one of ten nonprofits nominated for the coveted “Sustainable Florida — Collins Center”, 2011 Best Practice Awards. The winner of this coveted award will be announced on June 2, 2011. “Sustainable Florida – Collins Center is an alliance of business, government and civic leaders and organizations committed to defining excellence for Florida’s economic, environmental and social future. Sustainable Florida promotes the adoption of sustainable development principles through collaboration and education” (Source; PR Newswire, April 21, 2011).
• Nominee, public service award from the Central Florida Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
• am540 WFLA Home Improvement Show on air with host Charlie Depari
• Featured on Hands on Network honoring our volunteers

2011 March

• Orlando Sentinel: Charity finds new life- and new money- through recycling by Kate Santich
• Recycling Resource: featured in Putting an Old Problem to Bed by Sophia Bennett

2011 February

• thoughts.com conversation engine: Volunteering at The Mustard Seed of Central Florida

2011 January

• Spot on Local 6: Mattress Recycling Good for Environment and Families
• Orlando Sentinel Change the World Blog:  Don’t toss those Christmas lights- they can help Orlando charity by Kate Santich
• Awarded case study and AHMI Conference Participation

2010 December

• Voted Best Charitable Group of 2010 by Orlando Weekly Readers
• Earth 911.com: Recycling Initiatives Help Save Florida Nonprofit by Megan Dobransky

2010 September

• Orlando Sentinel: Old Mattresses are Green Business for Mustard Seed by Kate Santich
• Central Florida Lifestyle: Furnishing Brighter Futures by Melissa Stillman
• Latino Link Views: The Mustard Seed Returning Hope to the Community

2010 August

• Granted Partner Organization with the inaugural year of the Central Florida Public Allies
• The Mustard Seed is honored to be involved in Creating Innovative Civic Solutions Helping People Help Themselves the renewed mission of The Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation
• “Furnishing Brighter Futures” featured in Central Florida Lifestyle

2010 July

• Chosen to be one of two non-profits by the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as a mattress recycling center
• Orlando Volunteerism Examine showcases The Mustard Seed

2010 May

• Fox 35 featuring our premier event “Chairs for Charity”

2010 January

• Magic Maker for the NBA Orlando Magic

2010 February

• The Mustard Seed’s Bachelor Auction Event

2009 December

• The Mustard Seed charity is turning trash into treasure
• Orlando Business Journal: Nonprofit executives share holiday memories, wishes by Denise Hicks