Greenville Utilities, a longtime supporter and partner of United Way of Pitt County, was presented the Employee Spirit Award from the United Way of North Carolina at its annual meeting in Pinehurst. This is the third year in a row GUC has received Spirit of North Carolina Awards.

The Spirit of North Carolina Awards for Campaign Excellence is sponsored annually by United Way of North Carolina. Spirit awards were developed to recognize companies and their employees that demonstrate campaign excellence and community commitment. Organizations and companies were judged on a variety of criteria, including leadership giving, volunteerism, employee participation and giving levels, year-round education, corporate support, incentive programs, and campaign rallies.

Employee campaign coordinators were Donald Broome, Marie Cristiano, George Darden, Ken Davis, Jean Forrest, Julius Patrick, Carol Bazemore, Teresa Wall and Sandra Woolard.