Scott Baker Receives Prestigious United Way Spirit of North Carolina Award

Congratulations to Scott Baker, TowneBank Triad president, who was honored as United Way Community Ambassador by the United Way of North Carolina. The Spirit Award is a statewide honor that recognizes individuals and companies who go above and beyond for their local communities. The United Way of Greater Greensboro (UWGG) nominated Scott. Here is an excerpt from their news release on the award:

Scott Baker is a true example of what it means to LIVE UNITED. Scott has served as UWGG’s Campaign Chair since 2021, starting as Campaign Vice Chair in 2020.  Scott has also served on UWGG’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee since 2020. During this time, Scott led efforts to help UWGG to navigate virtual campaigning during the pandemic and advocated for increased corporate philanthropic support of UWGG by soliciting donations from companies in the community. 

Scott was a key driver in increasing TowneBank’s own workplace campaign and corporate gift. He has also helped UWGG build its strategy to think beyond the workplace campaign and recognizes the importance of building relationships with individual investors outside of the workplace for long-term sustainability and growth. Scott’s service is driven by an underlying passion for supporting nonprofits whose mission it is to eradicate poverty in the Greensboro community. This is emphasized by his board tenure for Greensboro nonprofits, including The Servant Center, Greensboro Merchants Association, Triad Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Finance committee member at Greensboro Urban Ministry, and Vice-Chair of the board at Piedmont Business Capital.

“During my time as campaign chair for United Way of Greater Greensboro, I have been impressed with the dedication and focused effort toward aggressively reducing the impact of poverty in our local community,” Scott said. “The bold goal of transitioning three thousand families out of generational poverty by 2030 is a life-changing effort, and I am honored to lend my time and energy to assist. The ongoing fight to improve opportunities for others through the Family Success Centers, Guilford Success Network, and our strategic partners requires broad-based support. I stand committed, working alongside TowneBank, to serve as a community asset, and I am so humbled to be a part of it.”

The United Way of Greater Greensboro celebrated 100 years of service in 2022. Over those 100 years, the generous communities of greater Greensboro have raised more than $450 million to transform the lives of people of all ages.  Today, they continue their mission to turn compassion into community change as families in need are receiving access to food, healthcare, housing, education, and job training – all working together to put them on a pathway out of poverty. For more information, visit UnitedWayGSO.org.