Friends and Champion Award
The Champion Award recognizes individuals or businesses that go above and beyond in their support of The Fountain Hill Center and out mission. Whether through advocacy, partnership, or generosity, Champions help sustain our nonprofit collective of therapists as we work to support personal and relational well-being through innovative therapeutic, educational, evaluative, and consultative services. This award celebrates those who stand with us to ensure mental health care is accessible, compassionate, and community-centered.
2024 Friends and Champion Award is presented to Filip Zadro from Code for Good West Michigan for his outstanding contributions of time, energy and effort in the redesign of our website. His work has allowed us to significantly improve our ability to pursue our mission.
Filip is a designer and programmer who has called Grand Rapids home for over a decade. He co-owns a web-development company with his brother, Karlo, building unique human-centered solutions for national and global brands. He’s known for his sense of humor, fabulous hair, and passion for all things creative. He lives to give back to the community by donating professional expertise and design services through a local organization, Code for Good West Michigan, and has made a name for himself in the local design community by always being energetic, creative, and open to collaboration. Away from work, he enjoys attempting to complete his long list of DIY projects around the house, perfecting his at-home barista skills, and working on making any basic shape in pottery class.
Code for Good West Michigan is a volunteer organization dedicated to helping local nonprofits thrive through technology.
Former Friends & Champion Award Winners
- 2023 – Pastor Ruth Fitzgerald
- 2022 – Linda Bylsma
- 2021 – no nomination
- 2020 – no event
- 2019 – Mishelle Comstock
- 2018 – Dan Beelen
- 2017 – Tom Roe