Community Awards - Lenawee Community Foundation

Celebrating the people who make Lenawee shine.

Every year, the Lenawee Community Foundation celebrates individuals, organizations, and businesses whose compassion and commitment bring health, happiness, and hope to our community.

These awards celebrate the people who make Lenawee stronger, neighbors who give selflessly, lead with compassion, and lift up others.

Each honoree reflects the best of our community: generosity, integrity, and a genuine love for helping others.

Their stories remind us that when people care deeply about one another, the entire community grows healthier, happier, and more hopeful.

’26 Award Winners

Incito Award Award Recipient

Tino Rebottaro

The 2026 Incito Award recipient is Tino Rebottaro. Incito means to inspire, excite, spur, increase, hasten, urge forward. The Incito Award was established in 2011 to recognize a young person, age 40 or under, who has emerged as a community leader and demonstrates a commitment to volunteerism, philanthropy, and leadership in our community.

’26 Award Winners

Lenawee Leadership Award Award Recipient

Tom MacNaughton

Tom MacNaughton is the recipient of the 2026 Lenawee Leadership Award. The Lenawee Leadership Award honors a person or couple, who exemplify the underlying principle that the future of our county will be determined by the quality of its leadership.

Lenawee Lifetime Legacy Award – Gary & Cindi Gray

’25 Award Winners

Lenawee Lifetime Legacy Award Award Recipient

Gary & Cindi Gray

Gary and Cindi Gray are the 2025 recipients of the prestigious Lenawee Lifetime Legacy Award. The Grays have big hearts for our community and for others, especially children. Nearly 35 years ago, they created Hot Rock Basketball Training Camp to…

’26 Award Winners

Stubnitz Award Award Recipient

Robert and Sandy Trevino

Robert and Sandy Trevino are the recipients of the 2026 Stubnitz Award. The Stubnitz Award is presented annually to a person or couple demonstrating exemplary commitment to Lenawee Cares, our community, and volunteerism in Lenawee. The award is named in memory of Lenawee’s philanthropist and businessman, Maurice Stubnitz.

Lenawee Leadership Award

Honoring individuals or couples who exemplify the belief that Lenawee’s future depends on the quality of its leadership.

Recipients of this award are visionary leaders who inspire others and make a lasting difference across our county.

Lifetime Legacy Award

Recognizing individuals, couples, and families whose lifetime of giving and service has strengthened Lenawee County.

This award honors those who have supported multiple local causes for at least twenty years, creating a legacy of generosity that endures for generations.

Incito Award

Presented to an emerging leader, age 40 or under, who is shaping the future of Lenawee through volunteerism, philanthropy, and leadership.

The Incito Award celebrates young changemakers whose energy and vision inspire others to get involved and give back.

Stubnitz Award

Named in memory of Lenawee philanthropist and businessman Maurice Stubnitz, this award recognizes exemplary commitment to Lenawee County and the cause for volunteerism in the Lenawee community.

Community Pillar Award

Established in 2015, the Community Pillar Award honors individuals, couples, or businesses whose lifetime of giving and service has strengthened the very foundation of Lenawee County.

These honorees lead by example, engage others in philanthropy, and stand as enduring pillars of generosity.