In 2007, Martha Rollins, President/CEO and head cheerleader of Boaz & Ruth, was honored as one of 15 finalists for the nationwide Purpose Prize. The award, sponsored by Civic Ventures, is part of an initiative to invest in Americans over 60 who are inventing new ways to meet society's toughest challenges. Marc Freedman, founder and President of Civic Ventures, explained why Martha’s nomination stood apart from others. “Martha Rollins and the other 14 finalists disprove the notion that innovation is the province of the young and show us the essence of what’s possible in an aging society..."

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• Graduates
  
• Apprentices, and Seekers (in the first 40 days of the program)
• Post Graduate Leadership Program
  
• Board of Directors
• B&R Staff, Teachers, Regular Specialist Team
• Interns
• Volunteer Hall of Fame (Volunteers who have given over 100 hours of work to B&R. Most have also passed the 1000 hour mark)
• Partners

Corporate Structure
The body does not consist of one limb or organ but many. If the ear should say, “Because I am not the eye, I do not belong to the body,” would that make it any less a part? If the whole body were an eye how would we hear? If the whole body were an ear, how would we smell? The eye is not able to say to the hand, “I have no need of you”. So there is no room for division or discord between the parts of the body. The members all-alike have a mutual interest in and care for one another. (Paraphrase I Corinthians 12:13-26)

The above paraphrase represents the way this program is designed to function. Every position is important, and everyone’s job relates to all the other roles in this mission. Working as a team strongly united, we will do well and will meet the goals we have set.

The old brick arch in our classroom stands as a symbol of the kind of structure we seek to achieve at Boaz & Ruth. We envision our organization as most effective when it is held up by everyone pushing together as the bricks in an arch—supporting and empowering the vision. For start up we used more individual posts for support but we are well on our way to becoming a "bottom up" supported organization.

Another symbol in our “Arch Room” is the patchwork quilt on the wall. It represents the beauty that can result as tiny scraps of cloth—some desiginated for the trash heap—are sewn together in relationships to become a tapestry of color, beauty, warmth and strength.

For ease of understanding we break our stakeholders into groups all the while knowing that the strength and beauty is in how we are woven together.

Interested in Joining the Boaz & Ruth Team?

martha@boazandruth.com