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Surya Founder and President to Receive Spirit of Life Award, City of Hope
November 5,
2018 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Rug and home décor supplier Surya has announced that founder Surya Tiwari and president Satya Tiwari will be honored by City of Hope, the world-renowned cancer research and treatment center, with the 2019 Spirit of Life Award.
For the past six years, Surya has been a financial partner in the City of Hope’s efforts to fund new research and medical treatments that have led to therapies now used by millions of people facing life-threatening illnesses around the world.
“My father and I are very honored to receive this year’s Spirit of Life Award,” said Satya Tiwari. “Although we are receiving the award, the real credit goes to the efforts of thousands of our weavers, employees, customers and vendor partners across the world. We look forward to continuing the success City of Hope has achieved in the furniture industry and work to elevate the organization’s visibility within the accessories industry.”
The award is presented to individuals who exemplify the ideals and values that have guided City of Hope for nearly a century, and whose profession and humanitarian accomplishments are worthy of celebration.
By its very name, the Spirit of Life Award, represents intangible qualities that make an individual’s life worthy of admiration: their generosity, their ability to inspire and their desire to make a difference in the world. The awards dinner will take place on April 7, 2019 at the Sheraton Hotel in Greensboro, N.C.
“Your industry support has enabled us to accelerate the pace of discovery in cancer and diabetes care, transform our understanding of life-threatening diseases and move promising basic discoveries toward actual treatments,” said Kristin Bertell, chief philanthropy officer at City of Hope. “City of Hope would not be in a position to change care for patients worldwide if it weren’t for the generosity of this industry and companies like Surya that support it.”
In addition to its work with the City of Hope, Surya supports several other local, national and international organizations with health and wellness missions including the March of Dimes, Pain Free Patriots, Blood Assurance, Project Mala, and Akshaya Patra for which Satya is an advisory board member.