NFL Hispanic Leadership Awards single out Charlotte charity leader for honors

The Carolina Panthers have selected Rusty Price, founder of the Camino Community Center in north Charlotte, as the recipient of the NFL Hispanic Heritage Leadership Award Presented by Nationwide.

The awards recognize the contributions of Hispanic leaders in each NFL market. The Carolina Panthers will honor Rusty Price at their game on Sept. 24 game against the New Orleans Saints.

Price and his agency are best known in the community for working with Charlotte’s immigrant population, including a medical clinic, food pantry and workforce development. The center serves over 20,000 clients annually, of all races and nationalities.

He founded the Camino Community Center in 2004 to provide a basic primary healthcare clinic for the Latino community. In that time, the center has grown to provide an expanded variety of important services, including support for the homeless.

This is the seventh year the NFL, Hispanic Heritage Foundation and Nationwide have partnered for the award, which is announced during Hispanic Heritage Month. The award includes a $2,000 donation.

The Hispanic Heritage Foundation is a nonprofit that promotes cultural pride and accomplishment in the nation’s Hispanic community.

This story was originally published September 22, 2017 at 10:43 AM with the headline "NFL Hispanic Leadership Awards single out Charlotte charity leader for honors."