Awards
Orrin Hudson received the highest award a community leader can get, The Distinguished Community Leader Award.
- Champions of Education Awards
- Toastmaster’s Community Leadership Award
- Non-Profit Trinity Award
- FBI Distinguished Community Leader Award
- National Dr. Martin Luther King Award
- Toastmasters International Communication and Leadership Award
- Find Your Way Award for Outstanding Leadership
- Urban Professional Outstanding Community Service Award
- Twinkie award for postcard communication
- Coached Project Destiny to win State Title in Chess
- Hands on Atlanta: Social Entrepreneur Award
- Ironstone Bank Community Leader Award
- Hands on Atlanta Volunteer Service Award
- Black Enterprise: Everyday Hero Award
- NAACP Community Service Award
- National Self-Esteem Award
- Harvard Law Students Community Service Award
- NBC 11Alive Good People Award
- Coached Jordan Chappell to win DeKalb Salute Award
- Proclamation from DeKalb County CEO, Vernon Jones
- Proclamation from the Mayor of Lithonia
- Atlanta Braves/ Piedmont Hospital Community Leader Award
- TBS Superstation Pathfinder Award for Education
- Beacon of Hope Award
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award
- National Leadership Award
- Coached Benteen Elementary to 3 straight APS chess championships
- Turknett Leadership Character Award
- Goody’s Community Service Award
- Resolution from Mayor of Birmingham
- Lowest Seed City-Wide Chess Champion
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Orrin speaks at events and schools throughout the U.S., speaking to kids, parents, teachers, corporate management and staff about his mission of empowering kids to Be Someone.
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