The Charlotte Regional Realtor Association Housing Opportunity Foundation presented its 2009 Humanitarian Award to the Rev. George Cook Jr., senior pastor at Greater Mount Sinai Baptist Church.

Cook accepted the award at the association’s annual Holiday Luncheon on Dec. 11 at the Marriott Executive Park.

The award, established in 2007, recognizes individuals, groups or projects that make outstanding contributions to enhance the quality of life in the Qcity region.

Cook has been pastor of Greater Mount Sinai Baptist Church for more than 23 years and “has exemplified the spirit of volunteerism over much of that time,” the foundation said.

Cook’s community outreach efforts include: teaching teens through the Emerging Leaders Program; participation in the “Big Read” program sponsored by the Mecklenburg County Public Library and volunteer efforts at the Harvest Center, where he gives monthly inspirational messages to the homeless.

He also serves as board president for Central Children’s Home of North Carolina and has served on the board for Mecklenburg County Adolescent Pregnancy and as a member of the Teenage Parent Support Group. Through his duties as board chairman of the Ministry of Recovery, he volunteers with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Mental Health, providing counseling for those recovering from drug addiction, and was the recipient of the agency’s 1999 “Outstanding Leadership Award.”

In honor of Cook’s work, the association and the foundation will donate $2,000 to a nonprofit of his choice.

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