(CHARLOTTE, N.C.)—Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein announced today that Mark R. Bernstein, Retired Of Counsel in the Firm’s Charlotte office, is a recipient of the 2010 Spirit Award presented by The Greater Charlotte Cultural Trust and the Mint Museum.

The Spirit Awards were created in 1986 to honor community members and organizations whose unwavering commitment, time, talent, or resources have significantly enhanced the relevance and vitality of the arts community in Charlotte-Mecklenburg and the surrounding area.

The 2010 award winners are all involved in various cultural efforts throughout the Charlotte community and surrounding areas. They also share a common accomplishment – participating in the direct planning, development, or building of the four cultural facilities that collectively make up Levine Center for the Arts, a newly-completed cultural campus in uptown Charlotte and home to the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, John S. and James L. Knight Theater and the Mint Museum Uptown.

The other recipients of the 2010 Spirit Award include:

• DAVIS STEEL & IRON, accepted by Rick and Dana Martin Davis, owners

• Earl Leake, retired Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.

• John Lassiter, President of Carolina Legal Staffing, LLC

• Dorlisa K. Flur, Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer at Family Dollar

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