Awards

Current and Past Awards

Sample of recent awards and honors are below.

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2024

Durham Magazine: Best of Durham
Thrift Store (TROSA Thrift Store)
Home Furnishings and Accessories (TROSA Thrift Store)
Landscaping Company (TROSA Lawn Care) 
Moving and Storage Facility (TROSA Moving and Storage)

Indy Week: Best of Durham County
Best Nonprofit in Durham County (TROSA)
Vintage Store (TROSA Thrift Store)
Landscaper (TROSA Lawn Care)

2023

Durham Magazine: Best of Durham
Thrift Store (TROSA Thrift Store)
Home Furnishings and Accessories (TROSA Thrift Store)
Landscaping Company (TROSA Lawn Care) 
Moving and Storage Facility (TROSA Moving and Storage)

Indy Week: Best of the Triangle
Best Nonprofit in Durham County (TROSA)
Vintage Store (TROSA Thrift Store)
Landscaper (TROSA Lawn Care)

Indy Week: Best of Durham County
Thrift/Consignment Store (TROSA Thrift Store)

WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards
Best Moving Company  (TROSA Moving)
Best Landscaper (TROSA Lawn Care)

 

 

2022

Durham Magazine: Best of Durham
Thrift Store (TROSA Thrift Store)
Home Furnishings and Accessories (TROSA Thrift Store)
Landscaping Company (TROSA Lawn Care) 
Storage Facility (TROSA Moving and Storage)

Indy Week: Best of the Triangle
Nonprofit in Durham County (TROSA)
Furniture Store in the Triangle (TROSA Thrift Store)
Thrift Shop in Durham County (TROSA Thrift Store)
Vintage/Antique Store in the Triangle (TROSA Thrift Store)
Landscape Company in the Triangle (TROSA Lawn Care)
Moving Company in the Triangle (TROSA Moving)
Local Brand in the Triangle (TROSA)

WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards
Best Moving Company (TROSA Moving)
Best Antiques and Thrift Shops (TROSA Thrift Store)
Best Furniture Store (TROSA Thrift Store)

2021

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency
Supportive Housing Development Award (TROSA-East campus)

Durham Magazine: Best of Durham
Thrift Store (TROSA Thrift Store)
Home Furnishings and Accessories (TROSA Thrift Store)
Landscape Company (TROSA Lawn Care)

Indy Week: Best of the Triangle
Nonprofit in Durham County (TROSA)
Best Moving Company in the Triangle (TROSA Moving)
Best Landscape Company in the Triangle (TROSA Lawn Care)
Best Furniture Store in the Triangle (TROSA Thrift Store)

WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards
Best Moving Company (TROSA Moving)
Best Antiques and Thrift Shops (TROSA Thrift Store)

 

2020

Old North State Award (Kevin McDonald)

Durham Magazine: Best of Durham
Thrift Store (TROSA Thrift Store)
Landscape Company (TROSA Lawn Care)

Indy Week: Best of the Triangle
Furniture Store in the Triangle (TROSA Thrift Store)
Thrift Store in Durham County (TROSA Thrift Store)
Landscape Company in the Triangle (TROSA Lawn Care)
Moving Company in the Triangle (TROSA Moving)
Nonprofit in Durham County (TROSA)

WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards
Best Moving Company (TROSA Moving)
Best Furniture Store (TROSA Thrift Store)
Best Thrift Store (TROSA Thrift Store)
Best Landscaping Company (TROSA Lawn Care)

2019

Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award (Kevin McDonald)

Durham Magazine: Best of Durham
Thrift Store (TROSA Thrift Store)
Landscape Company (TROSA Lawn Care)

Indy Week: Best of the Triangle
Nonprofit in Durham County (TROSA)
Best Moving Company in the Triangle (TROSA Moving)
Best Landscape Company in the Triangle (TROSA Lawn Care)
Best Furniture Store in the Triangle (TROSA Thrift Store)

WRAL Voters’ Choice Award for Best Moving Company (TROSA Moving)

2018

The Annual Advancing Evidence Based Practices Award, North Carolina Evidence Based Practices Center (TROSA)

Durham Magazine: Best of Durham
Home Furnishings and Accessories (TROSA Thrift Store)

Indy Week: Best of the Triangle
Nonprofit in Durham County (TROSA)
Best Moving Company in the Triangle (TROSA Moving)
Best Landscape Company in the Triangle (TROSA Lawn Care)
Best Furniture Store in the Triangle (TROSA Thrift Store)

WRAL Voters’ Choice Award for Best Moving Company (TROSA Moving)

2017

Indy Week: Best of the Triangle
Nonprofit in Durham County (TROSA)
Best Moving Company in the Triangle (TROSA Moving)
Best Landscape Company in the Triangle (TROSA Lawn Care)
Best Furniture Store in the Triangle (TROSA Thrift Store)

2016

Indy Week: Best of the Triangle
Nonprofit in Durham County (TROSA)
Best Moving Company in the Triangle (TROSA Moving)
Best Landscape Company in the Triangle (TROSA Lawn Care)
Best Furniture Store in the Triangle (TROSA Thrift Store)

Outstanding Volunteer, The Volunteer Center, Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau (TROSA)

Triangle Business Journal, Women in Business Inspiration Award (TROSA Women’s Program Director Sandie Alger)

2015

Indy Week: Best of the Triangle
Best Moving Company in the Triangle(TROSA Moving)
Best Landscape Company in the Triangle (TROSA Lawn Care)
Best Furniture Store in the Triangle (TROSA Thrift Store)

2014

Non-Profit CFO of the Year, Triangle Business Journal (TROSA CFO Kim Chambers)

Addiction Professional 2014 Outstanding Clinicians Awards (TROSA Director of Clinical Services Lisa Finlay)

Indy Week: Best of the Triangle
Best Moving Company in the Triangle (TROSA Moving)
Best Landscape Company in the Triangle (TROSA Lawn Care)

2013 and earlier

The Visionary Award, El Centro Hispano (Kevin McDonald)

Legacy Awards, Triangle Business Journal (Kevin McDonald)

Distinguished Service Award, Samuel DuBois Cook Society, Duke University (Kevin McDonald)

Goodmon Award, Leadership Triangle (TROSA)

George & Mary Pyne Preservation Award, Historic Preservation Society of Durham (TROSA)

Outstanding Philanthropic Organization, AFP Triangle Chapter (TROSA)

Social Enterprise Innovation Award, Social Enterprise Alliance (Kevin McDonald)

Purpose Prize Fellow (Kevin McDonald)

Recognition of Extraordinary Leadership, Leadership for a Changing World, The Ford Foundation in partnership with The Advocacy Institute and The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University (Kevin McDonald)

Durham County Board of Commissioners’ Resolution for Hurricane Katrina relief (Kevin McDonald)