 The program fed between 500 - 1,000 daily in Portland.In recognition of his business leadership, he has received the Woodrow Wilson Center Corporate Citizenship Award, the national Herman W. Lay Award for entrepreneurship, and the Businessman of the Year Award from Beta Gamma Sigma International.Pamplin has been awarded many honorary degrees and national awards, including the Freedom Leadership Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, the National Caring Award from the Caring Institute, Philanthropist of the Year by the National Association of Fundraising Executives and national Volunteer of the Year from Volunteers of America.