Harold Freedlander
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| Harold Freedlander | |
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| Residence | Spent 4 years in the Army during WWII |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (1935), Wooster High School (1931) |
| Organization | Ohio Council of Retail Merchants |
| Known for | Founder for Freedlander's |
| Spouse(s) | Louis Rubin of Cleveland, Ohio in 1939 |
| Children | Ann, Mimi |
Harold Freedlander
Accomplishments and Honors
- 1943-1946 - World War II, Army European Theater
- 1950 - President of the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce
- 1954 - Preside of the Wooster Rotary Club
- 1963 - President of the Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce
- 1964 - Vice-President of the Ohio Council of Retail Merchants Association
- 1967 - Wayne County National Bank Board of Directors
- 1974 - College of Wooster Board of Trustees
- 1975 - Ohio Council of Retail Merchants Association Board of Trustees
- 1981 - Award from National Retail Merchants Association Board of Trustees
- 1982 - Wooster High School Commencement speaker
- 1984 - Honored at annual banquet of National Retail Merchants Association in New York City for one hundred years in business of family owned department store
- 1984 - Ohio Council National Retail Merchants Association Distinguished Service Award
- 1984 - Cup of Kindness Award
- 1990 - Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Volunteer
- 1994 - Inductee Wooster Area Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame
Contributions
- Christmas Run Swimming Pool Gave first $50,000 after WWII
- Freedlander Park contains Olympic sized pool, picnic building, etc.
- 49 playgrounds equipped by Freedlander Foundation