Mannington Mills has recently announced the winners of the Stand On A Better World awards for 2007.If you remember, I wrote about the 2007 program in Flooring It Differently By Standing On a Better World. Now, we get to learn about the winners.
This is the third year of the Stand On A Better World awards, and it's humbling to witness the good that so many women around us do.
Drum roll, please!
Per the press release, "Whether it’s giving a child a second chance at life, helping blind children learn to read, or providing healthcare to desperate families in Latin America, the three recipients of the 2007 Mannington Stand On A Better World Awards are working to change the future."
"...The awards are given in three categories: Local, National and Global. This year, a fourth category was added – the “Your Better World” Award – where the public voted online to pick their favorite candidate. More than 26,000 people voted for this new award."
And the award recipients are:
+ For the Local Award: Barbara Drennen – Kent, Wash. She formed the Pediatric Interim Care Center Pediatric Interim Care Center, which - per Floor Covering Weekly 's article "Mannington awards honor women" from 12/19-26/2007 - "is the first and only 24-hour, non-profit center that provides short-term care for drug-exposed infants."
+ For the National Award and the "Your Better World Award": Debra Bonde – Livonia, Mich. who founded Seedlings Braille Books for Children to make low-cost/high quality Braille books available to children. [This is something I've always been in awe of as my French grandmother routinely translated books into Braille. I have memories of her, seated in her room, with special paper, a guide and a pick-like instrument to poke holes into the paper. And when she finished, she would hand deliver the book.]
+ For the Global Award: Nancy Press, Ph.D. – Portland, Ore. She launched Child Aid to help families in Latin America gain access to healthcare and education, first with hearing aids, and now with a multitude of programs.
As announced at the November 15th award ceremony, the grand prize winner is Barbara Drennen – Kent, Wash.
I'm inspired!
If you know of a woman who should be nominated, the next opportunity will be for the 2008 Stand On A Better World Awards in early April 2008.
For information about the 2006 program, see Enhancing The World Around Us and Making The World A Better Place.
Disclosure: Mannington is our customer on the contract carpet side of our business.
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