In Business / August 2006
Stand on a Better World
Mannington Mills, a manufacturer of fine flooring, is looking for nominations for their 2006 “Stand On A Better World” Awards. Founded in 2005, the Stand On Better World Awards honor women across the country who are enriching the lives of others and making a positive impact in their communities.
Nominations currently are being accepted exclusively at the awards Web site, www.StandOnABetterWorld.com, through Aug. 31, 2006. The program offers three award categories: Social, reaching out to help improve the quality of life of others; Economic, helping to change the economic situation for individuals or organizations; and Environmental, demonstrating a commitment to preserving our country’s natural resources
Complete information and rules are available at www.StandOnABetterWorld.com. Any U.S. or Canadian female citizen is eligible to be nominated and there are no age restrictions.
The award winners will be chosen by a selection committee that includes Leeza Gibbons, the television news journalist and host, radio personality, producer and businesswoman, who is also founder of the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, a non-profit that supports those affected by Alzheimer’s disease and the search to find a cure.
Dorothy Hamill, figure-skating legend and Gold Medalist in the 1976 Winter Olympic Games is also on the committee. Hamill, who recently appeared on FOX-TV’s “Skating with Celebrities,” supports a number of charitable organizations, including the International Special Olympics and March of Dimes.
The first female governor of New Jersey, Christine Todd Whitman is another committee member. She served in the cabinet of President George W. Bush as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from January 2001 until June 2003.
Deborah Bell, the grand-prize winner for 2005 and co-founder of Refuge International, will also be among the judges for 2006. Winners will be announced this October. The awards ceremony for Stand On A Better World takes place Nov. 16 in Philadelphia at the National Liberty Museum.
One winner will be chosen in each category, with a grand-prize awarded to the top-scoring recipient.
The prizes include a $25,000 grand prize, donated to the winner’s chosen charity, $10,000 to each of the other two winners, also donated to their selected charities, $1,000 for five additional finalists, which will be contributed to their favorite charities plus all-expense-paid trips to Philadelphia for the top three winners and a guest to the Stand On A Better World awards ceremony. The top three winners, and the people who nominated them, also will receive free Mannington flooring product
Winning nominees will be selected based simply on the problem she faced, her solution, the success of her solution and how much of a difference she ultimately made.
Last year, the winners were chosen from over 450 nominations. Deborah Bell of Gilmer, Texas was selected in the Social category for co-founding Refuge International (www.refugeinternational.com), a non-profit dedicated to improving the quality of life for Guatemalans. In the Economic Category, Kip Tiernan, Boston, founder of Rosie’s Place (www.rosies.org), a shelter in Boston that provides services to poor and homeless women, took the prize. The Environmental Category winner was Sharen Trembath of Angola, N.Y., founder of the Great Lakes Beach Sweep, responsible for cleaning up more than 95 miles of New York State shoreline.
To nominate a woman, visit www.standonabetterworld.com. For additional information, visit www.mannington.com.
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