Six Associations Recognized With ASAE's 2005 Summit Award
(July 6, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC) Six associations have been selected
by ASAE's Associations Advance America (AAA) Committee to receive the ASAE
Summit Award at the 6th Annual Summit Awards Dinner at the National Building
Museum in Washington, DC September 27, 2005.
The Summit Award is ASAE's highest honor for associations that implement
new and innovative, community-based programs. Part of the AAA Awards program,
the Summit Award symbolizes the very best efforts engineered by associations
across the country in areas like public education and information, business
and social innovation, citizenship and democracy enhancement, and civic and
community volunteerism.
The six 2005 winners were chosen from nearly 300 entries submitted in the
AAA Awards program this year. The winners and program descriptions are
below.
"On behalf of ASAE's AAA Committee, congratulations to this year's Summit
Award winners. The Summit Award has come to represent the association
community's very best efforts to bolster and unite behind their communities
and society at large. As is the case every year, there were many worthwhile
programs under consideration for top honors and all are to be commended for
their public impact and the positive light they shine on the work of
America's associations," said David Gabri, president and CEO of Associated
Luxury Hotels International and 2005 Chair of ASAE's Associations Advance
America Committee.
The AAA Committee reviewed award entries on three different occasions this
year, and selected the six Summit Award winners from 46 Award of Excellence
winners named earlier in 2005.
ASAE's Summit Awards Dinner on September 27 will bring together association
executives, legislators and other government officials, and business and
community leaders for an evening to celebrate the value of associations and
their impact on American society.
"We have a lot to celebrate at this year's Summit Awards Dinner. These
award-winning programs illustrate in very tangible terms the role associations
play in everyday life, and the scope of their influence. We need to celebrate
that as a community, and we need Congress and other key audiences to understand
our role as well," said ASAE President and CEO John H. Graham IV, CAE.
CONTACT: Chris Vest, Public Relations, 202-626-2798,
cvest@asaenet.org
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2005 Summit Award Winners
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
New York, NY
Program: "360 Degrees of Financial Literacy"
- The AICPA launched "360 Degrees of Financial Literacy" as a national
effort on the part of the CPA profession to improve the financial
understanding of Americans in their own communities. It provides a
comprehensive approach to financial education, focusing on
information consumers need at every life stage, from childhood to
retirement. CPAs volunteer their time and expertise to educate
members of their communities about financial issues. An
unprecedented 88 percent of the state societies (48 out of 54)
have joined the effort. Together with AICPA efforts, these
programs are mobilizing 6,000+ CPAs to help Americans and are
reaching, either directly or through media, more than 145
million Americans.
- Arizona Rock Products Association
Phoenix, AZ
Program: "Sunshine Acres Children's Home Emergency
Access Road Project"
- Sunshine Acres Children's Home, located 10 miles northeast of Mesa,
is a thriving oasis for children who are separated from their
parents who are either unwilling or unable to care for them. The
city of Mesa recently required that road improvements be added at
Sunshine Acres to accommodate access by fire and rescue services.
When Sunshine Acres was notified that no further building permits
would be issued until the roads were built, Jeff Whiteman of Empire
Machinery brought the project to the attention of ARPA and the
Arizona Chapter of Associated General Contractors in the summer
of 2003. Originally estimated as a $300,000 project, the two
local associations covered the cost of nearly $425,000 in
emergency access road improvements required by the city of Mesa
by donating the materials, equipment and manpower for the project.
As of December 2003, for the first time in their 49-year history,
Sunshine Acres Children's Home has paved access to replace the
rutted dirt and gravel roads winding through the 100+ acre complex
outside Mesa. Without the improvements, Sunshine Acres could not
move forward with plans to build a new girls dormitory and would
have been forced to turn children in need away.
- Boy Scouts of America National Council
Irving, TX
Program: "Good Turn for America"
- Good Turn for America was launched in February 2004, and is a
national call to service by the Boy Scouts of America. It is
estimated that 8.5 million people, including 2.9 million children,
live in homes that experience hunger. Nearly 5 million households
and 10.9 million individuals face housing needs. Boy Scouts of
America partnered with some of the nation's most respected
service organizations, including The Salvation Army, American
Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, to provide opportunities
for youth and volunteers to fight hunger and homelessness, and
teach the habits of healthy living. From January 1, 2004 through
April 30, 2005, Boy Scouts of America through the Good Turn for
America initiative performed over 1,348,790 service hours
resulting in over 18,556 projects with a total involvement of
441,290 youth and adults.
- MENC: The National Association for Music Education
Reston, VA
Program: "National Anthem Project"
- The National Anthem Project is a three-year campaign to renew
national awareness of American patriotic traditions through
music education. The goal of the campaign is to re-teach millions
of Americans to sing the national anthem and to encourage them to
support school music. The National Anthem Project officially
launched on March 10, 2005 from the U.S. Capitol with "The
President's Own" U.S. Marine Band, members of Congress, the Oak
Ridge Boys, and over 300 schoolchildren singing "The Star Spangled
Banner" together. The campaign continues with major singing
celebrations throughout our country -- at schools, professional
sporting events and other venues. The campaign hosts events
involving local government officials, citizens and music teachers
and students in at least one city in every state. MENC members
and staff created free resources for teachers (posted at
www.thenationalanthemproject.org) to help them teach patriotic
music and raise awareness among citizens of the importance of
music education in preserving American musical traditions.
- National Education Association
Washington, DC
Program: "Read Across America"
- In 1998, the NEA created Read Across America Day, a national
celebration of the joy and importance of reading. The program
offers a resource kit with posters, reproducible materials and
CD-ROM. The program also uses media outreach, events and Web
materials to increase visibility. To help members, leaders and
affiliates, NEC conducts workshops, events and offers links to
its 49 partners. High-profile celebrities, athletes and political
leaders also take part. The strategy is highly successful. The
program began with 25 million participants and has grown each
year. Today, all of NEA's 2.7 million members and an estimated
45 million people participate in Read Across America. This is
now a year-round project with a Spanish-language component,
links to materials in other languages, plus additional projects
highlighting teens, community service and minority community
outreach.
- National Restaurant Association
Washington, DC
Program: "Hunger Awareness Outreach"
- The National Restaurant Association and its members have been
particularly active on hunger relief. In an effort to help food
banks and food rescue organizations meet the ever-increasing
demands for emergency food assistance, the NRA partnered with
America's Second Harvest to create the first restaurant-specific
food-donation resource on Second Harvest's Web site, to help
restaurateurs donate unused and leftover food. Also, as part of
an ongoing effort that began over 10 years ago to support the
food banks in the Greater Chicago Area, each year, the NRA
coordinates the donation of food from industry food and beverage
suppliers exhibiting at the National Restaurant Association
Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show. In 2004, nearly 131,000 pounds
of food, enough for 61,000 meals was donated to the Greater
Chicago Food Depository. The GCFD collects the food donated
by Show exhibitors each year and distributes food to Chicago-area
shelters and community kitchens. As a result of the association's
efforts to raise awareness about the problem of hunger in America,
in 2003 the association was asked to serve on the National Hunger
Awareness Day Committee, a joint effort by organizations who share
a common concern for the 35 million Americans at risk of hunger.
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