| Awards |
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We held our annual Awards Dinner October 27, 2009. The awards and winners are listed below by category.
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| BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR |
| This award honors a woman business owner who is a member and has distinguished herself in her business, NJAWBO, and in her community. To qualify for this award, the nominees must have been a member of NJAWBO for at least three years and must have been a business owner for at least three years. |
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Winner:
Michelle Helfrich
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| TEAL HEART AWARD |
| The Teal Heart Award is a NJAWBO service award. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge members for outstanding service and dedication to the State and the Chapters, to provide public recognition of member's achievements and to inspire the general NJAWBO membership to take initiative in projects which will further NJAWBO's goals and objectives. |
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Winners:
Jenn Berenguer
Ann Kravitz
Lori Hollingsworth
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| NOTABLE NEWCOMER |
| This new member jumped right into committee work from the get-go. She joined NJAWBO and got involved right away - no questions asked, without hesitation - and has proven herself to be a consummate team player and a tremendous help with a myriad of tasks and projects in the chapter or at the state level. |
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Winner:
Jenna Nichols
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| BEACON OF LIGHT |
| This member is a true inspiration to everyone around her. She shines with a luminous spirit and lifts up her sister NJAWBO members. This member sets a glowing example of volunteerism and embodies what NJAWBO is all about, being a source of business referrals, support and advice simply because she is asked. She is someone people enjoy being around and brings light and life to her chapter. |
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Winner:
Cheryl Pliskin
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| TRAILBLAZER |
| This member is someone who has built on everything that came before, and has re-created her position and forged new paths beyond her appointed responsibilities. She has taken her elected or appointed position steps further then previously imagined, raising the bar of excellence for to new heights. Before her lies a new horizon for her committee and her successor to travel on, and her vision and action leave and indelible mark on the organization. |
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Winner:
Gwen Faulkner
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| PRESIDENTS' AWARD |
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Winners:
Terry Wilson
Joan Nowak
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Past Winners - 2007
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| TEAL HEART AWARD |
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Winners:
Joan Nowak, Sandy Cook, Penny Oram, Carol Harkins
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| ROSE AND SCROLL AWARD |
| The Rose and Scroll Award publicly recognizes a non-NJAWBO member who has been a role model and who has a record of assisting women business owners. |
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Winner:
Marie Alonso
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| BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR |
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Winner:
Linda Tapp
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| NOTABLE NEWCOMER |
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Winner:
Erin Finazzo
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| BEACON OF LIGHT |
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Winner:
Penny Oram
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| TRAILBLAZER |
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Winner:
Peg McShea
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| LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT |
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Winner:
Phyllis Micanhik
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| PRESIDENTS' AWARD |
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Winners:
Michelle Helfrich, Gwen Faulkner
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| NJAWBO DONATES MONEY BACK to its COMMUNITY |
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Laura Zink Marx, Chief Development Officer, Girl Scouts of Central and Southern NJ. Inc
Jessica Hayes, Michelle Hodulik
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