Waste Not 2009 Winner of Two "Be More" Awards

May 07, 2009

 

Channel Eight, Arizona’s PBS affiliate in Phoenix presented the second annual Be More Awards™ at a luncheon at the Camelback Inn on May 7th, 2009. Eight's Be More Awards™ was established to publicly acknowledge the contributions and effectiveness of Arizona’s non-profit organizations. Categories ranged from outstanding marketing initiatives, exceptional educational outreach, innovative organization endeavors, extraordinary fundraising and event efforts, and commitment to arts and cultural awareness. Dr. Robert F. Ashcraft, founding director of the Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation at Arizona State University, delivered the keynote address.

Applications for the Be More Awards™ were evaluated by an independent panel of 15 impartial judges ranging from community volunteers to business leaders from throughout the Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pinal, Yavapai, and Yuma area.

Waste Not Received two awards: 
BE MORE...BRILLIANT AWARD for Outstanding Achievement in Innovation and BE MORE … UNSTOPPABLE AWARD for the Non-Profit Organization of the Year.

We are so honored and proud to have been awarded the non-profit organization in both of these categories!

 

 

Click here to watch the interview with Dee Mitten