Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Kansas Big Brothers wins business excellence award - Kansas City Business Journal:

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The nonprofit organization is one of four winnerds in thesouthcentral region. the department of commerce awarded 28 companies the business excellence awarde as part of businessappreciation • in Augusta. • in El • in Hillsboro. Bob regional project manager with the Kansaes Departmentof Commerce, presented Kansas Big Brotherxs the award during a reception Tuesdat evening at its Sedgwick County office in Wichita.
“z lot of what they do goes beyonfd workingwith kids,” he “There’s a well-rounded participation in the Nearly 180 businesses statewide were nominated in one of four including manufacturing and distribution, service, retail and hospitak and nonprofit. Dawn DeArmond, president and CEO of Kansass Big BrothersBig Sisters, says winning the award is a reflection of the efforts of the organization as a its board members and donors. “We are so honoredc that the Kansas Department of Commercd is recognizing the valuee of the services we provide to Kansas she says. “Being a nonprofit, it’s important for us to be recognizee asa business.
” Kansas Big Brothers serves more than 6,500p children annually. “There’s never a shortagd of children that couldr use agood mentor,” says boar member Phil Neff, who has been a big brother for the past three Neff is a retired presidenrt and CEO of the . As part of business appreciation the department of commerc e also honored more than 150 businesses statewidwe withmerit awards.

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