Congratulations to the honorees of the 2011 Business in the Arts Awards Breakfast, presented by the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix! The following is a press release issued today by the Arts and Business Council.
RURAL METRO/SOUTHWEST AMBULANCE NAMED 2011 LARGE BUSINESS PARTNER; FREE ARTS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN OF ARIZONA IS ARTS ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
Rural Metro/Southwest Ambulance was named Large Business Partner of the Year at the 21st annual Business in the Arts Awards Breakfast organized by the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix. Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona was named Arts Organization of the Year.
Rural Metro/Southwest Ambulance and Free Arts were among six honorees recognized at the event on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at the Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort. Honorees were chosen by an independent panel of judges based on nominations from across Maricopa County.
Other honorees were:
• Small Business Partner of the Year: Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe.
• Arts Advocate of the Year: Vern Mathen of Mesa, nominated by Mesa Arts Center.
• Arts Board Member of the Year: Zelda Faigen of Phoenix, nominated by Arizona Theatre Company.
• Special Business Volunteer of the Year: Elizabeth Berkshire, Scottsdale.
The Business in the Arts Awards Breakfast was sponsored by: Diamond Circle Sponsor: Arizona Public Service; Ruby Circle: The Phoenix Business Journal; Emerald Circle: Salt River Project: Sapphire Circle: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Boeing, On Media, Plaza Executive Suites, Wells Fargo; Pearl Circle: Fennemore Craig, Lewis and Roca, Henry and Horne.
About the Arts and Business Council of Greater Phoenix: The Arts & Business Council of Greater Phoenix (A and BC) links the vitality and expertise of the business community to non-profit arts and cultural organizations. Originally chartered as Business Volunteers for the Arts (BVA), today, the organization is a strategic partner for capacity building and offers a range of services including governance training, educational opportunities for artists, leadership skills and board training for executives and key managers and business to business opportunities. For more information, visit www.artsbusinessphoenix.org
