June 2016 magazine

New Heights Educational Group
HONORED AS SILVER STEVIE® AWARD WINNER
IN 2016 AMERICAN BUSINESS AWARDS
Stevie winners will be presented with their awards on June 20 in New York
Defiance, Ohio – May 2, 2016 – The New Heights Educational Group was named
the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Organization of the Year - Non-Profit
or Government category in The 14th Annual American Business Awards today.
The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards
program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit
nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” the awards will
be presented to winners at a gala ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New
York on Monday, June 20. Tickets are now on sale. More than 3,400 nominations
from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this
year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Startup of the Year,
Executive of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Marketing
Campaign of the Year, Live Event of the Year, and App of the Year, among
others. The New Heights Educational Group was nominated in the Organization
of the Year - Non-Profit or Government. Pamela Clark, Executive Director, said,
“We are truly honored to receive recognition from the Stevie Awards, which they
have done for the last four years. We will treasure this year’s ABA award for
years to come, and appreciate them recognizing our team of over 80 volunteers
and our work. We work hard to better education in our community as well as
nationally, and in bringing opportunities to all families regardless of school choice
or beliefs. Some of the judges’ comments can be seen below:
“Excellent company filling a need in the educational industry”
“Nice job, New Heights Educational Group.”
“Sounds like a nice organization with a solid cause.”
A public charity 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization
“Literacy and leadership programs have NHEG addressing student development at
the earliest stages.”
More than 250 professionals worldwide participated in the Judging
process to select this year’s Stevie Award winner.
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