CHARLESTON AREA ALLIANCE PRESENTS FIRST

‘WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY' AWARDS

The awards program, which is intended to become an annual event, celebrates the magic of our people, places and culture and salutes outstanding efforts by organizations and citizens to create a more vibrant community.

"Achieving our mission of building a more vibrant community and more prosperous economy takes hard work, inspiration – and a little magic,” said Alliance President/CEO Matt Ballard.

"We are pleased to honor these remarkable citizens and institutions in creating a brighter destiny for our region," he added.

The 2008 “We ♥ Our Community” Awards winners are:

Outstanding Preservation Award: Capitol Market
Kanawha Heritage Award: West Virginia Power Baseball
Best Development Award: Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC
Community Celebration Award: FestivALL
“Arts to the Max” Award – organization: West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
“Arts to the Max” Award – individual: Dr. David Wohl
Sustainable Development Award: Lisa Fischer Casto and Lloyd Miller/EcoDwell
James R. Thomas Outstanding Volunteer Award: Jim Snyder
“Do the Charleston” Award: Mayor Danny Jones

Winners were selected by the Alliance's Community Affairs Team.

For more information, contact Susie Salisbury, 304/340-4253; ssalisbury@CharlestonAreaAlliance.org.