July 2009 Archives

Here is the nomination we received for this weeks winner, Lissa Foster

I am the Executive Director of Pillar Nonprofit Network and we serve as the volunteer centre in London. Giving a pat on the back to those who dedicating time, energy and compassion in our community is so important.

I want to nominate Lissa Foster our Board Chair at Pillar Nonprofit Network as she volunteers countless hours to helpnonprofits be the best they can be. Lissa has boundless energy and ideas to create a stronger organization and she is a great listener. A strong board chair is so vital to a nonprofit and Lissa is always available to both myself and the board. Lissa shows incredible leadership with her passion for nonprofits and for our community. An example of Lissa being a phenomenal leader is that after each board meeting she meets with our past board chair to get feedback to discuss her successes and areas for improvement in leading the meetings. Lissa also hosts a social for all the board members and their significant others every summer and she donates her home and covers the costs to be sure we are building a strong board.

Further, Lissa is the National Director of Community Relations for Citi Cards and her enthusiasm inspires the employess of Citi Cards to get involved and make a difference in their community. It is amazing to work with someone whose values are weaved into her work, volunteer and personal life and she lives authentically and with purpose.Lissa goes out of her way to recognize me, our board and her staff and she too deserves to be showered with gifts and what is better than chocolates and flowers.

Thank you for the opportunity to nominate Lissa Foster.

 Michelle Baldwin

At Gammage we make every attempt to have a enviromentally friendly store, including our Eco friendly flowers. Just recently we had all of our store lighting changed to a more energy friendly format. It has made a huge difference to the temperature of the store, and an much brighter atmosphere. With the support of Green Energy Dynamics and London Hydro the changes we have made will make a huge difference in our enviromental impact. By making these simple changes, here is what we have reduced.

Greenhouse gases by 12556.4 lbs per year
Coal Burning by 6092.9 lbs per year
Atmospheric Mercury Contamination 131.7 mg avoided
Equivalent Reforestation 1.56 acres of trees planted and 1.09 cars removed from the road.

Gammage Flowers will continue to make every effort to make lessen our impact on the enviroment.

Gammage Flowers welcomes Jeff V to our staff. Jeff is a familiar face at Gammage as he was a co operative education student with us last year. He brings with him an excellent knowledge of flowers and plants. Jeff will be working with us on a part time basis and will be a great help for us preparing the fresh flowers and tending to the plants.