And the winners are...! CEF Awards Thurs 16th

Click to view this email in a browser	Monday 13th December 2010
Dear Mr. Archive,
It is with great pleasure that the winners of the 2010 CEF Annual Awards are announced. Presentations will be made at our annual end-of-year gathering at the Firkin Crane, Thurs 16th starting at 7.15pm. All welcome for an evening of positivity and heartening stories. Winning this prestigious award is recognition for hard work, work well done and work that is of tremendous benefit to the community and the environment. This year, as always, there are prizes in each of the four pillars of society: Business, Community & Voluntary, Public Sector and Outstanding Individual.   2009 Winners pictured with Michael Hobbs, Chairman CEF, and Patrick Treacy, CEF coordinator.     CEF Business & Commercial Award Winner 2010: Cork Swansea Co-operative in conjunction with the "Bring back the Cork Swansea Ferry Campaign" CEF Public Sector Award Winner 2010: Sustainability Group, ESB Wilton CEF Community & Voluntary Award Winner 2010:  Sustainable Clonakilty CEF Outstanding Individual Award Winner 2010:  John Dolan   NEW this year is the inaugural Cork County Community Garden Award. This has been in the making for a couple of years, tying in with the local award competitions in Bandon, Clonakilty and Kinsale. A pure celebration of the initiative, craft, productivity and surprising abundance of community gardeners in the county.   Two winners have been chosen to reflect the high standard of local competitions in 2009 and 2010. Cork County Community Garden Award 2009:  Clonakilty Kindergarten Cork County Community Garden Award 2010: St. Mary's Terrace, Kilmurray This presentation of the awards is open to all. Wine and tasty snacks will be provided. Starts 7.15pm. WHAT? CEF Annual Awards WHERE? The Firkin Crane, Shandon, Cork City WHEN? Thursday 16th December, starts 7.15pm (finished by 9.30pm) FOR WHO? Everyone interested in being inspired by the positive work going on in the county. HOW MUCH? Free!
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Michael Hobbs (Chair) - Public Pillar Kieran McDonogh - Business & Commercial Pillar Bernie Connolly - Community & Voluntary Pillar Tony Cain - Business & Commercial Pillar Anna Aherne - Individual Pillar Barry Hurley - Individual Pillar Mary Barrett - Public Pillar Conor McManus - Community & Voluntary Pillar Jennifer Franklin - Individual Pillar Helen Barrett - Individual Pillar Martina Mercer - Business & Commercial Pillar Ailish McGarry - Individual Pillar Darren McAdam-O'Connell - Community & Voluntary Pillar Patrick Treacy - Development Coordinator   Cork Environmental Forum representatives (2009-10) Kieran McDonogh: Coillte Social & Environmental Panel Cork District Michael Hobbs: Coillte Social & Environmental Panel SW Peninsulas District Lynn Daley: Cork County Heritage Forum Eva O'Connell: Cork City Heritage Forum David Lee: Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) Tony Cain: SW River Basin Advisory Council (Nominee) Patrick Treacy: South and East Cork Area Development Partnership Ltd Patrick Treacy: Common Purpose Local Advisory Group Phoebe Bright: Cork City Development Board Barry Hurley: Cork City Environment SPC Bernie Connolly: Cork County Environment SPC Mike Holden: Cork County Environment SPC Éanna Dowling: Cork County Social and Community SPC