SUWANEE - The City of Suwanee took home an array of awards from the 2008 Southeast Festivals and Events Association (SFEA) annual conference: four first-place awards and as a second-place recognition. The SFEA presented 120 annual Kaleidoscope Awards to 28 organizations on Feb. 19 in Greenville, N.C.
Suwanee's 2007 events were recognized in several categories. Primrose Schools of Suwanee won in the Best Sponsor category for the schools' interactive sponsorship of Suwanee Day, the community's annual family festival. Kim Towne, volunteer chairwoman on the Suwanee Day planning committee, was recognized as Best Volunteer for her work in upgrading the festival's online volunteer registration process.
Another award with a Suwanee Day connection was in the Best Event within an Event category. Suwanee won for its Sail-A-Bration activities at Suwanee Day, which celebrated Suwanee's designation by Money magazine as one of America's best places to live. Last year's Suwanee Day t-shirt, the design for which was created by Amanda Savage, a 2007 Oconee County High School graduate, won a silver award in the Best T-Shirt category.
The other first-place award taken home by Suwanee was in the Best Event Photo category for a photograph that depicts Jere Flynt conducting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra during a June 30 concert at Town Center Park. The photo was taken by Lynne Bohlman DeWilde, Suwanee's public information officer.
"It was awesome to bring home so many awards," says Amy Doherty, Suwanee's events coordinator. "I'm really pleased for Primrose Schools and volunteer coordinator Kim Towne. It's because of the support and collaborative efforts of community businesses and individuals like them that Suwanee is able to host such great events."
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