Awards & Recognitions
2012
January
The Enrichment Center was nominated and won United Way of North Carolina’s
Spirit of NC Award
The Spirit of North Carolina Awards for Campaign Excellence is sponsored
annually by the United Way of North Carolina. The Spirit awards provide statewide
recognition for outstanding commitment and support to communities through local
United Way involvement.
The Spirit Awards were developed to recognize companies and their employees
that demonstrate campaign excellence and community commitment. Organizations and
companies were judged on a variety of criteria outlined in the Spirit of North Carolina
Standards of Excellence including leadership giving, volunteerism, employee
participation and giving levels, year-round education, corporate support, incentive
programs, and campaign rallies just to name a few.The Spirit Committee judged more
that 70 outstanding submissions from top companies, organizations, governmental
entities, healthcare and educational institutions, as well as businesses-large and small.
Awards will be presented to 32 companies and/or organizations during the United Way
of North Carolina’s Annual Meeting on February 3, 2012 in Pinehurst, NC.
2011
May
People’s Biennial
Enrichment Center artists Raymond Mariani and Jonathan Lindsay were two of the
36 artists from across the United States selected for the People’s Biennial, a national traveling
exhibition comprised of remarkable, under-appreciated work by people who are making art
outside the MFA programs and major galleries and museums. The exhibition will be on display
2010-2012 in five venues that lie outside the mainstream of art centers like New York and Los
Angeles but in areas where art nonetheless thrives. The Southeastern Center for Contemporary
Art in Winston-Salem hosted the exhibition in 2011.
Raymond was one of six of the exhibition’s artists to be chosen for a solo exhibition in
the People’s Gallery, a one-year gallery project in San Francisco, as an extension of the People’s
Biennial. The People’s Gallery functioned as a platform to look in depth into the work of these
six artists and give them the opportunity to develop a solo exhibition under fully professional
conditions. Raymond’s show was on display May 11-June 18, 2011.
September
2011 Arc State Awards
The Arc State Awards recognize Arc’s across of North Carolina who reflect the
mission, core values, and official position statements of The Arc.
The Enrichment Center won in 5 of the 6 categories:
- 2011 Professional of The Year – Life Skill Instructor, Rekiko Foust
- 2011 Direct Support Professional of The Year – Patsy Prescott
- 2011 Communicator’s Award – The Monday Messenger Newsletter,
- Angie Huffman
- 2011 Inclusive Community of the Year Award
- 2011 Membership Award-Smaller Chapter Category
2010
August
Truliant Federal Credit Union’s Dedicated Community Service Award
was awarded to Cindy Wrenn, Representative Payee Manager.
October
Cindy Wrenn, Representative Payee Manager was nominated and awarded
the Professional Service Award with the Mental Health Association in Forsyth
County.
