{"id":8168,"date":"2022-02-15T09:43:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T14:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/?p=8168"},"modified":"2022-02-15T10:30:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T15:30:17","slug":"seven-louisville-organizations-to-be-honored-with-glis-silver-fleur-de-lis-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/press-releases\/seven-louisville-organizations-to-be-honored-with-glis-silver-fleur-de-lis-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Louisville organizations to be honored with GLI\u2019s Silver Fleur-de-Lis Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The prestigious awards will be presented at GLI\u2019s Annual Meeting<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Louisville, Ky.<\/strong> (February 15, 2022) \u2013 Greater Louisville Inc. will honor seven Louisville organizations at its Annual Meeting presented by Baird on March 24<sup>th<\/sup> at the Kentucky International Convention Center. The Silver Fleur-De-Lis Awards are given annually to recognize outstanding commitments and achievements during the previous year in making the Louisville community a better place to live and work.<\/p>\n<p>This year four awards will be given to seven organizations for their work in 2021:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vincenzo\u2019s <\/strong>for retaining a majority of their staff during the pandemic and being a continued advocate for Downtown businesses. Owner-operator, Vincenzo Gabriele, and Chef-Owner, Agostino Gabriele, will accept the award.<\/li>\n<li>Four organizations will be honored for their collective work in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greaterlouisville.com\/mba\/\">GLI\u2019s Power to Prosper Minority Business Accelerator<\/a> to create new incubators and accelerators that are advancing racial equity in Greater Louisville.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AMPED<\/strong> for the launch of Russell Tech Business Incubator. Dave Christopher, Sr., executive director, will accept the award on behalf of the organization.<\/li>\n<li><strong>GEDDI<\/strong> for the creation of Just Boss Up Academy. Founder, Tawana Bain, will accept the award on behalf of the organization.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Old Walnut Street Minority Business Incubator<\/strong> for the launch of the Purpose Driven Developer Academy. Kevin Fields, president &amp; CEO of Louisville Central Community Center, will accept on the organization\u2019s behalf.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One West<\/strong> for the creation of The Plan Room. President and CEO, Evon Smith, will accept the award on behalf of the organization.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>UPS <\/strong>for the company\u2019s essential work in the efficient national distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and continuing to lean on Greater Louisville as a global hub. Jeff Wafford, director of public affairs, will be present to accept the award on the company\u2019s behalf. Sponsored by Baptist Health.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jefferson Community and Technical College<\/strong> for the launch of the school\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing and Information Technology Center (AMIT), which is a pivotal tool to develop and retain top talent in the region. The college\u2019s president, Dr. Ty Handy, will accept the award on its behalf.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cEach year, our Silver Fleur-de-Lis Awards honor the leaders in our community that went above and beyond to support our economy and community last year,\u201d said Sarah Davasher-Wisdom, president and CEO of Greater Louisville Inc. \u201cChange and progress take work from every sector in our economy and this year\u2019s award recipients show that work within individual organizations can lead to collective progress for our community. Each of these individuals have taken action in their own sectors to make our region a better place to live, work, and thrive, and I am looking forward to celebrating their accomplishments at Annual Meeting presented by Baird.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GLI\u2019s Annual Meeting presented by Baird is the Greater Louisville business community\u2019s largest event of the year, bringing together top business, community, and elected leaders. The theme of this year\u2019s event is talent and the program will focus on comprehensive solutions to address talent shortages through attraction, retention and development. The program will also include a fireside chat with keynote speaker, Ginnie Carlier, EY Americas Vice Chair \u2013 Talent, on maximizing talent strategies.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets and tables are available for purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/greaterlouisvillekycoc.wliinc35.com\/events\/glis-2022-annual-meeting-presented-by-baird-4358\/details\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prestigious awards will be presented at GLI\u2019s Annual Meeting Louisville, Ky. (February 15, 2022) \u2013 Greater Louisville Inc. will honor seven Louisville organizations at its Annual Meeting presented by Baird on March 24th at the Kentucky International Convention Center. 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