Contact: Nancy Schopf (920) 593-3413
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Green Bay, Wis.- (Oct. 18, 2007) – Partners in Education of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce kicked off the 15
th annual Golden Apple Awards program on Oct. 17. Representatives from local businesses distributed tokens of appreciation to teachers in 10 area school districts and explained the nomination process of the Golden Apple Awards to each classroom. The Golden Apple Awards program was designed to enhance the community’s awareness of the quality of education occurring within Green Bay area schools, and also to recognize the high standards of professionalism, leadership and innovation within teaching.
"Locally, the Golden Apple Awards have raised the bar of teaching," said Nancy Schopf, vice president of education and leadership at the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. "Educators have raised their teaching standards and the community has developed a great appreciation for their commitment to our children and our future."
Once a teacher is nominated, he or she must fill out an application form. Only seven applicants, or seven teams of teachers, are chosen each year. The recipients of the Golden Apple Award receive $2,000, as well as recognition at the Golden Apple Dinner Program to be held Apr. 16, 2008. A live televised program will air on WLUK FOX 11 the night of the recognition dinner which will showcase the teaching practices of the Golden Apple Award recipients.
You can celebrate education this year by nominating an outstanding educator, or teams of educators in the Greater Green Bay Area public and private schools (K-12). Teachers currently working in the Ashwaubenon, Denmark, De Pere, Green Bay, Howard-Suamico, Luxemburg-Casco, Pulaski, Seymour, West De Pere and Wrightstown districts are eligible for the Golden Apple Awards. Nominations are available at the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, 400 S. Washington St., Green Bay or at
www.greenbaypartnersineducation.org and must be postmarked on or before Nov. 16.
Tickets for the Golden Apple Awards program, which is the major fund-raising event for Partners in Education programming, are available for ordering at any time. Please call Nancy Schopf at (920) 593-3413 for detail and to order.
Sponsors of the 2007 Golden Apple Awards are: Associated Bank, the Green Bay-Press Gazette, Humana Inc., Imperial Supplies LLC, Schneider National Foundation, Schreiber Foods, Inc., Shopko, UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group Company and WLUK FOX 11.
For more information about the Golden Apple Awards contact Nancy Schopf at (920) 593-3413 or e-mail Schopf@titletown.org.
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Established in 1882, the mission of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is to promote economic and community development. Chamber programs include Advance, Partners in Education, Leadership Green Bay, Brown County Teen Leadership, Current--the Young Professionals Network, Good Government Council, the International Business Development Consortium and the Small Business Council.
For more information about the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and its programs, call 437-8704 or visit www.titletown.org.
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