CCLC Receives 2009 Moving Into the Future Award From The Conference Board's Work Life Leadership Council.Honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. Recognizes CCLC's Eco-Healthy Child Care Initiative PORTLAND, Ore. -- CCLC CCLC Community College League of California (formerly California Junior College Association) CCLC Carrier Common Line Charge CCLC Cross Cultural Learner Centre CCLC Cascading Closed Loop Cycle , a nationwide child care provider dedicated to quality employer-sponsored early childhood education, was named a recipient of The Conference Board's Work Life Leadership Council's 2009 Moving into the Future Awards today during The Conference Board's annual work life conference in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . The award acknowledges CCLC's commitment to providing eco-healthy child care facilities and programs to its clients nationwide. "We are incredibly honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. by this award, which reinforces our promise to deliver the highest quality education and care services available to our children, families and clients," said Fran Durekas, Founder and Chief Development Officer for CCLC. "Providing the healthiest and safest possible environment for children is central to that pledge. From following eco-healthy policies inside our centers to adopting green construction practices to secure LEEDS certification, we're proud to do our part in protecting the environment and the many children in our care." The Conference Board's Work Life Leadership Council established the Moving into the Future Awards in 2002 to recognize leadership and innovation in responding to the changing needs of the workforce, workplace, and community in ways that yield positive impacts for multiple stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. . The purpose of the awards is to increase awareness about these issues among the business community and provide organizations with replicable models for successfully addressing them. Recipients are selected through a rigorous review and scoring process conducted by a subcommittee sub·com·mit·tee n. A subordinate committee composed of members appointed from a main committee. subcommittee Noun of the Council. CCLC is one of four 2009 winners selected for its innovative and cutting-edge practices. CCLC's focus on eco-healthy child care began in 2007, when it started work with the Oregon Environmental Council (OEC OEC Outdoor Emergency Care OEC Oxygen Evolving Complex (photosynthesis) OEC Ohio Environmental Council OEC Office of Environmental Coordination (New York, NY) OEC Oregon Employer Council ) to certify cer·ti·fy v. cer·ti·fied, cer·ti·fy·ing, cer·ti·fies v.tr. 1. a. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine. b. its centers as eco-healthy child care programs. The OEC's Eco-Healthy Child Care program outlines best practices for creating healthy, safe environments in child care facilities and offers a free endorsement to child care centers that meet its environmental quality standards. Currently, 82 CCLC child care centers are eco-healthy endorsed and officially recognized as safe and healthy environments for children with reduced exposure to toxins. Twenty-six CCLC centers are completing the application process, bringing CCLC one step closer to realizing its goal to have all 108 locations nationwide receive this distinction. For more information about CCLC or its eco-healthy child care initiative, visit www.cclc.com. About CCLC CCLC is a national child care provider dedicated to developing unique and effective employer-sponsored child care programs. Founded in 1992, CCLC currently operates more than 100 employer-sponsored child development centers. We offer high-quality child care programs for children ages six weeks to 12 years through on-site or near-site child development centers, before and after school programs, summer camps and specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. dependent care programs such as priority access and back-up child care. 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