Collectible Industry Bestows Honors on Enesco.Business Editors ITASCA I·tas·ca A lake of northwest Minnesota. It was identified in 1832 as the source of the Mississippi River. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2003 Enesco Group, Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ENC ENC Encoded (File Name Extension) ENC Enclosure ENC Mime-Encoded (virus scanners) ENC Eastern North Carolina ENC Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education ) a leader in the gift, collectible and home decor industries, recently was awarded top honors from the National Association of Limited Edition Dealers (NALED), the gift and collectible industry's largest trade association. Awards bestowed on Enesco include: Collectible of the Year - Precious Moments(R) Collection -- Awarded for exemplary performance and support with hobby of collecting Figurine of the Year - Precious Moments(R) "Collecting Life's Most Precious Moments" -- Awarded for outstanding artistic quality, public appeal and price Plush of the Year - Precious Moments(R) 25th Anniversary Plush -- Awarded for outstanding artistic quality, public appeal and price Collectors' Club of the Year - Precious Moments Collectors' Club(R) (second consecutive year) -- Awarded for outstanding quality and timely redemption, dealer promotional support, local and national advertising, and in-store promotional assistance Considered the most prestigious in the gift and collectible industry, the NALED Achievement Awards are selected and voted on by more than 200 retail members. "We are tremendously proud to receive these awards from our industry and the retailers we serve," said Dan DalleMolle, Enesco president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Enesco is devoted to producing the highest quality products with competitive pricing and top-notch customer service. We strive to be the best at what we do, and these awards are a testament to our efforts." In addition to winning several product awards, NALED also recognized Enesco for outstanding contributions for Ornament ornament, in architecture ornament, in architecture, decorative detail enhancing structures. Structural ornament, an integral part of the framework, includes the shaping and placement of the buttress, cornice, molding, ceiling, and roof and the capital and of the Year, Artist of the Year and Vendor of the Year. Separately, Enesco was honored for the 25th Anniversary of the Precious Moments collection by Krause Publications. A Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Precious Moments artist - Sam Butcher Samuel J. Butcher is an American artist. He is widely known as the artist behind the Precious Moments brand of characters based on American-Christian themes. He draws in oil, water-color, acrylic, and mixed-mediums. , Enesco Founding Chairman - Eugene Freedman Eugene Freedman (A.k.a. Gene Freedman, Gene-san) is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is widely known as the founder of the Enesco Corporation (A.k.a. Enesco, Corp.), the world-wide distributor or Precious Moments porcelain figurines between 1997 and 2005. , and Master Sculptor Yasuhei Fujioka in honor of their accomplishments with the Precious Moments collection over the past 25 years. About Enesco Group, Inc. A global leader in the gift, collectibles and home decor industries for 45 years, Enesco Group, Inc. offers such notable product lines as Cherished Teddies, Disney, Nickelodeon, Border Fine Arts, Lilliput Lane, and NICI NICI Nijmegen Institute for Cognition and Information NICI Negative Ion Chemical Ionization NICI National Information and Communications Infrastructure NICI National Interagency Civil-Military Institute NICI National Interagency Counterdrug Institute , among others. The Company's award winning Precious Moments figurine collection is one of the top collectible lines throughout the world. Further information is available on the Company's web site at www.enesco.com. |
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