DESERT HAVEN HONORS 13 FOR ASSISTANCE TO NONPROFIT.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER -- Swift First Aid of Valencia received the top honor at the annual banquet for Desert Haven Enterprises, which provides training and employment for adults with developmental disabilities developmental disabilities (DD), n.pl the pathologic conditions that have their origin in the embryology and growth and development of an individual. DDs usually appear clinically before 18 years of age. . Twelve other awards were presented to individuals, groups and businesses that have assisted the 52-year-old nonprofit center and its clients over the last year. ``This is a most important evening for Desert Haven,'' Executive Director Jenni Moran said. ``It is an opportunity for us to recognize and to honor the outstanding contributions of community members and business leaders to the continued success of the organization and those we serve.'' The banquet also honors Desert Haven staffers and ``consumers,'' the term for its clients. Swift has contracted with Desert Haven for six years, paying the center's clients to package and assemble first-aid kits and products. Swift received the Henstra Award, named for Desert Haven founders Jack and Luella Henstra. The firm is a previous two-time recipient of the center's Contractor of the Year award. Moran praised Swift Vice President Greg Higgins in particular. ``He hung in there with us, encouraged us, supported us, and even kicked us in the backside whenever necessary, but truly in love, with a commitment to seeing us through to becoming their No. 1 vendor,'' Moran said. Other honorees included: Contractors of the Year -- Leggett and Platt of Cerritos and Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. . Employer of the Year -- Marla and Jeff Cortez of The Country Lane. Friends of Desert Haven -- Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. , The Boeing Co., California Bank and Trust, and Deluxe Check Corp. Above and Beyond the Call of Duty award -- Jim Rorex of Ace Painting Service. Volunteer of the Year -- Jerry English. Employees of the Year -- Shelley Runner, William Schaeffer, Nancy Ruelas and Adrian Jacquez. Consumers of the Year -- Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
Distinguished Service Award -- WE CARE Program of Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale . President's Award The President's Award may mean:
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Aero Club. Fifteen-year service awards -- Peggy Goad and Ronnie Hofius. Bozigian Award -- Barbara Johnson Barbara Johnson (b. 1947) is an American literary critic and translator. She is currently a Professor of English and Comparative Literature and the Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society at Harvard University. and Patrick Sprinkle. Desert Haven started as a play group for the Henstra's young son. It developed into a preschool and later a job-training center and a workshop. It now trains and employs nearly 400 people in a 24,000-square-foot vocational training center in the Lancaster Business Park and at local businesses, schools and elsewhere. The jobs include packaging medical supplies and designer hair-care products, cleaning and sorting containers and mowing mow 1 n. 1. The place in a barn where hay, grain, or other feed is stored. 2. A stack of hay or other feed stored in a barn. lawns. Desert Haven staffers offer on-the-job support and other services while the trainees are learning their tasks and adjusting to their work environment. The job coaching is gradually phased out. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Desert Haven Enterprises honored Swift First Aid of Valencia with its Henstra award. From left are Shane Weitzel, production manager for Swift First Aid; Jenni Moran, executive director for Desert Haven; Greg Higgins, vice president of Swift First Aid, and Alan Kreps, Desert Haven board president. |
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