YOUR Award Winning Community

Bias For Action passed along some good news for Morrison Ranch. Here it is in full:

2005 Gilbert Community Excellence Award Winners Announced

8/24/05

It is with great honor and distinction that the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Gilbert, Gilbert Independent, Gilbert Public Schools and Higley Unified School District proudly announce the winners of the 2005 Gilbert Community Excellence Awards (see attached list). All winners will be recognized at the 10^th Annual awards reception on Saturday, October 22, 2005 at Trilogy Power Ranch Ballroom – 4369 E. Village Parkway, Gilbert. This special evening will be an opportunity to honor those members of the Gilbert community who exemplify outstanding dedication, commitment and community leadership.

The Gilbert Community Excellence Awards, sponsored by APS, is a community project between the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce, Gilbert Public Schools, Higley Unified School District, the Town of Gilbert and the Gilbert Independent to highlight excellence in Gilbert. The evening will also feature live entertainment from the Gilbert Fine Arts Association and will also feature the “Taste of Gilbert”, with samples of food from local restaurants:

Boston’s Gourmet Pizza

Chipotle

Garlic Jim’s Famous Pizza

Gelato Premio

Iguana Macks

Joe’s Real BBQ

Rigatony’s

Someburro’s

Tropical Smoothie Café

Uncle Bear’s Bar & Grill

This event is open to the community; however tickets must be purchased through the Gilbert Chamber of Commerce prior to the event. Individual tickets are $25 or a table of ten is $230. Corporate table sponsorships are available for $350 (table of ten, name in program and Gilbert Chamber newsletter, sign at event, and verbal recognition during event). To contact the Chamber, please call (480-892-0056), email: carie@gilbertchamber.com or visit their website at www.gilbertaz.com.

2005 Gilbert Community Excellence Award Winners

T. Dennis Barney	2005 Mayoral Award
Kevin Jiang	2005 Mayor's Youth of the Year Award
Hylan Michael Levos Higley Elementary & Middle	2005 Higley Unified School District Educator of the Year Award
Guadalupe Belandres Power Ranch Elementary School	2005 Higley Unified School District Support Staff of the Year Award
Trisha O’Rourke San Tan Elementary School	2005 Higley Unified School District Volunteer of the Year Award
Tad Peelen Joe’s Real BBQ	2005 Excellence in Business Award I
Tracy Vander Kooi Tomar Electronics	2005 Excellence In Business Award II
Dr. Arlon Petersen Petersen & Rollins Orthodontics	2005 Leon Uhlhorn Chairman's Award
Wendy Oakes Greenfield Elementary School	2005 Gilbert Public Schools Educator of the Year Award
Darcey Barnett Community Education School	2005 Gilbert Public Schools Support Staff of the Year Award
Sharon Warnecke Gilbert Elementary School	2005 Gilbert Public Schools Volunteer of the Year Award
Amanda Titus	2005 Gilbert Heroism Award
Win Pendleton	2005 "Geneva Clay" Volunteer of the Year Award
Morrison Ranch	2005 Beautification Award
Peggy Marshall	2005 Municipal Volunteer of the Year
StoneCreek	2005 Neighborhood of the Year
Leonard Sanchez & Sharon Taylor Wood Gilbert Police Department	2005 Pulic Service Employee of the Year

Morrison Ranch is indeed worthy of a beautification award, in my humble opinion.