Nourish the Children wins prestigious American Business Award
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Nu Skin Enterprises Wins Top Award for Corporate Responsibility from the American Business Awards
We are pleased to announce that Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. was
awarded a 2007 American Business Award — better known as the Stevies —
at the annual American Business Awards ceremony in New York City. Nu
Skin Enterprises won the award in the Best Corporate Social
Responsibility Program category for their Nourish the Children
humanitarian initiative. Steve lund, vice chair of the board of
directors was in attendance and accepted the award on behalf of the
company.
“We are honored to receive this award for the company’s Nourish the
Children initiative,” said Truman Hunt, president and CEO of Nu Skin
Enterprises. “It’s an honor to be recognized for an initiative that
reflects our company’s mission to be a force for good in the world and
our commitment to improving the lives of people everywhere –
particularly children. We are especially proud of our nearly 800,000
sales representatives who have generously donated more than 95 million
nutritious meals to starving children.”
The award was given in recognition of the Nourish the Children
initiative for the Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program among
contenders with more than 2,500 employees. Other finalists in the
category included Shell Oil, Avis Budget Group, Adobe Systems, and
fellow Stevie winner AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah.
Nu Skin Enterprises was among a prestigious group of category award
winners that included Dow Jones, Wells Fargo, Verizon Communications
and others. Nu Skin Enterprises was the only direct selling company to
receive a 2007 American Business Award.
This is the second time Nu Skin Enterprises has received the
prestigious Stevie award. The company received a Stevie in the Most
Innovative Company category during the 2005 American Business Awards
ceremony for its Pharmanex® BioPhotonic® Scanner.
Hailed as “the business world’s own Oscars”, The American Business
Awards are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring
great performances in business. More than 2,000 entries from companies
of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for
consideration in more than 40 categories, including Best Overall
Company, Best Executive, Best New Product or Service, and Best
Corporate Social Responsibility Program.
Details about The American Business Awards and the list of winners in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.
About the Nourish the Children Initiative Nu Skin Enterprises’
Nourish the Children initiative unites with the company and its
extensive worldwide distributor force in nourishing the world's
starving children with a nutrient-dense food called VitaMeal™ ideally
suited to meet the nutritional requirements of malnourished children.
Every VitaMeal donation reaches children in need through a select group
of reputable relief agencies, including Feed the Children, who report
on the progress and health of children nourished by Nourish the
Children.
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